Hughes Shifts Quietly From Bahamas Retreat
The article reports that Hughes was believed to have traveled to Nicaragua after a Bahamas retreat. Time magazine called the claim a hoax, while President Somoza’s office and Hughes aides in the United States confirmed the trip. Hughes, aged 66, has not been seen publicly since the 1950s and did not appear at the hotel.
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Anastasio Somoza
Hughes
United States
Somoza
Richard Hannah
Los Angeles
Managua
Nicaragua
Hughes Tool Co
Hannah
Saimoza
Las Vegas
Nev
Hughes ‘Tool Co
Eastern Airlines
Washington
Miami
Fla
Bahamas
Heath wins narrow confidence vote on Common Market plan
Britain’s Prime Minister Edward Heath survives a tight Commons confidence test as 309 vote for and 301 against approve a bill to legalize entry into the Common Market by 1973 and empower adaptation of laws. Conservative dissent signals ongoing friction over European ties.
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London
Edward Heath
House of Commons
Britain
Yeath
Europe
Heath
Commons
House of Lords
House’ of Commons
Elizabeth
Nixon Leaves White House For Historic China Trip
President Nixon departed the White House in a televised sendoff as 8,000 people gathered on the South Lawn. He flew to Andrews Air Force Base then to Hawaii for a 45 hour stay before an eight day swing to China for talks with Mao Tse-tung and Chou En-lai.
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Guam
White House
State Department
Nixon
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U.S
United States
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Chou En-lai
Great Wall
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
United
Nixon Recalls Kissinger China Mission Amid Peace Hopes
Nixon reflected on his July statement announcing Kissinger’s secret summer trip to Peking aimed at peace. He cited Chou Enlai’s toast and voiced belief that talks with Communist leaders could yield a safer world. About 200 Americans including 87 reporters traveled to China with him.
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Nixon
Peking
Henry Kissinger
China
Nixon Prepares China Trip Aides Dress For Cold Day
President Nixon, his wife Pat, and aides departed the White House for a trip, with Agnew Rogers Goldwater and Ford coatless on a chilly lawn. Aides waved to supporters as antiwar hecklers stood beyond the fence. The group kissed daughters Julie and Tricia before boarding the helicopter at Andrews Air Force Base.
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Spiro Agnew
William Rogers
Barry Goldwater
House
Gerald Ford
John B. Connally
White House
Nixon
Thieu
Andrews Air Force Base
VD control push seeks 70 million for disease fight
Tower notes grim rise in syphilis including congenital cases with young adults ages 20 to 24 bearing the highest rates of syphilis and gonorrhea. He backs a $70 million VD control program funding preventive research treatment grants to states to strengthen VD diagnosis and care.
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Tower
United States
Jacob K. Javits
Rep.y
Earthquake Toll Across America Estimated at 800 Million
Stockton Calif. report cites Dr Tapan Mukerjee of the University of the Pacific estimating total US earthquake damage from 1925 to 1965 near 800 million dollars. The calculation reflects economic losses from natural hazards across multiple states and periods.
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Stockton
Calif
United States
Tapan Mukerjee
University of Pacific
Car jumps curb into Park East Grocery storefront
An unidentified driver lost control on West Port Arthur Road and struck the Park East Grocery, tearing a six inch hole in the wall. There were no injuries reported as the car damaged the corner of the building and the store was briefly disrupted.
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West Road
Park East
Port Arthur
West Port
Arthur Road
East Grocery
Burglars Strike At City Store and Auto Service
Thieves broke into Jones Auto Service at 1119 iList St. causing about 10000 in losses. They took hand tools power tools an adding machine electrical inspection gear wheel and axle pullers and two hydraulic jacks plus carburetors transmission and engine parts. Cash box held 200. In two other Lubbock sites 16 batteries from heavy machinery were stolen totaling around 1700.
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Jones’ Auto Service
iList St
Lubbock
Accudomics Inc
82Nd Street
Quaker Avenue
Panhandle Construction Co
Peoria’ Avenue
H.D. Weaver
Harvard St
Weather warning study urges urgent public info plan
Citizens could decide on an indoor warning system via bond. interim steps include asking the National Weather Service at Lubbock Regional Airport to link into a hotline for faster emergency information. create a taped warning tone for local stations tied to the city Emergency Operations Center. and promote a program that stations are the primary weather information source during storm conditions.
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Jeitizens
Payne
National Weather Service
Lubbock
Highway Debt Reaches 20.8 Million Amid 1971–72 Rise
Washington reports long term debt for highway purposes rose from 19 billion to an expected 21.5 billion by 1972. States contribute 16.2 billion, counties and townships 1.7 billion, and municipalities 3.6 billion of the total.
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Washington
D A Office Sees Fewer Indictments As Dismissals Remain High
District Attorney Cherry notes a trend toward fewer indictments in 1971 due to stricter case screening and more trials. Of 935 dismissals, 497 involved indicted cases while many cases were old and hard to prosecute. Progress includes two new staffers and upgraded equipment funded by a CIO grant, with pending cases down from 766 to 564 by late 1971.
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Ihose
Cherry
CIO
District Attorney’s Office
Three U.S. Jets Shot Down in North Vietnam
US Command said three Air Force jets were shot down by surface to air missiles during heavy raids over North Vietnam. Six crewmen are listed as missing after two days of air losses near the DMZ. North Vietnam claimed seven U.S. aircraft downed and many damaged.
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Saigon
Air Force
North Vietnam
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Hanoi
Quang Tri
Phu Bai
da Nang
Prison Detainees Allowed Mustaches After Hostage Incident
Maryland corrections commissioner James Jordan approved inmates growing moustaches after a prisoner, angered by being unable to see his father, held a guard hostage at knifepoint for several hours following a close shave.
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Baltimore
James Jordan
Maryland
Jordan
No-Fault Car Insurance Plan Urged With 25% Cut
Stark advocates AIA total no fault promising unlimited medical benefits and wage losses, plus unlimited car repair after deductible. Plan requires mandatory pita insurance, shifts premium by earnings, and would slash pain and suffering costs, legal fees, and admin expenses. trial lawyers oppose.
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AIA
Massachusetts
Texas
State Insurance Board
Smith
Larry Teaver
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