Massive federal layoffs loom after election, memo warns
A Civil Service Commission memo warns of 120000 civilian job cuts in Defense and other agencies, with 55000 to 80000 layoffs in Navy and Air Force. The timing pivots on after the election and possibly after Christmas, as attrition and new programs may absorb workers if Congress funds them.
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Nixon Urges Confidence in Vote as Violence Debate Rises
President Nixon asks voters to back his programs in what he calls the most important Senate election, appealing to 8,000 Republicans in Anaheim and nationwide TV viewers. He denounces violence, defends supporters, and notes Sen. George Murphy's re-election bid amid polls showing Tunney widening his lead.
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Alert for Vicious Halloween Tricks Across Cities
Police and civic groups warn parents to inspect Halloween treats before children eat them. Reports cite poisoned candy and razor blade embedded apples and possible drug tainting with Seconal tablets circulating in Phoenix and warnings printed in Syracuse and Indianapolis newspapers.
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Antiwar Protests Planned Across U S Before Election
Dozens of American cities planned antiwar rallies parades and speeches billed as a massive peace demonstration on the eve of the Nov 3 elections. In Salt Lake City a candlelight parade for Nixon drew thousands with veterans, labor, and students marching.
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O'Brien Criticizes Agnew and Nixon Campaign Strategy
Democratic National Chairman Lawrence F. O'Brien accused Spiro Agnew of using a new law in campaign tactics and said the White House orchestrates his every utterance. He criticized the Nixon administration on economics and predicted Democratic gains in the upcoming elections.
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Tex Watson Declared Insane in Tate Slayings Case
Los Angeles AP report says Charles Tex Watson, tied to the Tate murders, is declared insane and at risk of death. A judge ordered commitment to a state mental hospital and delayed trial until sanity is regained. Doctors describe catatonia and schizophrenia with malnutrition risk.
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Jan Crumb
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George Dell
Charles Manson
Miss Tate
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Justice Department weighs anti terror measures to curb police attacks
Attorney General John N. Mitchell announced after a meeting with 13 top police officials that new recommendations to President Nixon could include anti crime steps but may not include making slaying a policeman a federal crime. The FOP and IACP push for federal penalties and harsher punishments for police killings, while Mitchell offered few specifics. Quinn Tamm of the IACP called the talks a landmark for law enforcement.
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Stevenson Gains Ground In Illinois Senate Race
GOP strategists concede Adlai Stevenson III has revived momentum and may unseat Sen. Ralph Tyler Smith as Nixon and Agnew visits fail to shift the race. Stevenson criticizes Smith’s tactics and projects a stance against violence while Smith defends his law‑and‑order campaign.
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