Namath retires from Jets amid controversy and loss of earnings
Joe Namath announces retirement from professional football signaling a major financial setback for 1969 and 1970. He cites principle and critics over his Bachelors III ties, while Jets president Philip Iselin defends the club’s handling and Namath’s course.
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Dave Anderson
New York Times News
New York
Joe Namath
East Side
Jets
Jimmy Walsh
Namath
Joe
Waldorf-Astoria
Peter Rozelle
Bachelors III
Rozelle
Toots Shor’s
Shor
Philip J. Iselin
Federal push to require states in food aid programs
The Nixon administration proposed mandatory state participation in federal hunger programs, targeting 421 counties across Texas Kansas Missouri Virginia Florida Montana and Kansas. The plan seeks outreach funding and no cap on federal aid after July 1 1970 with a $610 million request for the year ending June 30 1970 and potential needs beyond.
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William M. Blair
New York Times
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Congress
Texas
Kansas
Missouri
Virginia
Florida
Montana
Richard G. Lyng
Nixon
Clifford M. Hardin
Hardin
Major Firms Face Block On Mergers
Attorney General John N. Mitchell announced a broad antimerger policy likely to trigger lawsuits against mergers among the 200 largest manufacturing firms and similarly sized nonmanufacturers. He said the Justice Department would oppose acquisitions by top firms of leaders in their industries, and outlined stricter standards than previous administrations. The remarks were delivered to the Georgia Bar Association in Savannah.
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Eileen Shanahan
N. Y. Times News Service
Washington
John N. Mitchell
Justice Department
Mitchell
Georgia Bar Association
Savannah
Antitrust
Richard W. McLaren
Antitrust Division
Johnson
Open House for New Elderly Housing Building in Decatur
Decatur Housing Authority schedules an open house Sunday for the $1.2 million eight story, 101 unit elderly apartment building on Wilson St overlooking the Tennessee River. The dedication naming former Mayor H. R. Summer is postponed until a speaker is arranged.
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Decatur Housing Authority
H. R. Summer
Housing Authority
Charles Parker
Wilson St
Tennessee River
North
Alabama
Gadsden
Hugh E. Ellis
Pearce
Da Nang Hit by Rockets and Explosives Overnight
Viet Cong terrorists unleashed heavy shelling on Da Nang and surrounding posts, killing five and wounding 37. Four U S airmen died at Da Nang airbase as a rocket strike hit petroleum drums near a cargo ship. The attack coincides with a push near Saigon ahead of a planned summit.
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Saigon
da Nang
Midway
Cambodia
U.S
Dan Nang
Marble Mountain
See DA
Granite Gravesite Planned For REK
The Army plans a 677000 permanent gravesite for Senator Robert F. Kennedy at Arlington National Cemetery with granite inscriptions. Federal funds cover 257800, Kennedy family 419200, and any higher cost would be family financed. Construction awaits congressional action and aims for about a year after funding.
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Washington
Army
Robert F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Arlington National Cemetery
Kennedy
Congress
Kennedy Brothers
Robert Kennedy
Midway Talks Seen as Critical by Saigon Officials
Saigon officials expect the Nixon Thieu summit at Midway to be the year’s most crucial diplomatic meeting. They have prepared thoroughly, aiming to overshadow past talks with Johnson as Paris peace efforts continue and de Americanization of the war is pursued.
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Associated Press
Saigon
Nixon
Nguyen van Thieu
Lyndon B. Johnson
Paris
Midway
Science leader says no conclusive proof marijuana is addictive
Dr. Philip Handler, head of the National Science Board, told a House subcommittee that scientific proof of marijuana addiction or its push toward harder drugs is lacking. He urged cautious study and noted societal views may drive policy more than evidence.
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Washington
Philip Handler
National Science Board
Handler
House Appropriations Subcommittee
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