Nixon defends Cambodian bombing in New Orleans address
President Nixon defended the Cambodia bombing as secret to avoid a government protest and casualties, citing 3,630 B52 raids from March 1969 to May 1970. Critics, led by Sen. Symington and Sen. Hughes, challenged the secrecy and reports to Congress. Nixon faced security tightness and mixed crowds in New Orleans.
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South Vietnam
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Senate Armed Services Committee
Harold Hughes
Iowa
Hughes
Nixon
Congress
Arson Arrests Tie Fire at Welfare Center in San Pedro
A 21-year-old man and three youths aged 12 to 15 were arrested after a 5 am fire at the Family Crisis Center 200 W Eighth St San Pedro caused about 25000 in damage to a government welfare office. Investigators said the blaze was set to cover a 600 burglary and recovered two bicycles two flutes and three electric guitars in a vacant lot near the center.
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San Pedro
Family Crisis Center
Eighth St
Harbor Division
Leonard Edward Houston
Houston
3477 Million Aid Bill Moves From Senate Committee
The Senate Finance Committee approved a 3477 million bill to prevent aid cuts for California’s 500000 blind, disabled and elderly residents and sent it to the Senate floor. The action followed a rally by more than 600 affected individuals five days earlier.
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Sacramento
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Three Long Beach men plead guilty in maimed sailor case
Three Long Beach men pleaded guilty to kidnapping and related charges in the May robbery and shooting of 18 year old sailor David Simoes who remains paralyzed. Bates Galaz and Goacher faced sentencing with possible life terms. Goacher admitted robbery with great bodily injury while Bates and Galaz admitted kidnapping. Simoes was wounded in a downtown Long Beach hotel and left near Signal Hill. Judge Ernest L. Kelly set September 13 for sentencing and disposition of remaining charges.
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Long Beach
Robert Eugene
Mumbles Bates
Orange Ave
Gregory Randolph
Galez
Janice Sr
David Walter Simoes
Signal Hill
Kert Eugene
Crazy Bob” Goacher
Ted
Simoes
Boston Veterans Administration
Ernest L. Kelly
Bates
Galaz
Goacher
Maryland Vice President Agnew claims rights violated by leaks
Agnew asserted on Saturday that civil rights were violated by media leaks about the investigation. The Maryland probe, spanning a decade of state contracts and involving former governor Tawes and Mandel, centers on contractor kickbacks to office holders. Federal grand jury testimony suggests under-the-table payments could total 3 to 5 million dollars since 1962.
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Maryland
Agnew
Millard Tawes
Mandel
Tawes
Two Juveniles Booked in Compton Sniper Killing
Compton police booked two juveniles ages 16 and 17 on murder suspicion after a 24 year old man Lidara Fajarda was shot in his kitchen around 12 20 am The weapon believed to be the murder gun was recovered and the suspects will be turned over to juvenile authorities.
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Compton
Lidara Fajarda
Sante Fe
Fajarda
Joe Flores
Fires Worsen Across Oregon and California Border
Fires near Klamath Falls and La Grande injure a young firefighter and threaten homes as National Guardsmen and Forest Service crews battle spreading blazes. In California, Stanislaus National Forest fire near Yosemite may be contained with 2,600 workers and six air tankers, while El Dorado and American River Canyon fires drive evacuations and road closures. Authorities cite arson as a suspected cause and impose camping restrictions in ten northern forests.
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Forest Service
Klamath Falls
Oregon-California
Oregon
la Grande
Mike Kent
Forest
National Guard
The
Dalles
Herbern California
California
Stanislaus National Forest
Yosemite Park
el Dorado National Forest
Dick Going
American River Canyon
U.S. Forest Service
San Francisco
Nixon Defies Plot Claim Amid New Orleans Security
Federal warrants alleged a threat to President Nixon in New Orleans last Wednesday. Police and Secret Service debated overreaction while Gaudet faced suspicions but officials warned he may be uninvolved. Investigation targeted possible plot suspects as Nixon altered his motorcade route with escorts monitoring bystanders.
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Key Biscayne
Alexander Haig
White House
Secret Service
Rivergate
Old Man River
Law and Order
New Orleans
Upi
Duke of Wellington
Moscow
Peking
United States
Gaudet
Jack Warner
San Clemente
Giarrussa
Presi
Taos, N.M
Clarence Doucet
The
Times-Picayune
Charles “Bebe” Rehozo
Louisiana
Edwin Edwards
Moon Landrieu
U.S. 61
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Frank Hayward
Police Department
Information Office
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Dallas
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