Nixon confronts antiwar and farm protesters at Iowa capitol
President Nixon met with Iowa Governor and other officials as about 800 demonstrators clashed briefly with police outside the Capitol. Two arrests were reported as eggs and snowballs flew during the security melee. About 2,000 protesters gathered, with NFO members leading farm policy demonstrations. Nixon touted a 24 percent rise in federal funds for rural America under revenue sharing and insisted decisions should be made by those who know rural life.
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Iowa
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Missouri
Patrick Lucey
Wisconsin
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America
Rural America
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Capitol
National Farmers Organization
McCloskey seeks new war curb on Vietnam funding
Rep. Paul N. McCloskey announces plans to push new congressional actions to disengage American troops from Indochina and cut off war funds by December 31. The Portola Valley congressman says Nixon’s pledge to keep troops while POWs remain gives Congress leverage.
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Paul N. McCloskey
R-Califf
Indochina
Portola Valley
Nixon
Congress
McCloskey
Davis faces 13 overt acts in Marin County shootout case
In Marin County, Angela Davis is linked to 13 overt acts leading to the Civic Center shootout that killed a judge and three others. The state urged opposing defense motions, including suppression of evidence and allowing bail, with arguments set for March 16 before visiting Judge John P. McMurray.
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San Rafael
UPD
Angela Davis
Marin County
California
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Miss Davis
Civic Center
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Jonathan Jackson
Soledad
San Quentin
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Jackson
McClain
Magee
William Christmas
Superior Court
Harold Haley
Asst. Dist
Gary Thomas
Christmas
Thomas
Maria Graham
Grand Jury
Haley
John P. McMurray
Inyo County
Capitol Bomb Blast Shocks Senate Site and City
A massive blast shattered the Capitol area with heavy masonry damage. FBI bomb experts search for clues while officials fear structural collapse of the sandstone wall. Capitol damage estimated at 300000 dollars, investigations reveal no further structural harm to the west front. Senate leaders suggest a deliberate act by someone familiar with the Capitol, as threats prompt evacuations at the Federal Reserve Building and officials vow punishment for the violence.
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Capitol
George M. White
West Front
Capitol Police
Chicago
Spokane
L. H. Ballard
Ballard
Senate
Oil spills from quake crack near Los Angeles reservoir
Earthquake on February 9 fractured two underground oil lines near the Van Norman Dam reservoir in the San Fernando Valley. About 50,000 gallons of crude oil seeped along east and west storm drain channels, with 30,000 gallons reaching the reservoir area. Getty Oil and ARCO reported no danger to the water system, residents were evacuated for three days, and vegetation showed no damage.
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Los Angeles
Gerald Jones
Department of Water and Power
Getty OU Co
Atlantic Richfield Co Arco
Jones
van Norman Dan Reservoi
San Fernando Valley
Henderson defends right to present My Lai case at court martial
Col Lathrop and Daniel directives questioned in a petition alleging a prohibitive order. Henderson, 40, Indianapolis, denied curtailment of his defense saying officials obstructed his side. He faced charges of failing to conduct a proper investigation in the My Lai assault by Task Force Barker.
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Lathrop
Daniel
Department of the Army
Henderson
Indianapolis
My Lai
Lth
Barker
World Airways Buys Three Stretched DC8s for $40 Million
World Airways, based in Oakland, announces the purchase of three McDonnell Douglas Super 63 DC8s for 40 million dollars. The first jet ships from Long Beach on March 15 with the next two arriving in April and May. The DC8s seat up to 250 and can carry cargo. World plans broader charter capacity alongside its Boeing 707s and 727s.
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Oakland
Douglas Aircraft Co
Long Beach
Edwin J Daly
World
Civil Aeronautics Board
Daly
Europe
Japan
Orient
Africa
Australasia
Southest
Aia
South America
Caribbean
United States
World Air Center
Nevada line swarms with minor quakes near border
University of Nevada seismologists reported a 12 hour swarm of minor earthquakes along the California Nevada border Sunday night into Monday morning. The strongest quake registered 4.0 on the Richter scale and was felt near Dyer Nevada. A 3.5 quake followed as another strong event, with the rest of the shocks described as smaller. In Long Beach, tools and tires worth over 5200 dollars were stolen from Rayco Auto Service on Long Beach Boulevard, suggesting possible entry via a pass key.
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Reno
California-Nevada
University of Nevada
Dyer
Nev
Rayco Auto Service
Long Beach Blvd
Long Beach
Births Detects Rise Noted in Pot Users
LAS VEGAS AMA president elect Dr Wesler W Hall says birth defects rise if mothers smoke marijuana and marijuana may cause early impotence in men. He cited AMA council study findings, speaking at a trauma seminar in Las Vegas. He warned once dangers are known usage may drop.
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American Medical Association
Wesler W. Hall
Hall
Reno
AMA
American College of Surgeons
Council On Drugs and Mental Health
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