Russia May Buy Fourth of Wheat From U S Comeback
The Agriculture Department says the Soviet Union may buy between 250 million and 400 million bushels of U S wheat, potentially up to a quarter of this year's crop. Prices in the Midwest rose on the rumors, with Kansas City futures climbing from 1.57 to 1.84 dollars per bushel as demand for flour and feed wheat grows amid talk of a large sale to Moscow.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Soviet Union
U.S
Midwest
Moscow
Kansas City
House vote looms on Indochina pullout rider
A rider ordering U S forces out of Indochina heads to a House vote with leaders predicting it will be narrowly defeated or could derail a $2.1 billion military foreign aid bill. The measure would require withdrawal so long as prisoners are returned and a cease-fire is in place, with limited exceptions.
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House
U.S
Indochina
Carl Albert
Gerald R. Ford
Albert
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Thomas E. Morgan
D-Pa
Senate
Nixon
Morgan
Safari West tenants struggle with sewage backups in building
Barbara Kihm reports Safari West tenants Gene Dodson and C. R. Miller face repeated toilet overflows and raw sewage in a kitchen drain. Safari West directors, city officials, and engineers seek fixes including a new valve and lift station priming. City refuses maintenance until lift station meets specs.
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Barbara Kihm
Ralph Nader
Gene Dodson
Safari West
State Board of Health
Dodson
Board of Health
C. R. Miller
John Orozco
Nasal Flu Vaccine Promises Future Influenza Control
Government researchers report a nasal spray vaccine showing potential to prevent a global flu epidemic. NIAD notes it could enable control of influenza with further trials and licensing, after successful prisoner volunteer tests against Hong Kong type virus and promise for future vaccines.
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Washington
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Senate approves handgun bill targets easy to conceal guns
The Senate passed a bill 68 to 25 to ban sale of easily concealable handguns and similar high quality weapons. Sen. Birch Bayh touted the measure as stopping Saturday night specials and preventing guns used in high profile assassinations. The bill aims to remove about one million of the 20 million pistols and revolvers sold yearly while not addressing private ownership or universal registration.
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Washington
Senate
House
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Bayh
Robert F. Kennedy
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Chess Interest Encourages Hope for Checker Revival
New Orleans dock worker and U S national champion Alfred Barrow hopes chess sparked renewed interest in international checkers. He describes 100 square boards 20 pieces per side and says American big-board checkers is mostly played by Black players with 15 clubs nationwide. Barrow faced Carl Smith in Detroit in a seven game title match and called the upset.
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New Orleans
United States
Alfred Barrow
Holland
Barrow
Detroit
Carl Smith
Chicago
Capt Roger Locher recalls 23 days of survival after downing near Hanoi
Kansas-born Captain Locher recounts his May 10 F-4 Phantom being shot down northwest of Hanoi and a 23 day jungle struggle to survive. He was rescued June 2 after a 40 aircraft air search, calories scarce, and he tested jungle fruit for poison. He downed three MIGs, survived close calls with a 40 pound lizard, and credits animal-habits as aid to staying alive.
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Sabetha
Kan
Roger C. Locher
Theodore Locher
Hanoi
Locher
Air Force
Kansas
North Vietnam
U.S
Southeast Asia
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Confesses Housing Woes
An intercepted correspondence reveals a humorous note about rough living conditions, including a gag about an open sewer in the kitchen becoming tiresome after months. The writer mocks the space and remarks on the experience in a light tone.
Impromptu topless tennis match shocks Madison crowd
A 23 year old woman, a France native, played topless in a doubles match near a Madison tennis court as two officers summoned policewomen. She refused to cover up, saying it was the spectators issue. She was warned to avoid a rematch or face arrest.
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Madison
Wis
France
McGovern Calls for Televised Debates with Nixon
On a New England listening tour, George Mc Govern challenged President Nixon to a series of face to face debates. He asked why Nixon fears defending his record in televised debates.
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Manchester
N.H
George McGovern
Nixon
McGovern
Washington
New England
Spy Trial Nears Verdict in Perkins Court Martial
After a week of testimony at Tyndall Air Force Base the espionage court martial of M. Sgt. Walter Perkins goes to Judge Col. Joe Peck for verdict. Deliberations focus on alleged efforts to pass defense secrets to Soviet agents as defense attorney Rothblatt calls Perkins a hopeless cripple due to alcoholism. Verdict expected late today or early Friday.
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Tyndall Air Force Base
Fla
Walter Perkins
Joe Peck
Peck
Perkins
Henry Rothblatt
Senate panel backs metric shift board plan
The Senate Commerce Committee approved a bill to create a National Metric Conversion Board to oversee a decade plan to make the metric system the dominant weights and measures standard in the United States. The move aims to align the U S with other major nations already on the metric system.
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Washington
Senate Commerce Committee
National
Metric Conversion Board
United States
Eagleton Case Sparks Mental Health Stigma Debate
A San Francisco expert warns Eagleton controversy could deter Americans from seeking psychiatric care. Eva Maas, chair of the National Council on Social Work in Mental Health, calls the episode a Dark Ages stigma promoting shame around mental health.
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San Francisco
Thomas F. Eagleton
Eva Maas
National Council On Social Work In Mental Health
Roxbury Hold Up Ends With Shootout At Store
In Roxbury a staged robbery at a variety store left an 11 year old in poor condition and a 15 year old in critical condition after a gunfight with the owner John Sturniolo. Police say four youths entered the shop one fired at Sturniolo and he returned fire.
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Boston
Roxbury
Boston City Hospital
John Sturniolo
Sturniolo
South Vietnamese advance in Quang Tri offsets highlands losses
South Vietnamese troops cleared the southern sector of Quang Tri and knocked out 14 tanks southwest of the city. They suffered heavy casualties in a major enemy assault in the central highlands where a government militia unit of about 300 was shelled near Pleiku, 20 miles southwest and 15 miles from the Cambodian border.
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Saigon
Quang Tri
Central Highlands
Highlands
Pleiku
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