Nixon briefing outlines Cambodia progress in Vietnam war panel
President Nixon held a Sacramento White House briefing with Gen. Creighton Abrams and Adm. John McCain Jr. at the Western White House. The meeting discussed Cambodia operations and troop withdrawal prospects ahead of a national address. Abrams and McCain joined key aides as Nixon prepared to speak Wednesday.
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Senate jet sale support grows amid Middle East tensions
A bipartisan bloc of five Democratic and five Republican senators backs the proposed U S sale of F-4 Phantoms and Skyhawks to Israel. Senate leaders Scott and Mondale plan to urge withdrawal of Soviet personnel from the U A R while warning that Soviet arms escalate danger in the region. signers include Javits Brooke Dole Gurney Ribicoff Symington Kennedy McGee Talmadge McGovern among others. George McGovern said Nixon stalls jet sales as a lobbying tactic against curbs on U S action in Indochina.
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Edward J. Gurney
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Stuart Symington
Missouri
Edward M. Kennedy
Gale W. McGee
Wyoming
Herman E. Talmadge
Georgia
George McGovern
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Indians Celebrate Alcatraz Liberation
San Francisco observers report Indians occupying Alcatraz Island vow to hold the Rock despite government plans to make it a national park. About 500 people from across the U S and Canada visited for a Sunday celebration while the island’s utilities remain off.
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Zionist urges Israel to ease rigid demands for peace
Nahum Goldmann head of the World Jewish Congress says Israel should seek a flexible peace strategy with Arabs. He calls for minimal demands including end to war state U N mediation on occupied territories Jerusalem unification, freedom of shipping in Suez and Gulf of Aqaba and an army limitation pact.
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Peru Quake Levels Chimbote and Huaraz Repairs Urgent
A powerful 7.76 magnitude earthquake hit Peru with its epicenter 210 miles northwest of Lima in the Pacific. Chimbote and Huaraz suffered extensive damage with 60 percent of buildings affected in Chimbote and many houses collapsed in Huaraz. Police died in a collapsed station as communications failed and rescue efforts began under ham radio transmission. President Velasco Alvarado planned to visit Chimbote to assess the destruction.
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Portland Dock Workers Balk Silence on Longshore Closures
Portland longshoremen refused to work on Sunday prompting the Pacific Maritime Association in San Francisco to weigh court action for alleged arber order violation. The 18 day dispute has shut Portland docks and Oregon ports including Astoria Newport Coos Bay and Vancouver and Longview Washington. The conflict began when workers refused to unload cars unless assigned to cleaning duties on the docks.
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Quake Shakes Lima and Expands Across Peru News
A strong earthquake rattled Lima and reached Ecuador and the Amazon city of Iquitos. Red Cross says Iquitos suffered some damage and Lima experienced lighter impact with some homes toppled. Residents fled into streets as alarms rang and crowds panicked.
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No LSD links found to congenital defects study says
Three doctors from UCLA and UC Santa Barbara report in JAMA that infrequent LSD use by parents does not increase the risk of major congenital defects in offspring. The current study finds no evidence of a relation between parental LSD exposure and birth defects.
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University of California At Santa Barbara
Rampage of gonorrhea shifts U S public health concerns
The report cites gonorrhea as a nationwide epidemic affecting diverse groups, with syphilis rising in most regions except the south central. Officials link increases to relaxed morals, promiscuity among youth, condom abandonment for the pill, mobility, and reporting changes. It notes VD affects mainly ages 15 to 24, with teens at risk and cases in Philadelphia and San Francisco high schools.
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Young Republican leader switches to Democrat for Michigan House run
Grand Rapids F Lange Montfort a 38 year old Caledonia Elementary School teacher and former Kent County Young Republican of the Year 1968 announces a party switch to run as a Democrat for the 93rd District seat in the Michigan House. He previously ran unsuccessfully as a Republican in 1966 and 1968 against Rep Peter Kok.
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