Anti-Pollution Fight Faces Bureaucratic Hurdles
A Democratic Study Group report criticizes scattered federal efforts to fight pollution as underfunded and ineffective. It cites nine agencies and six House committees, urging a single joint committee and warning new councils may not speed action. The State of the Union will signal further emphasis.
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Washington
Nixon
Democratic Study Group
House
Interior Department
Agriculture Department
Pilot lands wrongly on freeway overpass after engine fail
Baron Baker, piloting a small plane that stalled over Los Angeles, aimed for a nearby landing strip but struck an overpass between the Santa Monica and San Diego freeways. The crash injured one car driver with minor injuries while Baker received treatment for cuts and bruises.
Change Considered In Draft Allocation System
Washington AP draft officials weigh altering monthly calls to local boards to equalize lottery number calls nationwide. Proposals would let state directors deviate from strict proportionality month to month while maintaining annual quotas, with a decision unlikely before February. The lottery applies to the January call of 12,500 and February’s 19,000.
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Washington
Defense Department
Pentagon
National Selective Service Headquarters
Tors
Ning
Selective Service
Sports figures tied to national gambling ring probe
Detroit AP report says a 23 man federal grand jury will hear from national sports figures as raids arrest 10 people in Michigan and Las Vegas. Jerome Dizzy Dean was named but not arrested. officials search Dean's Las Vegas room for wagering records and related items. The case involves baseball, football figures and hundreds of trainers and jockeys nationwide.
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Detroit
U.S
James H. Srickley
Jerome
Dizzy
Dean
St. Louis Cardinals
Michigan
Las Vegas
Brickley
James E. Ritchie
United States
Ritchie
Brazilian Hijackers Escort Detainees To Havana
A Brazilian airliner hijacked by five revolutionaries landed in Panama on the way to Cuba after 27 hours in Lima with mechanical trouble. They planned refueling in Panama and insisted on taking two jailed comrade’s daughters to Havana, keeping 28 aboard under guard while riot police watched from outside.
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Panama
Cuba
Lima
Peru
Havana
Brazil
Cold snap to hit southwestern Ohio with teens low
Colder weather moves into southwestern Ohio tonight with lows in the teens. Sunday’s high near 30, light snow ending tonight, partial clouds on Sunday.
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Ohio
Defending Hilltop U.S. Troops Repel Da Nang Attack
American infantrymen on a hilltop south of Da Nang repelled an enemy assault as 29 attackers died and seven U.S. soldiers were killed. The outpost, held by Americal Division's 11th Brigade, faced a midnight 60 round mortar barrage and four hours of fighting with no penetration of the perimeter. Twelve Americans were wounded.
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Saigon
da Nang
U.S
Americal Division
Agnew Says Nixon Won't Send Combat Troops Without Approval
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew stated that President Nixon would not deploy U S combat forces to Asia without congressional approval and only if required by extreme circumstances. He emphasized the need for official authorization before any expansion of U S military action in Asia.
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Bangkok
Spiro T. Agnew
Nixon
U.S
Asia
Agnew
Congress
Laos
Thailand
Air Force Two
Taipei
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
General Peers Probes My Lai After Minesweeper Visit
Lt Gen William R Peers and investigators search My Lai hamlet in rain mud to verify field commander conduct and possible cover up. Accompanied by Vietnamese interpreter Sgt Nguyen Dinh Phu the team inspects key sites for testimony relevance.
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Chu Lai
Vietnam
William R. Peers
My Lai
U.S
Dead Boys Mother Charged With Murder In Tragic Case
In Athens Ohio Barbara McBride 26 Marietta woman is charged with two counts of first degree murder after her two young sons Bryan 3 and Chris 3 months were found dead in nearby woods. Prosecutor Claire Ball filed charges in Athens County Municipal Court following a two day, 200 person search. Autopsy indicates death by exposure with other factors noted.
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Athens, Ohio
Barbara McBride
Claire Ball
Marietta
Athens County
Bryan
Chris
Ball
Building for the 70s special preview in Journal
The Midletown Miami Valley area faces rapid business and housing growth, cleaner air and water, and potential highways in the 1970s. Cautions warn of inflation, a market slowdown, and reduced expansion. The Journal’s special business preview outlines these trends.
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Middletown
Miami Valley
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Dn.y
DSG
Los Angeles
Baron Baker
Baker
Tude
South Vietnam
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