Meeting With Street Leaders Gives Curfew Request A Plan
In a tense mayoral office session black street leaders pitched curfew clearances and police car transportation to contact rioters between 9 p m and a Doolittle meeting They claimed influence to stop rioting and argued youth outreach would reduce violence Chief Witcher dismissed the plan saying it could not work and violence would persist without proper action
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Doolittle
Witcher
Grayson
Salazar Unaware He's Not Running Portugal Any More
In Lisbon former premier Oliveira Salazar, recovering from a stroke, says he is much better and will wait to engage in greater activity. His housekeeper says he does not realize he is no longer in charge, and he voted in the National Assembly elections with a driver delivering his ballot to the urn.
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Salazar
Portugal
Lisbon
UPI
Oliveira Salazar
National Assembly
International Television News
ITN
London
Maria de Jesus Freire
Public Supports Vietnam Pullbacks and Escalation Doubts
Public backing for Nixon's announced withdrawal of about 35 000 U S troops from Vietnam stands at 71 percent approval with 5 percent unsure and disapproval around 24 percent. Most expect continued fighting, with few predicting de escalation as withdrawals proceed and doubts remain about South Vietnamese forces matching or replacing American combat strength.
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Nixon
Vietnam
U.S
South Vietnam
Marshmallow-loving alligator vanishes near Cape Kennedy
Kasey, a three-foot alligator placed in a pond by the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, disappeared from the Kennedy Space Center area after October 18. Wildlife officials report he may have walked off or been removed, noting he enjoyed fish leftovers and marshmallows.
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Cape Kennedy
UPI
Kasey
Kennedy Space Center
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refugee
Moonport
Hal O’connor
Okinawa Return Talks Reported by Japanese Paper
Mainichi News claims a joint U.S Japan declaration outlined 1972 Okinawa return with working level talks to finish. It says Sato will extend the security treaty indefinitely and back a Viet Nam settlement while opposing nuclear weapons on Okinawa after return.
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Tokyo
UPI
United States
Okinawa
Japan
Mainichi
Nixon
Eisaku Sato
Washington
Foreign Office
Sato
U.s.—Japan
Viet Cong Frees Three Army Men as POW Talks Continue
Viet Cong released three U S Army men and a prior prisoner, with Hanoi Radio citing a humanitarian motive. Officials say about 1 300 Americans remain missing in Vietnam and the Communists have not released names or details of those held.
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Quang Ngai
Jesse B Harris Jr
Port Chester
N.Y
U.S
Harris
Hanoi Radio
Air Force
Navy
Viet Cong
Committee of the
National Liberation Front
Central Vietnam
Vietnam
Viet Cong Provisional Revolutionary
South Vietnam
Cranston says U S could fight South Vietnam if withdrawal blocked
U S Senator Alan Cranston says contingency plans exist to combat South Vietnam if it blocks any withdrawal from the war. The plan, he says, would be cited only if safety of American troops demands acceleration of exit, though Pentagon officials declined comment.
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Washington
UPI
Alan Cranston
D-Calif
United States
South Vietnam
Pentagon
Congress
U.S
Vietnam
Cranston
Senate
Joint Chiefs of Staff
California
North Vietnam
Nationwide Strike Looms Against General Electric
A nationwide strike against General Electric looms as 12 unions representing about 147 000 workers press for higher wages and arbitration. IUE cites bargaining failures and demands 35 0 cent first year hikes plus raises for skilled workers while Westinghouse prepares for a similar walkout if offers do not change.
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General Electric
IUE
TUE
Jennings
Westinghouse Electric Co
Westinghouse
Irving Abramson
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
John R. Baldwin
Seven Arrested In NSV In Narcotics Crackdown
North Las Vegas police on Saturday night detained seven residents on narcotics charges after allegations they sold marijuana to an undercover agent. Ivar E. Lappin faced sale of narcotics and others faced possession or sale charges. A conspiracy arrest was made for Donald Marmnine. Officers seized several ounces of marijuana and a lamp converted into a smoking device.
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Las Vegas
Ivar E
Tony) Lappin
Bassler St
North
Kaibab St
John Sleeper
Lappin Residence
Special Meeting Set On NLV City Issues
A special meeting called by Mayor Gene Echols will take place at 7 p.m. today in the North Las Vegas city hall conference room. The topics include potential county land annexations, budget items, and parent concerns about crosswalk guards at Fay Herron Elementary School. The session, though started as a personnel meeting, will be open to the public and press.
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North
Las Vegas
Gene Echols
NLV
Tunney Says Daughter Found Alive In Europe
Gene Tunney confirms his daughter Joan Tunney Wilkinson missing since August has been found alive in a western European city. She is under a physician's care, her condition described as serious but not critical, and her husband Carter Wilkinson has joined her side.
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Tunney
Europe
Stamford, Conn
UPI
Gene Tunney
Joan
Carter Wilkinson
Burglary Report Involving Patricia Boyd At Alwill Street
Patricia A. Boyd reported burglars broke into her storage room at 1921 Alwill St. They took 108 crystal glasses brass fixtures and various household goods. Loss estimated at $1,298.
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Patricia A. Boyd
Alwill St
Kerkorian’s Wealth Put At 274 Million By May
Fortune magazine estimates Kerkorian’s wealth at 274 million as of May, credited to gains in Las Vegas gambling and leisure markets. The Nevada financier, rival of Howard Hughes, has expanded with a Las Vegas hotel, 30 percent of Western Airlines, and control of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. He notes wages rising and longer hours as people seek entertainment.
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Kirk Kerkorian
Fortune
Las Vegas
Kerkorian
Howard Hughes
Nevada
Western Airlines
International Leisure Corp
Robber Takes $120 From Hotel Waitress
Marilyn Mactavish, 26, reported being robbed at gunpoint in a Strip hotel parking lot yesterday. A man demanded all her money after she offered change for a quarter, according to sheriff's deputies.
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Marilyn Mactavish
Sheriff's Deputies
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Milwaukee
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