Public Pressure Halts Sentinel Antimissile Work
Public protests across Chicago Detroit Seattle Boston Los Angeles San Francisco and New York area helped prompt the Nixon administration to pause Sentinel antimissile work. Critics fear arms talks disruption and accidental nuclear danger while supporters cite site security and defense needs. Dr John Foster defended safeguards but critics remained concerned.
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FDR’s Potomac Yacht Sold for Oceanographic Use
The 165 foot presidential yacht Potomac, where major FDR plans were drafted, sold at foreclosure in Los Angeles to Potomac Operations Corp. Edward Bynon of Long Beach California will invest about 100000 dollars to convert it into an oceanographic research vessel. Built for Roosevelt in 1936, the yacht was later sold by Eisenhower twenty years later.
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Evolution predicts a pedestrian who can jump three ways at once
A humorous note suggests that if evolution continues, nature may yield a pedestrian capable of three distinct jump directions simultaneously, a playful reflection on human physical limits.
Oil Spill Furthers 800 Square Miles Along California Coast
Heavy seas delayed efforts to seal an undersea well as crude oil spread across about 800 square miles toward Los Angeles at three miles per hour. Crews pumped mud into the fissure but the leak remained unpluggable. a slant well may relieve pressure as officials awaited a potential executive order to end drilling.
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Los Angeles Times
Torrey Canyon Oil Spill Cleanup Lingering in Court
The Torrey Canyon oil disaster cleanup ended long ago but lawsuits over cleaning costs persist. Britain seeks $7.2 million from Barracuda Tanker Corp while France also pursues action in Rotterdam. Trials begin in Singapore in September with years of litigation anticipated.
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Middletown Area Weather Forecast Update
The forecast for Middletown and vicinity calls for cloudy skies with little temperature change today. Rain may begin later tonight with a slim chance of snow Saturday morning. Low tonight will be in the lower 40s. Sunday will be cloudy and cool with yesterday's high of 40 and a low of 32. A total of .34 inch of rain has fallen.
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Nixon Signals Willingness for Summit if Talks Progress
President Nixon said he would consider a future summit with Soviet leaders if lower level discussions show progress on political and military issues. He stressed careful preparation and a agenda addressing differences, with exploratory talks already underway during a European trip through Belgium, West Germany, Italy, Britain, and France.
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Melbourne Express Derails in Fiery Crash
A Melbourne area crash killed at least 28 people when an express train collided with a freight engine and burst into flames at high speed. Authorities expect more casualties as rescue teams search wreckage and confirm passenger and crew totals.
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S. Viets Tighten Ring Of Steel Around Saigon
The Batangan Peninsula cordon operation began January 13 with 4000 U S forces and Vietnamese troops surrounding 40 square miles south of Da Nang. More than 600 enemy fighters were put out of action, with 41 American dead and 186 wounded. Civilians were moved for interrogation as Viet Cong activity was reduced to guerrilla flashes. Saigon and Da Nang security tightened to deter Tet offensives.
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Boy Freed From Death In Chair
A 13 year old, Robert Curtis, is found innocent by an Orange County circuit court jury in the rifle death of 15 year old James Thompson. The verdict ends weeks in jail and days of trial in Orlando Florida. The boy smiles as the foreman reads the ruling and returns home with his parents.
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