Operation Intercept Draws New Fire Over Marijuana Crackdown
The Nixon administration vows to continue Operation Intercept at the Mexican border despite warnings from California Attorney General Thomas Lynch and others that marijuana crackdowns push users to harder drugs. Senator Hughes and Dr Barry Ramer echo fears of increased hard drug use as marijuana prices rise, while Mexican officials protest the policy. Continued on page A-4.
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California
Thomas ©. Lynch
Nixon
Mexican
Lynch
Operation Intercept
Harold B. Hughes
Iowa
University of Redlands
Hughes
Senate Committee On
Ers
Barry Ramer
San Francisco
Center For Special Problems
Action Line Answers How To Find Open Navy Ships
The Navy Public Affairs office provides open ship schedules by the first of each month. Public tours occur Saturdays and Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. at Naval Station on Terminal Island, Gate 1 off Seaside Boulevard. Inquiries call 547 7344 for schedule details.
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Long Beach
B.A.K
Navy Public Affairs Office
Naval Station
Seaside Boulevard
Terminal Island
Pier E
Pier B
Goodell Pushes for Full Vietnam Pullout by 1970
Sen. Charles E. Goodell of New York urges a total U S withdrawal from Vietnam by December 1970. He would bar funds for maintaining U S troops after Dec 1 1970 though aid to South Vietnam could continue. Defense Secretary Laird opposes setting firm dates. Rockefeller issued a cautious statement.
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Washington
Charles E. Goodell
New York
Congress
Vietnam
U.S
Goodell
South Vietnam
Melvin R. Laird
Laird
National Press Club
Alaska oil field jobs scarce for unskilled workers
Alaska State Employment Agency in Anchorage says few jobs will open in new oil field development. Applications available by mail at P O Box 2240 Anchorage 99501. Highly skilled drill work will be hired, with extreme cold and high living costs threatening budgets for local residents seeking work.
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Alaska
T.E
Long Beach
Alaska State Employment Agency
P.O
Anchorage
Owls as Lucky Omens Face Legal Hurdle in California
A reader asks where to buy a stuffed owl to impress a friend, but state law prohibits buying or selling owls, alive or stuffed, due to protection under California Fish and Game regulations.
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Action Line
Downey
California
Realistic stuffed owl offers from Beverly Hills shop
A Beverly Hills toy seller advertises a realistic-looking stuffed owl from F A C Schwarts Toy Menagerie Inc at 309 N Rodco Drive. Small owls cost 5 dollars and larger owls 16 dollars.
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F. A. C. Schwarts Toy Menagerie Inc
N. Rodco Drive
Beverly Hills
Replacing Army Identification and Death Documents
A reader asks how to replace military ID and vital papers for dependents benefits after a spouse dies in service. The VA regional office in Los Angeles can obtain copies of the marriage license and death certificate and issue a certificate of death while on active duty if requested. To reissue the LD card, bring three documents to Building 907 at Ft MacArthur in San Pedro.
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Army
R.A.M
Wilmington. A
Veterans Administration
Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles
Ecard
Ft. MacArthur
San Pedro
Four-alarm blaze destroys San Francisco Pier 14
A four alarm fire Thursday night destroyed Pier 14 in San Francisco between Mission and Howard Streets. Fireboats from Treasure Island and the East Bay assisted city units as several hundred firefighters battled the blaze lighting the waterfront.
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San Francisco
UPI
Treasure Island
East Bay
Pier 14
Mission
Howard Streets
Mob Fight Erupts at Job Hearings in Chicago
A gunman fired at a Department of Labor race discrimination hearing in Chicago. Police clashed with white construction workers who mobbed the gunman and his companions, with nine arrests and five officers and workers injured. A bomb was found at the 31 story Civic Center, described as capable of serious damage.
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Chicago
UPI
Department of Labor
Loop
Civic Center Plaza
U.S. Customs House
Chicago Civic Center
Train Derailment Kills Three Near Cuesta Grade Tunnel
In San Luis Obispo area, three Southern Pacific employees died when five diesel locomotives derailed at the Cuesta Grade tunnel exit twelve miles north of San Luis Obispo. Lead engine rolled, killing engineer Donald Holderman, fireman Manuel Cardoza, and yard clerk William R. Garner.
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San Luis Obispo
Southern Pacific
Cuesta
Donald Holderman
Manuel Cardoza
William R. Garner
Nixon proposes automatic Social Security boosts to fight inflation
President Nixon urged Congress to raise Social Security benefits by 10 percent starting April 1 for more than 25 million beneficiaries and to make future increases automatic to counter cost of living rises. He suggested taxing the first $9 000 of annual income to fund the expansion, while House Democrats push for 15 percent.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Congress
House
Ways and of Committee
Tragedy in Paoli. four-shot family murder shockwaves
In Paoli Pennsylvania a communications supervisor opened fire in his upper Main Line home early Thursday killing his wife and fatally wounding three of five Manger family members. Neighbors describe the family as friendly and active in church and community affairs as police investigate.
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Paoli
UPI
Upper
Main Line
Robert Retzig
East Whiteland
Manger
600 Students Seize Michigan Building
Police reported about 600 protesters occupying a University of Michigan classroom building in Ann Arbor as officials inched toward a resolution. Sheriff Harvey withdrew the officers after University President Fleming and city police chief Krasny failed to agree on removal tactics. The demonstrators demand student faculty control over a proposed campus bookstore.
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Ann Arbor
University of Michigan
Washtenaw County
Douglas J. Harvey
Walter Krasny
Robben Fleming
Medicare Pays Ex-Fees Well Amid AMA Ties
Senate informants said 30 doctors who received $25 000 plus from Medicare last year were officials of the American Medical Association. The disclosure ties AMA leaders to large Medicare payments as IRS probes doctor income and Senate finance reviews alleged program abuses.
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Washington
Senate
American Medical Association
AMA
Association
House of Delegates
Chicago
Internal Revenue Service
Social Security Administration
Senate Finance Committee
Russell B. Long
D-La
Medicare
Border Patrol officers shot at Champlain crossing
Three U S border patrol men were shot and seriously wounded at the Champlain New York border crossing early today by a man armed with a .33 caliber revolver.
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Champlain, N.Y
U.S
Soldiers and Ex-Soldiers Run Multimillion Firm
A page profile on a company led by current and former service members that has grown into a multimillion dollar business, interacting with local service clubs and community groups. The feature highlights leadership by veterans, client ties, and business scale.
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Mexico
Mexico City
Operation Inter
Cept
Gustavo Diaz Ordaz
Antonio Carillo Flores
Thomas Lynch
AP Wirtohore
Ction Fine
Calif
White House
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Graffite
Leary
Action Ine
S.F. Pier
Abbie Hoffman
Federal Building
Demos
Vassacre
Richard D. Lyons
New York Times Service
Bulletin
Mars
Alioto
Reagan
T. Thomey
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