Royal Pair Marks 25th Wedding Anniversary in London
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip celebrate their silver jubilee with public walkabout and a Westminster Thanksgiving Service. About 100 couples who wed on the same day join a luncheon at Guildhall, while schools grant holidays and TV coverage airs nationwide.
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Brandt Wins Historic Victory in West German Elections
In Bonn AP reports Willy Brandt’s Social Democratic coalition captured 54.3 percent of 37.4 million ballots, securing 272 seats of 496 in the Bundestag. The CDU/CSU fell to 44.8 percent with 224 seats as Brandt vows to pursue East Berlin talks before Christmas. The FDP rose to 8.4 percent and 42 seats while his coalition’s mandate signals a major political shift.
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Peron Grabs Political Initiative In Determining Elections Path
Buenos Aires AP Juan D. Peron returns after exile to seize the election course as rallies gather support. He meets with major parties including Ricardo Balbin of the Radical party to form alliances against the military junta amid protests and security warnings.
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Argentina
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Balbin
Kissinger Resumes Paris Viet Peace Talks on Quick Settlement
In Paris Henry Kissinger renewed secret talks with Hanoi's Le Duc Tho amid pressure from South Vietnam for full withdrawal of North Vietnamese troops. Nixon adviser said a same spirit of understanding could yield a rapid settlement if Tho and Xuan Thuy stay flexible. The session aims at a cease-fire, troop withdrawal, POW release, and elections under international supervision.
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Penn Central Police Strike Slashes City Rail Service
Penn Central policemen walked out and formed picket lines sharply curtailing rush hour service on two Hudson and Harlem lines. About 42 000 commuters ride to Grand Central daily and many trains were canceled or delayed as crews from other unions honored pickets. A U S District Court restraining order followed the walkout and union officials indicated they would return to work.
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Supreme Court Passes Case On Free Textbooks In New York
The Supreme Court declined to decide if all New York public school students must get free textbooks without local tax approval. The Hempstead case returns to a lower federal court. New York law mandates free books for grades seven through twelve, while grades one to six require local voter approval.
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Supreme Court Rejects Patents for Programming Digital Computers
The Supreme Court ruled 6-0 that patents for programming digital computers are not allowable. Justice William C. Douglas noted that if such programs were patentable, Congress committees would need to resolve significant issues.
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Supreme Court
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Carrier Ranger Sabotage Report Details Broad Attacks
The Los Angeles Times cites Navy investigations showing about two dozen sabotage acts on the carrier Ranger from June 7 to Oct 16. Incidents included fire hose cuts, bomb threats, fire main plugging, fuel contamination of fresh water, a shipboard fire, wiring cuts, valve destruction, and damage to generators and oil pumps.
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Bomb Kills Two British Soldiers Near Northern Ireland Border
A bomb near the border of Northern Ireland and the Republic killed two British soldiers who were checking a vacant house at Cullyhanna near Crossmaglen in County Armagh. The fatalities raise the Northern Ireland toll to 633 in three years of sectarian violence.
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State Begins Full Inquiry Into Southern University Shootings
Baton Rouge Louisiana AP reports the state attorney general's office launches a full-scale inquiry into last Thursday's deadly clash at Southern University. Attorney General William Guste assigns two assistants, one black and one white, to conduct the probe at the request of Governor Edwin Edwards.
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Court Rejects Appeal in Dallas School Punishment Case
The Supreme Court today rejected an appeal by parents Douglas Ware and Roderick Oliver over school discipline in Dallas Texas. The parents alleged teachers deprived students of fundamental liberties by paddling and punitive footwear. Oliver was allegedly knocked unconscious by an assistant principal who was suspended.
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North Carolina to Florida Coast Escape Storms
The Atlantic coast from North Carolina to the Florida peninsula saw calmer weather with temperatures reaching around 70 degrees. Snow and freezing rain affected the Midwest and Northeast with heavy warnings in Pennsylvania New York Vermont New Hampshire and Maine. Gale warnings were posted from New Jersey to Massachusetts while parts of the West reported fair conditions.
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Jennie Grossinger Dies at 80. Famed Hotel Owner
Jennie Grossinger, co founder and longtime hostess of Grossingers resort, dies at 80 after a lengthy illness in Grossinger New York. She built a hospitality empire with her family and funded a $250000 hospital and clinic in Tel Aviv.
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State funds awarded for youth drug abuse prevention
Chautauqua and Ontario counties will share 91 800 in one year state grants from the State Narcotic Addiction Control Commission. Chautauqua County Mental Health Department gets 55800 for a 24 hour seven day hotline and center in Jamestown. Ontario County Narcotic Guidance Council receives 36000 for drug education in Canandaigua and Marcus Whitman schools.
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Five Girls Rescued After 17 Hours Lost in Swampy Woods
In Ormond Beach Florida five girls aged 2 to 11 were found after a 17 hour ordeal in swampy woods near their home. Volunteers and a helicopter located them in a palm frond fort they built, safe but dirty and scratched.
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B52 Bombers Hit North Vietnamese Positions Below DMZ
U S B52s at 35000 feet dropped 1200 tons of radar guided bombs on targets below the DMZ in Quang Tri province. About 40 B52s supported South Vietnamese marines under artillery and mortar fire, with North Vietnamese casualties reported at least 44 killed and government losses at least 12 killed and 78 wounded. Marines advanced about two miles amid heavy rain and an armored push toward an 8 mile coastal strip.
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