Danes vote 2 1 to join the European Community
In Copenhagen a referendum produced 1,950,000 for and 1,125,000 against with 89.9 percent turnout. The result commits Denmark to full EEC membership alongside Britain and Ireland next January amid protests and bomb threats to the government and media offices.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Britain
Ireland
EEC
European Economic Community
France
Italy
West Germany
Belgium
The
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Holy Shroud Remains Intact After Vandalism Attempt
In Turin, police said an unidentified intruder gained entry through a window and tried to break into the silver reliquary housing the Holy Shroud. The vandal set an altar cloth on fire before fleeing, but the relic remained unharmed in the cathedral.
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Turin
Italy
Christ
30 Jobs Involved As Thai Base Attacked In Raid
The attack on Ubon Air Base marks the second strike on Udorn in 24 hours and the third against American Thai bases this year. One terrorist was shot dead and one captured, with no American aircraft reported damaged. Udorn headquarters the 13th Air Force deputy commander area. Security police reported casualties among Thais and Americans.
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Thailand
Udorn
Mekong River
Bangkok
13Th Air Force
Utapao
U.S. Air Force
One of Them Vanished Fill Fighter Bombers Withdrawn
In Saigon AP reports that a major controversy arose as the United States pulled its Fill fighter-bombers from combat and sparked political implications amid the withdrawal. The action prompted debate over military strategy and potential shifts in allied commitments during the conflict.
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Saigon
United States
Gasoline tax bill dies in Ohio Senate amid tax hike opposition
Ohio lawmakers will not hear the gasoline tax increase bill this year as Sen. Michael Maloney rejects a 22 percent rise. The move comes after a wave of tax increase resistance during the current session, with the bill likely to die in the 109th General Assembly. In Vietnam War news, reports say an F111 fighter-bomber vanished on its first combat mission with two crewmen missing and no emergency signals detected.
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Ohio
General Assembly
Michael Maloney
R-7
Cincinnati
Senate
Ways and Means Committee
110Th General Assembly
U.S
Air Force
Bangkok
Radio
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Injunction Sought Over Middletown Trash Pickup Switch
Local 856 asks for a temporary injunction against Middletown to halt switching sanitation work to private contractor Big M Trucking Co. The plan could cost 25 to 30 laborers their jobs. Judge Fred B. Cramer tentatively set 8:30 a.m. Thursday in Hamilton.
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American Federation of State
Miamisburg
Albert Engle
Big M. Trucking Co
Division of Sanitation
856
Butler County Common Pleas
Fred B. Cramer
Hamilton
Local 856
Gary Snyder
Dayton
Ohio
Snyder
Big M
Bud Lykins
Weather Outlook With Partly Cloudy Skies
The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies tonight and tomorrow with no rain expected until Saturday. Tonight's temperatures will be in the 40s to 50s, tomorrow's highs near 70s. Yesterday's high reached 73 and the overnight low was 46.
State blocks inmate lawbooks plan at seven prisons
The State Controlling Board rejected funding to provide lawbooks at seven correctional facilities for inmate lawyers seeking to file appeals, with a 4 to 3 vote against using federal money to cover the 86739 cost. In other action, the board approved 6.1 million to support EPA operations and related staffing, plus 1.4 million for the Dayton Mental Health Center and 159000 to buy a warehouse for I-71 right of way near Cincinnati.
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Columbus
Ohio
Douglas Applegate
Steubenville
Harry Armstrong
D-17
Logan
Robert K. Shaw
EPA
Ira Whitman
The
Health Department
Natural Resources Department
Dayton Mental Health Center
Interstate 71
Cincinnati
Chuckle Sign in a Gas Station Road Maps Refolded
A quirky roadside sign at a gas station draws attention as travelers notice road maps refolded and humor noted on the display. Local customers share a smile at the unexpected gesture.
Senate OKs 74.6 Billion Defense Bill Amid Indochina War End
The Senate approved a 74.6 billion defense spending bill the largest since World War II after defeating Proxmire’s bid to cut Indochina bombing funds. The chamber adopted end the war language lifting no new spending but urging Nixon to push POW releases cease-fire talks and a withdrawal date. The measure passed 35 to 26 with McClellan calling the amendment redundant.
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Senate
U.S
Indochina
William Proxmire
Congress
Nixon
Charles Mathias
R-Md
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Appropriations Committee
Mathias
Mike Mansfield
Hanoi
Derailed BART train injures four passengers and operator
In Fremont California four riders and operator Eli Palmer were hurt when a computer controlled Bay Area Rapid Transit car derailed after failing to stop at the Fremont station. The two car train on the Oakland Fremont leg traveled about 37 mph. one car toppled down an embankment while the other stayed on track.
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Fremont
Calif
Bay Area
Oakland-Fremont
Eli Palmer
Oakland
BART
Palmer
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