U S Envoy Held in Mexico as Kidnappers Demand Links Grow
In Guadalajara a Revolutionary group holding U S Consul General Terrance Leonhardy expanded demands after 30 prisoners were freed to Havana. Gov Alberto Orozco Romero called the situation extremely complicated as Leonhardy’s wife and officials await new instructions and updates.
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Guadalajara
Mexico
U.S
Terrance Leonhardy
Cuba
Alberto Orozco Romero
Jalisco
Mexico City
Leonhardy
Havana
Armed Revolutionary Forces of the People
Kathy Leonhardy
Stocks Drop Amid Watergate Worries
New York AP report notes stocks slide on Monday as Watergate developments weighed on investors. Dow Jones average falls 6.47 to 947.40 at noon, with declines beating advances 8 to 5 on the NYSE. Analyst quotes warn a psychological damper.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Charles Lewis
Winkler, Cantor & Pomboy
Court rules remap subject to law for minorities protection
The Supreme Court, in a 6 to 3 decision, held that state reapportionment plans fall under the Voting Rights Act to protect minority voting rights. The ruling targeted Georgia's 1972 house districts, with Justices White, Powell, and Rehnquist dissenting. The court allowed the 1972 election to proceed while directing future plans to satisfy the Act.
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UPI
Supreme Court
Georgia House of Representatives
U.S. Attorney General
U.S. District Court For
District of Columbia
Georgia
Stewart
High Court
Atlanta
Justice Department
District Court For
Georgia House
White, Powell and
Rehnquist
Indians List of Arms Irks U S
Wounded Knee, S D AP A government spokesman expressed disappointment with the weapons and people turned over by Indian militants as the first phase of the disarmament pact ending the 70 day occupation. The list included a small pistol a peace pipe two with warrants 23 permanent residents and 13 in all other. Authorities said two groups trying to escape were sighted and 13 arrested. Submachine gun ammunitions carbines and a .22 rifle were recovered. The pact requires surrender of arms and nonresidents to leave by 8 am CDT Wednesday.
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Wounded Knee
S.D
U.S
Bias Found In Police Size Rules In Iowa
A hearing examiner for the Iowa civil rights commission found height and weight criteria used by Des Moines and Cedar Rapids police departments discriminatory. The recommendation goes to the full state commission in Sioux City this week. The Des Moines complaint is filed by Nancy L. Moore. Cedar Rapids case involves a local woman. Both departments require five feet nine inches for eligibility. Conciliation has shown some progress in Cedar Rapids. details were not disclosed. The rights commission seeks striking the height policy.
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Iowa Civil Rights Commission
Des Moines
State Commission
Sioux City
Nancy L. Moore
Cedar Rapids
Human Rights Commission
William Cotton
Cotton
Police Retirement Board
The
Rights Commission
One reason you don't send a boy to do a man's job
A witty quip about miscasting tasks. The line notes that a boy cannot be found to perform adult labor, underscoring a joke on competence and age symbolism.
Nixon Denial and Richardson Plan for Watergate Probe
Washington AP reports Elliott Richardson pledges to name a special outside Watergate prosecutor after confirmation as attorney general. The White House denies presidential involvement or cover up. Richardson says the probe may take time to appoint and ensure independence and staff support.
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Washington (Ap
Elliot Richardson
White House
Richardson
Key Biscayne
Fla
Nixon
Gerald Warren
Pentagon
Time
Newsweek
John Dean
Dean
Hoover Approved Secret Ellsberg Probe Details Emerge
In Los Angeles sources disclose that J Edgar Hoover was linked to a covert unit used to investigate Ellsberg. Grand jury testimony by Hunt and Krogh affidavit suggest higher Nixon officials and Colson pressured falsification of state department cables and links to the Watergate case.
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E. Howard Hunt
Senate
Hunt
John Sirica
U.S. District Court
Los Angeles
API
Colson
White House
Egil
Bud” Krogh
Af- State Department
Kennedy FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Cial
Daniel
Elisberg
Watergate
Krogh
Matt Byrne
Hoover
Byrne
John Ehrlichman
Byrne Ase
State Department
Pentagon
Grand Jury
Charles Colson
Richardson
John Kennedy
Nixon
Tration
Assassi Cate
Ngo Dinh Diem
Ehrlichman
FBI
David Nissen
Justice Department
New York Times
Robert Cushman
Marine Corps
Central Intelligence
Central Intelligence Agency
Daniel Elisburg
Times
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Cushman
CIA
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Gordon Liddy
Mekong convoy reaches Phnom Penh after heavy fire
The first Mekong convoy to Phnom Penh in two weeks arrived after losing a tanker to Communist fire. Cambodian insurgents overran Kampong Tralach, 34 miles northwest, killing about 100 troops. The three tankers, three freighters, and three munitions barges faced shore fire 26 miles from the capital. One tanker sank, another two freighters burned but crews saved. Government gunboats rescued crew from Vera No. 1 as jets bombed suspected positions along the river. The flagging fuel crisis persists as American airlifts support the city awaiting supplies.
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Phnom Penh
South Vietnam
Mekong
Kampong Tralach
Three Legged Monster Spotted Twice Near Enfield Illinois
Henry McDaniel reports seeing a gray hairy three legged creature with pink eyes near his Enfield home by the Wabash river. He and Ed Phillips from Kokomo verify tracks three to five inches wide with six toes and hoof marks, plaster casts made, with sightings late April and early Sunday morning.
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Enfield
Ill
Henry McDaniel
Just Plain
Wabash River Valley
McDaniel
Ed Phillips
Kokomo
Ind
MacDaniel
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