Gaullists Keep Control in France as Left Loses Ground
After runoff voting, the Gaullist coalition holds 274 of 486 seats in the National Assembly, down from 284 in 1968. The Communist-Socialist alliance gains to 181 seats, with the Reform Movement at 28 and other left splinters. Pompidou urged turnout. Messmer Giscard and others won in runoff.
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Communist-Socialist Alliance
Reform Movement
Communist Party
Pierre Messmer
Union For the Defense of the Republic
Gaullist Party
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Jean Lecannet
Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber
Coleaders
FBI Agent Shot Fades Peace at Wounded Knee
A federal grand jury in Sioux Falls investigates the Wounded Knee takeover as an FBI agent is wounded and Indians vow to bar federal entry. An armed standoff lingers with 73 arrests reported and talks unclear. Indicates ongoing tension and possible sovereign state status claims by AIM leaders.
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Dennis Banks
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Washington
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Richard Kleindienst
Banks
Russell Means
AIM
Oglala Sioux
United States
National Council of Churches
Pine Ridge Reservation
Interior
Pine Ridge
Ex-Police Commissioner Connor dies in Birmingham
Former Police Commissioner Eugene Bull Connor dies at 75 after a stroke. He led Birmingham police from 1937 to 1962 and became a controversial figure for using force against civil rights demonstrators including Martin Luther King Jr. during the early 1960s events.
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Alabama Supreme Court
Martin Luther King Jr
Worst Flood Strains Wisconsin Towns As Rivers Crest
Water from Embarrass and Wolf Rivers inundates western Outagamie County with 1.5 feet above flood level, crest expected a foot higher. Sandbagging continues to protect homes and farms as La Crosse records the heaviest rain. authorities warn of road closures and evacuations near low-lying areas amid renewed storm damage.
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New London
Outagamie
Gary Barrington
Portage
Civil Defense
la Crosse
Spooner
Eau Claire
Wausau
Marshfield
Ashland
Park Falls
Lone Rock
Madison
Weather outlook for early week with cooler nights
Partly cloudy Monday night with lows near 30 and milder Tuesday highs in the mid 50s. Light variable winds Monday night shifting to southeast around 15 mph Tuesday. Precipitation chances under 5 percent Monday night and about 20 percent Tuesday with showers likely Wednesday.
Look Inside Rescue A Reality at Soldiers Grove
Medical help arrives quickly as communities facing facility shortages raise a 15000 dollar ambulance with emergency gear. Since August, 125 people have been aided.
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Soldiers Grove
Downey Freed After 21 Years in Chinese Prisons
John T. Downey, the last American prisoner of the Korean War, is released by China and flies from Hong Kong to Elmendorf Alaska on a medical evacuation flight. He plans to reach Hartford or Westover to join his critically ill mother in New Britain Connecticut. Downey says he feels fine and is grateful to President Nixon and Dr. Kissinger for their efforts.
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Philippines
John T. Downey
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Nixon
Mary Downey
New Britain
Henry A. Kissinger
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Philip E. Smith
Robert J. Flynn
Downey
Red Cross
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Flynn
Vietnam
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Alaska
Hartford
Eugene D. Guy
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Lo Wu
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Clark Air Force Base
Cost Of Keeping A House Member Costs Taxpayers Big
The article details annual costs to house members and staff in Washington and district offices. It notes senators incur higher costs, with salaries and allowances, fringe benefits, and travel, totaling hundreds of thousands per member per year. It also outlines staff salaries, travel, stationery, telephone use, and pensions for long-serving members.
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