Nixon forecasts revenue sharing passes Congress
President Nixon told 70 editors and executives in Rochester that revenue sharing, welfare reform, and government reorganization would pass in this session of Congress. He praised the plan to cut property taxes, saying a $5 billion base and $11 billion in six categories would aid localities, with New York receiving about $658 million.
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Rehearsal at Adath Israel Synagogue School Play
Congregation Ad ath Israel students rehearse a play about a historic challenge to the Bible and the Talmud. They will act as judge, prosecutor, defense, and witnesses with the audience as jury and a luncheon to follow. Joel Shapiro prosecutes, Lester Seidenberg sits as judge, Karen Sipser defends, Sandy Pankin is bailiff.
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Ter Seidenberg
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Aaron Newfield
Happy Pankin
U S Troops Hit by Attacks Across South Vietnam
South Vietnam faced multiple clashes as enemy forces attacked U S troops at three points including Da Nang. In the central highlands up to 400 North Vietnamese troops hit a militia post, with 81 enemy deaths reported. Saigon reported 14 U S troops killed and 25 wounded, while a large Armed Forces Day parade in Saigon proceeded without disruption.
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Central Highlands
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Sadat Names Nine New Governors in Egypt Shuffle
President Anwar Sadat appointed nine new governors in Cairo replacing others tied to a failed plot to topple him. Seven governors were dismissed on "open vacation" with no stated reason. Included among the outgoing governors is Hamid Mahmoud, linked to former Vice President Ali Sabry, who was reportedly under arrest amid the alleged coup attempt.
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Egypt
Cairo
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Ali Sabry
Sadat
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Accused Slayer Transferred to Hospital in California
Juan Corona, charged with 10 counts of murder, was moved from his jail cell to Sutter County General Hospital in Yuba City for chest pain examination. A spokesman said his condition is satisfactory and not seriously ill.
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Sutter County General Hospital
Brockport Students Convicted in Campus Center Arson
Two 19 year old Brockport State College students Rudolph Laster Jr and Daniel Pratcher, both of Buffalo, were convicted of second degree arson for setting a fire at the Wari Kattera center on May 6 1970. The blaze caused extensive damage and sparked protests with 18 arrests. Sentencing set for June 30.
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Rudolph Laster Jr
Daniel Pratcher
Buffalo
George Ogden
Monroe County
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Wari-Kattera
The Endeavor Named Apollo 15 Command Ship by Crew
Apollo 15 crew commander David Scott announced that the command ship will be named The Endeavor to honor James Cook and emphasize the mission as the first purely scientific expedition in this type of craft. Teammate James Irwin and Alfred Worden chose Falcon for the lunar module, reflecting their all Air Force crew status ahead of July 26 Cape Kennedy launch and July 30 moon landing near the Apennine Range with Hadley Rille nearby.
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U S to Study Soviet Nuclear Arms Parley
The State Department said it will study a Soviet five power proposal for a nuclear disarmament conference while prioritizing U S Soviet arms limitation talks. Diplomatic sources in London and messages to Britain France and mainland China followed. The U S will consult with allies yet keep Helsinki and Vienna talks paramount.
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Court Orders Shield Vietnam Study Reports From Papers
The New York Times and Washington Post faced court orders prohibiting further publication of the secret Pentagon study on the origins of the Vietnam War. A U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington halted the Post’s series after today’s installment, while New York’s judge weighed an injunction against the Times. Government lawyers argued the 47 volume study risks harming military plans and foreign relations. press lawyers urged free expression and an adequate historical record. Ellberg contact noted, MIT said a call came Friday from Daniel Ellberg, a former Pentagon official.
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McCloskey Opens Campaign Office With Paid Staff
AP reports Representative Paul N. McCloskey Jr expands his Nixon challenge by opening a two floor campaign office near the Capitol staffed by 14 paid workers and adding a finance chairman. He aims to fund a broader bid while maintaining possible withdrawal if other Republicans run.
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Wallenda Walks 600-Foot Netless Wire Over St Louis Stadium
Karl Wallenda, 66, walked a 600-foot wire without a safety net above Busch Memorial Stadium during the Moolan Shrine Circus opening in St Louis. The aerial feat drew 23,500 spectators as he paused for a headstand and adjusted a shoe with a hotel key. He plans the act for all performances through Monday night.
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Busch Memorial Stadium
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Detroit
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Tallullah Falls
Georgia
Welfare Rights Group Sues State and Albany County
Albany Welfare Rights Organization files a 44 page federal suit seeking 1.1 million dollars in damages against the State Social Services Department Albany County officials and three caseworkers. Plaintiffs allege violations of First Amendment rights by restricting information on welfare recipients rights. Lead plaintiff Mrs Catherine Boddie previously led a class action that reached the U.S. Supreme Court over disparate welfare payments.
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Francis C. Schreck
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Nine Deaths From Legal Abortions In New York
AP report from Atlanta states that New York’s reform abortion law produced nine deaths linked to legal procedures in the first 11 months, with seven illegal abortion deaths and 24 illegal deaths in the year before the law. An Indiana woman also died after a legal abortion performed in a New York City doctor’s office.
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Plattsburgh Graduate Dies In 2 Car Crash
Catherine Burns 23 of Keeseville was killed in a head on collision near Plattsburgh on Route 3 while en route to a teaching assignment in Austria. David Newell 25 of Cadyville was critically injured. charges pending as investigation continues. Burn's death follows her recent graduation from Plattsburgh State College.
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LBJ Bombing Pauses Seen To Sway Opinion, Not Peace
Washington Post reports secret Defense study found pauses in bombing North Vietnam 1965 to 1968 unlikely to trigger peace talks. Strategists aimed to placate domestic and world opinion, using lulls as leverage to pressure negotiations, with plans to escalate afterward.
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