Heated California clash shows Humphrey McGovern in debate
In Los Angeles and California, Senators Hubert H. Humphrey and George McGovern face a second campaign confrontation. They trade criticisms over welfare and Vietnam policy as they prepare a nationally televised Meet the Press appearance. Financial questions and campaign spending are also a focal point, with tensions heightened by separate regional stops and a security incident in Citrus Heights involving a rifle.
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Justice's Widow Faces Inadequate Pension For Care
Washington AP Mrs Felix Frankfurter widow of the Supreme Court justice faces relying on a $5,000 annual federal pension that attorney Donald Biss says barely covers her care at a Washington nursing home. She has crippling arthritis and has exhausted most of a modest estate. Marion Frankfurter’s husband died in 1965. she is one of seven Supreme Court widows.
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Nixon ends Soviet visit and travels to Tehran
President Nixon wrapped eight days in the Soviet Union with an overnight stop in Kiev before flying to Tehran to meet the Shah. Kissinger said no secret Vietnam deals were reached. In other news, a gunman killed three at North Hills Shopping Center in Raleigh. Sen. Jordan escaped harm as his aide was wounded. U.S. bombers hit North Vietnam rail yards near Hai Phong amid ground-war shifts. a Marine jet was shot down and two fliers rescued. In Belfast, IRA firefights and a factory bombing occurred as officials suspended attacks. West Virginia dam report blames early design flaws and names multiple responsible parties as hearings begin.
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Raleigh shooting at shopping center leaves three dead
A young gunman opened fire at a Raleigh shopping center killing Jackie Wharton 47 James Henry 31 and Melvin Harrison 23 before taking his own life. Police say he targeted nothing specific and wounded several, including Wes Hayden news secretary. Senator B Everett Jordan and Nick Galifianakis faced no protected security commitments. The gunman McLeod 31 had a police record and bought a rifle two hours earlier.
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SAM redeployments sharpen Hanoi Haiphong air defenses
Pentagon sources report North Vietnamese SAM batteries moved back toward Hanoi and Haiphong to bolster defenses as U.S. bombing expands across the North. By May five batteries shifted from the panhandle into the Red River delta, with further redeployments as intelligence updates continue.
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Farmers organize patrols to curb rural thefts
MARSHALL Mo In Saline County farmers organize by township to patrol county roads nightly to halt thefts of livestock farm machinery and tools. Three townships are now organized Grand Pass Township northwest of Marshall is in the process of organizing.
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Acupuncture Used For Anesthetic First In U.S. Hospital
Albert Einstein College of Medicine doctors used acupuncture needles to anesthetize a patient's legs for a skin graft, marking the first reported use of acupuncture in a U.S. hospital. The 65-year-old Manhattan bank employee recovered comfortably after the procedure, amid rising interest among anesthetists following President Nixon's China visit.
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British Troops Clash With Irish Guerrillas in Belfast
British troops fighting Irish guerrillas in Belfast as they probe for Provisional leader Martin Meehan. Over 70 men arrested. Meehan not among them. four armed men planted bombs at a Belfast bottling plant. Two bombs exploded causing heavy damage with no casualties.
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Jail Inmates Seize Passaic County Jail Wing
More than 100 inmates overpowered guards and seized the maximum security wing at Passaic County Jail in Paterson New Jersey. Seven hostages including the warden were freed within two hours, while several others remained inside as authorities negotiated. Two guards were hospitalized with injuries and other staff were treated.
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Court ok Texas plan on welfare aid cuts
The Supreme Court today approved the method used by Texas and 18 other states to reduce welfare benefits for families with some outside income. The 6-4 decision included Nixon appointees and Justice White in the majority. Dissenters argued the cuts violated federal welfare law. The court also rejected claims of racial discrimination and that larger cuts for families with dependents violated law, ruling the state’s approach not irrational.
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Kite Flier Kennedy Dies At Transpo 72 Show
Robert Kennedy a member of the Australian Birdman Team fell from about 500 feet during Transpo 72 in Washington. Spectators watched as his kite collapsed while being pulled by a car and the flyer suffered fatal head injuries and multiple fractures before dying at a medical station.
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Court rules to protect clean air under nondegradation plan
A federal judge ordered the EPA to require state antipollution plans to prevent deterioration of air quality. Judge John H. Pratt told both sides to propose immediate orders, while noting the need to extend protections to maintain higher existing air standards. The decision could affect the pace of approving state plans and provoke appeals from the government. The Sierra Club and allies argued nondegradation is a core element of clean air law.
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Judge McDowell Dies at 82 in Missouri
Judge James C. McDowell, a former Springfield appeals judge, died Saturday at Keller Memorial Hospital in Fayette at 82. He served as a 28th circuit judge until 1948 and on the Missouri Court of Appeals at Springfield until 1962. Born in Charleston, he will be buried at Memorial Park Cemetery near Cape Girardeau after services at Craycraft and Miller Funeral Chapel in Jackson.
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Bremer Pleads Not Guilty in Maryland Shooting Case
Arthur H. Bremer faced state charges in Prince Georges County Circuit Court after being moved under heavy guard from Baltimore County Jail. The 21 year old Milwaukee man is accused of six counts related to four injured at a Wallace campaign rally in Laurel Maryland. Wallace and campaign worker Dora Thompson were among those hurt. Wallace hospital condition described as slowly improving. Bremer pleaded innocent to all indictments. A July 12 tentative trial date was set for state charges. federal trial date not yet determined.
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