Laotianize Fighting Urged by Moss and Senators
Sen. Frank Moss leads a group urging the Nixon administration to Laotianize the fighting in Laos amid criticism from Democrats Stuart Symington Fred Harris and Robert Byrd. Byrd cites American casualties and warns of expanding the Vietnam war, while Symington calls for release of Laos hearings transcripts and full facts. Harris notes questions about B52s near the Chinese border and ex Green Berets.
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Washington
Frank E. Moss
Senate
U.S
Laos
Nixon
Sens
Stuart Symington
Fred R. Harris
Robert C. Byrd
Symington
D-Mo
Harris
Democratic National Committee
Guatemala Foreign Minister Kidnapped by Rebels
Revolutionary guards abducted Foreign Minister Alberto Fuentes Mohr in Guatemala City after a Friday night ride home. A ransom demand gave 24 hours to free a university student in exchange for the minister, with a plan to release him when the student is handed to the Mexican Embassy. The group, Armed Rebel Forces, linked to campus election violence, warned the government and sought the student’s transfer.
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Guatemala
Alberto Fuentes Mohr
Fuentes Mohr
Guatemala City
Armed Rebel Forces
Organization of American States
Mohr
Iredell ruling gives hope for neighborhood schools
The 4th Circuit refused to order mid year desegregation at Unity school in Iredell County North Carolina upholding a lower court decision to keep Unity open with an all black student body through the current year while a new integrated school is built. The ruling is seen as a potential boost to neighborhood school concepts though dissenters criticized the decision as insufficient progress toward full desegregation.
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Richmond
Unity
Gene Causby
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
One Dionne Quintuplet Found Dead in Montreal
Marie Houle 35, one of the surviving Dionne quintuplets, died after a brief illness. An autopsy was planned. The family's fame brought wealth and scrutiny, with their parents and siblings facing ongoing tensions over the trust fund and personal lives.
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Montreal
Marie Houle
Callander
North Bay
Ontario
Oliva
Elzire
Emilie
Annette
Saint Bruno
Que
Allard
Cecile
Phillippe Langlois
Marie
Florian Houle
Quints
Quebec City
Richelieu
Charlotte Halts School Integration
Charlotte’s school board, torn between conflicting court orders, voted to halt steps on desegregation plans. Civil rights lawyers urged penalties for officials, while a federal order demanded spring implementation and a state Supreme Court restraining order blocked use. Attorneys Chambers and Stein challenge the state ruling as invalid.
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Causby
Charlotte - Mecklenburg
Charlotte
Guardsmen calm Isla Vista after four days of turmoil
California National Guardsmen armed with bayoneted rifles kept order in Isla Vista near the University of California at Santa Barbara. About 1500 guardsmen blocked access as 114 were arrested and seven injured in rock throwing, while demonstrations continued elsewhere on campuses nationwide.
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Associated Press
California National
Santa Barbara
Ronald Regan
Isla Vista
University of California At
Buffalo
N.Y
State University of New York
Mount Holyoke College
South Hadley
Mass
Santa Barbara College
Mile Square
Vietnam
Two Workers Die in Fall From Building Collapse
Two construction workers died after upper floor collapse at an 18 story federal low income housing project in East Liberty Pittsburgh. The coroner identified the victims as Arthur Miller and Raymond Baxter. about 25 to 30 workers were on site when the cave-in occurred. Authorities halted nearby rail traffic to reduce vibration during body recoveries.
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Pittsburgh
East Liberty
Arthur Miller
Raymond Baxter
Ellis Jefferson
Jefferson
Byrd Suggests Abolishing Democratic National Committee
West Virginia Senator Robert C. Byrd from the Senate Democratic leadership floated abolishing the Democratic National Committee. He argued the party is headless and debt ridden and could be merged or eliminated with Republicans in a liberal conservative realignment. Byrd noted his ideas were half facetious and unlikely to advance.
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Washington
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Democratic National Committee
Byrd
Senate
Democratic
Oklahoma
Fred R. Harris
North Carolina adopts 1 percent local sales tax in 25 counties
The new tax, added to the 3 percent state levy, will raise an estimated 14.5 million dollars for participating counties in its first year. Twenty five counties voted for the local option. distribution will be county and population based with quarterly state disbursements starting in August.
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Raleigh
Suny
Department of Revenue
Eric Gooch
Thompson Greenwood
North Carolina Merchants Association
General Assembly
Mecklenburg County
Mecklenburg
Gooch
Buncombe
Camden
Chowan
Clay
Cumberland
Currituck
Duplin
Durham
Greene
Hertford
Jackson
Jones
Lenoir
Macon
Madison
New Hanover
Onslow
Pamlico
Pasquotank
Perquimans
Richmond
Swain
Tyrrell
Watauga
Wayne
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Moss
Utah
Utah Democrat
Great Britain
Soviet Union
Mike Mansfield
Congress
Revolutionary Party
National Liberation Movement
Jose Giron Calvillo
Iredell
J. Braxton Craven Jr
Morganton, N.C
Simon E. Sobeloff
Harrison L. Winter
Baltimore
Supreme Court
HEW
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Corer
Dionne Quintuplet
Santa Barbara Area
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