Air Tragedy Toll Rises to 151 in Venezuelan Crash
Maracaibo reports say 151 killed as Venezuelan DC9 crash on Sunday becomes civil aviation's deadliest disaster. 27 American victims identified. 25 severely burned may not survive. Viasa to fly 19 identified bodies to Miami for burial. Investigators point to overheated turbine and possible engine fire on takeoff.
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U.S
Richard Moon
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Miami
United States
Soviets Cite China Plans For New Border Raids
Diplomatic sources say China has relocated millions of Red Guards along the 5000 mile border to harass the Soviets. The Hungweipin youth force is said to be settled along the Amur and Usuri rivers and in Sinkiang as cross border tensions rise after the Damansky island fighting.
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U S Armor Launches Big Viet Drive
U S armored units and helicopter gunships pressed a major operation in Vietnam around the Michelin rubber plantation 45 miles northwest of Saigon. Allied reports said at least 224 Communists were killed in the first 24 hours with 2 Allies dead and 16 wounded. UPI photographer Nat Gibson observed heavy combat amid rubber trees and thick underbrush.
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Michelin Rubber Plantation
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GM recalls over 1.13 million vehicles for brake failures
General Motors warns of a second large recall in a month, totaling more than 1.13 million cars trucks and school buses for brake system defects. The action follows a prior 4.9 million vehicle recall and cites worn seals and hoses risking hydraulic failure and reduced braking power.
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UPI
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Anguilla braces for possible British invasion
Troops and civil police arrived in St Johns harbor aboard two Royal Air Force planes carrying riot control gear. Frigates HMS Minerva and Rothesay moved to guard Anguilla as Webster vows to defend independence to the death amid a volatile bid for autonomy from Britain. The island, electricity and telegraph dead, declared independence amid mass voting favoring separation from St Kitts and a move toward U.S. territory, with Webster leading a 15 member council.
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Rothesay
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Anguilla
Webster
London
Stewart
House of Commons
St. Kitts
Middle East Fighting Breaks Out Near Bitter Lakes
The clash began around 4 a.m. when snipers fired across the canal south of the Bitter Lakes as about 15 ships remained trapped since the June 1967 war. Israeli and Egyptian forces exchanged fire for hours before UN observers secured a cease-fire. one Israeli soldier was lightly wounded. Hussein wrapped up talks with Nasser and planned a Washington visit to discuss the crisis.
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Gamal Abdel Nasser
Egypt
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Robert Anderson
Washington
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Middle East
Pact Bans A Weapons From Sea
The treaty aims to block weapons from the sea as part of a broader effort following the Geneva disarmament conference. Nixon’s message, read by Gerard C. Smith, outlines possible talks on a comprehensive nuclear test ban with verification, while noting Soviet resistance to on-site inspection.
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Spechon
Bible criticizes Forest Service for underfunded recreation
Senate aimed at budget requests for 1970 as Sen. Alan Bible questions Forest Service Chief Edward Cliff about insufficient funds to build and maintain recreation facilities in national forests. Bible urges Congress to fund recreation and warns Nevada White Pine areas may be neglected without more money.
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UPI
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Edward P. Cliff
Senate Appropriations Committee
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Humboldt National Forest
Nevada
Intermountain
White Pine County
National Forest
Closed Door Ad Agency Bid Okayed
The Advertising Advisory Committee recommended extending the contracts of the three agencies for another fiscal year and preserving an open competition policy at end of 1969-70. The vote followed arguments between Mirabelli Broadbent with Mayor Grayson supporting continuity to maximize value of the advertising dollar while Broadbent urged open competition and fair public process.
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Grayson
Trucker Killed In Arizona Strip Crash On U S 91
A heavily loaded tractor trailer rear collided with a slower rig on U S 91 in the Arizona Strip, killing the driver as the southbound tractor cab overturned. Witnesses said the dead driver was traveling fast with potatoes in the trailer and rescue crews searched for additional bodies.
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Anti Busing Group Set Local Meeting
Concerned Parents League Inc formed to oppose school bussing for racial integration and will meet in the Convention Center Gold Room at 8 tonight to discuss Clark County School District transportation. Spokesmen Woodrow Wagner and Martin Hotop say the group objects to bussing at district expense. Wagner has three children at Twin Lakes Elementary and one at Robert C Gibson Junior High. Hotop has two children at Brinley Junior High, one at Western High and one at Ronzone Elementary.
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Clark County
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Martin Hotop
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Twin Lakes
Robert C. Gibson
Hotop
Brinley
Western High
Ronzone
Market Robber Loses Nerve at Local 7-Eleven
A would-be robber at Western and Oakey Boulevards fled after customers entered the store. He brandished a pistol and escaped in a white panel truck around 9 30 p.m. No injuries reported. Earlier Monday a Vegas Drive 7-Eleven was robbed of 125 dollars by two men who got away before 11 p.m.
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Men Not Laws To Enforce Dick Nixon's War On Crime
Atty. Gen. John N. Mitchell told the Senate that more manpower, not more laws, are needed to fight Nixon’s war on crime. He praised FBI Director Hoover’s cooperation with strike forces and noted electronic surveillance as a valuable tool. Mitchell said a top priority study of statutes may yield new organized crime legislation. Gambling was cited as a major revenue source for crime, estimated at seven billion dollars.
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Washington
UPI
John N. Mitchell
Nixon
Mitchell
Senate
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Justice Department
McClellan
Trial May Alter Graze Fees in New Mexico Case
A non jury trial in Albuquerque pits Pankey Land and Cattle Co. against the Departments of Agriculture and Interior over federal grazing fee hikes from 33 cents to 1.23 dollars per animal monthly for ten years. Government economists defend the study and price justification based on a one million dollar survey.
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Albuquerque, N.M
Pankey Land and Cattle Co. of Truth Or Consequences, N.M
Departments of Agriculture and Interior
Bratton
Millionaire gun collector Thoresen convicted on firearms counts
In Fresno a non jury trial of William E. Thoresen III and Louise Thoresen resulted in convictions on three and two counts respectively under the federal Firearms Act. Judge Goodwin said the defendants violated federal laws governing possession and transport of firearms. Sentencing is set in San Francisco with possible penalties up to five years per count and fines up to ten thousand dollars per count.
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Calif
UPI
William E. Thoresen III
Louise
Goodwin
Thoresens
Jerrold M. Ladar
Thoresen
San Francisco
San Francisco Bay Area
FBI Seizes Blackjack Machines Across States
Federal agents seized 19 electronic blackjack machines shipped from Lexington Park Maryland to Alstate Coin Machine Co in Las Vegas for operation in the Baltimore area since November 1967. The devices allegedly carried master control circuitry to bias outcomes. Alstate and officers faced possible penalties under the 1962 Gambling Devices Act for unregistered devices.
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Alstate Coin Machine Co
Harold &. Campbell, Jr
Las Vegas
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Alstate
Baltimore, Md
Gaming Control Board
Keith Campbell
Pay raises approved for congressional leadership
The House approved by voice vote pay increases totaling 144000 dollars a year for the vice president speaker and top House and Senate leaders. The measure, passed despite one member's protest about a taxpayers revolt, goes to the Senate where passage is assured.
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