PW families press pullout call from Vietnam war kin
Delia Alvarez sister of Lt Everett Alvarez Jr urges immediate U S withdrawal from Vietnam. She says a new group of Families of PWs and MIAs forms to push Nixon to end hostilities. Alvarez was captured in 1964 after a U S air strike.
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Woman's skeleton found with bullet hole near Needles
A woman's skeleton in her 30s with a bullet hole in the skull was unearthed by a miner in a shallow grave in the Mojave Desert, about 30 miles north of Needles. She likely died three to six months ago. no clothing or identifying papers were recovered.
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Mojave Desert
Needles
Postal hike on after last minute rush in Long Beach
Long Beach residents used bargain postage rates before Sunday increases causing a surge in mail. The downtown post office processed about 200000 stamp cancellations on Saturday and about 50000 on Sunday. Superintendent Charles Harmon reported the rise in first class stamps and post cards amid the rate changes.
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Charles Harmon
Postal Sotvicos
California Democrats approve reform plan at San Jose convention
Charles T. Manatt led a 700 member reform convention to ratify a restructuring plan by 3 to 2. The plan creates area committees as basic units and rearranges how state and county party bodies are elected and composed, with women representation bolstered and some provisions amended out. Manatt called the weekend meeting a major reform and pledged to forward the plan to state legislative committees.
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California
Democratic Party
Charles T. Manatt
George Moscone
Los Angeles
Thomas Bradley
Statewide Reform Commission
Manatt
Reform Commission
U S troop cuts in Europe face NATO clash in Congress
Secretary of State Rogers warned that reducing U S forces in Europe would threaten NATO balance and U S negotiations with the Soviet Union. Senate foes including Mansfield aim to curb troops, while President Nixon and senate allies warn such cuts risk “historic dimensions.”
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Dump Nixon Republicans map strategy for 1972
Nineteen liberal Republican leaders from across the country met in Washington to plan a national Dump Nixon campaign for 1972. The 14 day gathering called by Charles E Goodell Donald Riegle and Paul N McCloskey Jr aimed to draft a declaration of principles and reconvene in about a month.
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UPI
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Michigan
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California
Bishop Eats Grass in Trafalgar Square Protest
A 66 year old Anglican bishop, Kenneth Lansbury, chewed grass in Trafalgar Square to draw attention to world poverty. About two thousand youths cheered as the British Council of Churches official began Christian Aid week aiming to raise 3.6 million dollars for the world's poor.
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British Council of Churches
Britain
Solon urges US troop withdrawal from Vietnam by year end
Hawaiian congressman Matsunaga tells a Los Angeles peace rally at the Biltmore Bowl that the United States must withdraw all troops from Vietnam by December 31 to secure faster freedom for POWs. He argues a fixed date should stand as leverage in negotiations and warns against clinging to a bargaining position. The event also features Jane Fonda France Nuyen Rafer Johnson and a Japanese folk theater group as participants.
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Taco Machine Fire Damages Al Mir Foods in Los Angeles
An automatic taco making machine caught fire at Al Mir Foods in Los Angeles early Sunday causing $20,000 in damage to the machine and building. Fire was extinguished within ten minutes.
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Al-Mir Foods
Los Angeles
Fence at People's Park Mostly Stands After Berkeley Clash
In Berkeley on Saturday thousands gathered near UC Berkeley and protested. The two year old fence around People’s Park was torn but remained standing as police used tear gas and other devices to disperse demonstrators causing 41 arrests and 8 hospitalizations. The Daily Californian condemned the violence and noted the park’s contentious history since 1969 when the fence and park were established. Hayden of the Chicago Seven was among those arrested, bail set at 1250 dollars, with others charged in the riots. City officials warned the scene showed the street’s new radical leadership has little control over the area.
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Students For A Democratic Society
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Los Angeles seeks $93 million for Feb quake damage
The city requests more than $93 million from the federal government for Feb 9 earthquake losses. Damaged DWP facilities total $86.2 million, with smaller claims including $192 for the data service bureau. Reimbursement under the Disaster Relief Act of 1970 could cover most costs.
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Office of Emergency Preparedness
Department of Water and Power
Data Service Bureau
San Fernando
van Norman
Chicanos protest march heads to Sacramento
About 60 Chicano marchers set off from the farming community in 100-degree heat toward Sacramento. A rally at City Park drew 400 to 1,500 people. Authorities reported the event remained peaceful.
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