National antiwar protest kicks off in Washington
Rennie Davis leading a long protest through the 1972 campaign announces two-day events in the capital. The Evict Nixon program features a Spock Vy call aimed at the White House. About 2,000 troops are on alert. 10,000 expected. A candlelight march from the Washington Monument grounds toward the White House is planned.
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Nixon cautions on lofty aims of China and Soviet trip
President Nixon, in a Veterans Day radio address from western Maryland, warned Americans against unreal expectations from his forthcoming trips to Moscow and Peking. He stressed progress in arms talks, the aim of lasting peace, and pledged to do all that reasonable men may do, while noting differences between the U S and the Soviet and Chinese governments. He urged support for veterans and jobs programs for Vietnam era veterans and warned against burdening peace with wartime sacrifices.
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South Vietnamese Plane Crash Near Qui Nhon Kills 31
A South Vietnamese air force C47 with 31 aboard crashed three miles south of Qui Nhon due to bad weather. All on board died. Officials tied no direct link to Typhoon Hester. Rescue efforts followed the storm, with reported casualties among both civilians and U.S. forces.
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Americans keep buying homes amid wage price freeze impact
Mortgage lending by savings and loan associations stayed near record levels in September with 3.5 billion dollars in loans, up 2-thirds from a year earlier. People saved 1.1 billion in September, nearly double last year, while the wage price freeze heads toward phase II with Sen. Metcalf warning of possible 4 billion in rate increases after November 13.
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Trains collide in tunnel in central Japan
Two express trains slammed together in a central Japan tunnel killing at least 12 and injuring more than 200. About 100 more remained trapped as 300 rescue workers worked to reach survivors and investigate why automatic stopping devices failed.
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Power Outage Follows City Collision Near Pine Avenue
Mary Patricia Baney, 16, lost control along Pine Avenue, clipping a city power pole and cutting power to much of the city for about three hours. No injuries were reported for Baney who lived on No. A Street. Separately, Rita Maria Bober, 32, was hospitalized for observation after a Laurel Avenue collision with Roy Lee Howell, 17. a passenger Karla Gilman, 15, was shaken up.
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University Dr
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Veterans honored at Arlington in rain with Agnew speech
At Arlington National Cemetery a few hundred veterans gathered in rain to mark services and Vietnam era sacrifices. Vice President Spiro Agnew praised those who served, noting the high cost paid by veterans, while the Veterans of Foreign Wars declined participation citing hypocrisy in honoring all veterans in a cemetery nearing capacity.
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