World News Roundup of Major Incidents
A European postal heist in Strasbourg nets 11 630 000 Francs, the largest cash haul in French history. Authorities pursue a yellow van gang with one yellow scarf as clue. Separate reports cover Korea talks, a Quebec power outage affecting five million residents, Yugoslav constitutional changes and shifted regional governance.
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Gravel faces expulsion over Pentagon papers release
Senate Republican Lenater Ilugh Scott warned that Senator Mike Gravel may violate a Senate secrecy rule, risking expulsion after releasing the Pentagon papers. Gravel disappeared from public view amid the hearings as aides said he was at home sleeping.
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Nixon lauds Hoover at BI Academy graduation event
President Nixon praised FBI Director J Edgar Hoover calling him loyal to country not party and declaring the era of permissiveness in law enforcement over Hoover received a gift of FBI cufflinks as Mitchell and others watched in a joint law and order ceremony at the BI Academy graduation.
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Deadlock Ends Draft Authority as Congress Fails Extension
National news reports that the Selective Service Act expired at midnight after House and Senate conferees failed to agree on a two year extension. The White House said no inductions would occur until Congress acts, while dispute centered on a Senate amendment for withdrawal of U S forces from Indochina in nine months.
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Garrison Arrested On Federal Bribery Charges In New Orleans
Former FBI agent and long time district attorney Jim Garrison was arrested in New Orleans on federal bribery charges tied to protecting illegal pinball machine gambling. He was released on bond and called the case a frame up while officials detailed payoffs and taped conversations.
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Nixon hails Turkey opium poppy cultivation halt
President Nixon and Turkey's prime minister announced a joint plan to end opium poppy cultivation by July 1972. Turkey will shift farmers to other cash crops with U S financial and technical aid, though amounts were not disclosed. The move aims to curb international drug harm and reduce heroin supply.
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