Nixon backs Attica officials amid congressional probe
Congress probes the Attica riot suppression as White House affirms Nixon's support for Gov Rockefeller's handling. The House Crime Committee will interview New York officials and inmates to prevent a repeat, while a Black caucus urges grand jury scrutiny and prison reform.
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Ronald Ziegler
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Ziegler
Pepper
California
Ronald Reagan
San Quentin
Black Caucus
Robert W. Kastenmeir
Dwis
Abner J. Mikva
Dill
Mikva
United States edges toward seat for Communist China at UN
The United States and allies reportedly reached a tentative agreement to seat Peking in the Security Council, replacing Nationalist China. Nixon aides seek to keep Nationalist China in the UN while allowing Peking to hold veto power seat, with formal action expected at the U.S. mission and a potential General Assembly vote around mid October.
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U.N
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Japan
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World Organization
William P. Rogers
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Assembly
Albania
No Glamour In Undercover Work
Andy Moes 21-year-old undercover narcotics agent in Barnstable describes a dirty job and his yearlong marijuana complaints against Robert F Kennedy Jr and R Sargent Shriver III He recalls three shots fired at him and his apartment firebombed Moes once taunted by media coverage of the Kennedys says he was paid 279 an hour and sought to see what it felt like to be hated
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Andy Moes
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Robert F. Kennedy
Shriver
R. Sargent Shriver
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France
Happy Andy
Bobby Kennedy
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Maes
Spiro Fares Well With Governors
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew impressed Republican governors at the 63rd National Governors Conference with a restrained, conciliatory tone. He left as their preferred liaison to Washington, and there was no push to drop him from the 1972 GOP ticket aside from one unnamed governor who favored replacement.
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Spiro T. Agnew
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GOP
Troubles Flare In Ireland As Troops And Rioters Clash
In Belfast clashes erupt as British troops confront rioters protesting internment of IRA suspects. Bombs explode across Belfast and Omagh power lines are toppled. A police station front is shattered in Lisburn injuring a constable. An Ulster policeman is kidnapped and released after six hours.
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Lisburn
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TRA
Faulkner
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Tyrone
Monaghan
Nixon to back draft extension bill in final push
Washington AP report says President Nixon prepared to openly support the draft extension bill before a Senate vote on tabling it. A White House aide noted Nixon's concern over the bill's fate and said he may phone some senators as Allot leads the fight to add 300 million to military pay.
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R-Colo
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Mississippi
House
Mike Mansfield
Vietnam
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National Security Council
Taped Voices Of POWs Seen As Breakthrough
American peace activists returning from Hanoi unveiled tapes claiming to carry voices of four POWs in South Vietnam. The messages advocate a seven point peace plan and urge action against the war. Names identified include Maj. Floyd Harold Kushner and Sgt. John Arthur Young, with others unnamed.
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Vietnam
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Army Special Staff
John Arthur Young
Government backs phosphate detergents over substitutes
Washington AP report on federal officials advising housewives to use phosphate detergents despite water pollution concerns. Surgeon General Steinfeld insists substitutes pose health hazards, while EPA head Ruckelshaus underlines potential sewerage upgrades and funding. NTA remains cautioned due to health and environmental questions.
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Jesse L. Steinfeld
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William D. Ruckelshaus
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Charles C. Edwards
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Drug Administration
Federal Water Quality Administration
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