Nixon urges mass transit funds and urban development plan
President Nixon asked Congress to permit use of 3.5 billion in federal highway funds over three years to boost mass transit including bus and rapid rail. He also urged a better communities act to provide 2.3 billion annually in revenue sharing for local development and proposed a department of community development.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Department of Commu
Nity
Bombs Blast London Area During Northern Ireland Referendum
A pair of bombs exploded near Old Bailey and Scotland Yard causing many injuries. Police linked the attack to the Provisional Irish Republican Army amid a Northern Ireland referendum debate.
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Old Bailey
Scotland Yard
Westminster
Irish Republican Army
Northern Ireland
Irish Republic
Britain
Tragedy Strikes Army Parachute Team in North Carolina Crash
A special transport plane carrying the Army Golden Knights stunt parachute team crashed into a cornfield near Silk Hope North Carolina during a recruiting tour. At least 14 people were killed and two pilots plus a crew chief were among the dead. The crash occurred about 9 am after departing Fort Bragg for Oberlin Park Kansas. Parachutes remained unopened at the site and the wreckage showed extensive damage with engines scattered among cornstalks.
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Oberland Park
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City Gets Light Rain from 3 to 9 P.M
Light showers were forecast for the city from 3 until 9 p.m. with Missouri County excluded from the affected area and no mention of involvement for Comanche County.
Indians Defy Order as Wounded Knee Evacuations Grow
At Wounded Knee South Dakota militants refuse to surrender as federal officials order all non residents to leave unarmed by 8 p.m. EST. About 38 children and four women evacuated the encampment amid tensions over the village siege seen as the last major clash of the Indian wars.
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Justice Department
FBI
Sioux Village
Charges Are Prepared After Frederick High School Clash
After a Wednesday racial clash at Frederick High School, charges and suspensions are planned. A knife threat targeted a teacher. a curfew was set downtown after an assault on a businessman. One student jailed. authorities seek 2 or 3 more as officials review parent notification and suspensions.
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Tom Sharrock Arene
Milton W. Brown
Prather Brown
Jerome Zumwalt
Brown
Clinton
Bus Crash Kills Seven In Texas
A cross-country tour bus collided with a tractor trailer on a narrow Texas bridge. The impact sparked a fire forcing passengers to dive from windows to escape flames. The crash left seven dead and multiple injured as responders fought the blaze. The scene disrupted travel on the bridge as authorities investigated.
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Texas
Fort Stockton, Tex
First Standby Draft Lottery Sets Numbers for 19 Year Olds
The first standby draft lottery assigns numbers to men born in 1954, with 95 and lower eligible for immediate induction if needed. Two million 19 year olds subject to the draft next year were drawn, detailing dates matched to numbers and projected induction risks.
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Parshington
Selective Service
Byron V. Pepitone
Health Chief Curtails Aide On Fund Use
Oklahoma City AP reports State Health Commissioner Le Roy Carpenter questions former state Sen. Tom Tipps on travel claims totaling 2911.50 over seven months including 1041.12 at two Oklahoma City hotels. Carpenter says he will curb Tipps while investigations continue.
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State Senate
Tipps
State Budget Office
Multiple 1950s News Briefs Mixed in AP Dispatch
Police thwart a second bombing attempt near a Fifth Avenue bank as explosives are found in a car. Two tanker jets collide at Lockbourne AFB in fog. two crewmen die and one injured. Wholesale prices rise 1.9 percent the largest since 1951. The US and North Vietnam set a March 15 Paris meeting for postwar aid talks. Edith Irving jailed two years for a Howard Hughes autobiography hoax. Archbishop Makarios defrocked by Cyprus Holy Synod. Three Blue Angels crash in desert. pilots eject safely.
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New York
Fifth Avenue Bank
Columbus, Ohio
Lockbourne Air Force Base
Hall Intervenes In Center Dispute
Gov. David Hale directs the State Department of Corrections board to meet March 30 to decide if the inmate pre release center should move. Hale will personally recommend after hearing the center’s side. The board plans an open meeting with Comanche officials before ruling this afternoon.
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State Department of Corrections Board
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