Gainesville Eight found innocent by federal jury
A federal jury in Gainesville Florida acquitted all eight defendants of plotting violence during the 1972 Republican National Convention. After five weeks of testimony seven women and five men delivered verdicts in about four hours amid mixed reactions. The defendants, Vietnam Veterans Against the War, cheered as the verdicts were read with defense counsel vowing to move forward.
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Gainesville
Fla
Scott Camil
VVAW
U.S
Jack Carrouth
Carrouth
Gerald E. Bennett
Winston E. Arnow
Larry Turner
Associated Press
Chicago
7Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Justice Department
Julius J. Hoffman
Heat grips Virginia as weekend relief unlikely
The AP reports little relief from a sustained heat wave across Virginia with highs in the mid-90s. An air stagnation advisory stays in effect through Saturday, while a high pressure system shifts southeast. In Richmond, 14 year old Joseph Marshall remains hospitalized for heat exhaustion. other students and football players face shortened practices and later water breaks. Electric demand soars in southwestern Virginia, and Clifton Forge imposes water restrictions. North Carolina and several Virginia school districts cut or end classes early, and Carmel Junior High closes after air conditioning failure.
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National Weather Service
Pennsylvania
North Carolina
Robions Junior High School
Richmond
Joseph Marshall
Charles Allen
Virginia
Appalachian Power Co
Roanoke
Clifton Forge
M. A. Barnes
Associated Press
Wake County
Caldwell County
Stanly County
Pitt County
Harnett County
Wayne County
New Bern
Lenoir
Albemarle
E.M. White
Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Carmel Junior High
Chris Folk
White House Nixon sale date questioned by House panel
House subcommittee chair Jack Brooks questioned a Dec 15, 1970 sale agreement for part of President Nixon s San Clemente property saying the document could not have been in effect on that date. White House counselor Bryce Harlow defended the timing and said the issue is "no occasion for charges."
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Washington
Nixon
San Clemente
Calif
House
White House
Jack Brooks
Dtex
Brooks
Bryce Harlow
Harlow
Committee of Congress
Robert H. Abplanalo
C.G. “Bebe” Rebozo
Subcommittee
No Massive Shutdown Of Service Stations Expected In Carolinas
Gasoline spokesman said no massive shutdown of service stations in North Carolina or South Carolina is expected over Labor Day weekend to protest proposed Phase 4 price controls. Associated Press writer VAN VANUCH reports Friday.
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Carolinas
North Carolina
South Carolina
Gas Station Associations Expect No Large Weekend Shutdown
North Carolina and South Carolina service station groups predict no major closures despite calls to protest the gasoline freeze. Avery Upchurch and Walter Jennings express cautious optimism while Richard Pitts notes about 70 percent of major route stations should run normally. He advises drivers not to let gauges run too low.
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Cost of Living Council
Richard Pitts
The
Carolina Motor Club
Carolinas
Mally
Chou accuses Lin of plotting Mao assassination
Premier Chou En-lai charges former Defense Minister Lin Piao with plotting to assassinate Communist Party chairman Mao Zedong before Lin's 1971 death in a Mongolia crash. Chou outlined two coups, in August 1970 and September 1971, in a policy speech at the 10th Party Congress broadcast by Xinhua.
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Chou
Lin
Mao
Tokyo
Chou En-lai
Defense
Lin Piao
Communist Party
Mao Tze-tung
Russia
Mongolia
Chinese Communist Party
Hsinhua
Submarine Rescue in Atlantic Sees Setback
In Cork Ireland two men trapped in a small submarine at the ocean bottom remained described as very fit and in great spirits after a Friday night rescue attempt. The rescue sub surfaced without linking a cable to the submerged craft, though air supplies were said adequate until 4 a.m. EDT Saturday.
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Cork
Ireland
Atlantic
Leonard Redshaw
Vickers Oceanic
Redshaw
U.S. Air Force
San Diego
Nixon Urges Congress to Defer Federal Pay Increase
President Nixon asked Congress to defer for 60 days a proposed federal pay raise affecting 3.5 million workers. He argued delaying the 4.77 percent increase, estimated to cost $2 billion, would curb inflation and boost national economic health. The deferral would push the raise from Oct. 1 to Dec. 1 while reviewing options for later action.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Congress
Office of Management and Budget
Civil Service Commission
Government Bats Zero In Conspiracy Cases
The Associated Press surveys major conspiracy trials against antiwar activists. Chicago Seven faced charges over 1968 riots with mixed verdicts and retrials. Harrisburg Seven saw a deadlock and no retrial. Camden Seventeen involved 17 defendants from an August 1971 draft board raid.
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Camden
Draft Board
Postal Service Wins Rate Hike On Newspapers And Magazines
The Postal Service won permission to raise rates for second, third and fourth class mail including newspapers and magazines. Rates take effect Sept 9 for postmarks after 12:01 a.m. local time, with first class and air mail unchanged. Wage deals with postal workers were not contested, and the move follows a two-year plan with varying per copy increases for different publications and weights.
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Washington
Postal Service
Cost of Living Council
Spokesman
Afl-Cio
Time
Newsweek
Charitable Groups Face Food Shortages Overseas
Charitable agencies distributing millions in food overseas warn they may run out of essentials due to U.S. supply cutbacks. Demand for grains like wheat soybeans and corn has rising prices and the USDA suspended purchases for two months. Resumed Sept 7 with about 133 million pounds for October, only half of normal and excluding wheat flour corn meal and soybean salad oil. Approximately $198 million.
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Louise Cook
Associated Press
U.S
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Department
Weather outlook for Virginia and North Carolina
The Virginia forecast calls for generally sunny Saturday with a chance of an afternoon thunderstorm in the west. Highs mostly in the 90s, 80s in the mountains, clear Saturday night, lows 65 to 75. Sunday remains mostly sunny and hot with a west portion thunderstorm risk, highs mid 80s to mid 90s. North Carolina may be partly cloudy through Sunday with a chance of afternoon and evening thundershowers near mountains, humid with little temperature change. Lows in upper 60s to low 70s, mountains cooler, highs Saturday and Sunday in the 80s in mountains and 90s elsewhere.
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Virginia
North Carolina
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