Indians seize Porcupine hall as Wounded Knee crisis lingers
A band of Indian and white protesters temporarily took over a hall in Porcupine near Wounded Knee, but federal officers repelled the group. About 70 were detained for questioning while others fled into the hills. Negotiations at Wounded Knee stalled pending talks with top federal officials. National Council of Churches representatives were ordered to leave Pine Ridge after tribal officials accused them of aiding militants.
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Wounded Knee
S.D
UPI
Oglala Soux
Porcupine
Stanley D. Lyman
Bureau of Indian Affairs
BIA
Pine Ridge Reservation
FBI
U.S
Pine Ridge
National Council of Churches
Harrington Wood
Wood
Washington
Justice and Interior Department
Fred
Episcopal Church
Nixon Blocks Senate Access to Watergate Files
The White House rescinds Acting FBI Director L Patrick Gray’s offer for all senators to view the Watergate files. Access will be restricted, with some select committee members still able to see the documents under a guarded arrangement. President Nixon emphasizes safeguarding the files’ sanctity and sets a hard line on disclosures.
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Washington
UPI
FBI
L. Patrick Gray
Senate
Select Committee
Richard G. Kleindienst
Judiciary Committee
Gray
White House
Nixon
J. Edgar Hoover
Congress
Kleindienst
Capitol Hill
Sam J. Ervin Jr
N.C
Howard H. Baker Jr
R-Tenn
Ervin
Tornadoes and floods sweep five Southern states
Torrential rains and tornadoes struck Alabama Georgia Tennessee Mississippi and North Carolina causing fatalities from two motorists in Tennessee and a drowning driver near Sweetwater. Flooding halted commerce damaged roads and sent hundreds from homes as waters rose and officials warned the totals would grow.
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Tennessee
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
North Carolina
Henry Russell
Victoria
Tenn
Paul Clayton
Sweetwater
U S and Communists Trade Warnings on Prisons and Pullout
UPI reports the third halt of U S troop withdrawals in South Vietnam until the Communists release the remaining prisoner list and set a date for final prisoner hopes. The cease fire also sees continued combat in the south and North Vietnam protesting reconnaissance flights as floods and storms sweep several Southern states causing widespread damage and evacuations.
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Saigon
UPI
United States
South Vietnam
South
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Hanoi chief rejects Nixon threats in Paris visit
Xuan Thuy, Hanoi peace delegation chief, dismissed Nixon warnings of new military action. He urged all parties to honor the agreement and pursue lasting peace in Vietnam. Viet Cong leaders Nguyen Van Hieu and Nguyen Thi Binh met at Le Bourget airport. South Vietnamese Vice-Premier Nguyen Lau Vien arrived for talks with the NLF on political future and elections.
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Paris
UPI
Xuan Thuy
Hanoi
Nixon
United States
North Vietnam
Thuy
le Bourget
Viet Cong
Nguyen van Hieu
Nguyen Thi Binh
Vietnam
Nguyen Lau Vien
South Vietnam
Vien
Boigon
National Liberation Front
NLF
Downtown revitalization program eyed by Lompoc council
Lompoc City Council will hear a Cal Poly planning student led report on downtown revitalization with a Record page feature planned. The meeting at City Hall 119 W Walnut Ave 7 30 p m includes hearings on rezoning 415 W Laurel Ave and North Avenue improvements, plus ordinances on water fees street trees and a street name Avalon for a new auto dismantling yard.
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Lompoc
Cal Poly
W. Laurel Ave
North Avenue
O Streets
Avalon
Walnut Ave
Possible negligence cited in Lompoc Junior High alcohol accident
A 14-year-old student suffered critical third degree burns in a science room incident at Lompoc Junior High. Officials cited a plastic soap bottle used to hold alcohol as unsafe and possible negligence. The district swapped to safety cans and reviewed procedures.
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Ron Boggs
Lompoc
Boggs
Elizabeth Arreola
Joe Carlin
Lompoc Unified School District
Carlin
Charles Hurlbut
Lompoc Junior High School
Supervisors to testify in Regan bribery case trial
County prosecutors will call First District Supervisor Frank Frost and Third District Supervisor James Slater to testify Monday in the bribery case against Phil Regan. Frost helped arrest Regan with publicist Ken Palmer, and the two supervisors served since Jan. 8. A taxi driver who transported Palmer to Regan’s home Jan. 7 may also testify.
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Dick Praul
Phil Regan
Superior Court
First District
Frank Frost
Ken Palmer
Regan
Montecito
Third District
James Slater
Dep. Dist
Thomas W. Sneddon Jr
Palmer
Homes Destroyed In Flash Flood At Berwind West Virginia
In Berwind West Virginia a coal mine slag dam rupture caused a flash flood that destroyed at least six homes. Deputies said workers were trying to repair the leak with a bulldozer to avert a Buffalo Creek–type disaster. State troopers checked for missing residents and surveyed other dams for hazards after about 24 hours of heavy rain.
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Berwind
W. Va
UPI
West Virginia
Buffalo Creek
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Gatlinburg
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Jasper
Marion County
Ernest Haskew
Ed Griffen
Civil Defense
Lawrence County
Courtland
Ala
Parchman
Miss
John Thomas
Marion County Sheriff’s Department
Elijay
Gail Traub
Cork
Ireland
Council To Hear
South Q St
Cottage Hospital, Santa Barbara
National Science Foundation
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