Dirksen Buried in Pekin After Capitol Leader Dies
UPI reports Senator Everett M Dirksen returns home to Pekin Illinois for burial after dying from a heart attack. President Nixon designated the presidential jet to transport the casket to Peoria and a motor procession to Pekin, with Vice President Agnew and many lawmakers attending. Dirksen leaves a 35 year federal career ending as Senate Republican leader.
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Dirksen
Peoria
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Pekin
Spiro T Agnew
Illinois
House
Senate
Baker
Hugh Scott
R-Pa
Gordon Allott
Rcolp
Dwight D Eisenhower
National Presbyterian Church
Edward LR Elston
Elson
Paris Vietnam talks delayed by bickering stalls
The Paris conference on Vietnam postponed its session to Saturday after sharp bickering over the conference setup, with both sides claiming a veneer of victory as the dispute echoed earlier debates about the table shape.
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Ray F Herndon
PARIS
UPI
Prosecution seeks first degree murder verdict in Novarro case
Los Angeles prosecutors urge jurors to find both brothers guilty of murdering Ramon Novarro after they blamed each other. They portrayed the duo as seeking a “big score” and torturing the actor to obtain hidden money, with one defendant described as prone to fantasy.
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UPI
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Thomas Ferguson
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Navarro
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Evans deck officer reprimanded after collision with Melbourne
In the Subic Bay case the Evans destroyer deck officer Lt. Ronald C Ramsey received an official reprimand and a delay in promotion after pleading guilty to negligence and dereliction of duty. Ramsey lost 1,000 promotion numbers and may face a two year delay in the next promotion. The incident left 74 sailors dead and prompted further trials for Cmdr. Albert S. McLemore. A third Evans officer, Lt. James Hopson, also received a reprimand.
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Vallejo
James A. Hopson
Kansas City
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Alaska oil rights fetch record sale on North Slope
Alaska sold oil rights in a 450 858 acre North Slope auction setting records with total bids over 900 million dollars and a top bid of 28 233 dollars per acre. The two company Getty Amerada Hess consortium paid 72 277 133 dollars for 57 parcels as major firms competed nationwide.
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UPI
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North Slope
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New York
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Gulf Oil
British Petroleum
Phillips, Mobil and
Standard of California
Union Oil of California
Pan American Petroleum
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