100 Boats Knocked Out by Bombers
American fighter bombers destroyed or damaged more than 100 supply boats along inland waterways in the North Vietnam campaign. Navy pilots from the carrier Coral Sea claimed 69 watercraft kills on the Song Ca river area near Vinh. Sky action totaled over 220 strikes across North Vietnam. In South Vietnam, fighting persisted with Kontum and Hue fronts reporting low to moderate shelling, while Pleiku and An Loc saw ongoing clashes and siege conditions. The aurora borealis paragraph appears as a non sequitur in the text.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
North Vietnam
U.S
China
Hanoi
America
Coral Sea
Song Ca
Vinh
Demilitarized Zone
South Vietnam
Kontum
Pleiku
Hue
An Loc
An Toc
Angela Davis acquitted amid threats and praise
Angela Davis, freed on murder, kidnapping and conspiracy charges after a 13 week trial, receives hundreds of congratulatory telegrams while about 20 death threats are logged. Spokeswoman Stephanie Allan notes national and international messages exceed the hostile calls as Davis relaxes in San Jose on her first day of freedom.
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Edith M. Lederer
Associated Press
San Jose
Calif
Angela Davis
Stephanie Allan
Miss Davis
Miss Allan
San Quentin
Fletta Drumgo
Soledad
Court Order Reversed in School Integration Ruling
The 4th U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the order to consolidate Richmond city schools with Henrico and Chesterfield Counties in a 5-1 decision. It held the federal court could not compel a state to restructure its government for racial balance absent obvious local discrimination. Meanwhile, in Morrilton Arkansas Arrow Automotive and Spartanburg will build a plant on a 30 acre site employing 350 to 500. The city council set July 11 for a bond election to fund construction if approved.
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Richmond, Va
4Th
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Richmond City
Henrico
Chesterfield
U.S. District Court
Robert R. Merhige Jr
Morrilton
Ark
Arrow Automotive Industries
Boston
Mass
Spartanburg
N.C
Morriston
Philippines asks U S about bases renegotiation timing
Manila formally questions how long the United States will use five Philippine bases and whether missiles will be installed at Clark Air Force Base and Subic Naval Base while signaling readiness for high level talks as the 25 year agreement nears expiration in 1991.
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Manila
Philippines
United States
Carlos P. Romulo
U.S
Henry Byroade
Clark Air Force Base
Subic Naval Base
Byroade
Ferdinand E. Marcos
Marcos
Nixon
Peking
Moscow
Hot Weather Continues Across Arkansas with Record Peak
The Associated Press reports Northwest Arkansas escaped the heat while central Arkansas hit a June high of 97 in Little Rock, breaking the 1958 record of 96. Temperatures linger in the mid 90s statewide with Fayetteville at 88 and Harrison at 89 as partly cloudy skies and light showers are forecast mainly in the north. Overnight lows ranged from the upper 60s to around 70, with no precipitation in the past 24 hours.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Central
Little Rock
National Weather Service
Northwest
Fayetteville
Harrison
Weather Service
Jonesboro
Pine Blur
Texarkana
Kickrady
Memphis
Lattle Rock
Port Smith
Judas
Arkansas Weather Forecast for Two Days
The report notes a 24 hour period ending 7 a.m. Tuesday with a high near 93 and a low around 61. Partly cloudy in Arkansas today and Wednesday with a very slight chance of a shower. Hot days and mild nights with highs in the mid 90s and lows in the mid to upper 60s. Wednesday expected highs near the low to mid 90s.
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Arkansas
Massachusetts court clears 27.6 percent auto insurance rebate
Massachusetts Supreme Court upholds state order for 27.6% rebate on bodily injury auto insurance for 1971 no fault era. The ruling says adjusting 1972 rates to reflect excess profits is ordinary rate making and not unconstitutional. The decision rejects claims of taking property or impairing contracts.
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Boston
Masachusetts
John G. Ryan
Massachusetts
Ryan
Folk Mass Celebrated At Kennedy Grave
More than 100 Kennedys and followers gathered at the granite terrace of Robert F. Kennedy’s grave in Arlington for a morning folk mass with guitars and songs like We Shall Overcome and The Battle Hymn of the Republic. The service, led by Rev. Albert Pereira and Msgr. Gene Baroni, reflected on peace and hope at the site opened six months earlier, near Kennedy’s estatue cross, pool, and inscribed quotations.
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Ann Blackman
Associated Press
Washington
Robert F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Arlington National Cemetery
Potomac
Federal City
Albert F. Pereira
St. Luke’s Roman Catholic Church
McLean
Kennedy
Gene C. Baroni
National Center For Urban Affairs
New York
California
McClellan Agrees to TV Debate Runoff Senate Challenge
In Little Rock Senator John L. McClellan agreed to a live one hour television debate with Rep. David Pryor during prime time on Sunday night. The event would be aired by KATV as part of the Arkansas Democratic runoff for the Senate nomination. Pryor had issued the challenge proposing a flexible format and an opportunity for direct exchange.
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Carter
Florida
Wilbur D. Mills
Arkansas
McGovern
U.S
South Dakotan
Wendell Ford
Kentucky
Robert W. Scott
North Carolina
Humphrey
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Little Rock
John L. McClellan
David Pryor
McClellan
KATV
Pryor
Energy crisis warning from FPC official in Texas
Rush Moody of the Federal Power Commission told the Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association that the nation faces energy bankruptcy and needs remedial action. He urged Texas independents to help shape national energy policy and said many key decisions remain unmade. Moody, previously a Midland lawyer, outlined the FPC's policy constraints.
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Mike Cochran
Associated Press
Fort Worth
Tex
Federal Power Commission
Texas Independent
Rush Moody
Moody
Midland
The
Power Commission
Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association
FPC
Connally to public exposure in foreign policy area
Nixon announced Connally will represent him on a 15 nation tour starting today with stops in Venezuela and Colombia followed by Brazil Argentina Bolivia Peru South Vietnam Australia Singapore and New Zealand. Connally said he has no political aspirations but did not rule out the vice presidency amid GOP debate on a Democrat on the ticket.
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Connally
South Vietnam
Nixon
House
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Spire T. Agnew
Agnew
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Key Biscayne, Fla
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Soviet Union
Venezuela
Colombia
Brazil
Argentina
Bolivia
Peru
Australia
Singapore
New Zealand
Grants Approved For Arkansas Colleges And Universities
The Office Education approved grants totaling 1 360 000 to several Arkansas higher learning institutions. Arkansas AM&N received 270 000, Arkansas College 125 000, College of the Ozarks 100 000, Henderson State College 125 000, John Brown University 100 000, Ouachita Baptist University 125 000, Philander Smith College 250 000, and Southern Baptist College 125 000.
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Washington
Office Education
Arkansas
Arkansas Am&n
Arkansas College
College of the Ozarks
Henderson State College
John Brown University
Ouachita Baptist University
Philander Smith College
Southern Baptist College
Tax reform tied to debt ceiling debate in 1972
Washington AP report notes Rep. Henry Reuss and Mitchell Rogovin urge tying tax reform to raising the $450 billion debt limit. They say delaying reform risks sabotage and want immediate action on depreciation rules and minimum tax for high sheltered incomes, potentially raising $5 to $6 billion annually.
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Edmond Lebreton
Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Nixon
Henry St. Reuss
D-Wis
Mitchell Rogovin
Citizens’ Lobby
Common Cause
House
Ways and Means Committee
Wilbur D. Mills
Reuss
Rogovin
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