Warns of Vicious Tricks on Halloween
The Associated Press reports widespread fears of dangerous Halloween pranks including poisoned candy and razor blades hidden in apples. Police warn parents to inspect treats and keep children away from unwrapped items while community groups organize safety patrols and warnings in multiple cities.
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Associated Press
Phoenix
Ariz
Barmatics
Syracuse
N.Y
Indianapolis
Ind
Jaycee
Memphis
Tenn
Waukegan
Ill
Donald Crossman
Mary Ann Crosman
Buffalo
Drugs Use in Vietnam Is Concerning
In Saigon the U S Army said 89 American soldiers may have died from drug overdoses in South Vietnam over recent months. It confirmed 25 deaths by autopsy with 64 suspected from overdoses among 746 troops hospitalized in drug related cases through September, far above 1969 levels. The Army cited new reporting procedures and blamed heroin use while outlining measures in law enforcement, education, and medical treatment.
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William Barton
Asda
Saigon
U.S. Army
South Vietnam
Army
Thomas J. Dodd
Dconn
Washington
Vietnam
Sadat Assures U S Missiles in Egyptian Hands
Beir ut Egypt’s President Sadat says U S missiles bases in the Suez area are operated exclusively by 800 Egyptian experts not Russians. The claim was reported by Al Hawadess via Se lim Sagi from Cairo after a meeting with Elliot Richardson in Cairo following Nasser’s funeral.
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Beirut
Anwar Sadat
Egypt
United States
Suez Canal
Soviet Union
Sadat
al Hawadess
Selim Sagi
Cairo
Airlines in Grip of Rising Costs
Geneva report notes 12 major U S carriers face inflation driven losses up to 200 million dollars in 1970, the worst year yet. Trans World Airlines president F C Wiser urges immediate fare hikes, a moratorium on new route authorizations by the ACB, and tighter limits on supplemental airlines to ease the industry’s finances.
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Geneva
Switzerland
United States
Trans World Airlines
F.C. Wiser
American Civil Aeronautics Board
Leary Seeks Islam and Algeria Home
Timothy Leary, the cannabis and LSD advocate in self exile, says he will embrace the Islamic faith and settle in Algeria. He spoke to Cairo's Al Ahram after fleeing a California prison for marijuana possession. Earlier he said he would return to the United States in disguise to join a Black Panther demonstration in New Haven on November 3.
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Cairo
Timothy Leary
Algeria
Leary
Africa
California
al Ahram
United States
New Haven
Conn
NATO Finds Thousands of Tanks Uncounted in Europe
The Washington Post reports the United States and NATO have about 5,000 more tanks in Europe than Pentagon officials knew. The tanks, including 1,200 modern M60s and Leopard and Centurion models, were found during a four week Pentagon review and were stored as reserves along West Germany autobahns.
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Washington
United States
NATO
Europe
Pentagon
Washington Post
Post
Return or Be Expelled, Students Told
Wabbaseka Arkansas AP The superintendent says students who do not return to class after a two week suspension will be expelled for the remainder of the school year. About 200 students in grades 7 through 12 at J. S. Walker School were suspended on Oct 14 amid protests over dismissals of Asive Thomas and Beatrice Sanders. Letters will inform students of must return or face expulsion.
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Wabbaseka, Ark
Wabbaseka
Joe Simpson
Simpson
J. S. Walker
Walker School
Asive Thomas
Thomas
Beatrice Sanders
Sanders
Post Office Contract Awarded for Mena Building
The U S Post Office Department awarded a contract for a new Mena office building to Mr and Mrs D H McDaniel of Jonesboro The announcement by Sen John L McClellan D Ark said the project costs 158000 dollars with a planned construction start this year.
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Washington
U.S. Post Office Department
Mena
D. H. McDaniel
Jonesboro
John L. McClellan
Dark
Mrs Nixon to Get an Award in Chicago Ceremony
Mrs Richard M Nixon has been named for the first annual Rehabilitation International award and will travel to Chicago on November 6 to accept it. The White House said the First Lady is honored for outstanding contributions to volunteer activities with the disabled service group.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Rehabilitation International
Chicago
White House
Three Senators Must Win to Return to Senate Race
Washington AP reports three Republican senators appointed to fill vacancies face Tuesday elections that decide if they sit in the Senate when Congress resumes. Stevens of Alaska and Smith of Illinois plus Goodell of New York contend in tight races to complete terms and affect the lame duck period.
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Senate
Congress
Ted Stevens
Alaska
Ralph T. Smith
Ilinois
Charles E. Goodell
New York
Stevens
Smith
Goodell
GOP
Ralph Yarborough
Dtex
John J. Williams
R-Del
Spessard L. Holland
D-Fla
Eugene J. McCarthy
D-Minn
Stephen M. Young
Ohio
E. L. Bartlett
Walter Hickel
Secretary of the Interior
Everett M. Dirksen
Robert F. Kennedy
Adlai E. Stevenson
Richard L. Ottinger
Jamesl. Buckley
Tex Watson Declared Insane By Court
Watson, linked to the Tate murders, is found insane and at risk of death. A judge ordered commitment to a state mental hospital, delaying trial until sanity returns. Doctors report deteriorating condition and possible catatonia. prosecutors note insanity now but contest timing of the crimes.
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Linda Deutsch
Associated Press
LOS Angeles
Charles
Watson
Sharon Tate
Marcus Crahan
Superior Court
George Dell
Charles Manson
Miss Tate
Manson
McKinney
Tex
Dell
Dist
Atty
Evelle J. Younger
Younger
Judgeell
Atascadero State Hospital
Must Increase Students of Medicine Must Increase Students
Los Angeles AP report cites Clark Kerr stating medical school entrant numbers must rise 50 percent by 1978 to avert a health care personnel crisis. Commission urges boosting entrants from 10,800 to 16,400, shortening training to six years, adding 126 area health education centers, and nine more medical schools nationwide.
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Los Angeles
U.S
Carnegie Commission On Higher Education
Clark Kerr
University of California
Commission
The
American Medical College
United States
Rothschild Heads Group to Advise Government Policy
Lord Rothschild of the British banking family was named head of a new policy review body to advise ministers of the Conservative government. The announcement said he would assume the post next week after retiring as research director for the Royal Dutch Shell group.
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London
Lord Rothschild
Royal Shell Group of Companies
Two Man Race Shapes Arkansas Lieutenant Governor Contest
AP report outlines a three way race in Arkansas for lieutenant governor with Dr. Bob Riley Democrat, Sterling Cockrill Republican, and Hubert Blanton American. The contest centers on Riley and Cockrill with Blanton limited by finances and activity.
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Bill Simmons
Associated Press
Little Rock
Bob C. Riley
Arkadelphia
Democrats
Sterling R. Cockrill Jr
Repeticans
Hubert Blanton
Hughes
American Party
Arkansas
Riley
Cockrill
Blanton
House of Representatives
Winthrop Rockefeller
Nixon Says Election Most Important
President Nixon called the upcoming election probably the most important and decisive Senate race in U.S. history and urged voters to back candidates who will support him. He spoke to 8,000 Republicans in Anaheim and to TV audiences, emphasizing ending violence and backing pro‑Nixon lawmakers.
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van PF. Leursdorf
San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Senate
Anaheim
Republican National Committee
Network Time
San Jose
America
Ronald L. Ziegler
Phoenix
Arizona
New Mexico
Nevada
Utah
Ansheim
White House
George Murphy
California
John Y. Tunney
Murphy
Ronald Reagan
Jess Unruh
Reagan
Wwe
Tunney
Sees Better GOP Chance in 1972 Waching Toy
AP report quotes Herb Klein saying Republicans have a better chance to win both the House and Senate as Nixon aides discuss the 1972 elections. Klein, the White House director of communications, suggests expectations may be exceeded.
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Waching Toy
Senate
Herb Klein
Nixon
Shakesman
Klein
White House
House
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