Cops Crack Down on Cutrate Charter Flight Rings
London police target two dozen travel agencies selling cheap charter tickets. Four flights grounded this month for nonmembers using group rates. Tickets cost about 60 pounds for members of specific groups, with abuses including resales for profit. The Theater and Music Appreciation Society of Bexleyheath grounded Friday had 186 ticketed members. An English teen heading to Tucson for a wedding said she was not told she must be in the group to buy a ticket.
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United States
Board of Trade
The
Theater and Music Appreciation Society of
Bexleyheath
Tucson
Ariz
Bexleyheath Theater and Music Appreciation Society
Miss D C Wins Title in Miss Black America Pageant
Stephan ie Clark of the District of Columbia won the 1970 Miss Black America title at Madison Square Garden before 4,000 spectators. The Ithaca College sophomore, 19, claimed cash prizes totaling 8,600 and a Caribbean trip, and spoke of doing justice to black women while signaling limited support for feminism. Her brother Elmer Jr returned from Vietnam in February.
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Stephanie Clark
Miss Clark
District of Columbia
Madison Square Garden
Elmer Clark
Washington, D.C
Ithaca
N.Y
Clark
Vietnam
Elmer Jr
Senators clash over alleged Wall Street pressure on bill
Democratic sponsor Sen. Edmund Muskie accuses securities industry figures of pressuring him to halt a subcommittee session on an insurance plan to protect investors. GOP senators deny pressure and say industry and Treasury reps warned they needed a quorum or risk killing the bill. Muskie stood alone as doors opened for the planned session. Six of ten subcommittee members would be needed for action.
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Wall Street
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Muskie
Maine
New York
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Utah
John G. Tower
Texas
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Oregon
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Industry
Treasury
Banking and Currency Committee
Muslne
Securities Industry
Subcommittee
Richard Richardson
Evil Spirits Live In Trees
In Tai Pak on Lan Tao Island Hong Kong villagers cut trees in front of homes as fortune tellers warned deaths were caused by bad Feng Shui. After the axe ceremonies villagers began returning weeks before the mid autumn festival foretold for Sept 15.
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Tai Pak
Lan Tao
Fung Shu
Heart Defibrillator Device Aims to Prevent Deaths
Baltimore physicians at Sinai Hospital have devised an implanted automatic standby defibrillator to detect heart attack onset and deliver an electrical shock, potentially saving high risk patients. The team led by Dr. Michel Mirowski cites about 350,000 annual U.S. heart attack deaths before hospital care.
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United States
Morton M. Mower
Bernard Tabatznik
Albert L Mendeloff
Williams.staewen
Defendant Sick In Tate Trial
Los Angeles AP reports Sharon Tate murder trial where Susan Atkins fainted and complained of pain delaying testimony. Atkins, Krenwinkel, Van Houten, and Manson face murder conspiracy charges in the 1969 Tate killings. Autopsy surgeon details 41 stab wounds to Rosemary Lamiante and notes continued knife attacks after injury.
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Susan Atkins
Miss Atkins
Patricia Krenwinkel
Dave Shinn
Miss Krenwinkel
Leslie van Houten
Charles M. Manson
Miss Tate
Rosemary Lamianca
Lena
David Katsuyama
Lamianca
Key Evidence Attacked In Brewster's Trial
Defense seeks to discredit key bribery evidence in former Senator Daniel Brewster's trial. Judge Hart orders disclosure of services allegedly performed for a $24,500 bribe and requires Sullivan's financial records and Maryland Education Committee documents by Oct. 9. Separate dismissals for Spiegel and Anderson denied. Brewster trial set for November.
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Daniel B. Brewster
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U.S. District Court
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Brewster
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Spiegel Co
Chicago
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Anderson
Hart
John F. Sullivan
Spiegel
Sullivan
D.C. Committee For Maryland Education
Baltimore Sun
Sheldon Bernstein
Thomas S. J. Waxter
Waxter
Maryland
U. S
Alan Baron
Irelane
Humphrey Backs Act To End War
Former Vice President Hubert Humphrey endorses the McGovern Hatfield amendment to halt battlefield actions in Vietnam. He says it protects manpower and aims to bring troops home with a standstill cease fire and free elections in South Vietnam. The debate features Sen. Dole calling it a lose the peace plan while Hatfield defends withdrawal goals and Nixon troop limits.
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Senate
U.S
Vietnam
Hubert Humphrey
Lyndon B. Johnson
Humphrey
Democratic Party
Minnesota
George McGovern
Dl.d
South Vietnam
Robert J. Dole
Mark Hatfield
R-Ove
Spiro T. Agnew
America
Hatfield
Nixon
Wounded Youth Plans Suit Over Army Record Dispute
Walter Martin, a 15 year old who claims two Vietnam injuries and Army service under aliases, says he may sue the Army for refusing to recognize his service. Detailing a long, controversial journey home from Ft. Carson, he faces questions about his enlistment and official status as a soldier. Local relatives await him as authorities note he was not officially enlisted.
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Walter Mertin
Vietnam
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Martin
U.S
James Richards
Denver
James J. Wilson
Albert Lewis Jr
Richards
George D. Barante
Fort Carson
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