Chou Blames Lin Piao for Early 1970s Coup Plots
Premier Chou En-lai charged former Defense Minister Lin Piao with plotting two coups against Mao Tse-tung, the first in August 1970 and the second in September 1971, and Lin’s subsequent death in a Mongolia plane crash while attempting to flee to the Soviet Union. Chou’s policy speech at the 10th CCP congress also touched on Sino Soviet tensions and urged Moscow to withdraw forces and return islands near Japan.
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Tokyo
Chou En-lai
Lin Piao
Communist Party
Mao Tse-tung
Lin
Chou
Russia
Mongolia
Mao
Hsinhua
Andur Khan
Peking
Moscow
United States
Soviet Union
China
Czechoslovakia
People’s Republic of Mongolia
Japan
Hokkaido
Nixon Agnew to Confer On Probe Amid Resignation Doubt
President Nixon and Vice President Spiro Agnew will meet at the White House to discuss the ongoing probe into allegations Agnew took kickbacks from government contractors. Deputy press secretary Warren said a resignation discussion was false and noted the meeting may address the investigation status. The pair last spoke face to face on Aug 7, with one telephone call on Aug 22.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Spiro T. Agnew
White House
Washington
Agnew
Gerald L. Warren
California
Warren
Oceanside
Air Running Out On Two Man Sub
A midget submarine dives again near Cork to rescue two Britons trapped 150 miles south of the city at 1375 feet depth. Roger Mallinson and Roger Chapman radioed they were fit as Pisces II and Pisces III battles to attach a recovery cable. Rescue vessels Pisces II V Curv III stand by as air and readings stay within safe ranges.
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Cork
Ireland
Black Atlantic
Roger Mallinson
Roger Chapman
Mallinson
Pisces II
Mallinson and Chapman
Vickers Oceanic
Vickers Voyager
Vickers’ Oceanic
Greegory Mott
San Diego
Calif
U.S. Air Force
John Ford Dies at 80 in California Home
Renowned director John Ford who helmed classics such as The Informer Stagecoach How Green Was My Valley and Grapes of Wrath died Friday at age 80 at his Palm Desert California residence The obituary notes his longtime influence on American cinema and awards. The piece also mentions a local advertisement for Penn Hamburgers relocating to 121 E Moulton Street downtown.
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John Ford
Green Was
My Valley
Palm Desert
Calif
Beautiful Roaches by Fred Ferretti
New York Times News Service reports on Miss Alice Gray of the American Museum of Natural History praising cockroaches as beautiful and essential to ecological balance. She discusses their ancient lineage, resilience, and the museum exhibit Roaches are Here to Stay running until Sept. 30, noting cultural reverence in India and Polynesia and the challenges of urban eradication.
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Fred Ferretti
New York Times News Service
New York
Alice Gray
American Museum of Natural History
Gray
Miss Gray
India
Polynesia
Gainesville Eight found innocent of conspiracy charges
Eight Vietnam Veterans Against the War members were acquitted of plotting to disrupt the 1972 Republican National Convention. The jury of 12 deliberated under four hours, with smiles from defendants and supporters as verdicts were read. Scott Camil was named as planner by government witnesses.
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Gainesville
Fla
Scott Camil
U.S. District Court
Winston E. Arnow
Larry Turner
Another Defeat For Government
The Gainesville Eight trial marks another setback for the government in antiwar prosecutions on conspiracy charges. Most of the case against Vietnam Veterans Against the War rested on informers, with no major conviction yet secured. The Chicago Seven case is summarized, noting acquittals on conspiracy and convictions for crossing state lines, later overturned, and the suspects to be retried on contempt charges in October.
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Gainesville
Chicago
7Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Justice Department
Weather Forecast For The Week Ahead
Partly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Highs near 90 today, lows around 67 tonight, and near 90 for Sunday. Includes weather map and river page on A-5.
Amtrak Keeps Floridian Run Despite Petition Withdrawn
Amtrak withdraws its petition to end service to Decatur and other Alabama cities due to rising passenger use. The Floridian on the Chicago to Miami route will continue, along with the National Limited and a Virginia route, though losses persist. Alabama officials pressed to keep service for Birmingham and Montgomery, with hearings sought in Birmingham.
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Amtrak
Decatur
Alabama
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Chicago
Kansas City
Virginia
National Limited
Birmingham
Montgomery
Dothan
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Ford
Penn Hamburgers
E. Moulton Street
West Morgan
Angie Kirk
Angie
Decatur Daily
Bobby Herbert
Stanley K. Michelson Jr
Robinson Furniture
Second Avenue
Decature
Arnow
THE
Associated Press
Lawrie
Cnere TV Log
Germany
Poland
Athens
Tennessee Valley
W. M. Hays
6Th Ave. S.E
Ala
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