Agnew Defends Vietnam War Stance At Tennessee Rally
Vice President Spiro Agnew told a Chattanooga audience he shed no tears for the North Vietnamese and mocked Senator McGovern’s compassion toward the war. He urged fairness in judging the Vietnam conflict and denied wanting to prolong the war.
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Spiro Agnew
Tennessee
Howard Baker
Grand Ole Opry House
Agnew
Chattanooga
Tenn
UPI
Spito
George McGovern
Sen. McGovern
McGovern
Agnew in Roanoke as Virginia stop aids Scott bid
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew arrived in Roanoke for a reception and rally to help Rep. William L. Scott in the Eighth District Senate race. He had spoken in Nashville about busing and quality education, defending GOP opposition to busing while criticizing Democrats.
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Virginia
Roanoke
Star City
Winston- Salem
N.C
GOP
Roanoke Civic Center
Agnew
Richmond
Senate
William L. Scott
William B. Spong
Opry House
Howard Baker
Ray Blanton
Mattingly praises workers at Space program during steelworkers convention
Apollo 16 astronaut Thomas Mattingly told UPI that the space program provides a common national challenge as an alternative to war. Speaking at the United Steelworkers of America convention, he lauded workers at all levels for dedication and pride and thanked steelworkers for helping make the program work.
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Las -Vegas
UPI
Thomas Mattingly
Mattingly
United Steelworkers of America
Shapiro Arrest Reported in Moscow Case
Judith Silver Shapiro says her Russian husband Gavriel was arrested again in Moscow. No charges were filed and reasons unknown. Previously he was arrested days after their Moscow wedding and sentenced to a year of correctional labor for evading military service.
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Cincinnati
UPI
Judith Silver Shapiro
Gavriel
Moscow
Franco Returns From Summer Holiday In Spain
Generalissimo Francisco Franco and his wife arrived in Madrid after a two month absence. He left July 28 for a northern Spain visit, staying in Galicia at the country estate near Coruna and later traveling to San Sebastian aboard his yacht.
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San Sebastian
Spain
UPI
Francisco Franco
Madrid
Franco
Galicia
Coruna
Ex mayor Vasquez guilty in impropriety case in California
Former Pittsburg mayor and city councilman Marcelino Vasquez, 32, and companion Manuel Raya, 21, were found guilty by a jury of improper and lascivious conduct and attempted reported incident involving a 13 year old. The men testified the girl propositioned them after a football game last November and they accepted.
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Oakland
Calif
UPI
Marcelino Vasquez
Twotacm
Pittsburg
Vasquez
Manuel Raya
Alameda Irl
Neruda seeks more time for poetry as ambassador to France
Santiago. Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, 68, 1971 Nobel laureate, may resign as ambassador to France to devote more time to writing. Communist Senator Volodia Teitelboim said Neruda complained that diplomatic duties keep him from his literary work. Neruda was appointed two years ago.
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Santiago
Chile
UPI
Pablo Neruda
France
Volodia Teitelboim
Neruda
Stranger Loiters At Miami Beach Home Lodging Incident
Detective Zerick’s home was found casually occupied by Joseph Wheeler for five weeks as a stranger lived there, fed the dog Major and ate canned goods. Wheeler, 51, was jailed in Miami Beach on a misdemeanor charge of lodging in the open.
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Miami Beach
UPI
Emery Zerick
Zerick
Major
Joseph Wheeler
Anti Hijacking Bill Approved
In Washington the Senate passed an anti hijacking bill by 7 to 1. It requires electronic passenger screening and sanctions against aiding nations. The measure funds $5.5 million for weapons detection devices and $35 million yearly for an FAA security force with passenger searches and arrests without warrants.
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API
Senate
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
United States
Oor
Whiskers Work Fine for Sea Lions
Stanford researchers report sea lions use whiskers as sensitive sonar and hearing tools. Dr. Thomas C. Poulter at the Biological Sonar Laboratory and Marine Mammal Study Center in Fremont found whisker nerves transmit far more information than ears. Sea lions emit clicks, detecting echoes on whiskers, adjusting frequency by target size and distance.
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Calif
Ens
Masser Restitute
Thomas C. Poulter
Thuradsy
Biological Sonar Laboratory
Marine Mammal Study Center
Fremont
Poulter
Jets Knock Down 23 Bridges in North Vietnam Raid
U S jets destroyed 23 bridges across North Vietnam including two major spans on the northwest highway and railroad line to China. An unarmed recon jet was shot down but the crew survived landing in the Tonkin Gulf. In South Vietnam, Thieu said the military situation was well in hand as defections to the Viet Cong rose in the Mekong Delta region.
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North Vietnam
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Tonkin Gulf
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Dmz
South Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
Som Hang
Hanoi
U.S. 7Th Air Force
Dong Hoi
Duc Pho
Lower
Quang Ngai
Mekong
People’s Self-Defense Force
Vi Thanh
Basque Witchcraft Congress Dims Mass Plans In Spain
San Sebastian hosts the National Congress of Witchcraft with 400+ experts from Spain attending three days of lectures films and exhibitions. A planned black mass at Navarre’s Field of the Male Goat is canceled. attendees will conclude with a witchs feast featuring sea-goat soup toads legs and mashed garlic followed by goat dishes and wines.
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San Sebastian
Spain
Europe
Blasco
Bordeaux
Pianist Ohlsson Sparks Steinway Dispute Over Piano Use
Pianist Garrick Ohlsson praised his Bosendorfer as the Rolls Royce of pianos in a New York Times interview. The remarks prompted Steinway and Sons to remove their Concert Grand from the hall, forcing Ohlsson to perform on his own instrument amid ongoing negotiations to regain Steinway pianos for his tour.
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UPI
Garrick Ohlsson
New York Times
Ohlsson
Steinway and Sons
Warsaw
Steinway
Steinways
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