Nixon Popularity Dips as Public Judges Vietnam Policy
The Harris survey finds Nixon's support drops below 50 percent, with gains among young people and the college educated over troop withdrawal hopes. Women face rising living costs and impatience for end to Vietnam, while income groups differ in inflation impact.
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Nixon Back Home After High Level Asia Discussion
After landing at Andrews Air Force Base Nixon spoke with reporters about a long, wide ranging discussion with Nelson Rockefeller. They covered Asia security and Vietnam policy and noted strong Western unity on East West relations.
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Europe
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Vietnam
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Saigon
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Paris
Missouri town leveled by train blast disaster
A train explosion near Noel Missouri injured about 40 people and damaged property. Investigators suspect a chemical car may have contributed to the blast beside a nitrate fertilizer warehouse. Looting began as the National Guard and hundreds of officers secured the area and evacuated residents.
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Kennedy Case DA Awaits Reply On Inquest And Presidency
Time reported poll results on Americans reaction to the Chappaquiddick incident involving Mary Jo Kopechne Kennedy and the 1969 accident. It shows 68 percent say it is unfair to criticize his reaction, 44 percent think he did not tell the truth, and public trust concerns linger about his presidential aptitude.
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Outlook Fades as Vegas Taxi Strike Persists
Leo Hendrickson of Teamsters Local 8 says the union now asks for less money than initially. Whittlesea Blue Cab's offer was close to the union's terms, while YeMw Cab agreed earlier. Checker, the other operator active last weekend, has used non union drivers for a year and faces ongoing violence blamed on union sympathizers.
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Americans Trap Big Red Force Along Border
American troops attacked a large North Vietnamese force near the Cambodian border, claiming 39 enemy dead with no American fatalities after a six hour sweep by the 9th Infantry Division near Dae Hoa, west of Saigon. Two Americans were wounded in action.
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Galilee Valley Areas Shelled By Arab Guns
Israel reported three Arab rocket attacks on settlements in the Upper Galilee Valley near the Lebanese and Syrian borders. Kyriat Shemona was hit Saturday night for the second time in two days with no casualties and only a ruptured water pipe reported. Soviet Katyusha rockets were also fired with no casualties or damage cited in the area between Misgav Am and Kefar Gileadi.
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Manhunt for Felon Escaped From Nevada Prison Work Crew
Southern Nevada lawmen hunted Charles Roy Banks a 23 year old burglar who escaped from a state prison work crew at Carson City. Banks was serving a five year sentence for stealing a safe from Lake Mead Marina. His mother Lena Snipes and a Las Vegas acquaintance were named as potential contacts if he reached them.
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Moonquake Detector Shuts Down For Lunar Night
Apollo 11 scientists turn off the seismometer at Tranquility Base during the two week lunar night. The instrument logged three moonquakes and 40 to 50 crater wall events, indicating an active interior. Neil Armstrong and colleagues attended a religious service in quarantine.
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Mars Life Puzzle Grows From Mariner 6 Clues
Preliminary data from Mariner 6 indicates Mars has trace water but no nitrogen, prompting debate on the likelihood and nature of life there. Scientists agree that if life exists it would differ from Earth flora and fauna.
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Bloodstains Lead to Coed Killer Suspect
Police arrested Collins after blood and hair were found in his car linking him to the slayings of multiple young women in a 14 mile area around EMU in Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor. The victims were long haired bru nettes aged 13 to 23, beaten and sexually abused before death.
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Ypsilanti
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Ann Arbor
Margaret Phillips
Miss Beineman
Vietnam Bound Sergeant Robbed After Casino Win
Army Sergeant Billie J. Hubbard, returning from a $6,300 downtown casino visit, was robbed near Friendly Fergie’s Saloon on Sahara Ave. Jo Anne and Randy Glenn, with Hubbard, led to the crime area where a masked bandit grabbed Mrs Glenn and demanded money, while a separate 7-11 robbery occurred on Vegas Valley Drive.
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Clark County
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Mike Parkinson
Sheriff's Deputies
Irish Riots Prompt Policing to Harbor Patience
Irish authorities move to curb riots as clashes erupt between Catholic and Protestant groups. Two policemen were knocked down and dragged away as the crowd fought, smoke hung over streets, and smaller battles flared in side streets. At Peters Hill riot police faced about 1000 Catholics guarding their housing estate with clubs.
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Global Press Casts Nixon Asia Trip in Cold War Light
Soviet and East European outlets questioned Nixon's aims while condemning U S actions in Vietnam. Peking broadcast accused him of imperialist motives and suppressing Asian revolutions. Pravda framed policy as Vietnamization, while Tass offered brief notice of Bucharest arrival. Hungary's Nepszabadsag ran a lengthy correspondent piece on Nixon in Bucharest.
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Las Vegas Woman Dies In Car Crash
Patricia Carter Boucher, 22, of Las Vegas died after a car left a residential street, struck a light pole, and she died minutes after arrival at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital.
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