Earthwatch plan approved for global ecological monitoring network
The United Nations environment conference endorsed Earthwatch, a global network of monitoring stations from deserts to space satellites to measure air land and sea changes. The program aims for early warning of environmental risks with bases in remote areas and regional stations, funded with at least 100 million dollars over four years, including 40 million from the United States.
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United Nations Environment Conference
Earthwatch
Sahara Desert
Amazon Jungle
Nixon
United States
Hope Abandoned For 424 Miners At Wankie Mine
In Rhodesia the Wankie coal mine chief said all hope is gone for the 424 miners still missing after a massive underground explosion. Rescue crews found four more bodies. 431 dead total. Eight Africans were rescued. gas and toxic air halted efforts as workers advanced 8,000 feet into the tunnel, then retreated with breathing apparatus.
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UPT
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Alterations Wanted In Virginia Housing Law
Virginia Attorney General Andrew P. Miller says HUD seeks minor changes to Virginia housing law to reach substantial equivalence with federal statutes. HUD objects to lack of administrative machinery to handle complaints and absence of personal judicial remedies, including punitive damages, though Miller believes rules can be added and the act will meet its purpose.
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UPI
Andrew P. Miller
Virginia
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HUD
General Assembly
Votes Today Expected To Confirm Kleindienst
Washington reports that opposition to Richard G. Kleindienst's attorney general nomination dwindles as two Senate votes loom. The first would send the nomination back to the Judiciary Committee, effectively killing it, while the second moves to confirmation. George P. Shultz is set to be nominated for treasury secretary with no known opposition.
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International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
Judiciary Committee
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D-Calif
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Rieindienst
Vietnamese defector wins prize and medal after double allegiance
Pte. Ho Luong, 22, who served with both North and South Vietnamese forces, provided intelligence that helped drive Communists from Phu My. He was jailed for AWOL, endured a labor camp, and received a $125 bonus and a medal before being sent back to his South Vietnamese unit to fight again.
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Vietnam
UPI
Ho Luong
Luong
Phu My
NVA
Hue
I Long Son
Bong Son
Former Green Beret held on bond after grenade claim near Agnew speech
Jerome Jacobson Jr. a 26 year old University of Connecticut junior and former Special Forces member was arrested in Mansfield Conn on his way to Vice President Spiro Agnew speech. Police say he carried a plastic simulator hand grenade containing a full powder charge. Bond set at 30000. He listed Coventry as his address and Niantic as home in directory.
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Conn
UPI
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Jerome Jacobson Jr
University of Connecticut
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Jacobson
Coast Guard Academy
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Rasmussen
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Niantic
New London
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Special Forces
Ozawa Appeals to Emperor Over Bankrupt Japan Philharmonic
Seiji Ozawa of the Japan Philharmonic, 34, interrupted a Japan Art Academy ceremony in Tokyo to appeal to Emperor Hirohito for government backing to save the bankrupt orchestra. He spoke directly to the Mikado, who smiled but did not respond, breaking protocol.
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UPI
Seiji Ozawa
Hirohito
Mikado
Japan Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
Ozawa
San Francisco Symphony
Oxawa
Japan Philharmonic Orchestra
Japan
Meredith Runs as Independent for Congress After GOP Defeat
James Meredith drops Republican bid and announces he will run as an independent for a November congressional seat. He vows to campaign door to door, saying the move marks stage two of his plan to bring justice to the people. Space Center Houston reports Apollo 9 commander James A. McDivitt resigns to lead Consumers Power Co. in Jackson, Michigan. UPI notes Sen George McGovern’s primary win four in one day, and the birth of his granddaughter Jason Mead.
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Er .Meredith
University of Mississippi
Los Angeles
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Mead
McGovern
Ann McGovern Mead
Jason
Prison painter freed after serving part of murder sentence
Sofia Bassi, a socialite described as a grandmother, completed over 300 canvases during an 11 year sentence for murdering her son in law. She was released from Acapulco jail on Wednesday as industrialist husband John Franco Basal and friends greeted her.
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Mexico
UPT
Sofia Bassi
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Anvunwaapace Lummi
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Mistrial Declared in Staunton Police Chief Civil Suit
A $701000 civil suit against Staunton police chief J M Bogers and four officers ended in a mistrial after eight men and four women couldn't decide. Plaintiff Thomas Nathaniel Hawkins claimed he was beaten during a February 1969 arrest, suffering a broken arm and 19 days in hospital. Police deny the beating, saying the injury occurred when he fell in his cell.
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