Memorial Day Weekend Traffic And Beach Crowd In Southern California
Thousands returned home after a hot Memorial Day weekend as Los Angeles freeways jammed with campers boats and trailers. Gasoline shortages were milder than feared though heat drove over a million to beaches and crowding sparked two fights injuring nine and 20 arrests amid a holiday death toll of 21 in Southern California.
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Veterans Administration Cemetery
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Glendale
Carole Hanson
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American Legion
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China Liaison Office Opens in Washington
Ambassador Huang Chen arrives with his wife and a 12 member delegation to open the Liaison Office of the People's Republic of China in Washington. He flies in from New York and London as the two nations move to renew permanent ties after two decades of hostility.
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Washington
UPI
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People’s Republic of China
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New York
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London
China
Yorty Seeks Fourth Term as Bradley Remains Favorite
Mayor Sam Yorty discounts polls showing black City Councilman Thomas Bradley as election favorite. Rex Layton estimates 65 to 70 percent of Los Angeles voters will cast ballots today amid hot Memorial Day weekend turnout.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Sam Yorty
Thomas Bradley
Yorty
Bradley
Rex E. Layton
TV news reporters to gain equal access in California Assembly
Sacramento reports that Assemblyman John L. Burton plans a bill to give TV reporters equal treatment with the pencil press in the Assembly. Ray E. Johnson supports the idea but cautions against turning lawmakers into clowns on television.
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Sacramento
UPI
California
Assembly
Prostitute Guild Formed in San Francisco Led by Margo St James
Margo St James organizes a craft guild for prostitutes in San Francisco with support from an advisory board of businessmen and authors. The Point Foundation at Glide Memorial Church grants 5000 dollars to start the group named Coyote. Novelist Herbert Gold praises St James and notes her long history of benevolent work.
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San Francisco
UPI
Margo St. James
Point Foundation
Glide Memorial Church
Herbert Gold
Miss St. James
Third British minister denies involvement in sex scandal
Heath aides said a third government minister denied any involvement in the Britain sex scandal. Scotland Yard found no evidence supporting a call girl's allegations. The prime minister, while on private West Germany visit, accepted the denial.
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London
UPI
Edward Heath
Heath
Scotland Yard
Norma Levy
West Germany
Britain
Lord Lambton
Royal Air Force
RAF
Earl Jellicoe
House of Lords
Mrs. Levy
Attempted overthrow shadows Papadopoulos regime
Athens reports naval mutiny at Salamis base was an attempted coup against Premier George Papadopoulos. About 35 officers tied to the plot, with Cmdr. Nicholas Pappas at large and seeking asylum in Italy for 30 crew members. Retired officers Konofaos Engolfopoulos Minaios Rozakis accused of leading factions.
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Papadopoulos
Salamis
Piraeus
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Nicholas Pappas
Velos
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Sardinia
Italy
Ministry of Defense
George Konofaos
Adms
Constantine Engolfopoulos
Ioannis Minaios
Antonios Rozakis
Greek Antidictatorial Youth
EAN
Rogers wraps up 17 day Latin American tour
Secretary of State William P. Rogers returns from an eight nation Latin American trip reporting to President Nixon. He cites minor student demonstrations in Venezuela and Colombia but calls the journey generally good. He says U S paternalism in the Western Hemisphere is dead at each stop including Mexico Nicaragua Venezuela Peru Brazil Jamaica Colombia and Argentina.
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UPI
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Colombia
Mexico
Nicaragua
Peru
Brazil
Jamaica
Argentina
U S
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