ABC Goes To Court In Bid To Halt Hughes Purchase
ABC filed a federal suit to stop Howard Hughes from acquiring any common stock in ABC. The network claims Hughes aims for a controlling interest violating federal antitrust laws and the communications act.
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Hughes
New York
UPI
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Howard R. Hughes
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Federal Communications Commission
Sherman
Alyton
C.I.T. Financial Corp
Cheat Death As Big Top Downed By Wind
An electric storm toppled the Big Top in central New York, ending the circus show with about ten minutes left. Elephants bolted during the chaos as workers struggled to round them up. A worker was hospitalized after a shock from a generator as power and communications failed for about 600 families.
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New York State
Auburn Fire Department
Cayuga County
Heavy Load Blocked Sunset Road For Five Hours
A 110-foot long load blocked Sunset Road for five hours as a truck attempted a turn with nowhere to go. County road supervisors and sheriff's deputies demanded movement while Jake's Crane and Rigging sent four units to haul the vehicle forward. The crane crew freed space but the tractor and girder remain stuck at the rise awaiting further direction and more girders are en route.
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Sunset Road
Jake
Kingsley
John Morris Charged With Plane Piracy in Las Vegas
Grand Jury indictment charged John Morris with aircraft piracy and interference with a flight crew false information about destruction of an aircraft and attempted escape. Penalties include possible death for piracy and 5 to 20 years plus fines for other counts. Morris to be returned to Las Vegas for trial.
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Las Vegas
Marines Hold Hill 689 Amid Heavy Hill Battles Near Khe Sanh
U S Marines vow to hold Hill 689 as North Vietnamese attacks surge near Khe Sanh. About 350 enemy casualties reported in the five day fight with 7 Marines killed and 30 wounded in related DMZ battles. American aircraft bombarded the area and a helicopter rescue saved two airmen.
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South Vietnam
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Con Freed on Writ Claims Time Served for Murder
The Nevada Supreme Court granted the writ and he was discharged from prison May 10. A January 1967 psychiatric report noted Summer could be returned to society but urged outpatient mental care, citing past hostility and aggression toward women.
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Nevada Supreme Court
City Judge Rules Actress Guilty In Shoplifting Case
Denise Darcel testified she did not intend to steal and had planned to pay for goods but was found with a bag of unpaid undergarments outside a Miami store. Judge Arthur Huttoe convicted her of shoplifting and imposed a $300 fine or 30 days in jail, with an appeal bond of $500 posted.
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Robert Atkinson
Miami
Miss Darcel
UPI
Arthur Huttoe
Roberto Lopez
Mike Lemus
David Newberger
New York
Rockefeller Poll Proposal Sparks GOP Clash
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller urged a national poll to gauge GOP presidential support, provoking sharp rebukes from Nixon aides and the national committee. Ray Bliss and others rejected involvement, while Wallace campaigned in Massachusetts for third party ballot access as Stassen predicted an open convention. Andrew Young signaled roles for the GOP in a tense national scene.
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Washington
Ray Bliss
Rockefeller
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Massachusetts
William Lloyd Garrison
Wallace
Newburyport
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Philadelphia
Nixon
Bamner
Suspect in Las Vegas Robbery Details Unclear
A Las Vegas Sun report on an armed robbery at a Phil lips 66 station contained errors. Robert F. Holden Jr. was initially said to face armed robbery charges with a revolver found, but later reports indicated no gun was found and robbery charges only. The piece also notes a Washington Leadership Conference critique of Nixon’s rhetoric as feeding racial fears.
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Washington
Nixon
Vandals Damage Highland School and Doolittle Center
Police reports say Highland Elementary School suffered 17 break ins with all rooms ransacked and windows smashed. The Doolittle Recreational Center also faced extensive vandalism including a trash can thrown through a window. total damage estimates were not available.
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Doolittle Recreational Center
NERVA Program Wins Senate Committee Backing
Senator Bible lauds the NERVA program as essential to space effort and urges adequate funding to maintain a balanced two agency program. AEC authorization stands at 69 million with further action possible in the Public Works Subcommittee. NASA funds await Senate passage on the Independent Offices bill.
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Little earthquakes unlikely to presage a major quake
Seismologist Charles F. Richter says two weeks of small quakes off the Southern California coast are not reliable forerunners of a large temblor. The strongest hit Goleta Valley at 5.0, causing about 10000 dollars in storefront damage. a 3.0 desert quake caused no damage.
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Calif
UPI
Charles F. Richter
California
Santa Barbara Channel
Santa Barbara
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Goleta Valley
Palm Springs
Richter
California Institute of Technology
House Unit Okays Interstate Gun Bill
The House Rules Committee approved the Administration bill to ban most interstate gun sales on a 10-5 vote and cleared it for floor action. An amendment by Rep. Casey would impose mandatory penalties of 10 years for first gun use during violent crime and 25 years on subsequent offenses.
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UPI
House Rules Committee
House
Administration
Rules Committee
Bob Casey
D-Tex
Casey
Senate
Desegregation Plea Planned By District
South Holland School District 151 prepared an appeal to the U S Court of Appeals for a stay of execution of a federal injunction ordering desegregation of six elementary schools. Federal investigators noted alleged segregation in Chicago area districts through omissions.
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Chicago
UPI
South Holland
Marvin Glink
Circuit Court of Appeals
U. S. District Court
Julius J. Hoffman
Hoffman
Harvey
Phoenix
House Approves 1.7 Million Poor Home Plan
The House tentatively approved Johnson's housing bill to provide 1.7 million new homes for the poor over three years. The package includes subsidies to help 480,000 low income families buy homes, incentives for builders to create 700,000 low rent units, and authorization for 425,000 more public housing units plus 155,000 rent supplement units.
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UPI
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Banking Committee
De Gaulle May Drop Pompidou For Murville Premiership
Paris sources say President Charles de Gaulle plans to replace Georges Pompidou as premier with Maurice Couve de Murville. An official denial called the reports impossible, but radio networks treated a shakeup as decided. Cabinet meeting looms with resignations and a possible new government.
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Couve de Murville
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