May Day clashes report across world spark casualties
Demonstrations by rival leftists in Istanbul ignite a pitched gun battle at a May Day rally with more than three dozen dead. In El Salvador a shootout at an illegal rally leaves eight dead as workers and troops clash. Other May Day incidents occur in Spain Lebanon and Greece while Moscow shows a two hour Red Square parade with about 2 million marchers.
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Soviet breakthrough could yield directed energy weapon
Aviation Week & Space Technology says the Soviet Union achieved a breakthrough in directed energy beam weapon tech with eight successful tests that could neutralize the U S ballistic missile force. Pentagon officials and experts caution on details, but note growing Soviet investment in high energy laser and particle beam research.
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UPI
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Space Technology Magazine
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Nixon defends limited Watergate role in Frost interview
Nixon says he did not intend to cover up criminal action but aimed to contain the scandal to protect innocents. He admits limited knowledge and denies authorizing hush money, while transcripts leak show closer ties to the coverup.
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UPI
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David Frost
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Howard Hunt
Frost
Newsweek
Time Magazine
Washington Post
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Times
Time
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Pesticides found in mothers milk across states
EPA reports detectable levels of dieldrin oxychlordane and heptachlor epoxide in milk from 1 436 nursing mothers in 150 hospitals across 46 states. No chlordane or mirex found. long term effects unknown though no immediate threat.
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UPI
Environmental Protection Agency
Delaware
Nevada
Rhode Island
Wyoming
Court upholds Sign Rights in For Sale Case
The Supreme Court ruled 8 to 0 that front lawn For Sale and Sold signs are protected speech and cannot be banned by local governments to curb panic selling by whites. Justice Marshall said restricting this communication would let localities suppress facts reflecting poorly on them. Willingboro Township, New Jersey, may pursue other means to promote a racially stable neighborhood.
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UPI
Supreme Court
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Willingboro Township
N.J
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