Blonde South African Linked to Cuban Spy Ties
Johannesburg reports identify Jennifer Miles a 26 year old South African blonde who spied for Cuba while employed at the South African embassy in Washington. She reportedly had links to Cuban diplomats at the UN and Canadian terrorists involved in the Laporte case.
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South Africa
Cuba
Washington
Jennifer Miles
U.N
London Daily Express
Quebec
Pierre Laporte
James Cross
Daily Express
FBI
Miss Miles
U.S
Miles
Die Transvaler
Hendrik van den Bergh
State Security Bureau
Kimberley
Diamond Center
Canada
Black Power
Cuban Directorate of Intelligence
Pretoria
Foreign Ministry
Bizarre note threatens future violence in Santa Cruz killings
In Santa Cruz a typewritten note left at the home of Dr. Victor Ohta and family warns of more "serious incidents" by the People of the Free Universe. The note signed by four tarot knight names is linked to the slayings and urged respect for natural life. Authorities urge calm as detectives seek two young men and a girl connected to the case.
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Santa Cruz
Calif
Free Universe
Victor Ohta
Paul Tara
San Francisco
Tara
Ohta
Contesting Tree Drowns Two Men in Island Dispute
In JAKARTA two villagers Djambi and Hasanuddin on Haruku island chose a traditional method to settle tree ownership by weighing themselves with stones and diving. both failed to surface and were found dead by divers, still holding the ballast.
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Djakarta
UPI
Djambi
Hasanuddin
Haruku
Indonesia
Father Welcomes Daughter's Boyfriend for Chess at Door
A father greeted his daughter's boyfriend at the door and invited him inside. He added that she would come down shortly and offered a game of chess. The scene portrays a cautious, polite family moment as the couple meets.
Scopes Dies at 70 After Cancer Battle
John T. Scopes, whose 1925 evolution trial sparked national headlines, died Wednesday night in Shreveport Louisiana at age 70 after a cancer battle. He moved to Louisiana after losing his Tennessee teaching job, worked as a petroleum geologist, and published his experiences. He is survived by his widow Mildred Walker Scopes of Shreveport two sons John Jr of Lafayette and William of New Orleans and four sisters of Paducah Kentucky. Interment will be in Paducah.
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Shreveport
John T. Scopes
Scopes
Louisiana
Tennessee
Clarence Darrow
William Jennings Bryan
Ohio
Mildred Walker Scopes
John, Jr
Lafayette
William
New Orleans
Paducah
Missing Plane With Generals Lands in Soviet Armenia
A small American plane carrying two U S generals landed safely in Soviet Armenia after disappearing in bad weather during a Turkish border flight. The four aboard were reported in good health and Soviet authorities will investigate the frontier violation. Major Gen Edward Scherrer and Brig Gen Claude McQuarrie led the mission. Major James Russell piloted the aircraft.
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Moscow
U. S
Armenia
Turkey
Tass
Edward Scherrer
Claude McQuarrie
James Russell
Erzurum
Kars
Nixon Gromyko talks rated helpful in US Soviet ties
President Nixon and Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko spent about two and a half hours in talks described as helpful for laying groundwork for improved relations. They discussed European security, arms limits, the Mid East, and Vietnam in a cordial setting with Kissinger and Dobrynin present. Gromyko warned against U S claims of violations in the Mid East truce amid broader U N discussion.
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Nixon
Gromyko
White House
U. S
Soviet Union
U. N. General Assembly
New York
Ziegler
Mid-East
Vietnam
Rogers
Adenauer
Lyndon Johnson
Henry Kissinger
Dobrynin
Spiro Agnew Visit Sparks Cheerful Convention Atmosphere
A Cedar Rapids crowd estimated at 2000 greeted Vice President Spiro Agnew as he arrived to boost Cole McMartin’s Second District bid. University of Iowa students and local high schools cheered with chants like You're Our Hero Go Spiro, changing the mood from earlier reception patterns during Agnew’s nationwide GOP tours. The arrival, delayed from 11:52 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., featured bands from Marion Manchester and Independence and a Students for a Democratic Society jump, with the Wathan hangar buzzing in celebration.
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L. B. Liddy
Turner
Spiro Agnew
Cole McMartin
Agnew
G.O.P
University of Iowa
Spiro
Cedar Rapids
Wathan
Marion
Manchester
Independence
Students For A Democratic Society
Des Moines
McMartin
U.S
Michelle Ann II
Iowa
Robert Ray
Jack Miller
Agnew Targets Culver In Cedar Rapids Speech
Vice-president Spiro Agnew labeled John Culver radical liberal and urged defeat on November 3 in a Cedar Rapids airport address. He endorsed Cole McMartin citing his farm and 30 years in media, drawing cheers and jeers from about 1800 to 2500 attendees despite rain.
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Spiro Agnew
Iowa
John Culver
Brush
Cedar Rapids
Culver
Agnew
United States
Guerillas Freed in Costa Rica Arrive as Exiles for Cuba
Four Nicaraguan guerrillas freed by Costa Rica arrived in Havana as political exiles en route to Cuba. Humberto Ortega Saavedra leader Carlos Fonseca Amador Rufo Marin and Plutarco Hernandez say they seek to continue the fight against the Nicaraguan government. Havana radio notes the Lasca Air liner landed there with seven hijackers and other passengers aboard.
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Mexico City
Costa Rica
Cuba
Caraguan
Humberto Ortega Saavedra
Carlos Fonseca Amador
National Sandinista Liberation Front
Rufo Marin
Plutarco Hernandez
Front
Ortega Saavedra
Fonseca Amador
Havana
Lasca
San Jose
Costa
Nuclear Plant Peril Denied Near Dresden Illinois
Commonwealth Edison official challenged a report of rising infant death rates near Dresden nuclear plant. He cited a federal study finding radiation from gases is minimal and within guidelines while denying public health threat. Dr Sternglass warned of rising Illinois infant mortality after Dresden operation and urged shutdowns to install gas traps.
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Chicago
Lee
U. S. Bureau of Radiological Health
Federal Radiation Council
Dresden
Sternglass
Illinois
New York
Forty Americans killed in action in Vietnam last week
The U S command reported 40 American combat deaths in Vietnam for the past week, the second lowest weekly toll in four and a half years, with 33 non combat fatalities. Wounded total reached 432, bringing overall casualties to 43 861 killed and 290 746 wounded. A two hour battle occurred 15 miles north of Phnom Penh involving Cambodian troops.
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Saigon
U. S
Vietnam
Phnom Penh
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