Agnew attacks report as decency issue in campaign
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew urged Congress to back Nixon to stop what he called a decency assault across society. He attacked a pornography commission report and criticized courts and radicals while funding dinner rhetoric. Separately Cesar Chavez’s UFW signed its first contract with Brown and Hill tomato firm in Salinas, with higher tomato bucket pay and hourly rates.
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Salinas
Cesar Chavez Farm Union
Brown and Hill
King City
Afl-Cio
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Inter Harvest, Inc
Witness recounts night threats in Tate murder case
State witness Juan Flynn described intimidation used to deter him from testifying against Charles Manson and his followers. He recalled a late night call with animal sounds and two cult members visiting his home in Los Angeles Suburbs, warning him he’d be harmed if he spoke. Flynn also cited two threatening notes received previously.
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Tate
Charles Manson
Los Angeles
Flynn
Manson
Susan Atkins
Leslie van Houten
Patricia Krenwinkel
Vincent Bugliosi
Snipers Targeted Tires In Dynamite Truck Blast
Police report the Springfield Ohio case involved bullets aimed at a 21 ton dynamite load. The blast destroyed the tractor trailer, a farm house, two gas stations and a candy store, injuring no one and killing the driver John A. Galt. Two teamsters and a wife face second degree murder arraignment.
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Springfield
Interstate 44
Cambodian road attacks amid harvest fears in Phnom Penh area
Cambodian forces reported Viet Cong and North Vietnamese attacks on four towns along Highway 5 from 30 to 58 miles northwest of Phnom Penh. Agriculture officials warned that losing the highway could worsen a rice harvest already forecast to drop by at least 40 percent. The fighting comes as Saigon reports civilian and military losses in the broader conflict and as Khmer Rouge and allied forces constrain key routes including Highways 2 3 4 and 6.
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Agriculture Ministry
Saigon
Tang Kauk
U. S
South Vietnam
O Sandan
Tan Laak
Sala Lek Pram
Kompong Chang
Highway Command
Kompong Som
Smog Outbreak Impacts Honolulu and Oregon Rain Touched Regions
Western Oregon and Honolulu faced rare smog events on a day of generally fair weather. Across the country, light showers persisted from Florida to New England while temperatures cooled in the northern Rockies and Great Plains.
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Great Plains
Pellston
Mich
Needles
Calif
Hawaii
Reagan backs Proposition 113 to aid disabled veterans
Gov. Ronald Reagan endorsed Prop 113 at a Merced fundraiser, proposing to raise the property tax exemption for severely disabled veterans and widows from 5000 to 10000 dollars. The measure, costing about 150000 statewide, would impact roughly 860 veterans. Reagan stressed support for those who adapted homes for accessibility amid a three day San Joaquin Valley tour.
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Merced
UPI
Ronald Reagan
Central Valley
California
Merced County Fairgrounds
Reagan
Unruh Bridges Gap Speaking To Youth And Seniors
Democratic candidate Jess Unruh campaigned to merge generations urging teens to organize and seniors to demand higher social security. He accused Reagan of neglecting the elderly and cited a $10 million home care cut and inflation eroding pensions while backing a 10 percent immediate Social Security bump. He noted his 48th birthday as students and seniors pressed for rent controls before a student political seminar.
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UPN
Jess Unruh
Unruh
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Oldsters
KYA
Koit-Fm
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