Wasp to be Scrapped After World War II Service
The USS Wasp will be decommissioned at Quonset Point and sold for scrap after 28 years of service. The 41 000 ton carrier aided wartime battles in the Pacific and supported the Cuban blockade and Gemini recoveries. About 500 to 600 people are expected at the ceremony as the ship’s flag is hauled down.
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Navy
Boston
C. Woodbury Gorman
East Providence
Newport
Alaska
Pacific
Iwo Jima
Guam
Wake Island
Philippines
Tourist May Be A Federal Agent
FDA agents have seized illegal fireworks and shut down a plant in a crackdown that year, with efforts targeting manufacturers sellers and middlemen. Miller notes clandestine plants remain and outsized interstate activity is found in Missouri Tennessee Ohio Wyoming South Carolina Alabama Georgia and Louisiana.
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Food and Drug Administration
Dale C. Miller
FDA
Bureau of Product Safety
Miller
Missouri
Tennessee
Ohio
Wyoming
South Carolina
Alabama
Georgia
Louisiana
Hijacking ring tied to McNally in Detroit case
FBI identifies Martin McNally of Wyandotte Mich as the hijacker in last week’s airliner seizure. He says John Petlikowsky of Ecorse Mich aided and abetted, carried out trips to St Louis, aided gun modification, and drove the pair to join the plot. Both suspects held on $100000 bond each. case pending in St Louis.
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FBI
American Airlines
Neil Welch
Peru
Ind
Monroe
Mich
Martin McNally
Wyandotte
McNally
John Petlikowsky
Ecorse
Petlikowsky
Welch
St. Louis
Indiana
Patlikowsky
GOP Charges Politics in Big Social Security Boost
Congress pushed a 20 percent Social Security increase tied to a debt limit bill, despite Nixon veto warnings. The plan raises payroll taxes in 1973 and 1974, aims at higher earners, and places the burden on employers and workers to fund the larger benefits.
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GOP
Washington
Congress
Nixon
White House
San Clemente
Calif
Senate
House
NCR Lavine Off 2000
Dayton The National Cash Register Co plans to lay off 2000 workers by year end cutting the Dayton labor force to 13000 from about 20000 two years ago. The belt tightening is to restore earnings and starts later this month at about 350 jobs monthly plus a placement office for affected workers.
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Dayton
National Cash Register Co
Daley Loses Convention Seat in Illinois Challenge
Chicago Mayor Daley's delegation was denied its seat by the Credentials Committee by a 71 to 61 vote, replaced by a McGovern aligned slate. The ruling, part of a broader challenge over Illinois and California delegates, faces possible court fights and final convention approval in Miami Beach.
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Washington
Chicago
Richard J. Daley
George McGovern
Daley
Illinois
McGovern
Credentials Committee
California
Miami Beach
Jesse Jackson
Miami
Jackson
Democratic Party
Mike Almond
North Carolina
Cecil F
Violence Rips Across Ireland in Belfast Sectarian Clashes
In Belfast and nearby towns violence erupts after days of peace. Provisional reports say a gunman killed an unidentified man and an 18 year old was gravely wounded. Protestant paramilitary groups hijacked vehicles to block streets while Catholics faced beatings and a British Army patrol was fired upon. The unrest marks the worst since the IRA declared a truce.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Lurgan
Ardoyne
Newtownards Road
Nixon seeks 2.25 billion extra for Vietnam war
President Nixon asks Congress for an additional 2.25 billion dollars for the Indochina conflict, signaling a possible rise toward five billion if current bombing and mining continue. He says the aim is to press Hanoi for a cease-fire and POW release, with details on operations left unspecified.
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Nixon
Washington
Congress
U.S
North Vietnam
Melvin R. Laird
United States
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Weekend Kentucky Travel Weather Outlook
Mostly sunny and warm today with highs in the 80s. Showers and thundershowers possible tonight through Sunday, with lows in the 60s. Extended outlook shows warmth Monday then a cooler Tuesday and Wednesday, with a chance of showers, especially Monday for travelers in Kentucky.
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Kentucky
South Main Revisited in Middletown Diary Preview
Middletown's Main Street history is explored as George Crout interviews historian Wilfred Vorhis for a look at old Main Street north of Central Avenue. Vorhis, nearing 89, will continue with more South Main reflections in Sunday's Scope page.
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Middletown
George Crout
Wilfred Vorhis
Old Main Street
Central Avenue
Vorhis
South Main
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William Hetzel
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Poole
Chicago Democratic Organization
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Irish Republican Army
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