Three Killed In Two Area Car Crashes
An Allegheny County youth died and two others were injured when their car left Route 6 near Meadville and plunged into a swamp. Kenneth French aged 15 died at the scene. Donald Bailey 17 and Richard Carr 16 were treated for minor injuries and released. In New York a Sherman couple died in a separate crash near Blackville 18 miles south of Mayville at 10:30 p.m. Ronald Sinden was pronounced dead at the scene and his wife Mary Sinden died at WCA Hospital in Jamestown.
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Allegheny County
Route
Meadville
Kenneth French
Dormont
Conneaut
Donald Bailey
Youngsville
Richard Carr
Spencer Hospital
Bailey
Sherman
N Y
Blackville
N.Y
Mayville
Chautauqua County Sheriff's Deputies
Ronald Sinden
Mary Sinden
WCA Hospital
Jamestown
Abrams Finally Takes Over As Army Chief Of Staff
Gen Creighton Abrams is sworn in as Army chief of staff at the Pentagon after Senate approval. He led U S forces in Vietnam and faces completing a shift to an all volunteer force amid unresolved morale and racial tensions as the Army contracts from the Vietnam war.
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Washington
Creighton W. Abrams
Army
Senate
North Vietnam
Secretary of
Melvin R. Laird
Abrams
Pentagon
U.S
Vietnam
Armed Services Committee
Air Force
John D. Lavelle
7Th Air Force
John Stennis
D-Miss
Lavelle
Southeast Asia
William C. Westmoreland
Crusty
Westmoreland
Bruce Palmer
No Bombs Found On Cunard Ships
Cunard Line reports nothing found after extortion threat claimed a bomb on 29 freighters. A spokesman said investigations by Scotland Yard police on five continents and the FBI found no evidence of planted bombs. The call to Cunard's London office came last May 17 demanding 14 million dollars.
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London
Cunard Line
Scotland Yard
FBI
Cunard
Nixon pledges more for drug crime battles
President Nixon vows tougher laws and funding to fight drugs and crime. He calls for mandatory sentences for heroin traffickers and a broad federal statute revision, urging Congress to back local law enforcement while criticizing past administrations for rising crime. A theft extortion claim tied to the Queen Elizabeth 2 is noted with an arrest in New York.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Camp David
George McGovern
John N. Mitchell
Richard G. Kleindienst
McGovern Draws New Texas Voters
Los Angeles AP reports Senator George McGovern heads to Texas for his fourth postconvention trip. He aims to energize Black and Chicano registrants and labor-backed turnout to offset Nixon leads in the 26 Texas electoral votes. He will address the Texas Legislature in Austin and rally in Houston, San Antonio, and Fort Worth while courting reluctant Democrats and supporting senator Barefoot Sanders. James Johnson’s health prevents Johnson from public appearances. McGovern hopes to connect by phone with Lyndon B. Johnson.
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Los Angeles
George McGovern
Texas
Hubert H. Humphrey
Confederacy
Nixon
McGovern
Austin
Houston
San Antonio
Fort Worth
United Auto Workers
The
International Association of Machinists
Beverly Hills
Shirley MacLaine
Hollywood
Washington
San Francisco
San Diego
California
Midwest
Texas Democratic
Barefoot Sanders
John G. Tower
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Congress Faces Overtime Over Social Security and Spending Bills
Washington AP Congress faces lengthy debate on compromise Social Security measures and a Nixon spending power bill amid frantic sessions to adjourn. Conferees outline payroll tax increases, expanded Medicare, and waivers on spending cuts, with a $15 billion borrowing boost and many protections for key programs.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Robert Byrd
West Virginia
Nixon
House
Treasury
Saint of Auschwitz honored on first beatification anniversary
In Auschwitz Poland Franciszek Gajowniczek recalls the moment Maximilian Kolbe offered his life for the sergeant in 1941 as 150000 faithful gather. Cardinal Wyszynski and Cardinal Krol preach as Kolbe is remembered during the anniversary events inside the former Nazi death camp.
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Auschwitz
Poland
Franciszek Gajowniczek
Maximilian Kolbe
Gajowniczek
Paul VI
Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski
John Cardinal Krol
Philadelphia
Kolbe
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