Nixon fires Carl Turner from U.S. Marshals post
Washington reports that Carl Turner, once army provost marshal and head of service clubs, was ousted as chief of U S marshals amid Senate and Defense Department probes into kickbacks and irregularities at overseas service clubs. Investigators found widespread financial shenanigans but no proof Turner profited. Hearings likely to begin within weeks.
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UPI
Carl Turner
U.S
Army
Turner
Justice Department
Butsources
Senate Permanent Investigations Subcommittee
Defense Department
McClellan
D-Ark
Vietnam
Ribicoff
D-Conn
Congress
West Germany
Kirkwood Board Drops House Plans
The Kirkwood Community College board dropped plans to housing its superintendent Selby Ballantyne at a remodeled house on campus. Architects were to stop work and a Sept. 18 public hearing was canceled. The project faced criticism and would have cost about 3500 dollars. one critic noted the superintendent did not push for it.
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Kirkwood Community College Board of Directors
Selby Ballantyne
Wilkins
College
Jensen
Kirkwood
State Department of Public Instruction
Area Ten
Ballantyne
Testing On Auto for Ted Kennedy Car
Boston AP reports researchers hired by Sen Edward Kennedy's attorneys tested the auto involved in Mary Jo Kopechne's death. Tests aimed to see if she could have lived after the crash, conducted largely at the Edgartown state police barracks driveway. A scuba diver participated in the investigation.
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Boston
Mary Jo Kopechne
Edward Kennedy
Boston Globe
Heaviest Attacks By Reds in Month
Viet Cong and North Vietnamese launched their heaviest attacks in nearly a month on Friday. A three day cease fire to mourn is planned starting Monday at 1 a.m. U.S. and South Vietnamese forces were expected to join. Reports tallied 17 Americans killed and 172 wounded, with over 100 enemy soldiers slain. South Vietnamese HQ cited 28 troops and six civilians dead, 113 troops and 13 civilians wounded. The surge marks the second high point of the fall campaign that began Aug. 12.
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Saigon
Ho Chi Minh
U.S
Hanoi
Sit at Least 6 to 10 Feet from Color TV
UPI reports FTC and Public Health Service urge viewers to sit 6 to 10 feet from color televisions and avoid exposure to sides and rear. They advise servicing only by competent repairmen and following manufacturer voltage to limit X ray risk. Black and white sets are considered less hazardous.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Trade Commission
Public Health Service
FTC
Mace Quells Jail Break Attempt in Dubuque County
Dubuque county and Iowa highway patrol officers used chemical mace Thursday night to force 11 of 13 prisoners back into their cells at the county jail. After repeated warnings, deputies sprayed the inmates who refused the 11 p.m. lockup. Several officers were temporarily overcome by the spray. One nonparticipating prisoner was moved to the city jail.
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Dubuque
UPI
Iowa Highway Patrol
Dubuque City
Bunker arrives in U.S. for September consultations
Ellsworth Bunker ambassador to Saigon arrived in Washington on Thursday and will spend the rest of September at his Vermont home as he conducts several days of consultations here with U.S. officials.
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Washington
UPI
Ellsworth Bunker
Saigon
Vermont
Seven Die in B 52 Crash at Loring Airbase Maine
A B 52 bomber on a training mission crashed near Limestone Maine shortly after takeoff from Loring Airbase. All seven airmen aboard were killed as the jet burned in a boggy wilderness about three miles north of the runway end despite carrying no bombs.
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Limestone
Maine
Loring
Marriage Joke Resounds With Army Reenlistment Tilt
A witty line notes that marriage is like the army as many complain, yet many people re enlist, reflecting a humorous view of commitment and resilience.
Soviet Leaders Arrive for Ho Chi Minh Funeral in Hanoi
Soviet premier Kosygin and Chinese premier Chou En-lai arrived in Hanoi for Ho Chi Minh's funeral. Reports say top officials from both Cold War powers assemble as diplomats in London note possible talks on easing tensions during the event.
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Saigon
UPI
Hanoi
Ho Chi Minh
Soviet Union
China
Mao Tse-Tung
Chou En-lai
Peking
Alexei Kosygin
Moscow
London
Kosygin
Chou
Red China
Chinese Leaders Meet in Hanoi Amid Ho Chi Minh Farewell
Chinese Premier Chou En-lai and Kosygin travel to Hanoi where Ho Chi Minh lies in state for four days and a state funeral is planned. North Vietnam mourners gather at Ba Dinh Palace, while officials urge continued war effort against the United States and a reunified fatherland.
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Hanoi
Ba Dinh
America
South
U.S
Brazil agrees to prisoner release demand over Elbrick crisis
Brazil says it will meet the terrorists demands and release 15 prisoners to secure the safety of U S Ambassador Burke Elbrick after a note from Elbrick claimed he was well. The militants gave a 2 50 p m local deadline and stated the prisoners would be sent to Chile Mexico or Algeria for asylum. Sentences note that MR 8 and National Liberation Action groups oppose govt torture and killings. The embassy case prompted roadblocks and wide searches in Rio and other cities.
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Rio DE Janeiro
U.S
Charles Burke Elbrick
Jose Magalhaes Pinto
Brazil
Elbrick
Iowa
Burke Elbrick
Chile
Mexico
Algeria
MR-8
National Liberation Action
Jornal Do Brasil
Rio
Washington
State Department
Robert McCloskey
White House
San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
U S Fund Slash May Delay Work In Iowa City
President Nixon’s federal cutback could delay Eastern Iowa projects including the new post office and federal building in Iowa City. Highway funds appear exempt from the 75 percent cut for now, with governors urged to voluntarily curb state and local projects partly financed by federal money. Iowa Governor Ray warned the plan could affect Iowa highway construction.
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U.S
Iowa City
Iowa
Nixon
John Culver
Bureau of the
Culver
Robert Ray
Budget Bureau
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