Undercover raid at Louisiana rock festival arrests 50
Undercover agents and mounted police raided the Festival of Man and Earth near Denham Springs Louisiana arresting about 50 youths as a 3 day crowd of more than 160 000 dispersed amid arrests for camping on private property and disturbing the peace. Organizers alleged harassment by officers and described the raid as violent and intimidating.
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Livingston Parish
Jim Brown
Baton Rouge
Jefferson Paris
New Orleans
Pueblo Mission Seen as Mistaken Action by North Korea
Newsweek reports Cmdr. Lievel M. Bucher, commander of the USS Pueblo, says the seizure by North Korea was "a mistake." He notes the ship posed as a South Korean vessel, flew no colors, and was misidentified, with captors later trying to make the best of the situation after encirclement.
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UPI
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Monterey
Cali
Metcalf Attacks Utilities Over Potential Rate Hikes
Sen Lee Metcalf warned that electric utilities may push inflation with plans for about 2 billion dollars in rate increases despite strong profits. He cited 1968 reports showing high net profits at Citizens Utilities and Kentucky Power Co, and noted utilities seek rate hikes before 1969 data are available.
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UPI
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Senate
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Connecticut
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Wallace Takes Day Off In Alabama Governor Runoff
Wallace and Gov Albert P. Brewer took a day off from their heated campaign in Birmingham as voters mull the black bloc vote issue. Wallace, trailing Brewer by about 11,000 votes from the May primary, accuses Brewer of benefiting from bloc voting while Brewer argues a runoff would not be needed if that were true.
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UPI
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Brewer
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Rain Pours Across Regions as Storms Persist
A vigorous thunderstorm with 60 mph winds drenched the Pensacola Flat area, adding to US rainfall totals. Pensacola logged 4.70 inches in 30 hours, while Sault Ste. Marie measured 2.69 inches in six hours. Brownsville 2.03 inches and Beeville 2.32 inches. Rockies stay cool with two inches of snow near Denver and light snow on passes. Laramie reported 33 degrees with heavy morning snow.
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Solons Prepare Filibuster On Cambodian Intervention
Washington UPI Thirty to 40 senators plan to filibuster a limit on Nixon's Cambodia intervention until U S troops exit. Sen Robert J Dole says a compromise may be possible but 30 to 40 will speak until withdrawal. The Cooper Church amendment faces a first test Wednesday with Dole backing reentry if prisoners remain.
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UPI
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U. S
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Scott
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South Viets Launch New Cambodia Jungle Attack
Thousands of South Vietnamese infantry begin a new Cambodia campaign sweeping the Mekong jungles to trace North Vietnamese forces near Prev Veng. Dalat abandons three occupied positions after a night retreat as martial law and penalties loom in Phnom Penh.
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U S Japan Exceptions on Child Allowances
Tokyo notes that only Japan and the United States among leading economies lack government approved or employer funded child allowances intended to support families with dependent children.
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United States
NYSE President predicts brighter economy in six months
Robert W. Haack, president of the New York Stock Exchange, says there are strong indications the economy could be significantly better in six months. He notes recent losses were serious but not as bad as rumors, citing war factors and Nixon’s Cambodia withdrawal deadline as tied to market gains.
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UPI
New York Stock Exchange
Robert W. Haack
Nixon
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Vietnam
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CBS
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Canada Frees Dollar From U S Par Value
Ottawa announces Canadian dollar to float with market forces after ending purchases of U S dollars. Benson says currency reserves reach a record 4.2 billion and tighter control ends, enabling an upward move likely to start Monday.
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UPS
Edgar Benson Sunday
U.S
Canadian Exchange Fund
Benson
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Pope Paul Proclaims New Saint for 20th Century Priests
Pope Paul VI declared Juan of Avila a saint, describing him as a spiritual and psychological model for priests facing identity crises in the modern era. Avila, born in 1499 in Mancha to a converted Jew, is praised as a guiding example amid clerical struggles.
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UPI
Paul VI
Juan of Avila
Don Quixote
Mancha
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