Parochiaid aid bill eyed to pass in Albany
New York Republicans push a $33 million Parochiaid plan for nonpublic schools with per pupil grants and extra help for low income districts. Senate and Assembly expected to approve, Gov Rockefeller poised to sign as adjournment looms. A city tax deal weekend goal remains under negotiation. Lawmakers also set a $2,000 lift in expense allowances and possible boosts for committee chairmen and ranking members.
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Albany
N.Y
Senate
Assembly
Earl W. Brydges
Rockefeller
GOP
New York City
Perry B. Duryea
Brydges
Capitol
15 Year Old Held In Dunkirk Slaying
A 15 year old boy is being held in the fatal beating of 14 year old Robert Morey in Dunkirk New York. Police said the youth was taken into custody Friday night following the slaying.
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Dunkirk
N.Y
Robert Morey
Former Combat Pilot Defuses Plane Hijacker at Dulles
A former combat pilot, Greg Colliton, 29, talked an ailing hijacker, Glen Elmo Riggs, 58, from Ashford West Virginia, into surrendering during a United Air Lines jet hijack Friday night. Riggs held a cocked pistol for hours after diverting from Charleston to Newark, then released most passengers and crew before FBI agents arrested him. no one was hurt.
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Washington
United Air Lines
Israel
Glen Elmo Riggs
Ashford
W.va
Greg D. Colliton
Hermosa Beach
Calif
Colliton
Vietnam
Riggs
Dulles International
Charleston
Newark
N.J
FBI
New Drugs Offer Hope to Cure Heroin Addiction
Researchers told a congressional panel that a new drug family called antagonists may end heroin addiction rather than substitute another dependency as methadone does. About 400 addicts have tried them. naloxone is already FDA approved for overdose treatment. Dr Resnick urged rapid testing and funding, noting methadone’s limited success.
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Washington
Congressional
Richard B. Resnick
New York Medical College
Pakistan and UN approve plan to aid East Pakistan victims
Pakistan and the United Nations agreed on a relief operation for civilians displaced by the civil war in East Pakistan after talks between President Yahya Khan and UN official Ismat Kittani. Egypt's Baghat Telawil will coordinate the UN program as millions are displaced.
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Pakistan
United Nations
U.N
Agha Mohammed Yahya Khan
Ismat Kittani
Interagency
Yahya
Egypt
Baghat A. Telawil
U.N. Office of Technical Cooperation
New York
Nixon Dedides $1.2-Billion U. S. Waterway In Arkansas
President Nixon dedicates the 440 mile Arkansas Waterway in Tulsa with bipartisan backing, calling it an exceptional monument. The system links the Mississippi River to Oklahoma and Arkansas via dams and locks, enabling navigation and seaport access for landlocked cities. He cites private investment spillover, reduced flooding, and environmental safeguards as benefits. The project honors sponsors McClellan and Kerr and advocates balanced national development for rural areas.
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Okla
Nixon
Arkansas
Congress
Oklahoma
Verdigris
Senate
John McClellan
Robert Kerr
Mississippi River
Almor
Arrests in Monroe County drug raids rise to fifty six
In Monroe County, fifty six people including 37 at a pot party were arrested in a series of drug raids. Eighteen suspects were indicted on selling dangerous drugs to undercover officers. The pot party was in Spencerport when deputies arrived.
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Rochester
N. Y
Monroe County
Jack Lazaurs
Lazarus
Spencerport
Maid of the Mist boats start late at Niagara Falls
Tourist boats Maid of the Mist began sailing in the lower Niagara River near Horseshoe and American Falls nearly a week later than usual. Heavy ice from Lake Erie break up delayed operations, with normal Memorial Day start postponed.
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Niagara Falls
N.Y
Niagara River
Horseshoe
American Falls
Lake Erie
Beaten to Death in Driveway Robbery at Home
Police said jeweler Morton M. Kroll about 60 was beaten with a blunt instrument and robbed in his driveway Friday night. Detective Lt. Anthony Fanti Grossi reported the incident and the victim carried large sums of money.
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Rochester
N. Y
Anthony Fantigrossi
Morton M. Kroll
Cranston to push drug addiction as disability for troops
Sen Alan Cranston says drug use among American troops in Vietnam justifies legislation declaring addiction a service connected disability. The move would broaden VA treatment access in clinics and hospitals.
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Modesto
Calif
Alan Cranston
D-Calif
Vietnam
Veterans Administration
Mariner 9 on course to Mars after successful maneuver
In Pasadena the Mariner 9 spacecraft completed a faultless burn 838000 miles from Earth and started a trajectory expected to reach Mars about mid November, placing it 759 miles from the planet at that time. Ralph J. Bunche III remained in serious condition at New York Hospital after a fall caused a broken right arm and chest congestion. He is undersecretary general of the United Nations and the highest ranking American in the secretariat.
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Mariner 9
Mars
Earth
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United Nations
N.Y
Ralph J. Bunche
New York Hospital
U.N
Bunche
U.N. Secretar
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Five Killed as Dynamite Laden Truck Explodes in Waco
In Waco Georgia a dynamite laden truck collided with an auto and caught fire, killing five people and injuring 27. Army demolition crews surveyed the cratered scene on U.S. 78 while debris and charred wreckage littered a three football field area.
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Waco, Ga
Georgia
U.S
Waco
Bremen
Fielding
David Lee Smith
Troy F. Allen
Muscadine
Doyal Bell
Cleve
Heaht
Talmadge Adams
Adams
Rockets Hit U S Bases Near DMZ Wounding Eleven
North Vietnamese gunners pressed a two week rocket barrage against allied positions guarding the DMZ and for the first time since May struck near Saigon. Maj. Richard Gardner said 11 Americans were wounded in three attacks on U S positions including Charlie 2 near the DMZ and Phu Loi north of Saigon. Light damage reported. some helicopters hit.
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Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
Richard Gardner
Charlie 2
Dmz
Phu Loi
Camp Sarge
Joe E. Lewis Dies at 69 in New York
Comedian Joe E. Lewis, a nightclub and casino star known for his gravel voice and drinking jokes, died at Roosevelt Hospital at age 69 after a diabetic coma. He built a 49 year career from Las Vegas to Copacabana, earning millions before health decline and strokes.
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New York
Joe E. Lewis
Lewis
Roosevelt Hospital
Las Vegas
Copacabana
Hoffa Report Says Life Income Promised Before Exit
Washington sources say James R. Hoffa was assured a lifetime pension about 75 000 dollars per year and other benefits before he agreed to relinquish the Teamsters presidency. The Washington Post notes potential 40 000 dollar annual pay for his wife and 30 000 to 50 000 dollars for his son as general counsel, while Hoffa serves a 13 year prison term in Lewisburg for related crimes.
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James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Washington Post
Hoffa
the Post
Josephine
Teamsters
James P
Joint Council 43
Detroit
Lewisburg
Senate votes push two year draft extension near sure
In Washington AP says two Senate votes ended prospects for a one year extension and for ending draft calls on July 1. Action may be delayed until June 30 or later as amendments remain and timing of funding cuts for Indochina is debated. If the bill stalls, deferments and college student draft status could persist. Senator Stennis calls failure to pass by June 30 a national calamity. Senator Gravel hails delay and threatens a filibuster.
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U.S
Indochina
John C. Stennis
Dmass
House
Senate
Mike Gravel
Alaska
Legislature approves standards for new voters residence
The Republican led legislature backed a bill to set standards for determining where newly franchised youths reside. The measure would curb college campus registration by 18 year olds, raising hurdles for student voters while Senate passage 37 18 showed Democratic opposition. Local election boards would assess domicile claims under the bill.
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Sen
Manfred Ohrensein
D-Manhat
Board of Elections
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