Government agrees to compromise on parade route for protesters
Washington reached a compromise allowing antiwar demonstrators to march along part of Pennsylvania Avenue from the Capitol to 15th Street and then to the Washington Monument grounds for a rally. About 200,000 expected. 2,000 marshals to keep protesters south of the avenue and 560 to keep crowds away from government buildings. An 82nd Airborne advance party arrived from Fort Bragg with a light brigade possibly 1,500 to 2,000 troops may be brought up before the weekend.
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Washington
Penn Isylvania Avenue
Mastor
Walter E. Washington
Atty
Richard G. Kleindienst
Pennsylvania Avenue
Capitol
15Th Street
Washington Monument
White House
Vietnam
Kleindienst
Lso
New Mobilization Committee
82Nd Airborne Division
Ft. Bragg
N.C
Pentagon
82Nd
Andrews Air Force Base
Defense Department
Justice Department
Freedom Rally on Washington Monument Grounds Boosts Nixon Viet Policy Support
Thousands join a Freedom Rally on Veterans Day near the Washington Monument to back President Nixon's Vietnam policy. Organizers claim up to 15,000 while police estimate 7,500. Speakers include Sen. John Tower and Rep. Lukens. Attendees wave flags, carry signs, and vendors report brisk business selling buttons and banners.
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Washington
Washington Monument
Nixon
Niitcry
Peace Movement
National Park Police
Archel L. Finagin
Lee Fidwards
Edwards
Vietnam
Sylvan Theater
America
John Tower
R-Tex
Tower
U.S
Vietnamese Battle Near Bo Duc Resumes Amid U S Shelling
U S headquarters report overnight enemy shellings with light casualties from five attacks. Near Bo Duc 83 miles north of Saigon, heavy fighting near the Cambodian border involved U S artillery at Jerry base and a ground probe. Casualties: five Americans killed, five wounded at Jerry. enemy losses unknown. Strike Force mercenaries along with South Vietnamese troops clash west of Bo Duc. numbers unclear.
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U.S
Bo Duc
Saigon
Bu Dop
Cambodia
Jerri
U.S. 1St ‘Air Cavalry Division
Jerry
Green Berets
U.S. Army
Vietnam
Royal Budget Tension Echoes From Buckingham Palace
Prince Philip revealed on NBC Meet the Press that the royal budget strains could force the queen from the 600 room palace and even trigger his polo retirement. The disclosure sparked a British row over royal finances as Philip later berated two reporters at a luncheon before apologizing. He also dodged Arab student pickets at another event, slipping in through a back door amid Zionist banners.
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United States
Prince Philip
NBC
Meet the Press
Britain
Wilson
Philip
Businese Association
National Playing Fields Association
Jewish National Fund Charitable Trust
Nixon Admin Follows Party Line On China Representation
The Nixon administration sticks to prior practice on the representation issue, rejecting a simple majority. It wants improved relations with Peking, while not echoing sentiment from Communist China mainland. Britain and France backed the pro Peking measure, but Britain and the United States differed on needing a two thirds vote.
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Nixon
Republic
Peking
China
Britain
France
United States
Brinco plane on route to Labrador City vanishes
Crash McParland, 40, once a mine mechanic, is named in a Brinco venture context as the corporation behind Churchill Falls Labrador Corp. Brinco, a billion-dollar firm, is building a $953-million hydro project and operates a recently acquired aircraft that disappeared after contacting tower during a flight from Churchill Falls to Labrador City, a typical half-hour route.
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McParland
Brinco
Churchill Falls Labrador Corp
Canada
Labrador City
Churchill Falls
Nixon Visits D C Veterans Hospital on Veterans Day
President Nixon spent 45 minutes at the D C Veterans Administration Hospital meeting patients and staff during a VIP tour. He spoke with elderly Spanish American War veterans, a 21 year old Vietnam veteran, and doctors about arthritis cures and television, joking about football and predicting the Redskins would beat the Cowboys.
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Washington
Nixon
D.C. Veterans Administration Hospital
William Nash
Glenn Seamon
Albert Tharp
Baltimore
Vietnam
Washington Redskins
Dallas Cowboys
Bank Robbery Nabbed With Hostages In Indianapolis
A sheriff’s deputy disguised as a bartender and another deputy jumped a bank robber in a motel barroom while two bank hosts ages were freed unharmed. Police followed the getaway car by helicopter to a Holiday Inn where the gunman was captured. The suspect, armed and using a hostage, drove to Dietz’s home to swap cars before being nabbed.
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Indianapolis
David P. Wardloak
Trenton
N.J
Warbloak
Kenneth Gladson
Lawrence, Dietz
East Side
Joseph A. Kiefer
Merchants National Bank
Raymond J. Stratlan
Madonna Gourley
Jewelry holdup ends with suspect forcing salesman out
A jewelry store holdup unfolded as the gunman forced William Weintraub, 59, a salesman for Aaron Wolfson Jewelry, to exit with him. He encountered Detective A. B. Rockwell and Lt. Michna, pressing the gun to the officer’s side and dragging him inside as he fled toward Foley's Main Street entrance.
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A. B. Rockwell
William Weintraub
Aaron Wolfson
Michna
Apollo 12 moon landing plan outlined by officials
Apollo officials described Conrad and Bean not landing in the crater but using Surveyor 3 as a target for better visibility. The final descent may see manual control to touchdown several hundred feet from the crater, with a plan to retrieve parts if possible and return to Earth.
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Bean
Earth
Moonport
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Weather Bureau
Spaceflight Meteorology Group
Florida
Mission Control
Houston
Tex
Nixon
Pat
Navy
Gordon
Cape Kennedy
Faith
Schenectady
N.Y
Memorial Park
Marcos Appears Headed For Landslide Victory In Philippines
Presidential race in the Philippines shows Ferdinand Marcos leading with about 1.2 million ballots counted, facing Sen. Sergio Osmena Jr. Early results place Marcos well ahead in Manila and surrounding areas. Lopez leads in opposition races while Osmena accuses media projections of bias amid reports of campaign violence and unrest during vote tabulation.
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Ferdinand
Marcos
Philippine
Island
Republic
Thero
Liberal “Party
Sergio Osmena Jr
Osmena
Mass
Ismesa
Nacionalista “Party
Fernando Lopez
Liberal Party
Genaro Magsaysay
Orother
Ramon Magsaysay
Benjamin Osias
Cebu
Ihis
Veterans Day protests mix faith and policy across cities
A white priest urged Negro soldiers to refuse combat until segregated cemeteries end. In Boston 11 000 marchers including Gov. Sargent marked Veterans Day with flags and a Hall of Flags salute. Ridgewood New Jersey veterans slept in tents near a World War II memorial gathering 400 signatures for Nixon Vietnam policy.
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Eugene Farrell
Boston
Francis W. Sargent
Back Bay
White House
American Legion Post
Richard Zelenka
Ridgewood
Virginia and charged with eroding American freedom
Dissidents described as using repugnant tactics to achieve anarchy, with warnings of a pervasive atmosphere of fear. Norfolk and other cities staged anti Vietnam demonstrations, while Nixon urged the silent majority. Protests faced counter displays and varied turnout, from large rallies to small gatherings, as officials framed Veterans Day events in support of the president.
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Babson
United States
Norfolk
U.S
Vietnam
Wash
Ington
Nixon
Nashville
Alabama
Alfred C. Harrison
Albany
Ore
Harold Rachel
New Orleans
Randolph Dennis
VFW
Roy ‘Rosentersg
State House
Montpelier
Deanne Davis
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Omar Bradley
Village church voices support for Nixon and antiwar rally
Officers of Village Presbyterian Church in Richmond released a letter to President Nixon expressing pride in being Americans and support for his efforts to end the war. The congregation approved the message noting a perceived rise in anti America sentiment and urging courageous, faith filled leadership.
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Washington
Village Presbyterian Church
Richmond
Nixon
Bishops consider new office to aid black Catholics
Cardinal Clark outlined plans for a U S Catholic Conference sponsored office to address black liturgical needs with black priests nuns and lay people. The effort would seek external funding and avoid full church financial dependence while stressing unity with the hierarchy. A related Urban Task Force recommendation urges an urban mission policy echoing historic immigrant outreach.
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Clark
United States
U.S. Catholic Conference
Urban Task Force
Draft reform proposals face election year with June deadline
Mrs. Smith regrets the draft overhaul but says it must be considered this next year due to the June 30 1971 deadline. Kennedy and Armed Services Committee back moving to block amendments, committee to hold brief hearings with Defense Department and Selective Service testimony perhaps next week. Stennis would push bill forward. Mansfield may act if reported. Brewster’s six month extension proposal opposed by Stennis and Mrs. Smith to avoid derailing passage.
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Stennis
Mansfield
Kennedy
Yale
Kingman Brewster
Mrs. Smith
Senate House
FDA Faces Court Battles Over Drug Effectiveness
Government critics say the FDA has been hampered by three major court tests brought by drug manufacturers against withdrawal actions. Officials expect court resolutions to speed up removing ineffective drugs, though setbacks may prolong hearings up to ten years.
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Crow
Congress
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
National Academy
Recheck
le _ Food and Drug
Winton B. Rankin
William W. Goodrich
Bombings Targeted Major U S Offices in New York
Protests spurred detonations at Chase Manhattan, Standard Oil, and General Motors offices as letters blamed corporate America for global troubles. Explosions hit RCA building near Standard Oil, Chase Manhattan on the 16th floor, and GM near computer offices, echoing earlier attacks in Manhattan.
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Chase Manhattan
Standard Oil
General Motors
America
RCA
Standard Oil Co
New Jersey
Bank
David Rockefeller
Army
Selective Service System
Manhattan
New Federal Building
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John Buchanan
D-Ala
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Pet-Bro, Inc
Breame
Ruby G. Lowe
Veleria P. Mangum
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W. Main
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Royal
D.C. Veterans Hospital
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Philippine Civic Action Team
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Osmena Igbeled
Tra
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