Nixon backs away from Manson murder remark
President Nixon distanced himself from an offbeat remark linking Charles Manson to eight murders. Air Force One circled Washington as Nixon drafted a statement denying prejudice against any defendant. The defense sought a mistrial over prejudicial publicity, which the court declined without prejudice. The report notes Steubenville and New York City top pollution lists for 1970, with Steubenville dusty air and New York sulfur oxides.
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Nixon
Charles Manson
California
Air Force One
Denver
Manson
Los Angeles
Ohio
Steubenville
New York City
New York
National Air Pollution Control Administration
NAPCA
Contracts Showdown Over Defense Contract Announcements
In Washington the Senate weighs a vote to curb a congressman's prerogative to announce defense awards in his district. Sen. John J. Williams proposes an amendment to the $19.2 billion procurement bill requiring Pentagon announcements first. Currently a representative or senator handling the notice may stamp the contract on the radar before any official award.
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Washington
Senate
John J. Williams
R-Del
William
Pentagon
Defense Department
Spy ship thwarted near Cape Kennedy during Poseidon test
Navy officials say a Soviet spy vessel attempted to gather data during the James Madison Poseidon missile launch. The Russian ship moved aggressively, nearly causing a collision as the nuclear submarine fired the Poseidon 30 miles east of Cape Kennedy. The Navy spokesman said the intruder did not obtain significant information.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Navy
James Madison
Atlantic
Cereal makers defend nutrition before Senate panel
Harvard nutrition professor Dr Frederick J Stare testifies for Kellogg and National Biscuit Co stating breakfast cereals are nutritious. He argues a cereal and milk breakfast with fruit and toast is as healthy as a bacon and eggs meal and dismisses earlier witness claims of cereals lacking nutrition.
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Washington
Senate
Frederick J. Stare
Harvard Nutrition
Kellogg Co
National Biscuit Co
Stare
Fulbright Calls TV Access a Dangerous Presidential Power
Senator J W Fulbright chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee warned that easy presidential access to television is a dangerous unchecked power. He said the Constitution does not grant the President exclusive communication rights and noted such access arose with modern technology amid crisis and war.
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Washington
J.W. Fulbright
Foreign Relations Committee
Michigan Plans Primary in GOP Senate Clash and Gubernatorial Fight
Michigan voters head to the polls for a Democratic gubernatorial race among four contenders while the GOP Senate race pits Mrs George Romney age 61 wife of the housing secretary against state Senator Robert Huber of Troy. The winner faces Sen Phillip Hart who runs unopposed in the Democratic race in November.
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Detroit
Michigan
Nixon
Senate
George Romney
U.S
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Robert Huber
Troy
Phillip A. Hart
U N envoy in New York opens Middle East talks
U N envoy Gunnar V. Jarring began first talks with Arab and Israeli representatives in New York on the U S peace proposal. Kadafi in Baghdad sought to smooth Egypt Iraq rift while Gahal quits coalition in protest but coalition still controls 72 of 120 seats. Jarring met U N officials and planned separate talks with Egypt Jordan and Israel representatives and Big Four ambassadors.
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U.N
Gunnar V. Jarring
New York
U.S
Middle East
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Baghdad
Egypt
Iraq
Kadafi
Tel Aviv
Gahal
Golda Meir
Israel
Jarring
York
Abdullah El-Erian
Muhammad El-Farra
Jordan
Yosef Tekoah
United States
Britain
France
Soviet Union
U Thant
William P. Rogers
Thant
Corpus area wrecked by Celia hurricane and winds
Hurricane Celia battered Corpus Christi and nearby towns with 89 mph winds near Del Rio. A senator called the damage unmatched in urban areas since World War II as Celia edged toward Mexico. the Weather Bureau withheld the hurricane label.
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Jim Barlow
Associated Press
Corpus Charti
Tex
Celia
Mexico
del Rio
Weather Bureau
Eagle Pass
Cuba
Corpus Christi
Ingleside
Florida
Eagle
Army Defends Dumping 15 540 Gas Rockets At Sea
The Army told Congress the 15 540 concrete encased gas rockets planned for disposal off Florida are practically harmless yet increasingly dangerous to delay removal. Brig. Gen. Stone cited tests with mock rockets while Undersecretary Beal urged immediate jettisoning to avoid delays, detailing shipping from Anniston and Lexington to Sunny Point for scuttling in deep Atlantic waters.
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Atlantic
Army
Congress
William W. Stone
House Oceanography
Stone
Thaddeus R. Beal
Anniston
Lexington
Sunny Point
N.C
Florida
Beal
Paul Gross
Duke University
U S Admits Bombings In Cambodia Defense
In Saigon American officials acknowledged ongoing U S bombing raids in Cambodia in response to Cambodian authorities requests. Reports say up to 50 fighter bombers with around eight tons of ordnance conduct daily interdiction missions amid tensions with Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces nearby.
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U. S
Cambodia
U.S
Free World
South Vietnam
Twelve drown as Celia drives deadly Gulf undertow
Hurricanes Celia spawn dangerous undertows along Florida's Gulf Coast. Twelve swimmers die in Fort Walton Beach Pensacola St. Petersburg and nearby waters as beaches are closed and lifeguards warn swimmers. Notable victims include Bernard Smith Aldo Crema and James Lockhart while rescue attempts end in tragedy.
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Associated Press
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Gulf Coast
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St. Petersburg
Gulf
Pensacola
Corpus Christi
Tex
Tampa
Bernard Smith
Aldo Crema
Eglin Air Force Base
Santa Rosa Island
Billy Joe Mandrell
Dallas
Lester Scheier
Treasure Island
Memphis, Tenn
James E. Lockhart
Pensacola Beach
Curtis Trull
Navy
Trull
Andrew Hanley
David McKenzie
Hanley
McKenzie
Manatee County
Holmes Beach
Terra Ceia Bay
Palmetto
Debra Diaz
Louis Calder
Henry Wicks
Paul
Theg
Government Spent 40 Million on Special Interstate Spur
GAO investigators told Congress the 13 mile I 180 spur to the Jones Laughlin steel plant in rural Illinois cost about 39 million federal share of 47 million total. The project drew heavy criticism as an unjustified private benefit and raised questions on merit based spur approvals.
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Ilinois
Congress
General Accounting Office
GAO
Jones & Laughlin Steel
Ny’s
Dlinois
Hennepin
Illinois River
Chicago
Federal Highway Administration
Tucson
Jones & Laughlin
St. Louis
Department of Transportation
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