Auto Exhaust Standards Weakened By G. C. Thelen Jr
The government extends the 1970 exhaust standards by two years due to faulty tests that measured only half of emissions. Middleton says 1970 models fall short but 1972 rules will lower real emissions with improved testing and new driving patterns. Consumers should face no more than ten dollars for required modifications.
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Washington
John T. Middleton
National Air Pollution Control Administration
Middleton
5 000 Troops Begin Da Nang Search for Base Camps
Nearly 5 000 South Vietnamese troops launched a major sweep west of Da Nang to destroy North Vietnamese base camps. Marines and advisers deployed by air in rugged jungle 25 to 40 miles east of the Laotian frontier. Another three battalions pushed west of Hiep Duc as Viet Cong and NVA forces hold Kim Rom.
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Saigon
da Nang
U.S. Marine
Cambodia
United States
U.S
Green Berets
Thuong Duc
Nguyen van Thien
Hiep Duc
Phnom Penh
Kim Rom
Associated Press
John T. Wheeler
Nixon at the All Star Game Boosts Republican Hopefuls
President Nixon in Cincinnati for the 1970 All Star Game used a nonpartisan appearance to back Republican candidates, notably Rep. Robert A. Taft Jr., who seeks the U.S. Senate seat against Democrat Howard Metzenbaum. Taft, a Cincinnati native, was with Nixon at a pregame dinner and greeted by a cheering crowd as the president introduced him.
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Robert Taft
Cincinnati
Nixon
Washington
Robert A. Taft Jr
Howard Metzenbaum
U.S. Senate
Taft
Missouri Rep Leon Jordan Shot Dead in Kansas City
AP reports 65 year old Missouri state Representative Leon M. Jordan a leading Black political figure in Jackson County was shot to death early today in Kansas City as he neared his car three shotgun blasts struck him.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Leon M. Jordan
Jackson County
Jordan
Shooting death shocks Green Duck Tavern area
Coroner Dr William Bryan says Jordan was struck in the stomach hip and knee at close range with shell fragments in wounds and on the car as three men in a late model car fled the scene. Jordan, a 1964 state legislator and Freedom Inc. leader, owned the tavern.
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William Bryan
Jordan
Green Duck Tavern
Freedom Inc
Jackson County
Uncertain Showers Tonight Then Cool, Clearing Late Week
Forecast calls for showers or thundershowers tonight with a cooler low in the upper 70s. By Thursday showers end and skies clear with cooler highs in the lower 80s. Yesterday’s high reached 92 with a 75 low. Friday outlook is fair and mild.
Mine Blast Kills Israeli Soldier in El Arish
An Israeli military vehicle hit a mine in El Arish Sinai Desert killing one soldier and wounding two others. A curfew was imposed and several suspects were rounded up as Egyptian fire reportedly hit an Israeli Phantom jet. Israel said planes returned safely after raids along the Suez Canal.
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Tel Aviv
Sinai
el Arish
Cairo
Suez Canal
Israel
Canal
Cleveland Police Uncover Major Auto Theft Ring Depot
Detectives tailed a stolen car to a depot at 1310 East 115th Street in Cleveland containing more than 100000 dollars in cars and parts. The site is suspected as a hub for a statewide theft ring, with eight cars on lists and over 200 license plates from five states. Also recovered were eight sticks of dynamite two bombs six hydraulic lifts including an Army lift.
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Cleveland
East 115Th Street
U.S. Army
Ways and Means Panel Advances Import Quotas on Shoes and Shirts
The House Ways and Means Committee approved quotas that could raise U.S. prices for shoes and shirts by up to 30 percent. The move marks a shift toward protectionism, with broad support in Congress for limiting textile imports. The plan would set quotas based on 1967–1969 import averages and may be refined later.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
United States
Congress
Senate
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Heloise Eee
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