Mecklenburg Voters Edge Liquor Question in Referendum
Mecklenburg County voters approved mixed drinks by 38 085 to 26 991 while Moore County opposed 5 649 to 3 525. Debate centered on local control and state liquor stores with potential constitutional challenges and a statewide push for local option bills.
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Mecklenburg County
North Carolina
Mecklenburg
Moore County
Charlotte
Moore
Southern Pines
Pinehurst
Allen Bailey
State Supreme Court
Superior Court
W. K. McLean
McLean
Campbell
Ture
Joe Lennon
Earl Hubbard
Hubbard
Highfalls
UNICEF chief decries aid cut as harm to children
Henry Labouisse, head of the U N Children's Fund, warns the Senate's rejection of a 15 million dollar 1972 aid bill will jeopardize relief for mothers and children in 112 countries. He stresses U S support is crucial and hopes it continues despite the veto.
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United Nations, N.Y
Henry R. Labouisse
U.N. Children’s Fund
Unicef
India
Eas
Pakistan
Labouisse
Senate
U.S
United States
Celibacy affirmed as World Synod ends sessions
The World Synod of Bishops rejected a proposal to ordain married men as priests and praised priestly celibacy. Pope Paul VI backed the reaffirmation while urging social justice actions and a Vatican study on women's rights. The session drew 200 bishops and highlighted conservative doctrine amid calls against war and poverty.
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Vatican City
World Synod of Bishops
Paul VI
Roman Catholic Church
Vatican Commission
Paul
Nixon disrupts White House protocol at Australia dinner
President Nixon, known for strict White House protocol, led an impromptu 25 minute upstairs tour with Prime Minister McMahon and guests after an Australia dinner, leaving others awaiting dancing. The first lady issued new dancing instructions to start immediately if such a tour recurs.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
William McMahon
Australia
McMahons
Metropolitan Opera
Richard Tucker
Marine Corps
Lucy Winchester
Carolyn Hagner Shaw
Massive Amchitka blast set to occur under extreme weather
Winds up to seventy mph challenge AEC preparations for Cannikin underground test on Amchitka Island as Supreme Court considers an emergency halt. Officials cite seismic, tsunami, and radiation risks while crews brace for zero hour to test a Spartan warhead with a 2.3 megaton yield.
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Amchitka Island
Alaska
Atomic Energy Commission
America
Robert Thalgott
Washington
Supreme Court
Amchitka
Canada
U.S
AEC
Japan
Soviet Union
Ground Zero
Adak
Anchorage
U.S. Navy
U.S. Coast Guard
Juneau
Ouellet
Hawaii
Defense Department
Greenpeace
Vancouver
B.C
Environmental Protection Agency
Aleutian
EPA
Ground
U S Soviet Feed Grain Deal Seen Boosting Ties and Markets
The Nixon administration plans to sell nearly three million tons of U.S. corn barley and oats to the Soviet Union for cash with U S maritime unions agreeing to load ships The deal valued around 135 million could reach 185 million and signals a major step in easing a long trade impasse Officials note shipments will move from Great Lakes ports while Gulf and Atlantic strikes continue and firms Continental Grain Co and Cargill applaud the accord
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Washington
U.S
Soviet Union
New York
Midwest
Great Lakes
Agriculture Department
Russia
Continental Grain Co
Michael Fribourg
Minneapolis
Fred M. Seed
Jonan
Cargill, Inc
Maurice H. Stans
Bor
Stans
Gulf
Atlantic
Advisor predicts renewal of aid in near 3 billion range
A White House aide says Congress will likely approve a foreign aid bill near 2.8 billion, about 95 percent of Nixon’s request, with hopes for 3 billion. House opponents plan to curb interim funding, while Senate and House maneuver for final totals and amendments before adjournment.
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Washington
White House
Congress
Nixon
Senate
House
Gerald R. Ford
GOP
John B. Anderson
Illinois
Indochina
Dee
House Foreign Relations Committee
Thomas E
Doc) Morgan
D-Pa
Judge who split with Daley questions Olympia Fields raid
Former ally of Daley, Judge Richard B. Austin, calls for Sheriff Elrod and Lt. Keating to take lie detector tests over the Olympia Fields Country Club raid. He suspects high city officials ordered the action tied to ongoing Model Cities funding disputes.
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Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Daley
U.S. District Court
Richard B. Austin
Richard J. Elrod
Austin
Elrod
Olympia Fields Country Club
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Joseph Keating
Keating
Olympia Fields
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