Militant Indians clash with Oklahoma over hair length policy
James says the dispute is used to dramatize a fight with the Pawnee school board about student hair length. Indian groups seize offices, demand his resignation, and win a pledge from Washington to freeze Oklahoma Indian education funds pending investigation.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma
Pawnee School Board
Overton James
Federal Bureau of Indian Affairs
Oklahoma Board of Education
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Pawnee
Washington
George Scott
Bureau of Indian Affairs Education Office
Five Civilized Tribes
Wheat sales to China and Russia probe dominate farm news
Washington sources say the first cash grain sale to Communist China in over 20 years may proceed as subsidies are sought by exporters. The House Agriculture Committee launches a three day probe into administration ties with big grain exporters amid Soviet credit and McGovern accusations. Palmby and Pulvermacher’ve left the Agriculture Department and are under Justice Department review.
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China
Washington
Peking
Agriculture Department
U.S
House Agriculture Committee
Soviet Union
White House
George McGovern
Butz
McGovern
House
Graham Purcell
D-Tex
Clarence Palmby
Clifford Pulvermacher
Russia
Justice Department
Palmby
Moscow
Prison Break From Oklahoma Farm Spurs Westward Search
Escaped inmates from a southeast Oklahoma farm fled west on US 270 after forcing an iron pipe gate. Guards and law enforcement pursued as a second escape from the Oklahoma prison that week. James A. Klein of Oklahoma City, delivering milk when he vanished, possibly headed toward Dallas after leaving a note about hot boxes.
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U. S. 270
Highway Patrol
Sheriff's Deputies
Oklahoma
Jones
Kates
James A. Klein
Oklahoma City
Prison Service
Wright
Klein
Dallas
Tex
Delegation Members Question North Vietnam Release Motive
Gartley’s mother from Dunedin Florida and Charles’s wife from San Diego California travel with Elias’s father in Valdosta Georgia among a six member delegation. Yale chaplain Coffin doubts the timing of releases and urges a pause in bombing. Coffin suggests a reciprocating halt as the group visits Vietnam. Mrs Gartley brings gifts for six prisoners, while Mrs Charles eyes a personal gift for her husband. Kersten, their 3 year old, stays with relatives in Tampa.
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Gartley
Dunedin
Fla
Charles
San Diego
Calif
Elias
Valdosta
David Dellinger
Coffin
U.S
North Vietnam
Raids Hit North Vietnam as U S Air Losses Noted
North of the DMZ a Quang Tri pilot bailed out after antiaircraft fire. The U S Command reported the 94th American plane lost over the North since April 6. Major raids focused on Hau Lan near Hanoi and Kep railroad yard with bridges and bypasses hit. Civilians suffered in two terror attacks near Cheo Reo and Da Nang.
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Dmz
U.S. Air Force
Hau Lan
Hanoi
Air Force
Kep
Lang Sau
Thai Nguyen
Navy
North Vietnam
U.S
Ford To Display New Cars Today In Dearborn
Ford Motor Co will showcase its new full sized models to newsmen and officials in Dearborn Michigan. The LTD Brougham tops the line with new sheet metal bumper system and redesigned tail lamps. Prices remain largely unchanged as Ford contends with federal bumper standards and Price Commission pressures.
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Dearborn
Mich
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Detroit
Price Commission
Viet Cong open to a three-part government in South Vietnam
Viet Cong and Saigon government plan a tripartite national concord with equal participation. Each side would appoint its representatives and a third element chosen by consultation. U.S. troop withdrawal and three-part governance are key conditions cited by Mrs. Binh and observers.
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South Vietnam
Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
Mrs. Binh
U.S
Henry A. Kissinger
Paris
Georges Pompidou
Hanoi
le Duc Tho
Porter
McGovern and Shriver Campaigns Fire Up Voter Rallys
Campaign crowds fill venues in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia as McGovern pledges welfare cuts and full employment. Shriver garners labor endorsements in San Antonio and Eyes Texas and black and Mexican American support. Watergate probes and finance allegations spark ongoing political backlash.
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Philadelphia
Shriver
San Antonio
Texas
Florida
Watergate
National Committee
Washington
Spencer Oliver
Maurice Stans
Nixon
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Finance Committee
House Banking Committee
Stans
Mexico
Committee
William Liedtke
Pennzoil Corp
Houston
Republican Party
Lawrence F. O’brien
O’brien
Clark MacGregor
United States Court
Frank Rizzo
White House
Yellowstone National Park
Martha Mitchell
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Mitchell
Nixon Kissinger Moscow Talks Yield Cautious Trade Outlook
U.S. and Soviet officials reported progress on strategic arms talks and possible broad trade accords though no final agreement on the value of trade was reached. Kissinger, meeting with Brezhnev, anticipated swift completion of a maritime pact and noted hopeful prospects for a large trade deal, while lenders and lend-lease settlements remained unresolved.
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U.S
Nixon
Kissinger
Victory Louis
Kremlin
Louis
Communist Party
Leonid Brezhnev
Washington
London
Paris
Soviet Union
Siberia
Russia
United States
Essinger
Manitoba Snakes Collected for Research in 1971
About 17 000 snakes were collected in Manitoba during 1971 for use in scientific research and university laboratories. The effort supported zoological studies and biomedical education across regional institutions.
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Manitoba
War Settlement Before Year's End Still Remote
Washington reports privately doubt a negotiated Vietnam peace before January. Officials cite two months for North Vietnam and Viet Cong to assess post election conditions, with hard line stance likely to endure despite Kissinger meetings and possible talks with Le Duc Tho. Soviet sources warn Moscow views cease fire demands as surrender terms and fears wider conflict.
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Washington
U.S
Henry Kissinger
Kissinger
le Duc Tho
Hanoi
Paris
Nixon
National Liberation Front
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
Viet Cong
Senate Holds Line on Budget Veto Override
The final compromise budget stood 1.8 billion above the President’s request. The House failed to secure a two thirds vote to override Nixon’s veto. Nixon warned such partial revisions would not meet the objections he outlined. The Appropriations Committee preferred a bill nearer the President’s budget while keeping key increases in health, NIH, mental health, and education, though totals remained higher than Nixon proposed.
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Nixon
Appropriations Committee
Health Services
Mental Health Administration
National Institutes of Health
Office of Education
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