Pep Pills Sent to Tijuana Golf Course
A Bates Laboratories executive testified before the House crime committee that he did not know the Mexican address used for shipments of pep pills for a decade. FBI and narcotics agents showed seizures tied to a broker and a fictitious firm, with the address allegedly tied to the 11th hole of a Tijuana country club.
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Senators welcome start of nuclear arms talks with Soviets
Senate leaders react to the United States Soviet plan to begin nuclear arms limitation discussions in Helsinki on November 17. Senators Mansfield Aiken Tower Brooke and U Thant all express cautious optimism and call for further steps toward reducing arms and possibly a missile warhead moratorium.
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Recover $5 Million In Stolen Valuables
Police announced the recovery of four million dollars in jewels stolen from a Queens social club and one million dollars in antiques from Boston area homes. The gems were turned in by the wife of Thomas Palermo, 27, an inmate in a prior case, while four men including Frederick Bonanno, 27, were arrested amid efforts to move the antiques to a Midtown fence linked to organized crime.
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Timely Credit Grabs Highlight a Politician's Timing
A humor item notes a shrewd politician seeks timing to claim praise when a program succeeds while avoiding blame if it fails. The joke pivots on public perception and political strategy in credit and accountability.
Thieu Rejects U.S. Unilateral Cease-Fire Plan
Saigon reports quote South Vietnamese President Thieu opposing a unilateral cease-fire. He says Nixon has not consulted Hanoi and warns any pause must lead quickly to end of war. Thieu cites past Communist use of truces in Korea as a caution.
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South Vietnamese envoy condemns American insult at UN
At the United Nations the South Vietnamese observer Nguyen Huu Chi accused Americans of publicly insulting the Vietnamese and chided the American press for anti-Vietnam criticism. He suggested wartime tensions, urging restraint rather than contempt for Hanoi and appealing to international courtesy.
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Doctors Turn to Professional Corporations for Tax Windfall
Thousands of physicians nationwide adopt the professional corporation to shelter retirement income and reduce taxes. The device may boost retirement from 10 000 to 100 000 a year after 65, with broader use by lawyers and other professionals possible. The Treasury plans legislation in 1970 to outlaw aspects of deferred compensation plans and tighten retirement tax rules.
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Battle in Lebanon: Air clashes and Tripoli siege widen
Arab guerrilla forces and Lebanese troops fought across Lebanon with Beirut near siege and Tripoli center controlled by rebels. Israeli jets struck near Amman and Suez while Egypt and Israel exchanged air and artillery fire across Sinai in a tense regional flare up.
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Demos Delegate Boycott Senate Candidacy
In Shenandoah Iowa the Democratic convention declined to nominate a candidate for the vacant Senate seat. Acting on a recommendation from Clark Rasmussen they urged Gov Robert Ray to postpone the November 1 election to early December. Rasmussen accused Ray of setting a favorable date for Republicans and Ray refused to comment. Ray and GOP chairman Jack McDonald argued the timing exceeded that provided by former Democratic Gov. Harold Hughes.
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Grinnell Man Dead in Crash
Grinnell 48 year old Roy E. Weiland was killed when his car was struck broadside by a milk truck nine miles southeast of Grinnell. Truck operator Wesley G. Vande Kroll 22 Sully was hospitalized with a broken pelvis and possible internal injuries. Passenger Roger VanderKamp 19 Sully was released after treatment. Car driver Fred L. Ashing Jr. 19 Grinnell was charged with failure to yield the right of way. Sheriff reports the truck hit the car as Ashing backed from a field drive.
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