O Neill Claims Edge in Boggs Post Bid
Rep. Thomas P. ONeill Jr. says he has enough pledges to seize the House Democratic post left vacant by Hale Boggs disappearance. Rep. Sam Gibbons disputes the claim, while search efforts for the missing plane continue amid bad weather and a pending January Congress resumption.
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Washington
Hale Boggs
Thomas P. O'Neill Jr
Massachusetts
Boggs
Sam Gibbons
Florida
O'Neill
Nick Begich
Alaskan
Anchorage
Juneau
Begich
Alaska
Congress
Adm. Rickover Collapses at Work and Is Hospitalized
Vice Admiral Hyman G. Rickover a pioneer in nuclear submarines collapsed in his office and was admitted to Bethesda Naval Hospital diagnosed with exhaustion. He suffered a slight head laceration and was described as in good condition and resting comfortably after arriving from Groton to work.
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Washington
Hyman G. Rickover
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Navy
Rickover
National Airport
Gorton
Conn
Groton
Guards Beaten In Graterford Prison Riot
State police said 16 inmates seized the maximum security block at the State Correctional Institution Graterford near Philadelphia. Three guards were severely beaten as authorities regained control after about three hours. The riot began around 8 30 a m with fighting by the inmates. A police spokesman said demands were made on the warden but specifics were not disclosed.
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Philadelphia
State Correctional Institution
Graterford
Laird sees Nixon policy leading to lasting peace
Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird expressed hopeful confidence that President Nixon's foreign policy will yield a lasting peace in Vietnam and globally. He emphasized a shift from global policing to allied self help and noted domestic reforms like revenue sharing, while reaffirming plans to resign in January.
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Kansas City
Melvin R. Laird
Nixon
Vietnam
Congress
Laird
Associated Press
United States
America
New Secret Peace Talks Imminent
Paris reports say a fresh round of secret Vietnam peace negotiations was imminent while North Vietnam rejected any changes to Kissinger and Tho draft cease fire. Xuan Thuy pressed for the United States to sign the agreement immediately. Phong echoed demands for North Vietnamese withdrawal and DMZ restoration as essential elements. Porter urged focus on a peaceful settlement and constructive talks.
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Paris
Vietnam
North Vietnam
Henry A. Kissinger
le Duc Tho
Xuan Thuy
United States
Saigon
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Nguyen Xuan Phong
U.S
William J. Porter
Phong
North
New Orleans Seminar Hosts Local Officials On Drug Prevention
Twin Cities Chit Chat reports Day Two of a Loyola University seminar on drug abuse prevention co sponsored by the U S Department of Justice Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs. Attendees include Judge Fred Fudickar B F Owens Hoyt Moncrief Dist Atty Johnny Carl Parkerson and Dr August G Danti. Two brothers Ted and William Domingues of Breaux Bridge turn 21 today.
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Fred Fudickar
B. F. Owens
Hoyt Moncrief
Johnny Carl Parkerson
August G. Danti
New Orleans
Loyola University
U. S. Department of Justice
Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
Owens
Moncrief
Ouachita Parish
Ted
William Bill Domingues
Breaux Bridge
Northeast Louisiana University
South Louisiana
Cancer Findings Challenge Opinion by Maryland Researchers
Baltimore scientists Morton and VillaSanta report a followup of 1 563 cancer cases treated with radiation showing 30 new cancers of different sites. The observed equals the 29.2 expected in the general population, challenging the belief that prior cancer raises future cancer risk.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Baltimore
Richard F. Morton
Umberto VillaSanta
University of Maryland School of Medicine
American Public Health Association
Japanese freighter tows crippled Coast Guard cutter Jarvis
The Japanese freighter Koyo Maru No. 3 began towing the damaged USCGC Jarvis to Sedanka Island in Alaska after a nine hour power loss and flooding left the 378 foot vessel helpless in 12 foot swells. Rescue parties including two Coast Guard cutters, an American fishing boat, three HC1130 planes and a Navy P3 aircraft supported the effort as the Jarvis rode 25 knot winds 750 miles southwest of Anchorage with 170 crew aboard, serious but stable and no injuries.
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Juneau
Alaska
Coast Guard
Jarvis
Aleutian
U.S
Sedanka Island
North Pacific
Koyo
Akutan Island
Frederick O. Wooley
Anchorage
Four Americans Die In Vietnam Action Past Week
Four Americans were killed in action in Vietnam last week, one died of nonhostile causes, four were wounded and four were missing. Eleven more Americans were added to casualty totals after a plane crash on Oct 24 was reclassified as combat-related. The South Vietnamese reported 481 government troops killed, 1,662 wounded, 59 missing, while North Vietnamese and Viet Cong losses were 1,544 killed.
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Saigon
Vietnam
U.S
Midway
Pentagon
North Vietnam
Chances Of Rain Increasing Locally
Twin City residents may need raincoats this weekend as showers increase through next week. A 20 percent chance of rain today with fair skies tonight and Friday. cool highs in the low 50s and lows in the high 30s. Winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming northerly 10 to 15 mph. Rain likely Saturday night into Sunday with a shower chance Monday. Daytime highs mid 50s, nights low 40s. Monroe Municipal Airport recorded 45 high Wednesday and 43 low today. no rainfall in the last 24 hours.
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Twin City
FAA
Monroe Municipal
Chuckle Day Nurseries Fill a Crying Need
Nurseries nationwide mark Chuckle Day to support families with crying infants. Programs connect caregivers with resources, tips, and pediatric guidance to ease distress and promote healthy early development.
U S Budget Cut Proposal Shifts UN Funding
The United States introduced a U N General Assembly resolution to cut its UN budget assessment to 25 percent, down from 31.52 percent, with Sen. Gale McGee guiding the measure in the administrative and budgetary committee. Chief U S Delegate George Bush said savings of about 12 million dollars would go to other programs, while voluntary contributions to UK economic and social projects remain unaffected.
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United States
United Nations General Assably
World Organization
Gale McGee
Wyoming
Assembly
U.S. Congress
U.N
United Nations
U.S
Soviet Union
George Bush
Bush
Congress
China
Heath Seeks Ireland Peace Talks Amid Northern Ireland Violence
Prime Minister Edward Heath arrives in Belfast to push a new round of peace talks aiming for a political settlement amid sectarian violence. Gunmen kill a Roman Catholic shopkeeper and a suitcase bomb hits an Armagh telephone exchange as security tightens around Stormont Castle and Heath meets leaders to prepare for government changes.
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Belfast
Edward Heath
Northern Ireland
London
Armach
George Doherty
Heath
Stormont Castle
William Cardinal Conway
All Ireland
Irish Republican Army
William Craie
William Whitelaw
Britain
Guard Troops Ordered Onto Campus During Southern Univ Takeover
Gov. Edwards ordered the national guard onto Southern University Baton Rouge campus as students seized the administration building. Tear gas fired, the registrar’s office burned, two black students were reported killed, and police described chaotic clashes with officers and newsmen.
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Baton Rouge
Southern Unversity
tTain
Edwin Edwards
National Guard
Reqistrar
al Amiss
Edwards
Amiss
Fawards
Toarcas
Adj
I. d. Daigle
Daigle
State Board of Education
New Orleans
U.S. Deactivates Eight More Units In Vietnam Area
The U S Command deactivated eight units totaling 685 men as part of the withdrawal to cut U S troop strength in Vietnam to 27 000 by month end The earlier total stood at 31 100 with about 100 000 others serving from bases in Thailand Guam and from 7th Fleet ships off Vietnam.
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Saigon
U.S
Vietnam
Thailand
Guam
7Th Fleet
Red Tide Detects Off Florida Coast Near Miami Beach
A patch of Red Tide drifting along South Florida's Atlantic coast has killed fish and caused odor complaints. Officials report the bloom originated near Palm Beach and reached Broward and Palm Beach counties, with 1000 organisms per milliliter and about 500 dead fish in the tested area.
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Miami] Beach
Fla
Florida
Atlantic
Miami Beach
Dade County Pollution Control Department
Wyn Nywstrom
Miami
Nystrom
Bakers Haulover
Palm Beach
Colin Morrissey
County Pollution Department
Broward
St Petersburg
Dale Beaumariage
Beaumariaze
Florida Marine Research Laboratory
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