Rocky cuts short Bolivian visit after rioting
The meeting between Rockefeller and the Bolivian head of state was the briefest on his Latin American tour. The stop had been scheduled to last until today with a reception last night, but the Bolivian government asked for a shorter visit after rioting.
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Rockefeller
la Paz
U.S
Raul H. Castro
Trinidad-Tobago
New York
Quito
Ecuador
Presidential
University of San Andres
Bombings and Runoff Weigh French Election Close
Seven candidates guarded after bombings and minor clashes mark a listless two week campaign in France ahead of a runoff. Voters previously faced repeated polls in 1968 and 1969 with no clear majority, while the Communist Party plans strategy as Pompidou and Poher lead in projections.
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Paris
de Gaulle
Communist Party
Central Committee
Party
Senate
Jacques Duclos
Pompidou
Poher
NLV Man Shot After Argument With Neighbor
A North Las Vegas man was shot last night by his 18-year-old neighbor during an argument. Arthur Clements of 1824 McDonald Ave. was treated at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital for minor wounds and released. Charles Frezeal, with no address given, said he fired after Clements drew a .22 pistol. Frezeal was not arrested.
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North Las Vegas
Arthur Clements
McDonald Ave
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
Charles Frezeal
Frezeal
Bombers Hit Jungle Lairs as Buddha Cease-Fire Ends
U S forces resume full operations after the Buddha birthday truce expires. B52s strike 90 tons of bombs on infiltration routes 45 miles northwest of Saigon. Helicopter gunners claim at least 11 Viet Cong killed near Quang Ngai City as Viet Cong cease-fire violations total 158 incidents.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
South Vietnam
United States
Quang Ngai City
Arab Guerrillas Blast Pipeline Near Baniyas
A pipeline near Baniyas suffered a damage and fire after a blast as Arab guerrillas attacked. The incident halted oil pumping while Medreco coordinates with Lebanese authorities to preserve reserves for four months. Arab League talks in Cairo consider a Pan Arab foreign ministers conference amid regional tensions.
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Baniyas
Golan Heights
United Nations
U.S
Lebanon
Saudia Arabia
United Arab Republic
Jordan
Mediterranean Refining Co
Medreco
Arab League
Cairo
Iraq
Iran
Shatt al-Arab River
Sixty Outlaw Cyclists Nabbed In Local Raid
Police arrested forty motorcyclists from the Misfits Outcasts Devil's Disciples and Gents during a Clark County raid. Eleven women, some pregnant, were taken into custody. Weapons including a shotgun pistols knives and chains were found. one woman was beaten at a hillside location. Outlaws said they planned a Lake Mead campout but were denied access.
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Oakland
San Francisco
Devil's Disciples
Arizona
Las Vegas
Clark County
Lake Mead
Mountain
Fire Engulfs Liberian Tanker After Collision With Freighter
A Liberian tanker Benedict and Norwegian bulk carrier Holtefjell collided in Baltic fog near Trelleborg. One crewman, Manuel Figueiros Formoso, 53, died. oil spilled setting a blaze while Danish Swedish coast guards fought flames and aided by two Danish ships and Swedish fire vessels.
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Trelleborg
Sweden
UPI
Benedict
Manuel Figueiros Formoso
Holtefjell
Swedish
Coast Guard
Suspect Wanted After Unprovoked McDonald’s Attack
SUN employee Curt Nyman was assaulted at McDonald’s on West Bonanza Road. Randall Goff of 1188 Millwood Ave was charged with assault and battery after he and an unidentified man knocked Nyman down and kicked him in the face. Nyman received treatment and was released from hospital. A second suspect remains at large.
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Curt Nyman
SUN
Randall H. Goff
Millwood Ave
Nyman
McDonald's Hamburgers
Bonanza Road
Nevada Memorial Hospital
Scientist Testimony On Azbill Crutches Reveals Traces
Dr. Robert Morrison testified that Azbill's crutches showed particles consistent with human flesh and that he found soot on Mrs. Azbill’s teeth. He described comparing six other bodies as part of the case and noted age details relevant to the defendants.
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Azbill
Robert Morrison
Nevada arson case centers on cause of death in fire
Neighbors describe a tense scene as Walter Morgan held knives and threatened to ignite the home. Police sealed the building while a crowd gathered and a doctor urged the suspect to surrender. Courtroom testimony includes pathologists about soot and alive during the blaze and questions over the death cause. Azbill, twice failed candidate for secretary of state, remains jailed without bail as trial proceeds.
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Grace Monks
Monroe
Walter Logan
Morgan
Logan
Arbill
Asst. Dist
Ray Jeffers
Las Vegas
Jeffers
Nevada Supreme Court
Justice Court
Azbill
Las Vegas Youth Drowns At Lake Las Vegas
A Las Vegas youth drowned after slipping from an inner tube in Lake Las Vegas while near shore with Martha Barren who had taken him to the lake. Efforts including artificial respiration and a resuscitator failed and the body was taken to Palm Mortuary in Henderson. The boy, son of Sgt. James Merriweather, left behind a brother and sister.
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Las Vegas
Martha Barren
North St
Palm Mortuary
Henderson
Sgt
James Merriweather
Nixon and Rogers Discuss Vietnam Peace Strategy at Florida Retreat
President Nixon and Secretary Rogers held Vietnam policy talks near Key Biscayne before a Bahamas excursion to Grand Cay. Rogers reported on talks with South Vietnamese President Thieu during an 18 day world tour and stressed Thieu’s general support for the eight point peace plan.
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Nixon
Rogers
Vietnam
Key Biscayne, Fla
Robert Abplanalp
Key Biscayne
Nguyen van Thieu
Ronald Ziegler
Thieu
Washington
Bayside
Midway
Saigon
White House
Army clears Cordoba as violence ends
Argentina’s Army moved into Cordoba and briefly quelled the last organized resistance after two days of clashes. Troops with bazookas and automatic weapons searched buildings for snipers, arrested about 40 more people, raising total detentions to over 100 as sporadic shooting continued and the death toll was placed as high as 18.
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Buenos Aires
API
Cordoba
Argentina
U S Spacemen to Meet Red Cosmonauts at Paris Air Show
U S astronauts and Soviet cosmonauts planned a meeting at 3 30 p m near the Apollo 8 capsule entry to the U S pavilion at the Paris air show. McDivitt Scott and Schweikart had previously avoided contact with the Russians as both sides toured pavilions.
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Paris
UPS
U.S
James McDivitt
David Scott
Russell Schweikart
Vassily Sahtalov
McDivitt
France
Viet Cong envoy to Havana signals shift in peace talks
Tran Buu Kiem the Viet Cong foreign minister and chief negotiator left for Havana praising Cuba's growing aid to the front. Hanoi's Xuan Thuy was en route home via Moscow and Peking after a strategy review. NLF aims to stall talks if concessions are not made at the Midway Island meeting.
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Paris
UPI
Tran Buu Kiem
Viet Cong
Vietnam
Havana
Cuba
Kiem
National Liberation Front
NLF
Hanoi
Xuan Thuy
Moscow
Peking
Richard M. Nixon
Nguyen van Thien
South Vietnam
Midway Island
Thieu
United States
Washington
Saigon
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