Census Report Shows Decay Of Inner Cities And Suburban Growth
Washington AP The 1970 Census portrays central city decay and rising suburban sprawl as affluent residents move outward. The nation grew to 204.7 million, with suburbs outpacing cities and megatopolises forming along coastal corridors from Boston to Washington. California led in growth. reapportionment reshapes Congress with California gaining seats and New York losing.
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Detroit
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Atlantic Ocean
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Florida
Texas
New York
U.S
Congress
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Colorado
Pennsylvania
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Iowa
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Ohio
Tennessee
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Medical Station Staff Killed By Hanoi Rocket
An American medical dispensary at Chu Lai base camp was hit by a 100-pound rocket during a 20-round barrage, killing or wounding the entire staff though no patients were present. In Phnom Penh, a bomb damaged the U S Embassy, injuring no one but drawing police questioning of guards and workers.
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South Vietnam
Phnom Penh
Vietnam
Chu Lai
U.S. Americal Division
da Nang
U.S. Command
Phnom Penhi
U.S
Chhun Chhuon
U S Halts Suez Canal U 2 Flights
Washington reports say American U 2 reconnaissance flights over the Suez Canal were halted more than three weeks ago as Soviet missile site activity along the canal's west bank paused. Egypt protested the surveillance and Cairo summoned U S diplomats to discuss the situation amid tensions with Israel over anti aircraft sites near the standstill zone.
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U.S
Suez Canal
West Bank
Mideast
Egypt
Cairo
Israel
Canal
Kennedy Royalty Dancing Denied
A spokesman for Senator Edward M. Kennedy says a British newspaper report that he was out with an Italian princess the night before a memorial service is preposterous. The story claimed Kennedy and an unidentified man danced with Princess Maria Pia until 5 a.m. Drayne said Kennedy did not dance with the princess, does not know her, and was with his wife in Paris.
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Washington
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Charlee de Gaulle
Richard C. Drayne
Kennedy
Maria Pia
Drayne
Paris
New Panama Canal Faces Hurdles
Washington reports a presidential panel urges a 2.88 billion sea level canal across Panama to replace the current lock system. The plan faces budget, diplomatic, and ecological hurdles in the US and Panama, with questions on sovereignty, defense, and environmental impact.
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Panama Canal
Washington
CAP
Central America
United States
Panama
Atlantic-Pacific Inter- Oceanic Canal Study Commission
Nixon
Commission
U.S. Senate
City links youth crimes to parents in Madison Heights
Madison Heights Michigan police report a municipal ordinance holding parents criminally liable for their children’s offenses. In ten months, 35 first time parent warnings have produced no parental prosecutions and no juvenile recidivism among those warned. The measure allows fines up to 500 dollars and 90 days in jail for parents of under 17 offenders after repeated violations.
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Mich
Detroit
Frank Rutecki
Youth Bureau
Rutecki
Madison Heights
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