Bomb Found Near Portuguese Embassy in Washington
An unexploded dynamite device was found near the Portuguese office building in Northwest Washington less than 16 hours after blasts damaged the Portuguese Embassy and the Rhodesian Information Office. Police and an Army demolition team disarmed the small suitcase of dynamite, with no injuries reported. A revolutionary group claimed responsibility in a letter left near the scene.
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Washington
Metropolitan
Secret Service
Associated Press
Revolutionary Action Party
State Department
Cooler Air Brings First Taste of Fall to North Carolina
A mass of cooler Canadian air moves into northern North Carolina with a cold front crossing the state Tuesday. Expect noticeably cooler temperatures, partly cloudy skies, and scattered showers mainly in the south. Lows tonight range from the 60s in the mountains to the low 70s elsewhere. highs Tuesday near 80 in the mountains and 80s elsewhere.
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Canada
North Carolina
Weather Bureau
Tar Heel
South Carolina
High Point
Adam Bomb Reflections From Wartime Childhood
A New York writer recalls Aug 6 1945 and the Hiroshima moment while four years old in Kentucky. He contrasts have seen a bomb concept with family dinner talk and neighbors fearing nuclear war. The piece blends memory with warnings about weapons and a mistaken spray can explosion gag.
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Lee Mueller
New York
NEA
Hiroshima
Gabriel Heatter
Ozart
Tomahawk
Don
Nagasaki
Lowell Thomas
Martin County
Smith
Democrats Attack Nixon Job Training Bill in Senate
Senate Democrats challenge the Nixon administration on the on the job training bill pressing unemployment and economy issues before the November elections. The Labor and Public Welfare Committee adds a multibillion dollar public service program. supporters cite 150 000 to 200 000 jobs in fields like education health and public safety. Critics warn about high costs and doubtful employment outcomes while administration officials oppose large scale public job creation.
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Washington
Senate
Nixon
Labor and Public Welfare Committee
Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
Labor Committee
Nelson
Abraham A. Ribicoff
D-Conn
Fred R. Harris
D-Okla
Secretary of Labor
James D. Hodgson
Finance
Slacken in Enemy Attacks Amid Vietnam Balloting
Across South Vietnam mortar and rocket strikes waned by about a third during the night, with reported casualties far below Saturday’s levels. U S bombers pounded Laos supply routes as 4 388 million voters cast ballots in the senatorial election. Ground fighting near Da Nang left 40 enemy killed while U S casualties remained low. In Laos B 52s dropped 750 tons on Ho Chi Minh trail depots as Cambodia saw Srang evacuated after Viet Cong assaults. President Ho’s anniversary looms with anticipated major action.
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Saigon
Laos
U.S. Command
South Vietnam
U.S
da Nang
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Cambodia
Srang
Phnom Penh
Boats Tie Up Fishermen Protest Foreign Invasion
Hundreds of American and Canadian fishermen idle 1400 U S boats in Washington and Oregon harbors to protest Russian and Asiatic fishing. They seek a 200 mile territorial limit and accuse foreign fleets of harvesting salmon in North American waters. Canada plans active involvement in Ottawa talks with Soviet officials starting Sept 21.
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Seattle
Pacific Coast
U.S
Washington
Oregon
Victoria
B.C
Alaska
United States
Canada
American Fishemen
Canadien Fisheries
Jack Davis
Ottawa
Japan
Pacific International Fisheries Compact
Russia
South Korea
Gerald D. Simmons
Ilwaco, Wash
West Coast Troilers Association
Pope Paul VI Urges Energetic Return From Vacation
Pope Paul VI in Castel Gandolfo expresses hope that Christians return from summer vacations with energy wholeheartedness and lightness of spirit.
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Castel Gandolfo
Italy
Paul VI
Toll Reaches 1 046 in North Carolina Weekend Crashes
The Associated Press reports 12 killed in North Carolina highway crashes this weekend, raising the year toll to 1,046. Victims include Carmen Locklear, 11, of Lumberton, and six other youths and adults from Thomasville, Locust, Enfield, Aulander, Creedmoor, North Wilkesboro, Burnsville, and nearby towns.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
State Highway Patrol
Lumberton
Robeson
Carmen Locklear
Rt. 4
Annette Ashburn
Thomasville
Tracie Owen Pressley
Locust
N. C
Albemarle
Tony Leon Holmes
Holmes
Denton
Davidson County
Rufus Lee Whitaker Jr
Rt. 1
Enfield
Whitaker
Glennie Denora Washington
Aulander
Ahoskie
Carl Burt Jr
Creedmore
Burt
Date Set For School Hearing in Desegregation Case
CHARLOTTE AP The U S Supreme Court has scheduled October 12 to begin hearings in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school desegregation case. Attorney William J Wagoner said a telegram from the court noted hearings on the North Carolina antibusing law appeal and a Mobile Alabama desegregation case on the same day. The antibusing law bans involuntary student busing to achieve racial balance.
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Ala
North Carolina General Assembly
Charlotte- Mecklenburg
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