Nixon faces rock and bottle attack in California as campaign hits economy
President Nixon endured a fusillade of rocks bottles and eggs in California while 12 were arrested including a Democratic sheriff candidate during a peaceful Agnew protest in Kansas. Republicans push back on unemployment inflation with Kennedy McCormack criticizing policy amid a tense campaign.
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United Press International
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Spiro T. Agnew
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Agnew
Edward M. Kennedy
John W. McCormack
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Rosemary Woods
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UPN
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Space docking talks to align American Soviet spacecraft
NASA says American and Soviet officials will meet in Moscow next spring to devise a practical docking and rendezvous system for space vehicles. A working link could allow aid to either side after space disasters as discussions continue in Moscow.
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Arnold W. Frutkin
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Frutkin
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Weekly U.S. Retail Sales Fall 1 Percent to 6.9 Billion
The Commerce Department estimates last week total retail sales at 6.9 billion dollars, down 1 percent from the prior week. Most categories declined except service stations lumber building hardware and farm equipment dealers and eating and drinking establishments.
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Washington
UPI
Commerce Department
Vandenberg AFB Teen Pageant crowns junior and senior queens
The Miss Vandenberg AFB Teen Pageant featured Miss Pam Blackwell 16 and Miss Sandy Driscoll 16 as senior runners-up with Miss Beverly Moutlon 15 among junior contestants. Janet Strasser was crowned Miss Vandenberg Junior Teen, with Dede Allen and Rose Monday as junior runners-up. Col. Carl Goldschlager officiated as coronation and judge alongside Chaplain Norris Tennant and others. Previous queens Cecelia Brown Connie Quisenberry Mary LaSorsa attended the evening.
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Pam Blackwell
Sandy Driscoll
Beverly Moutlon
Janet Strasser
Dede Allen
Rose
Cecelia Brown
Connie Quisenberry
Mary LaSorsa
Rain and temperatures sweep US with local floods and cold snaps
A winter weather system drenched parts of North Carolina and Georgia with up to 3.7 inches of rain leading to local flooding. Temperatures dipped below freezing in New England and the northern Rockies while pleasant elsewhere. Readings ranged from 22 to 78 across the country as showers persisted. The Miss Senior Teen pageant concluded with Miss Flame 1970 and two $25 bonds awarded to runners-up amid a coronation ball.
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United Press International
North Carolina
Georgia
New England
Rockies
Gaye Walker
James Carey
Knez, Lompoc
Robert Belisle
Bombs Rock New York Police and Armories
In New York three pipe bombs exploded within 20 minutes. A police motorcycle precinct window was damaged at 3 15 a.m. A second blast hit the Whitestone Naval Reserve Center after a warning from a female caller. A third blast damaged an Army Reserve Center in Jamaica Queens but no injuries occurred.
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New York
UPI
Whitestone
Queens
Naval Reserve Center
Army Reserve Center
Jamaica
Amman clash as guerrillas and troops clash in downtown Amman
Guerrillas and Jordanian forces traded heavy gunfire in central Amman near the post office. Two people were killed as fighting persisted for about 20 minutes amid political turmoil after King Hussein named a new 17 member cabinet led by Wasfi Tel.
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Egypt
Hussein
Wasfi Tel
Cairo
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Tel
Mohamed Daoud
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Hopes rise for SALT talks as Moscow coolness lingers
In Washington UPI reports the Nixon administration hopes Soviet willingness to engage will endure after SALT resumes in Helsinki. Gerard C. Smith leads the U.S. delegation for a third round expected to run from November 2 to before Christmas amid cautious comments on Soviet gestures and U.N. remarks by Andrei Gromyko.
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UPI
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U.S
Helsinki
Gerard C. Smith
Finland
U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
Smith
Andrei A. Gromyko
U.N
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