Nixon mapping strategy in quiet two week period
President Nixon plans a low profile two week stretch to stay out of the Democratic infighting while relying on adviser John N. Mitchell and successor Clark MacGregor for campaign input. Gallup and Harris polls show Nixon ahead of all rivals as he returns to the Western White House.
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Robert Hee
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Subscription Rates Set at 225 Monthly by Audit Bureau
The Audit Bureau of Circulations announces a subscription rate of 225 dollars per month for home delivery or mail. Subscriptions are published daily in advance with exceptions for Sundays and Christmas Day.
Hijacker killed by pilot after hijack attempt over Saigon
Nguyen Thai Binh, 24, a University of Washington graduate, tried to hijack a Pan American 747 from San Francisco to Saigon. He held a stewardess hostage and claimed bombs made of lemons. Pilot Captain Gene Vaughn subdued him after landing, a passenger shot Binh, and the hijacker died.
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Vietnam
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Belfast gun battles push cease fire toward collapse
A weekend of Protestant Catholic gun battles and gangland style executions left six dead and raised Northern Ireland’s toll to 399 since the violence began three years ago. A hooded body found near Crumlin Road jail is believed to be Gusty Spence, a Protestant prisoner kidnapped while returning from a parole visit for his daughter's wedding.
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UPI
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IRA
Worse Than 68 Dem Nomination Rift Shocks California
A UPI report notes California party leaders fear the McGovern case could trigger apathy or violence if 153 delegates are stripped by the credentials committee. The uproar recalls 1968 when California backed Nixon after a fractured convention. A court fight and floor battle loom as McGovern supporters seek reversal and a third party option surfaces.
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UPI
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India and Pakistan sign pact on war territories and borders
In Simla India Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and Pakistan President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto sign a four page agreement ending most wartime territorial losses and calling for troop withdrawal and no force. Kashmir positions remain frozen pending talks on normalizing relations and prisoner repatriation.
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Reunion after 27 years reunites mother and daughter
Rosie Morita, wounded in 1945 while foraging in Germany, reunites with her daughter Elizabeth who grew up in Hungary and searched for her mother since 1966. Elizabeth tracked down her mother via a Yugoslav uncle, then Bela Bartfei and the couple arrived at San Francisco on the 25th wedding anniversary of Morita’s second marriage.
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Legislature to push through July 4 holiday in California
Sacramento reports lawmakers resume urgent pace aiming to finish most work before the Democratic National Convention. Key actions include a $1.2 billion school finance package, an alternate $654 million plan, and potential votes on no fault insurance and a coastline protection act. The $7.7 billion budget stands after Reagan veto reductions.
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UPI
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Dixon Arnett
Redwood City
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Senate
Reagan
Weather and Safety Alerts Across Regions Prompt Storms and Skyjacker Alarm
United States weather reports show warm humid air bringing showers and thunderstorm warnings from the Great Lakes to the Texas Panhandle and Georgia. Tornadoes strike near Laurie Missouri killing two and injuring one while another near Idalou Texas near Lubbock is reported. Cool weather spreads from the Northern Rockies to the Central Plains as a Canadian high moves south. Early temps range from 41 to 97 across several states. Air Line Pilots Association president warns pilots may boycott airports lacking adequate skyjacking detection systems, testifying that security guards must certify a flight as safe before takeoff.
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Lewistown
Mont
Rock Springs
Wyo
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Alif
Los Angeles
UPI
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State Senate
Don McBain
Giant 310-Pound Cherry Popsicle Delights Bakersfield Children
A refrigerated truck arrived at a grassy area near the Boring Church of the Nazarene where 500 children consumed a 310-pound cherry popsicle made from 33 gallons of water and seven gallons of syrup. The treat required 27 hours to freeze and left only a six-foot by two-foot by six inch stick.
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UPI
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Fischer given deadline to play chess in Reykjavik
Bobby Fischer faces a deadline to appear in Reykjavik for the world championship match with Boris Spassky. The 29 year old American must show by 8 a m EDT Tuesday or be disqualified. Icelandic organizers and FIDE have pressed for his arrival amid last minute negotiations and ongoing speculation about his participation.
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Iceland
UPI
Bobby Fischer
Fischer
Brooklyn
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Boris Spassky
New York
International Chess Federation
FIDE
Max Euwe
Freystrinn Thorberbergsson
Keflavik International
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Spassky
LDS Church President Joseph Fielding Smith Dies at 95
Joseph Fielding Smith, aged 95 and spiritual leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, died at his daughter's home from a heart attack. He would have turned 96 July 19 and was the church's 10th president since 1830. The 12 apostles planned a 10 a.m. meeting to arrange funeral services.
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UPI
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
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Council of the 12 Apostles
Salt Lake
Joseph F. Smith
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