Eight defendants face trial for 1968 Democratic Convention rioting
In Chicago eight men accused of conspiring to ignite clashes between police and antiwar demonstrators face jury selection in U S District Court. The Conspiracy members include Abbie Hoffman and Bobby Seale among others. Trial Judge Julius J Hoffman presides with security augmented.
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Chicago
U.S
Julius J. Hoffman
Abbie Hoffman
New York
Youth International Party
Berkeley
Calif
Lee Weiner
Northwestern University
Bobby G. Seale
Oakland
Black Panther Party
Hoffman
John C. Meiszner
Mao to Attend Oct 1 rites in Peking
A Sinkiang radio broadcast monitored in Tokyo said Chairman Mao Tse-tung would attend the October 1 celebration in Peking marking 20 years since the Communist takeover. The report came amid rumors of Mao’s serious illness or death as he had not appeared in public since May 19.
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Tokyo
China
Mao Tse-tung
Peking
Sinkiang Radio
Sinkiang Autonomous
Mao
Fire Destroys 17 Show Horses at Misty Hills Stable
A center Brunswick NY barn fire at Misty Hills stables destroyed 17 prize show horses valued at about 85 000 dollars. Trainer John Lukens and owner Maynard Casler reported awakening to flames around 430 am. Firefighters from Brunswick and nearby towns saved adjacent buildings.
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Troy
N.Y
Misty Hills
Center Brunswick
Here
William Dougherty
Springfield
Mass
Madison Square Garden
Maynard Casler
Doughtery
Casler
John W. Lukens
Lukens
Brunswick
Dirksen Son-in-Law Loses- Scott Defeats Baker 24-19 For Senate GOP Leadership
In a closed session, Sen. Hugh Scott of Pennsylvania defeated Sen. Howard H Baker Jr. of Tennessee 24 to 19 to become the Senate Republican minority leader. The vote opens a vacancy for GOP whip and signals a campaign for that post amid mixed support and lingering behind-the-scenes maneuvering.
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Scott
Baker
Senate
GOP
Washington
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Howard H Baker Jr
Tennessee
Everett M. Dirksen
Robert P. Griffin
Michigan
Charles H. Percy
Illinois
James B. Pearson
Kansas
Jack Miller
Iowa
Roman L. Hruska
Nebraska
Denial of Mao Health Hints Soviet Knows What's Going on in China
AP Special Correspondent notes Moscow denies knowledge of Mao health while hinting at factional maneuvering in Beijing. Article suggests Kremlin may be probing for a favorable Chinese group as power shifts loom, with China’s army divisions showing internal splits and signs of potential conflict with Russia.
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China
Moscow
Mao Tsetung
Red China
Peking
Mao
Kremlin
Soviet Union
Mao Tse-tung
Lin Piao
Harlem Protest Erupts After Squatter Eviction
Police clear a Harlem site for a proposed 28 million state office building. Rioters throw rocks and bottles, nine arrested, eight squatters charged, six treated for injuries as crowds clash with police and construction crews.
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New York
Harlem
Harlem Hospital
Seventh Avenue
125Th Street
Prime Beef: city hall reporter vs mayor's aide noted
A reader asks when the city hall reporter should distance from the mayor's assistant until after the election. The letter singles out perceived close contacts with incumbents and calls for fair publicity funding similar to the Republican candidate.
Haynsworth regrets stock purchase before court case
Judge Clement F. Haynsworth told a Senate committee he regrets buying stock in a company involved in a case before his court in 1967 and said he will not repeat the predicaments. He faced lingering conflicts of interest charges as he defends his nomination to the Supreme Court. Senator Birch Bayh signaled likely confirmation despite opposition from many witnesses.
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Birch E. Bayh
D-Ind
Haynsworth
Bayh
Nixon to Back 27 Percent Oil Depletion Allowance
Harry Dent, a White House political aide, tells a Texas oil county official that Nixon will reverse stance and support a 27 percent depletion allowance after Treasury Secretary Kennedy signaled acceptance of a 20 percent limit in the House tax reform plan. Dent says the President stands by campaign commitments.
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Aids
Nixon
Washington
Texas
White House
Senate Finance Committee
Secretary of the Treasury
Harry S. Dent
Midland County Commission
Dent
Treasury
David M. Kenned
House
Four Die in Holdup at Suburban Bank Office
Four persons were reported killed today during a holdup at a suburban savings and loan office in Cincinnati. Police said three bandits fled in an automobile, road blocks were set at bridges across the Ohio River, and one victim identified was Mrs. Walter DeWald, wife of a Cincinnati policeman and an employee at the savings and loan office.
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Cincinnati
Savings and Loan
Hamilton County
Ohio River
Walter DeWald
Savings and Loan Office
US Ships and Bombers Hit Targets Near DMZ
The Boston cruiser and 15 B52 bombers struck North Vietnamese gun positions and base camps inside and just south of the DMZ. U.S. officials report 8,437 indications of enemy activity in the buffer zone since bombing ended. The raid follows Marine withdrawal plans and a broader U.S. strategy to fill gaps left by redeploying forces.
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Boston
Demilitarized Zone
U.S. Command
U.S
North Vietnam
Dmz
U.S. Marine
the Rockpile
1St Infantry
3Rd Division
Okinawa
United States
Nixon
Kopechne Parents Seek Hearing Delay on Grave Exhumation
Mary Jo Kopechne's parents ask a Pennsylvania judge to delay any exhumation hearing until Massachusetts conducts an inquest into her death in Senator Edward Kennedy's car. Their attorneys challenge the exhumation request by District Attorney Edmund Dinis for lacking sufficient facts.
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Wilkes-Barre
Mary Jo Kopechne
Massachusetts
Edward M. Kennedy
Common Pleas
Bernard C. Brominski
Dist. Atty
Edmund Dinis
New Bedford
Mass
North Vietnam names successor to Ho Chi Minh
Moscow AP reports 81 year old Tan Duc Thang was named president of North Vietnam succeeding Ho Chi Minh, per Tass from Hanoi. The change marks a major leadership transition in the Vietnamese state.
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Moscow
Tan Duc Thang
North Vietnam
Ing Ho Chi Minh
Tass
Hanoi
Nixon to hold Friday noon news conference
President Nixon will hold a news conference at noon Friday in the East Room, his first in three months, with no major announcements anticipated but ready for questions, White House said through press secretary Ronald L. Ziegler.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Meir Flies to U S for Talks and Milwaukee Visit
Israeli Premier Golda Meir flew to the United States for talks with President Nixon and a sentimental trip to her old hometown Milwaukee. The 71 year old said the journey was a mission of pleasure and hope and declined to reveal what she would ask Nixon, promising details on her return.
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Tel Aviv
Golda Meir
United States
Nixon
Milwaukee
Rogers meets Gromyko offers cautious negotiation hope
Secretary of State William P. Rogers and Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei A. Gromyko held their first talks in New York. The discussions gave Rogers encouragement that negotiations with the Soviet Union could proceed, signaling potential progress in East West diplomacy.
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United Nations, N.Y
William P. Rogers
Andrei A. Gromyko
Rockefeller and LIRR push for normal service gain
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller and Long Island Rail Road officials remain optimistic that service on the troubled line will improve. To promote the drive for normalcy the 7:55 am Babylon to Brooklyn train was tested with a banner reading The Phantom Rides Again after cancellations since June 12.
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NEW York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Long Island Rail Road
LIRR
Babylon
Brooklyn
Cohn Fails to Win Delay in Bribery Trial
Roy M. Cohn faced his federal bribery and conspiracy trial in New York after a bid for postponement failed. A jury was seated and U.S. District Judge Inter B. Wyatt set the case to resume Thursday at 10 a.m. after Cohn fired his attorney Myron J. Greene over policy disagreements.
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New York
Roy M. Cohn
U.S
Inter B. Wyatt
Cohn
Wyatt
Myron J. Greene
Nixon unveils family assistance plan for farmers
The Nixon administration proposed a general farm program to reduce subsidy reliance and lift the poorest from farming. About 400,000 low income farm families could qualify for federal payments averaging $1,000 annually under the plan.
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Washington
Nixon
Aged Blind Disabled to Get More State Aid
Gov Rockefeller proposes increased welfare payments of 5 to 8 dollars a month for about 140 000 aged blind and disabled under a demonstration project starting Oct 1. The plan costs 5.2 million this fiscal year with 2.6 million from federal funds and the rest shared by state and local governments.
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Albany
N.Y
Rockefeller
Assembly
Perrby B. Duryea
State Social Services Department
New York Assembly Drafts Tax Overhaul Targeting Wealthy Dodgers
In Albany, GOP leadership unveiled a plan to close tax loopholes and raise revenue. Key proposals affect well to do individuals and big businesses while offering modest relief to single taxpayers by increasing their credit from 10 dollars to 12.50 with potential 15 dollars for low incomes under 2000. Page Three continuation promised.
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Albany
N.Y
Assembly Republicans
New York State
Perry B. Duryea Jr
Ways and Means
Willis H. Stephens
Duryea
Stephens
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