Host Of Theories On Capitol Bomb
The Capitol bombing spurred numerous theories and false bomb scares while the FBI kept silent. A threatening letter signed Weather Underground claimed responsibility and urged action against US domination, prompting security talks in Congress and ongoing investigations into possible inside job possibilities.
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Capitol
FBI
Laos
Congress
Defense Department
Associated Press
New York Post
Weather Underground
Elizabeth
N.J
Senate
John N. Mitchell
Mitchell
White House
Nixon
James M. Powell
Powell
House Committee On Internal Security
Weatherman Organization
Students For A Democratic Society
SDS
New York
Weatherman
Miss Dohrn
Rail Strike Outlook Not Too Hopeful
Washington AP A government official said efforts to settle a threatened nationwide railroad strike looked dim. Assistant Secretary of Labor W. J. Usery voiced little optimism after hours of talks with AFL CIO United Transportation Union and industry negotiators. Federal action options were being considered if talks break down and a strike follows.
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Washington
W. J. Usery
Afl-Cio
United Transportation Union
Usery
Nixon
Congress
Charles Luna
Drug Pusher Judged Guilty in UDESSA 1800 Year Sentence
A State Court jury found ex-convict Bentura Flores, 31, guilty of selling heroin to an undercover agent on May 30, 1970, and sentenced him to 1800 years. Defense counsel Richard Clarkson gave notice of appeal. Flores has four prior convictions including burglary, carrying a gun by an ex-convict, and forging.
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Udessa
Texas
Bentura Flores
Richard Clarkson
Flores
North Viet Nam air actions raise risk of new strikes
North Viet Nam fired surface to air missiles toward South Vietnam for the first time in the Indochina War, the U S Command reports. U S sources hint at retaliatory air strikes as tensions rise and attacks escalate. Claude L Fly, freed by guerrilla kidnappers after a heart attack, is reported in apparently satisfactory condition following nearly seven months in captivity. Nixon admin faces criticism for withholding a two year old report calling the proposed SST an economic fiasco environmental disaster and social outrage. Saul Bellow wins the 1970 National Book Award fiction prize for Mr Sammier's Planet, Mona Van Duyn's poetry prize also announced amid judge dissent.
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U.S. Command
U.S
Montevideo
Uruguay
Claude L. Fly
Fly
New York
Saul Bellow
Mr. Sammier
Planet
Mona van Duyn
Washington
Silvio 0. Conte
R-Mass
Garwin
Secretary of Transportation
John A. Vol
James E. McDonald
National Academy of Sciences
McDonald
Conte
SST
Stewart L. Udall
Coalition
Critics Say SST Report Kept Secret
Lawmakers grilled administration witnesses at a House SST hearing over a Garwin memorandum described as declaring the SST an economic fiasco and environmental disaster. Volpe dismissed the memo as outdated and not revealing new facts while critics call the jet a wasteful project.
MHS Students Compete in District DECA Contest
Seven Mexico High School students compete in the district DECA contest in Columbia. COE members juggle half day school with on the job training at local businesses. William K. Maloney COE Coordinator accompanies the group.
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Mexico
William K. Maloney
COE
Columbia
Shamrocks for Dystrophy Drive at Mexico High
Mexico High School students aid MD fund with a Shamrocks for Dystrophy Day on Saturday featuring a roadblock and Shamrock tag sale on the square to raise research funds for Muscular Dystrophy Association. Key Club clothing drive also collects boys clothes and equipment for Butterfield Boys Ranch. pre enrollment meetings for next year set for April and May with counseling.
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Muscular Dystrophy Associations of America, Inc
Tim Sutton
Linda Henderson
Key Club
Butterfield Boys Ranch
Snow Blanket Reaches Cape Girardeau Missouri
Two inches of snow were on the ground at Cape Girardeau in southeast Missouri as the National Weather Service reported. Snowfall was general in the southeast while St. Louis saw only a trace. Other towns recorded minimal amounts with traces at Kirksville Columbia and Vichy as forecasts called for cloudiness, mild conditions Friday and Saturday with rain or snow, then colder clearing by Sunday. West Plains led the state with 45 degrees, Kirksville dipping to 10.
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Kansas City
Cape Girardeau
Missouri
National Weather Service
St. Louis
Kirksville
Springfield
Columbia
Vichy
West Plains
Army to shut Nike Hercules units in 15 states
Congressional sources say by June 30 the Army will close 27 Nike Hercules firing batteries and 11 headquarters and activities across 15 states. The action aims to cut costs, with an estimated $31 million saved annually, part of a realignment of strategic defense forces. Active and National Guard sites in 15 states will be affected, about 3,100 personnel reassigned.
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Army Air Defense Command
Selfridge Air Force Base
Mich
Wo Air Defense Group
California
Connecticut
Illinois
Maryland
New Jersey
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
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Alaska
Indiana
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Virginia
Quake Death Toll Rises to 65 in Southern California
The February 9 quake in Southern California raises the death toll to 65 with Ysidro Marrufo, 43, dying at St. Joseph Hospital. Marrufo of San Fernando had been injured in the Olive View Medical Center collapse.
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Burbank
Calif
Southern California
Ysidro Marrufo
St. Joseph Hospital
Marrufo
San Fernando
Olive View Medical Center
Always Had A Love For What's Over Next Hill
Gordon Gilman, charter member of the Little Dixie Campers and Hikers Association, spoke to the Merco Kiwanis Club about camping experiences. He recalled travels of 30 to 40 thousand miles and noted 7,000 trailers in Michigan at the last national campout.
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Gordon Gilman
Little Dixie Campers and Hikers Association
Merco Kiwanis Club
Gilman
Ozarks
Michigan
Detergents Agree To Honest Labels And McDonald's Settlement
Three major detergent makers Lever Brothers Colgate Palmolive and Procter Gamble accept FTC guidance to drop claims that enzymes erase all stains and to disclose limits on enzyme effects. McDonald's must honor prize awards disclose odds and winners under a consent order ending the 1968 sweepstakes dispute.
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Washington
Lever Brothers
Colgate-Palmolive
Procter & Gamble
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
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Colgate- Palmolive
McDonald's Corp
McDonald’s Systems, Inc
Hamburger Chain
McDonald’s
Car Check Finds 227 Pounds Pot
Blue Springs police said two men were being held for investigation after more than 227 pounds of marijuana was confiscated in a routine car check. Bottles with unidentified substances were also found, to be tested in lab analysis. Patrolmen Allen Lyons and Don Gerdtz stopped the driver. no other details available as investigation continues. Blue Springs is about five miles east of Kansas City on U S Highway 40.
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Allen Lyons
Don Gerdtz
Kansas City
U. S. Highway 40
Southern leaders say Nixon could carry the South
Southern GOP chairmen said Nixon is riding a popularity wave and would carry the region against any Democratic candidate. They noted Henry M. Jackson and Edmund Muskie as strong Democratic rivals, but doubted they could win in the South. George Wallace is unlikely to run again as a third-party contender.
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Nixon
GOP
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Muskie
Maine
South
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Alabama
Congress
Richard Nixon
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
Filibuster Foes Lose Third Round
Washington AP reports filibuster fees of a Senate rules change failed to end the 24 day debate. Senators Church Mansfield Pastore Miller weigh options for cloture by three fifths or time limits as proposals persist. Next vote set for Tuesday on limiting debate with uncertain support.
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Washington
Senate
Frank Church
Idaho
Church
Mike Mansfield
Montana
John O. Pastore
D-R.j
Senate Rules Committee
Pastore
Jack Miller
Iown
How They Voted on Cloture Vote in Senate
AP reports a 48-36 Senate vote to refuse cloture on a proposal to cut the required majority for ending debate to 60 percent. The bid fell eight votes short of the two-thirds threshold. Kansan and Missourian senators split along party lines with Eagleton Symington for cloture and Dole against. Pearson of Kansas voted with Republicans.
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Washington
Senate
Kansas
Missouri
Eagleton
Symington
Pearson
Dole
City to buy Yankee Stadium to keep Yankees in NYC
Mayor John Lindsay announced the city would buy and renovate Yankee Stadium for 24 million dollars and lease it to the Yankees to prevent the team and Giants from relocating to New Jersey. Yankees president Michael Burke supported the plan at a City Hall news conference.
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New York
Yankee Stadium
Ruth
New Jersey
John V. Lindsay
Bronx Arena
Baseball
Yankees
Football Giants
Yankee
Michael Burke
Lindsay
City Hall
Wheeler Leads Primary Vote In Kansas City Mayoral Race
Dr. Charles B. Wheeler Jr. tops Dutton Brookfield by over 2300 votes in the Kan sas City mayoral primary. Wheeler 29917 Brookfield 27530, with both advancing to the March 30 general election. Eight of nine incumbents seeking re election to the city council won. Maguire eliminated. Mann wins primary for council, backed by Citizens Association. Holliday Jr. second.
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Kansas City
Charles B. Wheeler Jr
Dutton Brookfield
Wheeler
Jackson County Court
Brookfield
Citizens Association
John D. Maguire
C. Harold Mann
Harold Holliday Jr
AEC Leak Blamed On Lack Of Test
LAS VEGAS AP A presidential science adviser blames undetected geologic conditions for last December's underground nuclear leak at the Nevada test site. The fallout reached 13 Western states after four blasts. Dr Russell C Drew says better geological evaluation is needed before further tests.
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Nev
Nevada
Russell C. Drew
Office of Science and Technology
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Tucson
Ariz
Pima County
Ted Brandes
Tornado Toll Rises to 108 in Mississippi Delta
Civil Defense said Tuesday the Mississippi Delta tornado death toll climbed to 108 with four more deaths reported in a hospital. The tollupdate follows days of rescue and relief efforts across Greenwood and surrounding communities.
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Greenwood
Miss
Civil Defense
Mississippi Delta
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