State Court Rejects GOP Redistricting Bid in New York
New York Court of Appeals denied Republican leaders Perry B. Duryea Jr. and Earl W. Brydges permission to reopen the 1966 redistricting case. They sought to redraw Assembly and Senate maps ahead of the 1970 elections, arguing federal standards now require equal population districts. Democrats, Gov. Rockefeller, and Atty. Gen. Lefkowitz opposed the move.
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Albany
N. Y
Court of Appeals
Assembly
Senate
Perry B. Duryea Jr
Earl W. Brydges
Rockefeller
Louis J. Lefkowitz
New York
Brydges
Duryea
the High Court
Supreme Court
Curyea
Congress
Korean Reds Free 3 Fliers After U S Makes Apology
Three American helicopter crewmen freed after 34 months in North Korea were reported in generally good condition after medical checks. Col. Paul Sheffler said they are happy to be out and have spoken with families. They were flown to the 121st Evacuation Hospital near Seoul for examinations.
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U. S
Seoul
North Korea
United States
Paul Sheffler
Panmunjom
U.S
Arthur H. Adams
North Korean
U.S. Army
David H. Crawford
Pooler
Malcolm V. Loepke
Richmond
Ind
Spec
Hofstatter
Lowpoint
Adams
Crawford
Loepke
Near deal nears end to nationwide railroad wage dispute
Washington AP reports union and railway negotiators near a two year wage agreement after 38 hours of bargaining. AFL CIO unions Machinists Electricians Sheet Metal Workers Boilermakers could strike only if progress stalls as Nixon faces option to curb shutdowns.
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Washington
Afl-Cio
Ing
Nixon
Usery
Congress
William Winplinger
Hiltz
Militia and civilians repulse major delta raid near Saigon
In the Mekong Delta district town of Tuyen Binh 300 militiamen police civilians and government pacification workers repelled a five hour attack by 500 North Vietnamese troops. 29 defenders were killed including 15 civilians and 50 wounded including 30 civilians. The assault ended with the enemy retreating into Cambodia.
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Saigon
Mekong
Tuyen Binh
Cambodia
Stocks Fall Below Dow 800 As Market Slumps
New York AP reports broad market decline after the Dow drops to 796.20 at noon from 801.35 Tuesday's closing low. Analysts cite tax-loss selling, tight money, and a forecast of lower 1970 profits as factors. The AP 60-stock average falls to 275.0 with most active components sliding.
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New York
Dow
U.S
Senate unit shelves bid for inquiry into Vietnam war mood
Fulbright, heads the Foreign Relations Committee, shelved a plan for hearings on how the Vietnam conflict affects American mood and morality. He wanted a panel to probe implications of My Lai without naming the massacre. Aiken and Inouye urged investigation and accountability. Inouye urged full, public inquiry into My Lai and war policies. He condemned demeaning language in military training.
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Fulbright
U. S
Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Sen
J. W. Fulbright
America
Arkansas
Congress
George D. Aiken
Aiken
Daniel K. Inouye
Hawaii
My Lai
Senate
Inouye
U.S
Opponents Back Shift of Antipoverty Control to States
The proposal would move major responsibility for the poverty system from the federal Office of Economic Opportunity to state governments. Don Rumsfeld called the plan harmful while supporting the administration backed bill authorizing 2.3 billion dollars yearly for two years. Proponents, led by Rep. F. Green and Rep. A H Quie, argue it strengthens governors power and state planning while limiting local community action agency control.
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OEO
Washington
Donald Rumsfeld
Office of Economic Opportunity
Rumsfeld
Fporith Green
D-Ore
Albert H. Quie
R-Minn
OFC
Lefkowitz Apologizes for Abbreviated Assembly Letter
New York Attorney General Louis J. Lefkowitz sent letters to all 150 assemblymen apologizing for addressing them with an abbreviated title in a consumer action bulletin. He admitted the error and offered his regards. Assemblyman Neil E. R. Troy joked about the receipt noting it was usually used during campaigns.
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Albany, N. Y
Louis J. Lefkowitz
Consumer Action
Neil W. E . R-Troy
Grand Jury Targets Seven in Sharon Tate Slayings
Los Angeles police prepared a grand jury case against at least seven people linked to the Sharon Tate killings. Charles Manson, 34, head of an occult hippie group, faces a possession charge with a preliminary hearing set in Independence near Death Valley. Investigators say a nomadic hippie group carried out the Tate and LaBianca murders.
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Los Angeles
Sharon Tate
Satan
Independence
Death Valley
Charles Miles Manson
Dist
Frank Fowles
Manson Miss Tate
Roman Polanski
Bel Air
Jay Sebring
Abigail Folger
Voiteyk Frokowsky
Steven Parent
Leno
Rosemary LaBianca
Hollywood
Tate
Linda Kasabian
Cancer N.H
Charles D. Watson
McKinney
Tex
Patricia Krenwinkel
Mobile
Ala
California
Miss Kasabian
Concord
Watson
Misses Krenwinkel
Kasabian
Manson
Edward M. Davis
Davis
Counterfeit Gold Pieces In Circulation Alerted
Syracuse New York AP Secret Service warns coin collectors to beware counterfeit gold coins circulating in New York State and beyond. Special Agent Andrew Daigle says fakes minted in the Middle East are appearing in the United States and Canada. The bogus items include 1855 to 1862 dated gold coins and double stamped one cent pieces.
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Syracuse
N.Y
New York State
U.S. Secret Service
Andrew G. Daigle
Secret Service
Middle East
United States
Canada
House Ways and Means Recommends 15 Percent Social Security Increase
The committee voted unanimously to back a 15 percent across-the-board rise in Social Security benefits effective January 1. Chairman Wilbur Mills said he hopes to move the bill through the House in the next few days.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
iJan
Wilbur D. Mills
Dark
Senate Defeats GOP Tax Plan in 72 23 Vote
The Senate rejected a Republican tax cut proposal that would cut rates and raise the personal exemption to 759 with delays into 1972 and 1973. The 72 to 23 vote clears the path for a Democratic alternative that raises the exemption from 600 to 800 in two steps during 1970 and 1971.
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Washington
Senate
15 Drug Arrests In Poughkeepsie Coordinated Sweep
Police in Poughkeepsie and scattered spots in Dutchess and Ulster counties arrested 15 people in a coordinated drug sweep. State Police Capt. Richard Boland called the operation a success for dismantling peddlers in the region.
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Poughkeepsie
N.Y
Dutchess
Ulster
State Police
Richard Boland
Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Fishkill Barracks
Crime Heads Not Mafia in Testimony Before Panel
AP reports a veteran crime reporter told a state legislative committee that the most powerful organized crime leaders are not Mafia members. The testimony followed a hooded mystery witness who claimed Mafia ties but would not kill for them and alleged a Brooklyn judge on the Mafia payroll. He said the Mafia offered $25,000 for his murder.
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New York
Brooklyn
Plan New Peace Effort by United Nations Big Four
The Big Four agreed to renewed efforts to curb the Arab-Israeli conflict and protect world peace. After nearly four hours of talks in New York on Tuesday they issued a communiqué calling the Middle East situation increasingly serious and urgent and reaffirmed that it must not threaten global peace and security.
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United Nations, N.Y
Big Four
Middle East
Hunger conference urges fast over Nixon speech
Mexican American participants at the White House hunger conference urged about 3,000 attendees to fast for the remainder of the session in protest of President Nixon's keynote address and the conference's direction.
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Washington
White House
Nixon
Inconclusive My Lai Inquiry Ties to Lieutenant Trial
South Vietnamese lawmakers said their inquiry into reports of a My Lai massacre was inconclusive. They argued the full truth hinges on the trial of an American lieutenant charged with murdering 109 civilians.
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My Lai
Summit Opens in Moscow On West Germany Policy
Leaders of seven Soviet bloc European nations convene in Moscow to craft a joint approach to the new West German chancellor Willy Brandt. An official statement says the talks will cover topical international problems and last one or two days.
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Moscow
Man
Willy Brandt
Senate Backs Tax Exemption Hike Amid Nixon Veto Hint
In Washington the Senate shows growing support for raising the personal income tax exemption from 600 to 800. GOP and Democratic plans compete, Gore faces a potential presidential veto, while Percy proposes a stepped rise to 800 by 1973. The tax reform package deadline looms with votes on proposals imminent.
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Senate
Washington
Tennessee
Albert Gore
Nixon
Charles H. Percy Ofllinois
Percy
Gore
Senate Gop
Hugh Scott
American Airlines Jet Pilot Dies in Crash
Capt. Joseph H. Hager III, 35, died when his single engine plane crashed in Poughkeepsie after clipping a utility pole. His wife Jeanne, 31, was treated at Vassar Hospital in fair condition. The crash near IBM’s estate drew witnesses as residents described the accident and aftermath.
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American Airlines
Poughkeepsie
N.Y. Cap
Joseph H. Hager III
Jeanne
Vassar Hospital
Hager
St. Louis
Washington University
Navy
Hudson Valley
Cummings Estate
IBM
Mary Nejame
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