U N snubs Sirhan family plea to speak at U N
Sirhan Sirhan's relatives arrive in New York seeking a peace appeal and leniency for Sirhan. Secretary General U Thant refuses a private audience, stating assembly rules bar individuals from addressing the UN. The family plans to relay a written statement, condemning violence in Palestine and noting the Middle East as the cause of Sirhan's actions.
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Oil Firms and Auto Makers Pledge Minority Franchises
The Nixon administration sources report twenty major oil companies will raise minority owned filling station franchises to 25 000 within five years. Maurice H Stans says auto makers will provide 100 minority dealerships in five years. Ford GM and AMC promise substantial increases but no exact figures. Chrysler lists 6 217 dealerships.
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Saudi envoy urges decentralizing UN to ease New York hardships
Ambassador Jamil Baroody of Saudi Arabia proposes moving some UN agencies to locations such as Austria Cyprus Lebanon or Switzerland and even relocating the UN itself to avoid rudeness and high costs in New York. He says staff pay lags behind city costs and urges the committee to unite secretariat workers against a shrinking dollar.
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Nixon acts to free no 1 POW Alvarez
About 20 000 signatures on a petition urging President Nixon to press for the release of Navy Lt Everett Alvarez of Salinas, the longest held U S airman in Vietnam. Alvarez’s wife Tangee will travel to Washington in December to present the petition while Nixon asks Henry Cabot Lodge to pursue his release.
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Students challenge Palo Alto school politics ban
Three high school students from Palo Alto, Cubberly and Gunn high schools filed suit in U S District Court to overturn regulations that bar school organizations from political activity. Represented by the A C L U the youths seek policy changes and broader rights for student groups.
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