Longshoremen Load Deadly Cargo Off Southport
Sixty longshoremen with gas masks load 418 coffins containing innerve gas rockets aboard a rusty Liberty Ship to bury them deep in the Atlantic off Cape Kennedy. Judge June Green set a Washington hearing on Gov. Claude Kirk and EDF bid for a temporary ban on sinking 282 miles offshore. Ship-loading, from two trains, was slowed and not expected to finish before late Friday.
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B 52s Fly Relief by Besieged Base Near Saigon
U S war report states three B 52 missions dropped over 500000 pounds of explosives on suspected Communist positions surrounding a besieged South Vietnamese artillery base near Laos. Ground troops claimed a ridge was taken as North Vietnamese forces used tear gas against defenders and 22 enemy bodies were found east of the base.
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National Showdown on Nixon Vetoes at House Vote
Washington battles over two Nixon vetoes a $4.4 billion education bill and an $18 billion housing and welfare appropriation. Party leaders clash while legislators face overriding or sustaining actions amid White House pressure and Democratic opposition.
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Soviets and Germans sign nonaggression pact
Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin and West German Chancellor Willy Brandt signed a mutual nonaggression treaty in Moscow on Wednesday. The pact affirms respect for existing European borders and marks the first such agreement between the Soviet Union and a German nation since 1939. Brandt called it the end of an era and a good beginning, while Kosygin spoke of a basic renunciation of force.
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Nixon to meet seven state groups on desegregation
President Nixon flies to New Orleans for private talks with biracial committees from Arkansas Georgia Louisiana Mississippi North Carolina and South Carolina aimed at smoothing court ordered desegregation this fall. The groups lack enforcement power but may ease regional tensions amid the broader push to end the dual school system.
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Man Trekker Ends Halfway Through Death Valley Water Fight Ride
Joel Hurd 25 of San Clemente rests in a covered wagon outside Emigrant ranger station on the fourth day of a 152 mile Death Valley crossing. He aims to return to Emigrant after planting a homemade flag atop Townes Pass with the inscription Spirit of Conservation Fight Water Pollution.
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Tough-Minded Moore Chosen to Lead Penn Central
William Moore, selected by Penn Central trustees to head the railroad’s parent company, pledged to restore the giant line to profitability within four to five years or sooner. Moore, then executive vice president for operations at Southern Railway, takes the helm amid bankruptcy and restructuring.
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Southern Railway System
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King Door Morrison Tries On Felony Indecency Charges
Jim Morrison lead singer of the Doors faced felony charges of lewd and lascivious behavior in Miami during an uproarious concert before 12 000 young fans. He also faces misdemeanors for indecent exposure drunkenness and open profanity in the 65 minute Dinner Key Auditorium show.
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