Arms Pact Perils U S Unless Weapons Kept Adequate
Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird warned the Moscow arms agreement would not safeguard national security without a strong defense budget. He said the ABM treaty and the interim weapons pact enhance security but require continued U S development of advanced arms including the Trident sub, E1 bomber, and SLCMs amid Soviet testing. The Senate committee opened hearings on military needs and potential threats.
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Laird
Washington
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Senate Armed
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Leonid Brezhnev
Nixon
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Soviet Union
U.S
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Court halts wiretap in domestic security cases
The Supreme Court ruling 8 to 0 requires prior judge consent for wiretaps in domestic security cases. Attorney General Kleindienst ordered suspension of all electronic surveillance pending new guidelines and possible case dismissals or disclosures to defendants.
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Lewis F. Powell Jr
Atty
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Kleindienst
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Central Intelligence Agency
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Reward for Taxpayer Who Lends Tax Refund to U S
Treasury studies a plan to pay taxpayers who lend the government their expected year end tax refunds. Taxpayers with refunds could receive cash or buy a higher yielding bond to curb a potential inflation surge in 1973. Congress discusses an incentive savings bond as part of debt ceiling talks.
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Bomb blasts hit pubs across Northern Ireland towns
In Ballymena an explosion in a stolen car damaged an employment bureau and 16 homes after over 100 pounds of gelignite were planted. Fourteen people were injured, none seriously, in the blast. No one was hurt in Dunnamanagh, County Tyrone. The Belfast ambush killed a soldier and wounded four others, while four more were hurt in the same patrol area.
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Northern Ireland
Ballymena
Dunnamanagh
Brompton Park
Ray given 25 years to life for Buffalo murder
Ernest Ray also known as Rufus Ray, 22, was convicted of murder in the 1971 stabbing death of Walter Warren, 42, during a home robbery in Buffalo. Two accomplices pleaded guilty to reduced charges and received up to 15 years.
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Buffalo
Ernest Ray
Rufus Ray
Walter H. Warren
Warren
Ray
Viet Marines claim destroying five North Vietnamese tanks
Saigon reports South Vietnamese Marines destroyed five Soviet built tanks and damaged a sixth near Hue in Quang Tri Province as part of a third day of fighting on the northern front. U S B52 bombers aimed at N Vietnamese troop positions across the DMZ while tolls cited government losses.
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Hue
Quang Tri
Demilitarized Zone
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Dmz
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Dong Hoi
South Vietnam
An Loc
China closes southern harbors to Soviet war ship deliveries
London AP reports China barred Soviet ships carrying war supplies to North Vietnam from its southern ports while allowing other Communist nations to land aid. Informants say Beijing cites U.S. mining of North Vietnamese ports and Moscow's reluctance to risk ties with Washington as reasons.
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Nixon
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Soviet Union
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Hurricane Agnes Leaves 18 Dead In Cuba To Georgia
Hurricane Agnes struck from Cuba into Georgia causing 18 deaths and over 100 injuries. It uprooted homes along Florida’s Panhandle and northwestern coast, leaving roadways washed out and millions in damage as residents began clearing debris.
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Husband convicted of second degree manslaughter in Roscoe wife death
Charles Hille, 36, of Roscoe, was found guilty in Sullivan County Court of second degree manslaughter in the strangulation death of his wife Helga, 33, last September 16. A bedsheet was used. The body was found at the Roscoe dump. Sentencing not yet set.
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N.Y
Charles Hille
Roscoe
Sullivan County
Helga
Hille
Maine primary tests for Smith against rival Monks
In Maine, Republican voters faced a primary contest between incumbent Senator Margaret Chase Smith and Robert A. G. Monks, a younger industrialist challenger. Smith, 74, kept to her steady campaign style, skipping news conferences while campaigning at rural gatherings and testimonials. She secured the nomination for a fifth term.
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Chase
Margaret Chase Smith
Robert A. G. Monks
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Washington
Smith
Striking Airlines Resume Service After Global Pilot Walkout
UN Security Council members moved toward a near agreement on action against hijacking as airlines resumed regular schedules after a one day strike by pilots. The walkout halted air travel in over 30 countries and IFALPA led demands for tougher hijacking measures. ICAO announced steps to allow sanctions against nations aiding hijackers and extortionists.
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Lazar Moisov
Yugoslavia
International Federation of Airline Pilots Associations
Ifalpa
Family Physician Trend Is Coming Back Strong
SAN FRANCISCO AP The family doctor is returning as the preferred path for many new medical graduates. Dr. Carroll L. Witten says the shift from specialized practice is clear and U S medical schools report high turnover to family practice.
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Carroll L. Witten
Louisville
American Medical Association
University of Washington
Edward J. Kowalewski
Baltimore
Witten
McGovern Eyes 200 Delegates in New York Primary
Senator George McGovern aims to win around 200 of New York's 278 delegates in today’s primary as he seeks to reach the nomination with substantial first ballot strength. He faces scattered opposition and some rivals who would back him in a statewide vote.
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New York
George McGovern
South Dakota
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McGovern
O'Brien Sues CRP Over DNC Headquarters Break-In
Democratic National Committee Chairman Lawrence F. O'Brien announced a $1 million lawsuit against the Committee for the Re-election of the President after an attempted break-in at the DNC headquarters. He described the act as gutter politics and spoke at a news conference.
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Washington
Democratic National Committee
Lawrence F. O’brien
Committee For
O’brien
Oil Burner Blast Closes Bronx River Parkway in Eastchester
An oil burner explosion at a gasoline filling station south of Harney Road on the Bronx River Parkway destroyed the station and forced a morning closure of the thoroughfare. Police said rain dampened wires and water condensation caused the blast. no injuries were reported. Debris covered the highway and nearby area.
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N.Y
Bronx River Parkway
Westchester County Parkway
Harney Road
Hong Kong Flood Death Toll Rises Amid Rubble Search
In Hong Kong 87 bodies have been found with 165 still missing after four days of record rains, mudslides and collapses. Authorities report 117 injured and over 1,000 homeless as 26 to 40 inches of rain drenched the colony. Searchers continue digging through earth and rubble with no more rain forecast.
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Hong Kong
Reporter William Farr appeals to U S Supreme Court
Los Angeles Herald Examiner reporter William Farr, 37, convicted for contempt for refusing to disclose his sources in a Charles Manson trial article, has filed a U S Supreme Court appeal in Washington.
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Charles Manson
U.S. Supreme
William Farr
Los Angeles Herald-Examiner
Washington, DC
Oklahoma City Paper Wins Access to My Lai Army Records
The Daily Oklahoman secured release of Army records on units involved in the My Lai massacre after appealing the prior withholding. Freedom of Information groups hailed the move as a public access breakthrough.
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My Lai
Vietnam
Daily
Oklahoman
Freedom of Information
Bonanno Jr and Grande Jr Cleared in Arizona Arson Case
U S District Court judge Walter Craig set aside the jury conviction of Joseph C Bonanno Jr 26 and Arthur A Grande Jr 24 both of San Jose California in an alleged arson extortion and murder conspiracy ruling the government failed to prove the case They were discharged as defendants in Phoenix Arizona
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U.S. District Court
Walter Craig
California
Joseph C. Bonanno Jr
Joseph C. Bonanno
Tucson
Arthur A. Grande Jr
San Jose
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