Nixon Urges Peace At UN After Gromyko Talk
President Nixon headed to the United Nations to deliver a live appeal for coexistence with the Soviet Union and global publics. He and Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko spent over two hours at the White House discussing Berlin, SALT, the Vietnam War, and the Mideast crisis while signaling cautious hope for improved U.S.-Soviet ties despite persistent differences.
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Embassys Hopes Dim On Access To Strayed U S Generals
U S Embassy in Moscow pressed Soviet authorities to grant consular access to Maj. Gen. Edward C D Scherrer and Brig. Gen. Claude M McQuarrie Jr held after a U S military plane strayed across the Turkish Soviet border landing inside Armenia The four captives are incommunicado and health is reported good Tass says the plane violated Soviet air space The incident recalls prior cross border tensions near Kars and Ankara contemplates possible exchanges with hijackers of a Soviet airliner last week.
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Navy to mothball 19 ships from 7th Fleet in Vietnam pullback
Nineteen ships from the U S Seventh Fleet are returning to the United States to be retired from active service as part of President Nixon's Southeast Asia cutback. The group includes carriers Bon Homme Richard and Shangri La plus several destroyers and support vessels. Some ships will be mothballed or sold, while others may be used for target practice. Five Army units totaling 1770 men are also inactivated. South Vietnam and allied air forces reported sparse mission totals, reflecting reduced combat activity.
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Contest Promises Quick Word Prize for Ten Thousand
A corporation announces a new contest asking entrants to send in ten thousand dollars with a chance to receive a prize of two percent or fewer words. The unusual proposal aims to test brevity and value in entries.
Mitchell Trial Postponed Amid Lawyer Illness
Mitchells court martial on My Lai charges is postponed indefinitely after civilian attorney Ossie Brown collapses in a Temple hospital. Col. George R Robinson halted proceedings from the delay, with Brown undergoing internal medicine testing in Texas. Mitchell, 30, from St Francisville Louisiana, is the first American soldier tried in the My Lai case.
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Baton Rouge
Man Nabbed In Killings
In Santa Cruz California an auto mechanic is accused of slaying five people at a hilltop mansion and was arrested about a half mile from the scene, authorities said. See earlier story on page 2.
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Sheriff's
Man taunts judge with whiskey test in drunk driving trial
In Bradenton Florida 65 year old Alton J. Cothern faced a peculiar trial ploy as he toasted the judge and drank alcohol to challenge breath test results. The court paused to consider his intoxication level while jurors found him guilty after nose touching and balance tests.
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Highway Patrol
Chile Tightens Security After Attack on Army Chief
In Santiago troops and police impose the tightest security in 13 years after an assassination attempt on Army Chief Maj. Gen. Rene Schneider. A curfew, roadblocks, and first grade alert accompany a state of emergency as authorities pursue suspects linked to ultraright groups and foreign interests.
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Salvador Allende
Allende
Rene Schneider
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Plainclothes Investigative
Abilene Hound Sniffs Wall, Sits Content to Stare
A nosey hound dog in Abilene Texas detected nothing beyond a wall but kept staring, while onlookers wonder what lay on the other side. The amusing scene was reported by AP.
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Abilene
Tex
U S to Sell 200 M 60 Tanks to Israel
The United States will transfer 200 M 60 tanks to Israel over a year to bolster the Bar Lev line on the Suez east bank. The deal is tied to a $500 million arms aid package with special credit terms, per The Washington Post. Each M 60 is priced at 200000 to 220000 dollars and Chrysler built. Israel fields about 1050 older U S and British tanks while Egypt uses two older Russian models.
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Weekend Rain Forecast With Showers This Weekend
The weatherman predicts a rainy weekend with showers starting late tonight and continuing through Sunday. Tonight will be in the lower 30s, with a high in the upper 60s tomorrow. Yesterday’s high reached 62 and the morning low was 43.
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