Federal Government Threatens To Fight ITT Hartford Merger
Government to file antitrust suit to block ITT Hartford Fire union amid massive $6 billion merger plans. ITT argues merger pro competitive and in the public interest, while justice warns large conglomerates face challenges.
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Itt-Hartford
Washington
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
Hartford Fire Insurance Co
Justice Department
ITT
Canteen Corp
Hartford Fire
Ii’f
Hartford
Congress
Asst
Richard W.mcclaren
American Broadcasting Co
ABC
McClaren
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Canteen
Ling-Temco- Vought
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Northwest Industries
B.F. Goodrich Co
LTV
J&l Steel
Laird on first strike use of SS9 missiles sparks debate
Defense Secretary Laird outlined a narrower definition of first strike related to the SS9 and hard sites. He said the Soviet MIRV weapon could threaten U.S. Minuteman forces by 1975 with up to 420 SS9s and multiple warheads, while noting uncertainty about MIRV versus other targeting methods and the Joint Intelligence Board’s stance on intent.
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Laird
Pentagon
Nixon
Pacific
Minuteman
Soviet Union
Capid Hill
Joint National Intelligence Board
Intelligence Board
Judy Garland Dies After Autopsy in London Chelsea District
Eight years after diagnosis of cirrhosis, Judy Garland died suddenly. Autopsy in Westminster crematorium revealed liver failure linked to long illness and alcohol history. Mickey Deans may fly from Heathrow with her body. funeral planned in New York. Garland's children expressed lasting love and pride in her legacy.
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Phillip Lebon
Harley St
Judy
Lebon
Garland
Westminster Mortuary
Deans
London
Chelsea
Brian Lowhcambe
Miss Garland
Mickey Deans
Heathrow
New York
Sealand Yard
Liga Minnelli
Lorna Luft
Joey Luft
Dak To battle area sees U S air support amid Vietnam clash
Spokesmen report Vietnamese forces pressing near the Dak To region where Laos, Cambodia, and South Vietnam meet. U S air power backs South Vietnamese troops with two B52 strikes in Dak To and another 52 strikes near the demilitarized zone. Ground fighting is light with several enemy rocket or mortar attacks, some causing damage but few casualties. Bird Dog planes are assigned to Da Nang Bien Hoa Nha Trang and Binh Thuy squadrons.
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Laos
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Dak To
Dak
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Sai- von
Dong Sa
Marine Base
da Nang
Bien Hoa
Nha, Trang
Binh Thuy
British Parties Divided Over Britain’s Common Market Entry
LONDON AP Britain’s political parties and diplomats clash over how to pursue entry to Europe’s Common Market. Prime Minister Wilson presses ahead with plans, while Conservatives under Heath favor a slower approach and a broader France deal. A ministers’ seminar with envoys begins as factions argue strategy. Parliament backs Wilson policy 487 to 26.
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London
Britain
Europe
Harold Wilson
Fordgn
Michael Stewart
France
Georges Pompidou
Maurice Schumann
Stewart
Lord Chalfont
Ward Heath
Wilson
Charles de Gaulle
Veath
Heath
Ia Bie
Christopher Soames
Soames
Roger Jackling
Bonn
West Germany
Chalfont
House of Commons
Rockefeller Backs Marchi in mayoral race no active campaigning
Gov Nelson Rockefeller confirmed he will support State Sen John J Marchi the Republican mayoral nominee over John V Lindsay in the fall election while not campaigning actively. He said party leaders decision as state head must be respected and noted he previously backed Lindsay personally. Lindsay remains Libera line and independent candidate.
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Albany
N.Y
Nelson A. Rockefeller
John J. Marchi
New York
John V. Lindsay
New York City
Lindsay
Rockefeller
Liberal Party
Pope Paul defends Church reforms and calls for renewed canon law
In a 5,400 word address Pope Paul I I urges humility toward criticisms and readiness to modify purely legislative positions. He cites the World Synod of Bishops this fall and a Motu Proprio on papal legates, while lamenting bloodshed in Vietnam, Nigeria, and the Middle East and urging Christian solidarity.
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Paul
iTe
Vatican
Vietnam
Nigeria
Middle East
Oward
Biafra
Vietna
Crash Along Airport Corridor Killing Four on Flight 401
A Dominicana Airlines freighter bound for the Dominican Republic crashed while approaching the river and struck a busy east west artery near the airport. Witnesses described cars crushed and engulfed in flames as the burning fuselage halted at street level. The four crew members were identified as Capt Jorge Bujosa and crewman Carlos Brador co pilot Carlos Gonzalez engineer Cesar Molina Rafael Peralta chief cargo official said Bujosa was highly experienced. The four crew members were with families in Santo Domingo and Miami. The crash prompted relief workers to cordon off the area as authorities investigated the accident scene.
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Page One
William Erlich
Tom Ryan
Notimal White
Dominican Republic
George Hurt
FAA
Belly Jewsbury
White
Dominicana Air Lines
Jorge Bujosa
Carlos Brador
Carlos Gonzalez
Cesar Molina
Rafael Peralta
Bujosa
Miami
Peralta
Santo Domingo
Dominicana de Aviacion
Plane crash crashes into Dominican Republic apartment building
An aircraft carrying auto parts and air conditioners crashed through a wall near Burmester’s mother's apartment in the Dominican Republic. Burmester rushed through firemen to rescue his mother's dachshund as the family had lived in the building since 1942. The mother was away at the time, leaving residents wary of the danger near the airport.
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Helment House
Opponents urge defeat of bill to extend tax surcharge
In Washington Democratic foes press to defeat President Nixon's bill extending the income tax surcharge. They opposed amending for a six month or six month only extension and urged a clear House vote without amendments. Prominent critics cited flaws, arguing reform is needed to curb inflation and close tax loopholes.
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Washington
Nixon
House Rules Committee
Charles A. Vanik
Dohio
Vanik
House
Ways and Means
al Ullman
Oregon
Federal Reserve
Ullman
House Banking Committee
Nathaniel Goldfinger
Afl-Cio
Labor Organization
Ways and Means Committee
Goldfinger
Congress
Court bars retrial on double jeopardy but limits rise
The court holds federal double jeopardy standards apply to the states only in cases of acute hardship. Since then 14th Amendment binding expanded protections, with Justice Marshall noting inevitability. The term ends with Burger to be Chief Justice, Nixon likely naming a Fortas successor, and rulings include relief access, bank competition, and New York welfare funding. The Chimel search ruling narrows police room searches during arrests, with dissenters White and Black opposing. Benton retrial for burglary after acquittal on larceny prompts continued limits and harsher second trials.
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Hugo L. Black
Thurgood Marshall
Warren
Burger
Nixon
Abe Fortas
Connecticut
New York State
Ted Steven Chimel
Chimel
Supreme Court
California
Stewart
Byron R. White
James Dalmer Benton
Mary
Benton
Prince George's County
John Marshall Harlan
Harlan
Harjlan
Flooding devastates town as 55 elderly sheltered in place
In Tennessee a flood swept through a town 65 miles northeast of Nashville. The Palace Hotel became a rest home as 55 elderly residents were sheltered with waters reaching 18 inches outside the building. Power and phone service were out for hours and the town of about 900 was cut off while assessors watched for supply disruptions.
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Knight
Nashville
Cumberland Mountains
Palace
Palace Rest Home
Sheme
Line Creek
Associated Press
Kentucky
Middle
Tennessee
Gallatin, Tenn
Ohio Valley
Oklahoma
Weather Bureau
Missouri Road
St. Louis
Kansas
Ohio
Rockies
Pacific Northwest
Scottsville
Crossville
Tenn
Victorian
Tex
Mercury
Beeville
Needies
Calif
Carlsbad
N.M
Stampede
Wash
Burger Becomes Chief Justice in Formal Oath Ceremony
The 61 year old Burger donned the black robe and took a 100 word oath in a firm voice. At 10 42 a m the ceremony closed and the 78 year old Warren announced with a smile Ladies and gentlemen the chief justice of the United States
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Supreme Court
Burger
Warren
Train delays as crowd seeks Quarry Fra zier fight
Train riders reaching Penn Station to Madison Square Garden for a heavyweight title fight rode escalators to reach the arena. A Queens mishap halted a train east of Woodside station. Firefighters moved all passengers to a nearby train bound for Far Rockaway. An LIRR spokesman called the transfer totally unnecessary. The Penn Station collision involved Hempstead and Babylon trains inbound to Manhattan.
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Page One
Lers
Penn Station
Madison Square Garden
Jerry Quarry
Joe Frazier
Queens
Woodside
LIRR
Far Rockaway
Hempstead
Babylon
Long Island
Manhattan
Army manpower to dip below 1.6 million as draft calls tighten
The Army will drop about 13,000 personnel, lowering total in uniform to roughly 1.5 million. Pentagon plans had aimed for mid-1970 reductions, with April headcount at 1,514,000 and June 1968 peaking above 1.57 million before decline. All August inductees join the Army. prior draft calls ranged from 22,300 to 33,700 this year.
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Pentagon
Clark M. Clifford
United States
Vietnam
Storm damages campus as tornado likely hits Western Carolina
A severe storm, likely a tornado, struck Cullowhee home of Western Carolina University, uprooting about 30 trees, damaging the Bird Administration Building, dorms, and cars, with minor injuries and power lost for about two hours. Weather warnings followed but later cancelled.
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Cullowhee
N.C
Western Carolina University
Jim Curtis
State Forecast Center
Raleigh
Sylva
Doug Reed
University News Bureau
College
Reed
Bird Administration
WCU
Alex Pow
Weather Bureau
North Carolina
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Tublishers-Mall Syndicate
eaCke Laa Bald
Uncle Freq
Enrico
Sen
Marchi
Carolina
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