Black Panthers Plan Parade Rally Despite Police Action
In Philadelphia the Black Panthers vow to hold a national convention this weekend despite police raids on Panther centers. Police Chief Frank Rizzo tightens security, declaring officers ready with 12 hour shifts after shootings that wounded three raiders. Panthers say they will meet in streets if needed and name Temple University as host for a Revolutionary People's Constitutional Convention with many activist groups attending. Governor Shafer opposes violence but refuses to cancel.
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Black Panthers
Frank L. Rizzo
Panther
Rizzo
Zayd Shakur
New York State
Shakur
Pan
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Revolutionary People’s Constitutional Conven‘tion
Temple University
New Left
Women’s Liberation
Temple
Panthers
Raymond P. Shafer
Agnew to Brief Johnson on Asian Trip From Vietnam News
Vice President Spiro Agnew, fresh from an optimistic Viet Nam Cambodia report to President Nixon, heads to the LBJ Ranch to brief Lyndon B. Johnson before returning to Washington. Agnew plans Labor Day weekend at Ocean City before campaigning to oust Democratic control. He defended the Cambodia casualty figure as based on Cambodian officials’ estimates amid interdiction gains. Johnson had previously received briefings from Eisenhower.
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Spiro T. Agnew
Nixon
Texas
Lyndon B. Johnson
Vietnam
Cambodia
Agnew
Johnson
Lbj Ranch
Washington
Ocean City
White House
U.S
Hawaii
Middle East
Henry A. Kissinger
Dwight D. Eisenhower
19 Arrested in four state drug crackdown in Baltimore area
Maryland State Police and federal and local officers arrested 19 people in a four state raid on major cocaine and heroin distributors. The operation involved about 150 officers, 36 search warrants and 20 arrests across the Baltimore area begun about 5:45 a.m. Tuesday. The chief of local drug pushers was among those seized, and two men with 70,000 gelatin capsules linked to the ring were previously detained. No large drug quantities were seized.
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Pikesville
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Baltimore
Frank Mazzone
Baltimore County
Mazzone
Arizona Boasts Largest Population Increase in Census
Washington AP reports California led in numeric gain over the decade while Arizona showed the largest percentage rise. The preliminary 1970 census figures list state totals, percent changes, and gains from 1960 for all states, with the United States total at 200,263,721.
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Alaska
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Columbia
Population table shows city population gains and losses
The Census Bureau released a table with 1970 preliminary, 1960 census figures and changes for major cities. New York remained the largest with 7,781,984, Chicago declined to 3,550,404, while Jacksonville surged by 312,409 as Houston and others shifted ranks. Major increases and decreases are noted across cities including Los Angeles, Detroit, Baltimore, St Louis, New Orleans, San Francisco, San Diego, Phoenix, Columbus, Seattle, and Pittsburgh.
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Columbus
Seattle
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Pittsburgh
Beall outlines federal role in economy and welfare reform
Congressman Beall warns the economy faces danger from a possible auto industry strike and urges tight federal budget controls. He urges welfare reform with a minimum national wage, cites Maryland welfare inflows, and supports limiting welfare to those who work. The interview covers railroads, energy, and congressional process with a note on a committee meeting.
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Beall
Ft. Detrick
White House
Senate
United States
Maryland
Edward Daugherty
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Six States Gain Seats as Population Shifts
AP reports that six states will gain seats in the House and 10 will lose after a 1970s census. California gains five seats, Florida three, and Arizona Colorado Connecticut and Texas one each. New York drops from 41 to 39 members, while Pennsylvania loses two. Alabama Iowa North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Tennessee West Virginia and Wisconsin each lose one seat.
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Thurmont
Ray H. Smith
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Frederick County National Bank
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