Detroit gunman surrenders after half hour standoff
In Detroit a former mental patient Lynn W. Blackwell, 35, fired on police from a northwest Detroit home injuring five officers and a neighbor. A patrolman persuaded him to surrender. Blackwell, held at Detroit General Hospital, faces assault with intent to murder charges amid gunfire and multiple hospital injuries.
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Detroit General Hospital
Delore Ricard
Blackwell
Edison Favors
Favors
Johannes F. Spreen
Spreen
Charles McKinney
Northville State Hospital
Elizabeth
Eugene Blackwell
Burlington
N.C
Ricard
Henry Demetroff
Suspect Linked to Seven Slayings in Michigan Case
Evidence links 22 year old John Norman Collins to the EMU Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor killings. Victims include Maralynn Skelton 16 and Karen Beineman 18. California and Oregon connections cited. accomplice Andrew Manuel faces separate charges. Police note blood and hair findings but formal links pending.
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UPI
Detroit, Free Press
John Norman Collins
California
Collins
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Ann Arbor
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Miss Skelton
University of Michigan
Eastern Michigan University
EMU
Karen Sue Beineman
Free Press
Arnie Thesein
Davis
Alice Kalom
Miss Beineman
Miss Kalom
Miss Kalem
Roxie Ann Phillips
Milwaukee
Ore
Salinas
Andrew J. Manuel
Manuel
Phoenix
Ariz
Michigan
Workmen Undo Tower Collapse in Brittany
A 75 foot steel relay tower on the Britanny peninsula collapsed at dusk after bolts were removed around its base. Workmen had finished for the day Saturday and departed, leaving the structure unsafe.
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Morlaix
France
Britanny Peninsula
Youth Conference Seeks Funds For Statewide Goal
Lubbock youths launch a three day drive to raise 2000 for the Texas Youth Conference parent body in Austin. Atty. Gen. Waggoner Carr founded the group in 1964 and the drive aims to support its operating expenses as delinquency prevention efforts continue.
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Lubbock
Austin
Waggoner Carr
Texas Youth Conference
New Programs Designed Department Of Agriculture Chops At Discrimination
The Agriculture Department plans a six to eight week restructuring of civil rights enforcement to address criticism from the Civil Rights Commission and others. Changes will affect all agencies and add functions to Civil Rights adviser William M. Seabron under Secretary Clifford M. Hardin. Critics cite lingering segregation in extension services and widespread employment discrimination in department offices per Clark College president Vivian W. Henderson. Also noting a fact about coconuts weighing up to 40 pounds each.
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UPI
Agriculture Department
Civil Rights Commission
Office of Agriculture
Clifford M. Hardin
William M. Seabron
Farm Agency
Vivian W. Henderson
Clark College
Atlanta
Hardin
Georgia
City Burglars Strike Cars In Several Areas
Police report multiple auto break ins Sunday with losses including $800 in women's clothing from Steve Walsh's car on 21st Street and $661 across three other car burglaries at El Gato Apartments. Additional items stolen include a shotgun, stereophonic tape player, an adding machine, golf clubs, a golf bag, and a television from various locations.
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Toledo, Ave
Apt
21St Street
el Gato Apartments
John Tucker
Jerry Stanford
Apt. 11
Doug Heiskell
Dallas
Lone Star Cotton Co
E. 42Nd St
Jesus P. Hernandez
Thalon Road
Islander jailed for making bombs to kill fish in New Guinea
An islander who handled World War II detonators for 24 years was jailed for making bombs to kill fish. Authorities note that handling explosives without a license is illegal and claim scores of villagers have been killed trying to fish with wartime grenades and mortar shells.
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Lorengau
New Guinea
Israeli Air Strikes Hit Ghor Canal and Jordan Targets
Israeli planes raided Jordan for the fourth time in five days striking at Jordanian military targets and the Ghor irrigation canal. A Jordanian spokesman said three Israeli planes were shot down, while Israel reported no losses. The canal last faced attack in June during a prior Israeli raid. The day also saw steps to sever Moslem religious courts in occupied Arab lands from Israeli influence as curfews and exchanges of fire affected Gaza and the West Bank.
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Jordan
Ghor
Amman
Beisan
Sea of Galilee
West Bank
Arab East Jerusalem
Shriners To Discuss Grid Tilt At South Plains Meeting
Khiva Shrine potentate John Satterstrom of Amarillo and Texas Tech officials Polk Robison J T King and Bert Huffman will speak at the South Plains Shrine Association noon meeting at the Johnson House Restaurant. Fall Shrine Bowl plans pairing Tech and Arkansas freshmen will be discussed.
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Texas Tech
South Plains Shrine Association
Johnson House
John Satterstrom
Amarillo
South Plains
Panhandle
Tech
Polk Robison
J. T. King
Bert Huffman
Arkansas
Shriners
Jack Strong
South Plains Shriners
Moynihan Calls Welfare Plan A National Goal
Dr Daniel P Moynihan urged that Nixon welfare reform be a national priority surpassing space exploration He backed a minimum family assistance of 1600 yearly for a mother and three children noting state local aid could supplement The aide argued federal reorganization would aid poorer southern states without punishing individuals
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UPS
Daniel P. Moynihan
Nixon
Mars
Agnew
United States
Moynihan
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