Los Angeles Elects First Black Mayor Bradley Wins Runoff
Thomas Bradley, a 55 year old black former track star and police lieutenant, defeats incumbent Sam Yorty with 56.3 percent of the vote to become Los Angeles first black mayor. Bradley vows progress and renewal as city faces integration and growth.
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Ethel
Weather outlook hints at warm, partly cloudy days
Fair and warmer Wednesday night with a low around 50. Increasing cloudiness and continued warmth Thursday reaching about 75. Light variable winds Wednesday night turning southerly Thursday. Precipitation chances 5 percent Wednesday night and 20 percent Thursday. Variable clouds and continued warmth Friday with a low near 50.
Princess Anne Engagement Prompts European Wedding Hype
Princess Anne and Mark Phillips are engaged and the Times of London predicts the wedding will be the most spectacular seen in Europe for many years. The piece also notes strawberry market glow and serving tips on page 21.
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Times of London
Egypt Libya merger eyed for oil royalties windfall
Paul Scott warns that a proposed Egypt Libya merger could yield up to one billion dollars in oil royalties for Egypt, funding rearmament and a possible new war with Israel. This assessment appears on page 8.
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Israel
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Eight Ex-POWs Charged With Aiding Captors
Washington AP reports eight former prisoners including five Army troops and three Marines face charges of aiding the enemy while held at a Hanoi camp known as The Plantation. Allegations include constructing model aircraft for North Vietnamese use. The Army and Marine Corps consider possible court martial timing unresolved.
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Tucson
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Lishing
U.S
Senate moves to bar funds for Cambodia bombing
In a strong test vote the Senate signalled support for an amendment to block all congressionally appropriated money for bombing in Cambodia and Laos. The measure, attached to a 3.2 billion supplemental bill, would curb U S military action in Southeast Asia and drew broad cross party support despite concerns over peace efforts.
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Nixon
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Congress
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Laos
House
Robert P. Griffin
Michigan
Navy develops daydream-warning machine for alert pilots and operators
Navy scientists at the U S Naval Academy reveal an attention level analyzer that tones to alert when a person drifts from focus. Volunteers in brain wave studies helped develop the device to monitor concentration for air crews radar sonar operators and truck drivers.
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Navy
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U.S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Naval Research Reviews
Ticipants
Laborers to finish work at La Crosse Garment Co
La Crosse Garment Co workers report at 7 a.m. Thursday to finish about 275000 dollars of work in progress after the plant closed following a 440000 loan hold. Mayor Gilbertson, appointed receiver, says funding is uncertain and talks continue with financiers. Rex Ritchie will manage the firm during the financing search.
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Rex Ritchie
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Ritchie
Riviera Sportswear
Bluff erosion controls debated by city committee
An ad hoc committee debated design standards for bluff side erosion controls on Tuesday. Chair Sandra Fletcher outlined specific plan requirements while city officials warned the standards were too general to enforce, proposing a draft ordinance and seeking 30 more days for recommendations.
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Fletcher
City Plan Commission
Common Council
Bernard A. Mullenbach
Jon Caylor
Ferdinand Sontag
Pewaukee Youth Killed in Car Crash Raises Toll to 382
The Associated Press reports Wisconsin's 1973 highway toll reached 382 after the death of 19 year old George Hamann of Pewaukee. He was killed this morning when his car struck a tree near Wisconsin 18 in Waukesha County, according to sheriff's deputies.
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Wisconsin
George Hamann
Wisconsin 18
Waukesha County
Prairie Du Chien Sheriff Denounces Fyre Engine Muster
Crawford County Sheriff Ray Childs barred another Ye Olde Fyre Engine Muster on county highways calling the three day event a drunken orgy. An Oswego Illinois man Leonard Burkhart 36 lost both feet with two others injured as antique engines from three states participated. He blamed sponsors and said the event harms law enforcement image and endangers the public.
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Childs
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