Clifford Discusses Nuclear Shield and Vietnam Impacts
Clifford urges priority for antimissile shield while asserting strength in negotiations with the Soviet Union. He defends intelligence on the Czech invasion, supports Western European defense, and backs Army M16 contracts amid bidding criticism to accelerate rifle production for South Vietnam.
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Europe
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Czech
Army
Senate
MI6
Sentinel system faces limits against Soviet attack
Secretary of Defense Clark M. Clifford defends the Sentinel anti ballistic missile system as a counter to China and a bargaining tool with the Soviets. Pentagon officials warn limits against massive Soviet salvos, chaff decoys, and detection gaps. The plan envisions 15 to 20 batteries with Spartan missiles and radar networks, with Sprint missiles for inside atmosphere interceptions.
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Washington
Sentinel
Clark M. Clifford
China
Clifford
National Press Club
United States
Pentagon
Soviet Union
U.S
General Clifford on Vietnam War Tactics and M16 Edge
Clifford argues South Vietnamese troops gain an advantage with the M16 over AK47 equipped forces, predicting victory could come sooner. He cites increased enemy activity, rising U S combat deaths to 408, and 5000 plus enemy killed, while noting North Vietnamese countermeasures and successful attrition by U S raids in the panhandle.
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Panhandle
New York Conservatives Threaten Split From GOP Slate
The Republican State Committee refused to let New York’s Conservative Party share Nixon’s presidential slate. Gov. Rockefeller said the two party system works, while Conservative leaders warned the move could cost Nixon the state. The Conservative State Committee meets Saturday.
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Republican State Committee
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Nelson A. Rockefeller
Nixon
Charles J. Schoeneck
Rockefeller
Conservative State Committee
Daley Announces Video Forum Airing Case Response
Chicago mayor Richard J. Daley said Metro media Inc and WGN Continental Broadcasting Co will televise the city’s documentary rebutting major networks’ criticisms of police action during the Democratic National Convention. The program aims to address alleged one sided coverage.
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UPI
Richard J. Daley
Metromedia Inc
WGN Continental Broadcasting Co
Daley
National Broadcasting Co
Columbia Broadcasting System
American Broadcasting Co
ABC
CBS
Walter Cronkite
NBC
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Chicago Lodge of the
Fraternal Order of Police
Federal Communications Commission
John T. Keleher
Keleher
The
Chicago Tribune
Large Arms Caches Found Around Berkeley Amid Unrest
Police disclosed extensive stockpiles including two dozen Molotov cocktails 12 guns a bullwhip knives a machete and a straight edged razor found in multiple Berkeley locations during days of disturbances. Eleven firebombs were located on Durant Avenue near Telegraph Avenue as city officials restricted gatherings and protesters clashed with officers.
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Telegraph Avenue
Miami Bank Installs First North American Cash Card System
A Miami bank debuts an automatic credit card loan machine dispensing $50 increments, up to $300 per day. The seven foot box uses magnetic cards read by a computer, with cards issued to customers for up to a year and no charge until use.
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Fla
North America
Capital Bank
Lindsay Lays Down Law to N Y Police
New York City mayor John V. Lindsay and Police Commissioner Howard R. Leary denounced an attack on Black Panther members in a Brooklyn courthouse. They warned officers that violations of the law will lead to jail and promised immediate action, including criminal prosecution if warranted.
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Howard R. Leary
Six family victims die in California plane wreck
Six people from San Jose perished when a private Piper Arrow crashed on a steep slope near Salinas. Pilot Larry Driver 30 and his wife Sharon 27, their daughters Kathy 2 Kellie 5, Sue Driver 26 and her daughter Tammie 7 were aboard. The crash halted at 11:20 on a clock found near the wreck.
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Salinas
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Sharon
Kathy
Kellie
Sue Driver
Tammie
Federal Aviation Administration
Stockton
Priest Returns to Los Angeles Archdiocese After Protest
The Rev. John W. Coffield, who left in 1964 to study ethics and society and later worked in migrant education, seeks reassignment in Los Angeles. He plans to assist at Our Lady of Guadalupe in El Monte and work with Cesar Chavez on the Oakland grape boycott, focusing on dialogue and problem clarity.
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Los Angeles
John W. Coffield
James Francis Cardinal McIntyre
University of Chicago
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Altus
Okla
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Guadalupe Church
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Afl-Cio United Farm Workers Union
Chavez
Compromise Water Bill Passes House
A $1.3 billion Colorado River water program including the Central Arizona project cleared the House by voice vote and goes to the Senate. The conference report backs federal construction of the CAP and related upstream projects across Arizona Colorado Utah with a 10 year study moratorium on Columbia River diversions to ease Northwest concerns. California gains a guarantee of 4.4 million acre feet annually.
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California Nevada Sign Water Pact
Representatives of California and Nevada signed the California Nevada Interstate Compact ending a 12 year negotiation to divide Lake Tahoe and the Truckee Carson and Walker rivers. Nevada will receive the lion’s share of water with existing allotments preserved though reducible in dry years. the pact goes to state legislatures and then Congress for final approval.
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Sierra Rivers
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U.S
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Walker
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California
Ronald Reagan
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Hippie Curb Challenge Targets Hollywood Loitering Law
The ACLU of Southern California said it will challenge a new antihippie loitering ordinance adopted unanimously by the Hollywood city council. Executive director Eason Monroe argues such vagrancy related laws target one class of citizens and infringe constitutional rights.
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