Finnish Delegate At U N Acts To Win U Thant Job
Finland's Max Jakobson, long-time U.N. delegate and former press attache, is backed by Nordic nations to succeed U Thant as secretary-general. Thant plans to retire in December and key powers like the United States and Soviet Union are pivotal to any candidacy. Other potential contenders include Waldheim, Frei, Lleras, and Sadruddin Khan among others.
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Max Jakobson
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Soviet Union
Jacob A. Malik
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Ceylon
Eduardo Frei
Chile
Alberto Lleras Camargo
Colombia
Joao Augusto de Araujo Castro
Brazil
Kurt Waldheim
Austria
Alfonso Garcia-Robles
Mexico
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U.N. Hig
Lee Kuan Yew
Singapore
C. Adebo
Nigeria
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Ghana
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Security Council
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China
Pennsylvania Ends Death Penalty Ruling Unconstitutional
Harrisburg Pennsylvania Attorney General Fred Speaker announces abolition of capital punishment in the state and orders dismantling of the electric chair. Prisoners on death row begin life terms. ruling could stand unless courts or successor overturn. If upheld, Pennsylvania would join 13 other states without capital punishment.
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Colorado
Senate
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Welfare Workers Suspended Over Waldorf Astoria Bedouin Incident
Three New York City welfare workers were suspended by Mayor John Lindsay after placing a Brooklyn welfare mother Cleola Hainsworth and her four children in two rooms at the Waldorf Astoria hotel at 70 a night. The family, previously in a Brooklyn hotel room for 166 a week, said they did not want the Waldorf stay and preferred a friend’s apartment. A welfare investigator escorted them out as details emerged, and Lindsay demanded a full investigation.
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Truman Admitted To Kansas City Hospital In Weak Condition
Former President Harry S. Truman, 86, was admitted to Research Hospital in Kansas City with a physician describing his condition as fairly weak. He arrived by ambulance with his wife and escort Mike Westwood. Doctors will run diagnostic tests to determine the ailment. The article also notes Benjamin Franklin proposed daylight saving time in 1785.
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US Envoy Warns of Political Front in Vietnam
Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker warned that Communist efforts in South Vietnam extend beyond the battlefield into politics. He cautioned 1972 will test Vietnam’s constitutional framework amid August elections and a difficult presidential race, with unrest among students and veterans and ongoing economic strains from the war. He noted the enemy’s focus on political penetration, protests, and diversions, while military reverses persist at a low level and Laos and Cambodia draw substantial NVA resources potentially shaping Saigon’s fate.
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Laird signals no major base closings soon
Defense Secretary Melvin Laird indicated no large U S base closures are planned in the near term. He said reductions may occur in training bases tied to Vietnam era spending, with decisions tied to the 1972 budget and congressional replies. The Nixon administration fears further unemployment from cuts.
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Candlelight Killer Takes Life In Jail
In San Diego AP reports the candlelight killer's death in his jail cell after he wrote a final note about the case. Robert Willard Liberty, 23, was found strangled five days before his trial for the murder of a male nurse in June. Authorities linked the case to other ritualist slayings as they pursued answers.
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