Vietnam Talks Boycott Deepens as Nixon Critics Clash
North Viet Nam’s chief negotiator boycotted the Paris peace talks for a second week, accusing President Nixon of sabotaging the conference. Neuyen Thi Binh attends the meetings while Viet Cong supporters press for a deal. Oil slick grows near Santa Barbara, 50 square miles drifting south after a new leak from offshore rig. Charles Manson seeks to represent himself in murder trial. University of Northern Iowa president Maucker resigns in 1970. Three hurt in a Fort Dodge blast. hospital condition fair. Congress rushes appropriations while tax talks stall. Nixon warns inflation fight endangered by political costs. Rail strike threat resurfaces after wage deal rejection. Vietnam deaths near 40,000 through nine years. Education desegregation talks move to closed sessions. Coal mine safety bill advances despite veto risk. Egyptian forces cross Suez, destroy armor in dawn attack.
Plan to Monopolize Midwest Utilities Faces Probes
Senator Lee Metcalf said federal and state authorities will probe private electric utilities spanning Illinois to Montana for allegedly conspiring to monopolize the market and undermine community owned power systems. He cites documents from the Federal Power Commission and cites meetings in Hopkins Minnesota and Minneapolis with officers from nine utilities including Interstate Power Iowa Public Service Northwestern Public Service and Northern States Power. Company presidents deny wrongdoing while some officials acknowledge meeting attendance but deny conspiratorial aims. The Justice Department already sues Otter Tail Power for monopolizing Minnesota sales.
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Iowa
Interstate Power
Iowa Public Service
Metcalf
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Federal Power Commission
Congressional
FPC
Washington
Lee Metcalf
D—Mont
Midwest
Illinois
Montana
Minneapolis
Hopkins
Minn
Northern States Power
N. D
S.D
Otter Tail
ND. SD
Montana-Dakota
N.D. S.D
Mont
Ill
Towa Public Service
Towa, S.D
Northwestern Public Service
5.D
Minnesota Power & Light
Superior Water, Light & Power
Griffith
Hopkins, Minn
R. W. Steele
Dubuque
Interstate Power Co
Anit
Northern States Power Co
Justice Department
Otter Tail Power Co
Minnesota
Dakotas
Burglars Break Into Louisa County Offices
Burglars forced entry in Louisa county offices and courthouse, damaging safes and a time lock at the treasurer’s vault while attempting to crack two other strongboxes. Sheriff Ralph McDowell and state agent John Juette led the probe. a second break-in was reported at Mendenhall repair shop in Columbus City with an acetylene torch missing.
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Louisa County
Florence Swanson
Ralph McDownell
Vagn Sorensen
McDowell
John Juette
State Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Wapello
Sheriff's Office
Mendenhall
Columbus City
Riot trial evidence shows bayonet footage at 1968 DNC
In Chicago, jurors reacted as defense films depicted National Guard bayonets forcing demonstrators from a car near the Conrad Hilton during the week of the 1968 Democratic National Convention. Additional testimony described police clubs and tear gas as journalists were blocked while filming.
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Chicago
National Guard
Defense Counsel
Congress Street Bridge
Conrad Hilton Hotel
Thomas W. Pew Jr
Troy
Ohio
Daily News
Pew
Grant Park
Conrad Hilton
North Vietnam Ready to Fight On Despite Setbacks
Cyrus Eaton, after a week in Hanoi, said North Vietnam is not defeated or discouraged and would be delighted to end the war but prepared to fight on. He noted they have massive support from Communist countries and the capacity to keep fighting regardless of time involved.
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Tokyo
Cleveland
Cyrus Eaton
United States
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Judge Haggerty Arrested In Motel Slag Party
New Orleans AP report says Edward A. Haggerty Jr., presiding judge in the Clay Shaw trial, was arrested during a motel room raid. He faced charges of soliciting prostitution obscenity resisting arrest and four counts of assault on a policeman, then released on own recognizance. others at the party were charged with obscenity.
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New Orleans
Edward Haggerty Jr
Clay Shaw
Joseph
Murry
Haggerty
AP Photofax
Edward A. Haggerty Jr
Joseph Murry
Midesty Motel
William Nolan
Central Lockup
Iowa Weather Report Card Update
Iowa forecast calls for fair and cooler conditions tonight with lows in the teens to the 20s. Partly cloudy Friday. Wednesday high near 24, night low around 25, trace of precipitation noted.
Turner seeks Iowa wiretap legalization to fight crime
Des Moines AP Turner proposes to legalize wiretaps in Iowa with a state wide district attorney system to fight organized crime. Critics fear broad grounds for taps may threaten privacy. Turner cites experiences in New York and other states. He would require district attorneys to be 30+ and have eight years practice, with $18,000 pay, to handle misdemeanors traffic and civil matters, not replace county prosecutors.
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DES Moines
Towa Atty
Richard Turner
Iowa
Iowa Crime Commission
Turner
Ray Robinson
State Center
New York
Watson Powell Jr
Powell
Supreme Court
Towa
Georgia panel ends state funds for three school districts
A trio of federal judges ordered Georgia to stop state financing to three school districts that had not filed desegregation plans by March 1970. The ruling, part of a broader plan, requires measures to integrate with defined standards and deadlines, marking a shift of enforcement to the state level.
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Georgia Board of Education
State Board
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Georgia
Justice Department
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