FBI Chief Rejects Full Probe and Defends Agency
L Patrick Gray III in his first address as FBI director rejects calls for a full investigation into the bureau headed by the late J Edgar Hoover. He signals openness to an advisory panel but worries it could undermine FBI effectiveness. He vows to recruit women and minorities without lowering agent standards and defends the bureau against politicking.
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Washington
L. Patrick Gray III
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Banks Open
Gray
Hoover
Thomas More Society
Nixon
Wallace Shows Improvement After Gunshot Wounds
George C. Wallace remained alert and improving after being shot at a rally in Montgomery. The bulletin said he slept well, reads the paper, and his bodily functions are normal and stable, though paralysis of the legs persists and the exact spinal injury awaits surgery.
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Ilver Spring
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Joseph F. Schanno
Wallace
Washington Post
Billy Joe Camp
Post
Cornelia
Elvin Stanton
Baltazar E. Per‘ez
Holy Cross Hospital
Stanton
Wallace Victories Prompt Strategy Amid Uncertain Health
Wallace scored decisive wins in Michigan and Maryland as his campaign maps new contests to deadlock the Democratic National Convention. McGovern and Humphrey contest the race, while Nixon led the Republican side in both states.
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Associated Press
George C. Wallace
Michigan
Maryland
Hubert H. Humphrey
Wallace
George McGovern
McGovern
Humphrey
South Dakota
Nixon
Compromise on Desegregation Busing Amid Higher Education Bill
House and Senate conferees agree to a temporary 18 month delay on court desegregation busing orders as part of a $20 billion higher education measure. The move, criticized by civil rights leaders, would require appeals to be exhausted before orders take effect and includes funding for desegregation efforts and education research.
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Washington
House
Senate
Soviets Call Improved US Relations Desirable
Pravda editorial says improved Soviet American relations are possible and desirable. The piece stresses equal mutually advantageous ties and peaceful coexistence, noting gains should not harm third countries or undermine their rights as Nixon prepares for his Moscow summit.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Pravda
United States
Unseasonably Warm Weather Predicted For Lawton Area
Forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and continued hot temperatures across the Lawton region and state. A high pressure ridge aloft over the Rockies and plains is cited by the U.S. Weather Service as sustaining warm conditions for a period. Highs today and Thursday expected in the mid 90s with overnight lows in the mid 60s. Tuesday's high reached 91 and low 62.
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Lawton
Rockies
Plains
U.S. Weather Service
Pleiku Ammo Dump Hit as C130 Blows Up in Kontum
North Vietnamese shells hit a U.S. Air Force C130 taking off from Kontum burning ammunition and gasoline. seven Americans killed and two wounded. The Pleiku ammo dump was blown up, with fighting west of Hue and highway closures noted.
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Saigon
U.S
Kontum
Pleiku
Highlands
da Nang
Hue
Bastogne
Paris
United States
South Vietnam
Mosquito Fight Opens With City Spraying and Fogging
City health officials outline annual control plan using Malathion spray to prevent larvae and fogging to reduce adults. Sandbags soaked with insecticide placed in low water areas. areas are re sprayed after rains. Residents urged to report mosquito problems to health department for mapping and service prioritization.
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Booker
Health Department
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