Soviet Aides Rush to Stop China Diplomatic Drive
Associated Press reports Soviet diplomacy races to counter Red China's UN bid and a potential summit bid before Nixon travels to Peking. Kosygin may visit Canada as Moscow seeks leverage in disarmament talks while portraying China as a world threat.
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Associated Press
China
Alexei Kosygin
Canada
Nixon
Peking
Moscow
United Nations
World Organization
Europe
Asia
Albania
Red
Watermelon Seed Spitting Draws 5000 Crowd in Par-deeville
In Par-deeville Wisconsin a watermelon seed spitting contest crowned Frank Granger a Deerfield Sr industrial arts teacher as winner with a 37 feet 4 inch throw. John Elliott Milwaukee placed second with 35 feet 6 inches and Dennis Schkirke also of Milwaukee was third at 32 feet 9 inch. The event drew about 5000 people including the watermelon queen Lynette Loesselman of St Louis Missouri.
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Pardeeville
Wis
Chicago
Frank Granger
Deerfield
John Elliott
Milwaukee
Dennis Schkirke
Lynette Loesselman
St Louis, Mo
Wild birds die by botulism along San Fernando Bay
In Hayward California AP reports more than 300 birds found dead on the east shore of San Fernando Bay. Wildlife experts say the deaths stem from wildlife botulism likely developed in warm waters from a recent heat wave in the San Francisco area.
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Hayward
Calif
San Fernando Bay
San Francisco
Bomb call clears Oil City vocational school
A bomb threat to Oil City's go tech school prompted evacuation of Yo tech and senior high pupils. Police and staff searched the building. nothing was found and the school closed early, with students sent home after a district teachers' strike reduced attendance.
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Oil City
John Kaufman
Yo-tech
Vo-Tech
Dems Say Shapp Hasn't Broken Freeze
The Shapp administration denies GOP charges of wage-price freeze violations. State secretary Ronald G. Leach says no raise was granted in violation, noting four increases took effect before Nixon’s Aug 15 announcement and one was a reclassification promotion.
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Dems
Shapp
Harrisburg
Ronald G. Leach
GOP
Clifford L. Jones
Nixon
Lench
Vandals Take Medals From General's Grave
In Farmington Pennsylvania vandals removed three bronze grave markers from Gen William Braddock s grave along PA 40 about four miles from Fort Necessity The markers valued at about 150 each are irreplaceable Police said the theft occurred Friday Braddock died July 9 1755 in a clash with French and Indians Also reported bus crash in Ceylon kills 12 and injures 50 at Agrapatana with a 100 foot plunge.
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Farmington
William Braddock
Pennsylvania
Fort Necessity
Braddock
Colombo
Ceylon
Agrapatana
Navy Leader Reconsiders New Nuclear Submarines Plans
Secretary of the Navy John Chafee revisits the expensive new class of nuclear powered attack submarines amid rising costs. He contemplates a possible scale back of submarine orders while supporting a $3 billion Navy shipbuilding budget for 1973 and considering a smaller patrol frigate idea to counter Soviet surface ships.
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Washington
Navy
John Chafee
Chafee
Pentagon
David Packard
U.S
Nixon
Congress
Adm
Elmo R. Zumwalt Jr
Naval Operations
Russia
Arraignment Set For Three In Yablonski Case
Three people charged with murder in the 1969 Yablonski family slayings are scheduled for arraignment on September 28 in Washington County. Paul Gilly, Annette Gilly, and Silous Huddleston await court after extradition from Ohio. Foe Claud Vealey has pleaded guilty to murder and awaits sentencing.
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Washington, Pa
United Mine Workers
Joseph A
Jock” Yablonski
Washington County
Charles G. Sweet Monday
Paul Gilly
Annette
Silous Huddleston
Pennsylvania
Ohio Supreme Court
Ohio
Sweet
Yablonski
Aubran
Buddy” Martin
Martin
Claud Vealey
Vealey
Gilly
Nebra: Bob Dev But by the end not the The conque' vaulte
The fragmentary note mentions a vault event and a tense finish with references to Nebra and Minne. It reads as a brief courtish or archival snippet with unclear names and dates. The readable portion emphasizes an ending not achieved and a vault related action.
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Nebra
Bob Dev
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