Nixon nominates Clement Haynsworth to Supreme Court
President Nixon selects Clement F. Haynsworth, a Fourth Circuit judge and Greenville, South Carolina native, to fill the Abe Fortas seat on the U S Supreme Court. Senate action not expected before September after a resignation amid ethical questions.
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Supreme Court
San Clemente
Calif
UPI
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South Carolina
Abe Fortas
U.S. Supreme Court
Fortas
Warren Burger
Earl Warren
Burger
Ronald Ziegler
White House
Laguna Beach
Haynsworth
U.S. Court of Appeals
Fourth Circuit
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Fourth Judicial Circuit
Greenville
S.C
Senate
Justice Department
Ziegler
John N. Mitchell
Haynesworth
U.S
San Francisco
Park Chung-hee
Republic of
South Korea
St. Francis Hotel
IRA intervention expected as Northern Ireland riots flare
General Freeland warned the outlawed IRA may intervene in the Catholic Protestant riots in Belfast. He plans to boost forces to about 6 000 troops while Prime Minister Chichester Clark seeks peace talks at Stormont Castle. Eight people killed and over 300 injured as funerals proceed under British troops.
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Donal O’higgins
Belfast
Northern Ireland
UPI
Irish Republican Army
IRA
James Chicester- Clark
Stormont Castle
Ean Freeland
Patrick Rooney
Freeland
Camille Devastates Gulf Coast Killing Dozens
Hurricane Camille blasted the Gulf Coast with 190 mph winds and 18 to 20 foot tides, destroying Biloxi Bay St. Louis and other towns. Cities reported fires, widespread damage, loss of communication, and at least 14 deaths with rescue efforts under way and National Guardsmen deployed for relief.
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William L. Vaughn
Gulfport, Miss
UPI
Camille
Gulf Coast
Mississippi
Bay St. Louis
Waveland
Alabama
Louisiana
Biloxi
Danny Guice
New Orleans
Gulfport
Florida Panhandle
Coast Guard
Gulf of Mexico
St. Petersburg
Fla
Diligence
Ray DeCell
el Capitan Beach
Apollo 11 Crew Split on Mars Mission by 1981 Plan
Washington reports Lt. Col. Michael Collins backs a Mars mission target of 1981, while Neil Armstrong remains cautious about a firm date and Edwin Aldrin warns against premature goals. The trio’s views reflect debate among space officials on pushing ahead with human Mars exploration.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Mars
Space Agency
Michael Collins
Neil Armstrong
Edwin E. Aldrin
Armstrong
Aldrin
Eight Green Berets moved from solitary confinement
In Saigon eight accused Special Forces members were shifted from solitary to an Army barracks. An Army civilian defense attorney predicted charges would be dropped within days. The group, including Col. Robert Rheault, faces murder charges in the June 20 Nghe An area killing of a Vietnamese national, with the case hinging on whether the victim existed.
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Saigon
APS
Green Berets
Henry R. Rothblatt
New York City
Vietnam
Rothblatt
David E. Crew
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Leland J. Brumley
Duncan
Oklo
Edward M. Boyle
Athens
Guy Scott
Budge Williams
Burglars smash window at Lompoc jewelry store
Burglars smashed the window of Jorgen sen's jewelry store in Lompoc Shopping Center early today and escaped with about $1,000 worth of diamonds and jewelry, police reported. Store employees were taking inventory to determine exact loss.
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Buriars
Jorgensen
Lompoc
N. H St
Blaiberg Heart Transplant Death Attributed To Rejection
Cape Town UPI Dr Christiaan Barnard says Dr Philip Blaiberg the longest surviving heart transplant recipient died after the new heart suffered severe rejection He lived 19 months and 15 days with another man's heart A second transplant was ruled out due to the patient's ill condition and futility.
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Cape Town
South Africa
UPI
Christiaan Barnard
Philip Blaiberg
Blaiberg
Barnard
Salad makers sought in four ton lettuce theft
Deputies search for several men suspected of stealing four tons of lettuce from a Lompoc field. Gerald Branson of Del Mar Packing Co. says men asked about transporting the lettuce to Mexico and used two trucks to load produce. Value estimated at 3350.
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Lompoc
Gerald Branson
Mexico
Branson
The
del Mar Packing Co
Union Sugar
del Mar
North Korea asked to return U.S. helicopter and crew
The United Nations Command appealed to North Korea for the return of an unarmed U.S. Army OH23 helicopter and its three man crew after it was downed by ground fire during a training mission near the demilitarized zone. The fate of the crew remained unknown and no reply from Pyongyang was reported.
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Seoul
South Korea
UPI
United Nations Command
UNC
North Korea
South
OH23
U.S. Marine
Arthur W. Adams
Korean Military Armistice Commission
Ri Choon Sun
Hanoi vows to press on as fighting ebbs in Vietnam
UPI reports lower fighting levels in Vietnam but Hanoi restates commitment to defeat the United States and topple the Saigon government. U.S. officials say scattered clashes killed at least 207 Communists and six Americans. B52s dropped 800 tons of bombs near Saigon in renewed actions marking Ho Chi Minh's rise. A police officer was wounded in Saigon when a terrorist shot him and escaped.
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UPI
Vietnam
Hanoi
United States
U.S
Ho Chi Minh
North Vietnam
Republic of Vietnam
London
Paris
Radio
Song Be
Cambodia
Tay Ninh
Laos
South Vietnam
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