Frazier and Nine Capture Crowns in Close Victory
The heavyweight bout left Frazier champion in limited regions with Mathis providing stout resistance. Frazier outweighed by 39 pounds and displayed speed as he pressed punches to Mathis’s bleeding nose through 10 rounds. An electrifying left hook in the 11th sent Mathis through the ropes, sealing the win at Madison Square Garden.
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Frazier
Mathis
Grand Rapids
Mich
New Garden
Missing Woman Purse Found in Damp Region
Fire identified by personal effects as Zim ring. Sheriff Lamb said dental records with Calgary authorities show the skeletal remains in the Valley of Fire are not Mrs. Just. Investigation of cards in the purse would take several days. no immediate rechecks planned at Valley of Fire or Henderson dumps.
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Zimring
Sherff
Ralph Lamb
Calgary
Valley of Fire
Mrs. Just
Lamb
Henderson
Law Agency
Bank Customer Victim of Heist
The Embers' co owner described a theft in which a customer reached into a car to grab a purse. The robber, in his 20s, slender and about six feet tall, wore white Levi's and a light windbreaker and fled south toward the shopping area stores.
Community Cable TV Would Open Door to 20 Channels
Las Vegas area reports outline Community Cable TV plans led by Jack Kent Cooke to bring 20 channels via overhead lines with 5 monthly fee, a $20 deposit, and a $5 installation. The system promises 24 hour news and weather channels and free service to schools police and fire departments.
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Los Angeles
Jack Kent Cooke
Public Service Commission
Las Vegas
Cooke
City of
Lo Angeles
CATV
Lord Thompson
Canada
SUN
Hank Greenspun
Right
The
Forum
California
Madison Square Garden
New York
Statios
Henderson
Community Cable TV
KCET
KMEX
KPOL
Channel 9
TLA
Lakers
Kings
Wolves
University of California At Los Angeles
Los Angeles Angels
San Francisco Bay Area
Community
William J. Bresnan
Jack Kent Cooke, Inc
Nevada Southern University
Associated Press
Boulder City
Fremont Street
Bresnan
Nevada
Brosnan
Johnson Urges End To Long Copper Strike
President Johnson pressed labor and industry to end the copper strike. He urged round the clock negotiations at the White House with leaders from Kennecott Phelps Dodge Anaconda and American Smelting and Refining Co as 60 000 workers were idled and 90 percent of mining capacity halted. Mediators stood by as talks began in the Executive Office Building with no fixed deadline. The dispute centers on company wide bargaining with unions seeking a three year contract and wage gains around one dollar per hour while companies offer three years with about 40 cents per hour. The average industry wage is 3.10 an hour.
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Johnson
White House
Kennecott
Phelps-Dodge
Anaconda
American Smelting and Refining Co
Roth
Rights Bill Vote Nears as Solons Approve Cloture
The Senate approved cloture 65 to 32 after six weeks of civil rights debate. Byrd sought an amendment shielding single family homes from coverage, warning of riots if blocked. Javits warned the amendment would destroy the coalition. A presidential commission found white racism fuels tensions.
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Senate
Byrd
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Teachers Strike Widespread Across States Amid Negotiations
United Press International reports teachers in San Francisco returned to classrooms while Pittsburgh saw a large protest over wages and subsidies. Oklahoma plans a professional holiday as Florida and Wellston Missouri also face walkouts, with mediation sought in San Francisco and a court hearing to restrain picketing in Pittsburgh.
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United Press International Union
San Francisco
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Oklahoma
Florida
Wellston
Oil fouls beaches as Liberian ship wreck gutters Puerto Rico
A Libe rian tanker wreck off San Juan spills 5.7 million gallons of crude oil fouling hotels and beaches on the resort coast. Coast Guard and emergency teams execute a four stage plan to pump oil from tanks, tow the hulls and sink them out to sea while officials coordinate aid and safety.
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San Juan
P.R
UPI
Gold Coast
Johnson
U.S. Coast Guard
Coast Guard
Carges
Polls Show Nixon Leading Rockefeller in GOP Nomination Fight
Polls released yesterday show Richard Nixon ahead of Nelson Rockefeller for the Republican nomination. Newsweek counts Nixon with 21 of 607 delegates, Gallup puts Nixon at 67 percent of GOP votes vs Rockefeller 31, while independent and general public views favor Nixon in most measures.
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Richard M. Nixon
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Newsweek Magazine
Nixon
Newsweek
New York
Rockefeller
Gallup
FDA chief warns speed drug more problem than LSD
Commissioner James Goddard told a Senate subcommittee that the rising use of methamphetamine known as speed poses a greater issue than LSD. He noted speed can be deadly when abused and discussed penalties for possession versus broader crackdowns on hallucinogens. He also signaled opposition to criminal penalties for personal possession of heroin and marijuana, citing medical considerations.
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Washington
UPI
James Ll. Goddard
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Goddard
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee On
House
White House
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
Subcommittee
Dodd
Radiation Orbiting Lab Aims to Study Solar Radiation Hazards
Cape Kennedy launch sent the Orbiting Geophysical Observatory OGO 5 into a high Earth orbit to study solar radiation effects on space and Earth. The $35 million satellite carries 25 experiments to monitor radiation, magnetic and electric forces, and radio noises.
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Cape Kennedy
UPTS
Orbiting Geophysical Observatory
OGO
Robert H. Gray
Space Agency
Earth
Ser
OGO 5
Jupiter
North Pole
Sun Shines Across Nation Despite Local Rain Gaps
Nationwide sunshine dominated yesterday with unusually dry air and minimal precipitation. In Cairo Illinois relative humidity fell to 14 percent the lowest on record since 1871. Brisk southwest winds lifted afternoon readings into the 50s while Harrisburg Pennsylvania reached 52 the highest since last December 22. Temperatures cooled along the northern Atlantic seaboard and in Northern Florida under cool northerly winds.
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Illinois
Cairo
Texas
Pacific Northwest
Great Lakes
New England
Washington
Oregon
Alleghanies
Harrisburg
Dakotas
Florida
Cab Issue Goes Before County Fathers Today
District Attorney George Franklin urges the Board of County Commissioners to grant an exclusive taxi franchise at McCarran Field and repeal cab allocation ordinances. He cites a recent attorney general ruling that cities may license for revenue but cannot regulate taxicabs.
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George Franklin
Board of County Commissioners
McCarran Field
Wallace Digs Up Nebraska Party Backers
Former Gov George Wallace rallies support in Omaha to form the American Independent party in Nebraska and remove him from the Democratic ballot in the May 14 primary. Signature signups proceed at Civic Auditorium with 750 needed. Nebraska officials Marsh and Beermann observe to ensure legal formation.
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Wallace
Nebraska
Omaha
Neb
UPI
George ©. Wallace
Alabama
Civic Auditorium
Frank Marsh
Allan Beermann
Marsh
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