First Lady Opens Tour In Portland
Mrs Nixon begins a non political nationwide tour with Julie Nixon in Portland. She urges civic aid and daily 20 minute contributions to improve life while noting her role as wife mother and public figure. Julie defends her generation and expresses belief that students contribute more than adults.
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Pat Nixon
Julie Eisenhower
Portland
Ore
Julie
West Coast
California
Honolulu
Midway
Washington
Anti-Crime Unit Accused of Excluding Minorities
A joint report by the Urban Coalition and Urban America charges the Justice Department LEAA with limited minority and private involvement in planning federal crime programs. It cites Indiana and Gary as examples where minority voices were excluded from planning despite high crime.
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Washington
UPI
Justice Department
Urban Coalition
Urban America, Inc
Urban America
California
Florida
Ilinois
Indiana
Massachusetts
Michigan
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Texas
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
LEAA
The
Lake County
Ind
Richard Hatcher
Gary
John W. Gardner
Nixon proposes five billion plan to improve airports
President Nixon unveils a two part aviation program calling for a 3 dollar international passenger tax, higher domestic ticket and fuel taxes, and a 4 percent freight waybill tax. The plan would spend 2.5 billion over ten years plus a 250 million yearly airway program, with funds dedicated to airport and airway facilities to reduce congestion.
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Nixon
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
Lyndon BR. Johnson
Congress
General Treasury Fund
13 Officers Wounded In Sacramento Race Disturbance
Thirteen officers were injured by gunfire birdshot and other impacts during a race related melee in Oak Park near California’s capital. Civilians also harmed as 150 officers plus 70 more patrolled the area. reporter Hoyt Elkins was beaten and stabbed. panther HQ evacuated after tear gas cleared the building.
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Hoyt Elkins
Sacramento Union
Elkins
Oak Park
California Capitol
California Highway Patrol
John Guthrie
Mott
Panther
Landmark Property Sale Disputed in Bankruptcy Case
Judge Foley plans to set opening day for the Landmark matter, with potential appeal to the Ninth Circuit. Sun Realty and Plaza Tower, Inc listed the property to 28 buyers with a $500,000 commission. Hughes Tool Co offered $17.3 million to buy Landmark and settle creditors, contingent on bankruptcy clearance.
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Foley
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Hughes Tool Company
R. G. Nall
Hughes Tool Co
Nevada
Nall
Stardust
Sun Realty
Plaza Tower
Plaza Tower, Inc
Hughes
Landmark
Rockets Fire On Saigon Bases In Fresh Viet Nam Attacks
Vietnamese and American forces reported multiple shellings and firefights near Saigon and across central and northern regions. Casualties were limited, with one militiaman killed, several civilians wounded, and enemy losses cited in several engagements.
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1. 8
25Th Infantry
U.S
Saigon
Kien van
Quang Ngai
Phu Bai
Amercan
Tam Ky
Missing seven year old sparks largest Smoky Mountains search
About 200 volunteers joined the hunt for Dennis Martin a seven year old who vanished Saturday during a family hike in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. His father brother and grandfather led ground searches while park officials sent trucks and jeeps to Spence Field assisted by volunteers. Muddy footprints two miles from Spence Field sparked a cautious lead as helicopters waited in mist.
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Gatlinburg, Tenn
UPI
Great Smoky Mountains
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Dennis
Douglas
William Martin
Knoxville
Clyde Martin
Russell Field
Spence Field
Park Rangers
Martin
Bote Mountain
Senate probes reveal campus revolution plot details
Senate investigators outline ties between Black Panther, SNCC, Republic of New Africa and SDS leaders, all urging black liberation within a broader U S revolution. GOP critics question outside influence while others urge caution against conflating peaceful student reform with violence. House support for a riot bill wanes as Rep Green faces committee defections.
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Black Panthers
SNCC
Republic of New Africa
SDS
Charles H. Percy
Ill
GOP
Ribicoff
Edith Green
D-Ore
Education and Labor Committee
William A. Stiger
R. Wis
Stiger
House
Mrs. Green
Wyoming Police To Use Copters In Payne Mystery
Police plan a new search for Payne couple using helicopters as weather allows. Investigators probe blood stains at their plush home and in their four wheel drive while Russell Payne pleads guilty to drunken driving and receives 30 days in jail.
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Wyoming
Payne
FBI
Paynes
Russell
Justice of the Peace
Robert Stewart
Teton County
Sonny Lankford
Lawrence Cheney
Emmalyn
1200 Navy Men to Return from Vietnam Mission
Saigon UPI reports the U.S. command will withdraw 25,000 American troops from South Vietnam by August end. About 1,200 Navy personnel join the delta Riverine force and northern Marine units, assisting the 9th Infantry Division as 12,000 more troops are withdrawn until greater South Vietnamese control is achieved. Ships include USS Mercer, USS Nueces, LST Whitfield County, and APL auxiliary personnel carrier.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S. Command
South Vietnam
Mekong River
Marine Corps
Delta
U.S. 9Th Infantry Division
Mercer
Nueces
Whitfield County
Chemistry Experiment At UC Triggers Lab Evacuation
In Berkeley California a chemistry student’s experiment on Latimer Hall’s fifth floor prompted police and fire units to clear three floors. The danger from potentially explosive chemicals forced a morning wait for the lab’s fate as guards held the area due to a mechanical failure.
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Berkeley
Calif
University of California
Latimer Hall
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Great Smoky Mountain
Dennis Martin
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