Hero's Farewell for McAuliffe of Bastogne
General Anthony McAuliffe renowned for his "Nuts" reply to a German surrender demand at Bastogne in the Battle of the Bulge died of leukemia at Walter Reed Army Hospital aged 77. He will be buried with full military honors at Arlington after a December 1944 wartime heroics and later distinguished service in Europe and the Pacific.
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Washington
Anthony McAuliffe
McAuliffe
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Arlington National Cemetery
Potomac River
L01st Airborne Division
Bel Jdum
Bastogne
Crock
Normandy
D-day
103Rd
Pacific
U.S
Europe
West Point
Army
Chevy Chase
Helen
Bar Association Defers Prostitution Measure at Montreal Session
American Bar Association delegates wrap up a week in Montreal by deferring action on a proposed amendment backing legalization of prostitution after a two hour debate. The group later awarded former Watergate prosecutor Leon Jaworski its highest honor while voting to support in principle the Senate B-1 bill to recodify federal criminal law, though opposing reporting restrictions portions.
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Montreal
Mayes
American Bar Assn
House of Delegates
ABA
Leon Jaworski
Senate
Jury hears gunshot origins in Kent State shooting case
Federal jurors hear defense medical testimony that Donald MacKenzie's neck wound may stem from a small caliber weapon, not a military rifle. The May 4 1970 Kent State killings left four dead and nine wounded as National Guardsmen dispersed a campus protest. plaintiffs seek 46 million dollars.
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Cleveland
Kent State University
Norman Rich
Donald MacKenzie
Vietnam
Rich
Walter Reed Medical Center
Washington, D.C
Ohio National
Mackenzie
Don Young
Douglas Watts
Mogadore
Ohio
Watts
Young
United Nations proposes 737 million dollar two year budget
Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim unveiled a UN budget of 737 million dollars for the next two years, about a 2.6 percent rise. Official George Davidson cited inflation and dollar value declines as main factors, with only 4.2 percent earmarked for program expansion and the United States set to pay 184.5 million dollars.
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United Nations
Kurt Waldheim
U.N
George Davidson
Davidson
New York
U.S
Towns Freeze On Growth Heads For High Court
The Ninth Circuit ruled Petaluma California acted within its rights to maintain small town character with a 1972 ordinance limiting growth. Population rose from 14,300 in 1980 to 30,500 by 1972 before a 500 housing unit cap was set. single family homes and small four unit projects were exempt. The case heads to the U S Supreme Court with advocates calling it a pivotal land use issue.
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San Francisco
U.S. Supreme Court
Ninth Court of Appeals
Petahima
Calif
Petaluma
Supreme Court
Gordon Blackley
Associated Building Industry
California
Appeals Court
Second Group of Foreigners Leaves Vietnam
Bangkok AP reports a second evacuation flight from Saigon arrived with seven aboard as thousands of foreigners flee South Vietnam. The first flight carried 73 people from 10 nations, including three Americans and 19 children. About 8,000 French and several thousand others remained after the Viet Cong takeover on April 30, with evacuees saying commerce under Communist rules is impossible.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Saigon
South Vietnam
Dutch army bonus to four year enlistees described
Amsterdam AP reports a new recruiting plan granting an extra year's pay on discharge. A sergeant would receive a 6000 dollar bonus when returning to civilian life under the program.
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Amsterdam
The
Netherlands
Welfare Chief Quits and Urges State Run Welfare
U S welfare chief Robert Carleson resigns and urges abolishing the federal post to signal welfare is a state responsibility. He plans to leave Sept. 30 and notes pride in California style reforms while opposing Nixon era Family Assistance and the current Income Supplement plans.
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Washington
Robert Carleson
U.S
Health, Education and Welfare
F. David Mathews
Carleson
Etter
California
Ronald Reagan
Calp Weinberger
HEW
Illinois
Maine
Michigan
New Hampshire
South Carolina
Nixon
Congress
Weinberger
Blast Kills Four In Ulster Bar
Belfast AP reports a bombing at the Bayardo bar on Shankill Road leaves at least four dead including a security guard and a woman, with more than 40 injured. Ambulance crews fear more bodies may be found among the rubble as no group immediately claims responsibility.
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Belfast
Shankill Road
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