The Hanging Judge Of Congress Has Had It
Washington AP Sen John J Williams the lone wolf investigator who shaped tax cases and CCC reform says he will not seek re election in 1970 at 65 He recalls major probes from the CCC to the Bobby Baker case and warns against misusing charges while aiming to retire from a career of high profile reforms.
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Apollo 9 Wives Stand By After Launch
Apollo 9 families at Space Center Houston wait anxiously after a flawless launch. Wives describe watching the Saturn 5 lift off and the docking with the Spider as their children and homes TV sets provide updates. Mrs. Pat McDivitt relishes the moment with a surprise call from President Nixon.
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Pat McDivitt
Nassau Bay
Manned Spacecraft Center
Nixon
TV Gets Better By CYNTHIA LOWRY
AP Television critic notes three networks provided expert coverage of the Apollo 9 launch with a smooth timeline but little visible flight activity. Highlights include civilian astronaut Schweickart seeking an antimotion pill and a fire incident on The Galloping Gourmet set as Graham Kerr cooks on air. President Nixon hosts a televised press conference tonight at 9 p.m. EST with Europe talks. Jacques Cousteau special recommended on ABC at 7:30.
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NEW York
Graham Kerr
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London
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Europe
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ABC
Ice floe rescues near Detroit and Point Pelee
About eight people were saved from ice floes on Lake St. Clair and Lake Erie on Monday. Fair Haven rescuers pulled in roughly 30 fishermen from Lake St. Clair after ice the size of a city block separated from the shore. Coast Guard teams saved about 50 more men from four floes near Point Pelee National Park in Canada.
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Worst Yet To Come In Saigon Offensive Phase Two
AP reports the Viet Cong completed the first spring offensive phase in the Saigon area and may launch a more violent second phase soon. analysts say phase two could involve heavy rockets mortars and ground attacks around Long Binh Bien Hoa Tay Ninh Trang Bang and Saigon district targets with reinforcements deployed.
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Long Binh-Bien Hoa
Vietnam
Tay Ninh
Trang Bang
Father in Oxygen Mask Attends Hospital Wedding
In Salisbury North Carolina Elizabeth Karen Benson and William Ernest Boxe wed in the chapel of Rowan Memorial Hospital as Elizabeth's ill father wore an oxygen mask. The couple had planned a church ceremony but kept the hospital chapel due to his illness and held the wedding on schedule.
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N.C
Rowan Memorial Hospital
Elizabeth Karen Benson
William Ernest Boxe
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