Father charged in infant death by dropping child into Tiber
A Rome father, Liavie Kavam, 8, is jailed on murder charges after allegedly taking his deformed infant from hospital, driving through the city, and dropping the child from the Flaminian Bridge into the Tiber. Police and witnesses describe a conflict of emotion and uncertainty surrounding the case.
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Rome
Tiber
Doane
Liavie Kavam
1I Messaggers
U2 S
Davani
San Camillo Hospital
Flaminian Bridge
Public Cooperation Sought on Brush, Dump Budget Plan
Avalanche Journal reports Sanitation woes persist as city aims to modernize with a new dump and landfill controls. Council contemplates cutting 125000 from operations by ending weekly brush pickup, shifting responsibility to residents, while past supplements funded alley cleaning programs. Two fires at the southeast dump drew protests amid vandalism and hot barrel dumping.
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Avalanche Journal
New City
Bill Blackwell
Southeast
East Lubbock
Missing Lubbock students haunting city school dispute
A report notes fewer than 20 students remain missing from city high schools amid an ongoing dispute over cuts. Page 1 Section B.
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Hick
Senate Fails to Pass Indochina War Cutoff Amendment
The Senate rejected by 16 votes an unprecedented bid to end U.S. troop involvement in Indochina by December 31, 1971. The 53-39 roll call defeated the amendment to end the war, praised by Republican leaders as a conscience wave.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
U.S
Indochina War
Nixon victory seals war funding cut in Senate vote
Behind Scenes Senate Story notes Nixon victory as 32 Democrats and seven Republicans back an amendment to curb war funds. President calls it solid support for peace efforts in Vietnam. Texas split as Yarborough backs it while Tower opposes. Fourteen urged a nationwide cease fire to restart Paris talks amid stalled negotiations.
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Ronald le Zegier
Nixon
Vietnam
Texas
Ralph Yarborough
John Tower
Paris
White House
Senate
Today's Prayer Almighty God Invocation
A reader offers a brief prayer asking for divine presence and forgiveness. The speaker invites God's power to stand with them continually and to absolve grievous sins.
Greeting Card Erected in Vietnam Veteran’s Honor
Mrs Vernon Rae 1636 A Dath Sto stands beside a greeting card her husband, an Army captain in Vietnam, had erected in the 2000 block of 4th Street for their second wedding anniversary. The photo by Joe Don Buckner notes 11 months of duty remaining in 37 days.
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Vietnam
Vernon Rae
Adath
4Th Street
MAN ABROAD. Bears Going Hungry In Yellowstone
Leon Fleming reports from Europe noting Americans abroad as a visible presence in tourist spots and cultural sites. The piece frames American travelers as pervasive and vocal in off season Europe, with scenes of visitors at cathedrals, far shores, and famous landmarks, setting the stage for a broader travel column.
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Leon Fleming
Europe
Avalanche-Journal
Liechtenstein
Mississippi River
Texas Storms Drench State From Corpus Christi To Amarillo
Storms dumped heavy rain across Texas from Corpus Christi to Amarillo with Midland near eight inches. Tropical gusts and 4 to 7 inch rains eyed Corpus Christi as Celia’s remnants lingered, while warnings were issued along the coast.
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Larry Chef
Avalanche-Journal
Texas
Corpus Christi
Amarillo
Gulf Coast
Houston
Dallas
South Plains
Quitaque
Briscoe
Lubbock
Lorenzo
Post
Midland
Borger
Celia
Weather Bureau
Kingsville
U.S. Weather Bureau
Three Bomb Explosions Rock St Paul Downtown
Three blasts within six blocks in downtown St Paul injure three people, none seriously, while another explosion at a petroleum facility two miles away damages electrical conduits. Police suspect timed bombs and have collected footprints and paint samples for lab analysis.
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St, Paul, Minn
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Robert LaBathe
Crime Laboratory
Firefighters Abandon 15000 Acre Pine Blaze in Washington
In Wenatchee National Forest a 15000 acre blaze in the Gold Ridge area went out of control as 14000 firefighters faced more than 700 new lightning caused fires nationwide. Forest Service called the situation most critical and could not send crews into the affected area.
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Wenatchee, Wash
API
Forest Service
Wenatchee National Forest
Gold Ridge
Midland ruling upholds unitary school system in face of desegregation suit
U S District Judge Ernest Guinn ruled the Midland Texas school district is a full unitary system with no racial discrimination. The decision denied HEW injunctions and allows Midland classes to continue as started for about 15 000 pupils. The government had sought school closings and boundary realignments for several campuses.
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Midland
U.S. Dist
Ernest Guinn
Guinn
el Paso
Texas
Justice Department
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Jone
Washington
See
Nationwide census shows population over 204 million
The preliminary 1970 census tally places the nation at 204 million plus. New York remains largest city with 7.77 million. California becomes most populous state, surpassing New York. Suburban growth outpacing urban, with Jacksonville and Indianapolis among fastest gainers. See figures on page 10.
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Maurice H. Stans
New York
Chicago
Los Angeles
California
Pennsylvania
St. Louis
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Jacksonville
Fla
Indianapolis
Houston
Dallas
Union Leaders Clash With Auto Firms Over 7.5% Wage Offer
Detroit report says General Motors Ford and Chrysler offered a record contract to 700,000 UAW workers amounting to about $3 billion in gains over three years. Union leaders called the package ridiculous and said a collision course looms unless a deal is reached before September 14.
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United Press International
Detroit
United Auto
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
UAW
Leonard Woodcock
Walter P. Reuther
Irving Bliestone
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