Jets mistake field station for target during Nevada bombing
Two Air Force pilots mistook the Corn Creek Field Station at the Desert National Wildlife Refuge for a gunnery target and dropped six practice bombs. The blast caused minor damage to three buildings and shrapnel holes in a hay shed, with an estimated $200 in damage. no injuries were reported.
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Schlesinger urges restraint and national unity
James R. Schlesinger, new secretary of defense, urged the services to avoid wasteful weaponry, discard parochialism, and restore national unity and purpose. He emphasized a force structure reflecting military realities and warned social fraying from overseas war and domestic discontent.
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Panel urges forfeit rule in campaign reform push
The nonpartisan Campaign Practices Committee proposed that a federal official lose office for illegal campaign activity and that candidates be held personally responsible for their campaigns. They criticized Nixon's Watergate remarks and urged broader reforms including updating the 5 year old Campaign Practices Act and establishing a federal elections commission.
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Nixon
Senate Rules Committee
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Lifeguards Hurdle Summer Romance Asks for Advice
A reader column discusses why lifeguards are poor targets for romance, citing aloofness and guarding appearances. Tips note he is usually a stranger, looks good, and may avoid advances, while readers learn to interact at water level and pursue other approachable options.
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Podgorny Heads to Bulgaria on Official Visit
President Nikolai Podgorny departed Moscow by air for Sofia for an official visit at the invitation of the Bulgarian Communist Party and government. Tass News Agency reported he would remain in Bulgaria for several days.
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Sterilization furor grows in Montgomery
Joseph Conklin head of the Montgomery Community Action Committees says a Justice Department probe of sterilization allegations is welcome. He claims only eight people were sterilized under MCAC supervision in 16 months and declines to age or race details. He insists records were kept within federal guidelines of OEO and HEW.
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Ala
SPI
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Montgomery Community Action Committes, Inc
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Eiliot L. Richardson
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Pregnant California Representative First in Congress
Rep Yvoon Brathwaite Burke from California becomes the first known pregnant member of Congress. The Los Angeles Times reports she expects her first child in November. Burke, 40, was elected last fall and earlier presided over the Democratic National Convention.
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UPI
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Burke
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Los Angeles
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Blue movie maker among 13 charged in immigration case near Vancouver Island
A Sun Raftaul resident identified as a blue movie producer is among 13 people charged with immigration offenses after a weekend raid on two vessels off Vancouver Island. The Marysville mine sweeper and the Gondola fishboat were seized by RCMP and Canadian Forces at Qualsine Sound. Five Canadians and two Americans were to appear in North Vancouver Court as charges were filed.
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U.S
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RCMP
Tahoe firm sues over waterfront land damage claim
Perlin Lake Tahoe Properties alleges that a rainstorm damaged two acres of its waterfront land in Placer County. The suit filed in San Francisco Superior Court names the California Regional Planning Agency the state Aldorado County the City of South Lake Tahoe and the California Resources Agency as defendants.
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UPL
Perlin Lake Tahoe Propereities, Inc
Placer County
California
Aldorado County
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California Resources Agency
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Pentagon says munitions trains may resume bomb shipments
The Pentagon indicated that munitions trains could restart carrying bombs that exploded in Roseville last April, despite a safety board warning the bombs could detonate during shipment. The bombs in question included 11 and 2 ton types shipped by rail from several ammunition depots to the Canvord Ordnance Station for overseas use.
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