Allende Calls For State Of Siege Throughout Chile
Chilean President Salvador Allende urged Congress to declare a nationwide state of siege after an armored regiment uprising left eight dead and 34 wounded. Castro extended support, likening the victory to the Bay of Pigs. The move grants broad powers, including detentions without warrants, as a state of emergency was also declared.
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Santiago
Chile
Salvador Allende
Allende
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Bay of Pigs
Castro
Vietnam crash recoveries face many hazards
Kingston reports progress in crash site missions across Vietnam, detailing six sites probed since February. Some yielded no remains, one led to a grave later found nonmatching, and authorities confirmed a pilot’s remains in Tuy Hoa. The team battles booby traps, hostile terrain, and requires Joint Military Commission permission before ground searches.
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Kingston
South China Sea
South Vietnam
U.S
Saigon
Tuy Hoa
Air Vietnam
Joint Military Commission
North
United States
Newsmen
Draft and Indictments Highlight Selective Service Debates
The report shows 1 drafted, 5 766 listed but not indicted, with 5 597 indicted including 4 600 fugitives. Draft authority expired but Selective Service remains on standby. men must register 30 days before or after 18th birthday. Pepitone plans annual lotteries for 19 year olds to pool for possible revival. Budget fights reduce 55 million to 47.5 million and 35 million in the Senate. Proxmire seeks to shut it down, while Pepitone insists revival risk is real. Nixon promised not to extend draft authority.
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Justice Department
Pepitone
Selective Service
House
Senate Appropriations Committee
William Proxmire
Dwis
Senate
Proxmire
Floods Persist Across New Hampshire Border Region
The Pemigewasset River at Plymouth rose to 15.7 feet four feet above flood stage and was expected to crest between 21 and 22 feet Sunday, the highest since 1959. A Franconia Paper Corp dam break near Lincoln was not a major factor. About a dozen families in Campton evacuated as the dam remained under watch and labeled critical.
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Pemigewasset
Plymouth
Lincoln
N.H
Franconia Paper Corp
Civil Defense
Campton
Campton Pond Dam
SS Changes At A Glance
Washington AP reports major social security changes passed by Congress. Benefits rise 5.6 percent starting July 1974 with likely cost of living increases in January 1975. Tax base increases to 12000, raising taxes for high earners with up to 385.10 extra per year. Earnings limit for retirees rises from 2100 to 2400 in 1974. The bill passed both houses and awaits Nixon’s signature.
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Allende
Santiago
Chile
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Congress
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Congress Vey Page Cine Week Ends War Debate
Senate leaders clash over a compromise on Cambodia bombing and war policy as Mansfield Eagleton Kennedy denounce it while Fulbright backs the agreement. The vote signals a hoped end to involvement in Indochina and the President's supporters praise the cooperation.
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Onagineen Ue
Congress
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Thomas F. Eagleton
Dmo
Cambodia
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
J.W. Fulbright
Foreign Relations Committee
Indochina
Indicted Mitchell Calls Indictment Most Irresponsible Act
The investigator said Mitchell’s New York campaign financing indictment followed a tense interview. Outside the room he blasted the case as among the most irresponsible acts by the Justice Department, while aides described him as visibly shaken and aided lighting his pipe.
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Mitchell
New York
Justice Department
Eclipse Shocks Africa As Sun Vanishes In Long Totality
The moon blocked the sun over sub-Saharan Africa turning daylight to darkness as a tribal chief lamented the event and residents sought safety. Moslems and Hindus prayed while scientists aboard Concorde and at desert camps gathered data on the eclipse, which lasted 7 minutes and 4 seconds but was observed for 74 minutes from rapid flights.
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Lolyengalani
Kenya
sub-Sahara Africa
Nairobi
Andre Turcat
France
Fort Lamy
Chad
George W. Curtis
National Center For Atmospheric Research
Boulder
Colo
Lake Rudolf
Brazil
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Africa
Africa Britain eclipse data shows long totality across continents
Scientists from the United States and other nations studied a 6 minute 6 second total eclipse from sites in Mauritania and Lagos. Observations faced cloud and wind but data collection proceeded with 21 American experiments measuring the sun's corona. Nighttime observers reported safety warnings ignored in Lagos as crowds watched reflections and sunlit pools.
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Atar
Mauritania
Chinguetti
Nouadhibou
Lagos
Nigeria
Crash Continues From Page One In Amman
A witness told authorities in Amman he heard a strange engine sound before the plane crashed. The ministry said the pilot failed to attain height on takeoff, overshot the runway, and struck a house, destroying both aircraft and dwelling. Aeroflot operates the sole commercial Amman Beirut service due to closed Syrian airspace and Lebanon's 1971 flight suspension. The month’s second Soviet aviation disaster followed June 3 Paris show crash that killed 13.
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Aeroflot
Amnan
Beirut
Lebanon
Paris Air Show
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