Finch Blasts FDA Handling of Cyclamate Issue
Secretary Robert H. Finch sharply criticized a Health and Welfare Department unit over cyclamate safety questions. He urged likely reorganizations at the FDA and pressed for a faster, unified approach, citing conflicting assessments and a high stakes safety debate amid industry sales near 300 million dollars.
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Sec
Finch
Washington
Robert H. Finch
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Turner gun dealings under probe in congressional hearing
Turner faces grilling by a subcommittee over gun sales and donations to an Army museum. Officials question 96 runs from Kansas City police and 195 from Ft. Bliss while Turner defends intent. Wooldridge invokes the Fifth Amendment as the panel probes weapon handling and related Army investigations.
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Turner
Kansas City Police
Ft. Bliss
Tex
Ribicoff
Condisk
Kansas City Police Relief
Conlisk
William C. Wooldridge
U.S
Atty
Richard Kleindienst
Kleindienst
Sanaa
Withdrawal of 6200 Marines from Vietnam phase ends
In Da Nang crews complete the last phase of a 35 000 man pullout as monsoon rains flood Da Nang and Hue. Civilians flee submerged hamlets while military operations slow. Paratroopers report heavy rainfall data and stockpiles of rockets and mortars nearby.
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Vietnam
da Nang
South Vietnam
Nang
Imperial
Hue
Nixon aims to curb draft to 19 year olds says Ford
Ford says Nixon seeks rapid action on draft reform to reduce youth antiwar sentiment. The plan would cap eligibility at 19, not 19 to 25, and be followed by action urged by Laird. Ford notes postal reorganization also a major issue, while a proposed public ownership of the Post Office stalls in a Democrat-led House committee.
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Ford
Nixon
Melvin EB. Laird
Crash at Tinker base loud explosion and fire
In Midwest City a jet from Tinker Air Force Base crashed into a residential block, destroying two homes and damaging three others. Residents described a whistling jet and a large explosion as the F100 fighter-bomber attempted an emergency landing before a bailout. Affected homes were in the street near the main runway.
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Joes
Tinker Base
E Street
Marvin Sage
Loy Norris
Tinker Afb
Tinker
Air Force
U.S
Vietnam
Talks on Sino Soviet tensions fueled by border clashes
A published note cites shooting incidents along the Ussun River and near Sinkiang Province, pledging China to develop nuclear weapons for defense and to break the monopoly, while stressing China would not be first to use them. It questions Soviet intentions and deflects blame from China.
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Ussun
Far East
Sinkiang Province
China
Pekin
Russia
Kennedy Lawyers Challenge Inquest Rules In Kopechne Death
Boston AP Kennedy lawyers seek to protect constitutional rights arguing cross examination cannot occur in the Edgartown inquest into Mary Jo Kopechne's death. The inquest, delayed by appeals, aims to determine the legal cause of death and may impact future charges. Edgartown and Dukes County officials await rulings as press access expands.
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Kennedy
Boston
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts Supreme Court
Mary Jo Kopechne
District Court
Edgartown
Kopechne
Chappaquiddick Island
Te! Supreme Court
Hanify
Atty. Edmund. Dinis
New Bedford
Dukes County
Court of Common Pleas
Wilkes-Barre
Donald R. Mills
Associated Medical Examiner
Dinis
Calvary General Picked To Be Brazil President
Gen Emilio Garrastazu Medici was proclaimed Brazil president by a military order after the caretaker junta set up by army, navy and air force ministers following Costa e Silva's stroke. Medici, 63, long in uniform, seen as stable yet ready to maintain censorship and limit political activity while continuing economic recovery.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Emilio Garrastazu Medici
Brazil
Arthur da Costa E Silva
Costa E Silva
Medici
Joao Goulart
Washington
National Information Service
Rio Grande Do Sul
Sergeant Wooldridge Denies Club Theft Ties in Germany
Army sergeant denies leading a slot club skimming scheme at the 24th Infantry Division in Germany amid allegations of thefts and transfers. He recalls only attendance at a club as division sergeant major and says he was never involved in any thefts. Noted past court martial in 1943 for stealing $8 from London coin boxes, with AWOL incidents cited during service.
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Army
Lake George
24Th Infantry
Germany
NCO
Minutay
Ofva
Jin
Augsburg
Ft. Benning
Vietnam
London
Wooldridge
Hig
England
Cars Maintenance Kits Cut Costs For Small Cars
The Hornet and Maverick cars include built in maintenance guidance to save owners time and money. Manuals provide step by step directions with illustrations for tasks from spark plugs to timing and points. A Detroit tuneup costs 24 to 27 dollars at shops, while a do it yourselfer can buy a parts kit from Sears for about 9 dollars plus six sparkplugs and a timing light for under 10 dollars.
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Junior
Grandpa
Detroit
Sears, Roebuck
Millican leads in Atlanta aldermanic race amid race relations issue
Veteran alderman Milton Farris holds a substantial lead over Negro attorney Maynard Jackson in the Democratic primary as Atlanta faces race relation debates. Farris has 19,401 votes to Jackson's 12,022, with law and order themes shaping the race and police funding amid a city that is 40 percent black.
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Milton Farris
Maynard Jackson
Herman Talmadge
Farris
Jackson
Millican
Cook
Atlanta
Game Forces
Allen
Old Guard
Tate
Massell
Housewife Sparks Meat Boycott In Heated Exchange
Washington AP A New York housewife leading a four state meat boycott faced lawmakers over rising beef prices. Mrs Ross De Lorenzo charged inflation and costs drive costs, while Rep John Myers argued farmers lose most. Witness lists and expert testimony were debated as she pledged to press for real answers.
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Washington
Congress
Ross de Lorenzo
Levittown
N.Y
Pll
John T. Myers
R-Ind
John S. Monagan
D-Conn
Agriculture Department
Catherine May
R-Wash
National Commission On Food Marketing
American National Cattlemen’s Association
C. W. Mel Millan
Association
New York
Reuter
de Lorenzo
Long Island
Connecticut
Virginia
Colorado
Rohan admits to key state charges in mosque arson case
Trial minutes show Rohan admits to setting a kerosene soaked scarf in the mosque on Aug 21 at about 7 am, causing a four hour fire that damaged a wing and roof. He pleads mental illness as basis to avoid punishment. Judge Baker rules the case proceeds with over 40 prosecution witnesses listed.
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Tunik
Rohan
Israel
Tanik
Henry Baker
Geneva sea law treaty risks offshore claims and peaceables
The 1958 Geneva treaty would set a 12 mile contigu ous zone and protect fishing and prospecting rights. It largely allows coexistence with seabed exploitation and peaceful nuclear activity, while stipulating verification does not grant access to seabed installations. Ratification requires 22 nations including the United States, Soviet Union, and Britain.
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Contiguouz
Leonard
Geneva
United States
Soviet Union
Britain
Analysis of Ho memory in vietnams political plan
The ruling Politburo announced a patriotic emulation program to run through year end, urging indoctrination and propaganda at all levels. It stresses unity around the Central Committee, following Ho’s will, and continuing anti US resistance for South liberation, North defense, and eventual national reunification. Le Duan and Truong Chinh are frequently named, but experts see no shift toward one leader, noting collective leadership will endure.
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Politburo
Hanoi
United States
National Salvation
le Duan
Truong Chinh
Montreal Police Strike Shuts Down City Amid Coalitions
Montreal faced a major police strike as 1,200 officers walked off for 14 days in December 1946 while 800 provincial police reinforced. Only 200 senior municipal officers remained, with firemen running skeleton crews in 10 districts. Banks restricted cash, traffic slowed, and police headquarters saw occupation by strikers who forced lower officers to depart.
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Montreal
Policemen’s Brotherhood Union
Quebec
Police Act
Guy Marcil
Policemen’s Brotherhood
Police Heads
Religious Conference Urges Churches To Embrace Change
Hey Andrew Greeley told a Hudson conference that churches lack courage to believe in themselves and must embrace Freudian ideas and sexuality as a positive force. He urged flexibility and ongoing dialogue with modern thought to make organized religion more meaningful.
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Hudson, Wis
Andrew Greeley
Chicago
Greeley
Christ
Dr. Greeley
National Opinion Research Center
The
Univer
Mai
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