Army expands antidrug tests for 14 day Vietnam leave
The U S Army announced a broadened antidrug program to test soldiers leaving Vietnam for 14 day leaves in the United States. About 4000 soldiers a month will be tested, with plans to include GIs on seven day rest and recreation leaves to Bangkok Formosa Hong Kong Sydney or Honolulu.
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U. S
Vietnam
United States
Bangkok
Formosa
Hong Kong
Sydney
Honolulu
Nixon Returns To White House After Weekend In New England
President Nixon resumes work following a sunlit weekend of boating and politics in New England. No appointments were listed for the day. Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker travels from Saigon to confer with Nixon later this week on Vietnam, and talks with Ambassador William J. Porter, the new Paris peace negotiator, are also expected.
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Washington
Nixon
New England
White House
Ellsworth Bunker
Saigon
Vietnam
William J. Porter
Paris
Firefighters halt blaze near condor sanctuary in California
A 200 acre brush fire on a Saturday in Los Padres National Forest threatened a mountain condor sanctuary before 500 firefighters and U S Forest Service reserves stopped the fast moving blaze on Sunday. The heat wave pushed fire danger in Southern California canyons and mountains.
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Fillmore
Calif
California
U. S. Forest Service
Los Padres National Forest
Disney World seeks 5500 clean cut staff for opening
Walt Disney World plans to hire 5,500 short haired, clean cut workers before its October 1 opening. Employee relations manager Tom Eastman says for girls minimal makeup and natural hairstyles, and for guys no long hair, as roles are cast to fit the $300 million fantasy world.
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Orlando
Fla
Walt Disney World
Disney
Tom Eastman
Israelis Fight Guerrillas in Lebanon Hills
Israeli troops battled Palestinian guerrillas for six hours in southern Lebanon near Hebbariye on Mt Hermon slopes. Commandos claimed Israeli units advanced four miles with armored cars and halftracks. An Al Fatah spokesman said Palestinians used anti tank guns rockets and machine guns.
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Associated Press
Lebanon
Beirut
Hebbariye
Mt. Hermon
al Fatah
Homer and Jethro member dies after show in Illinois
Kenneth Burns mourns partner Henry D. Haynes after Haynes dies at 51 from a heart attack just hours before a scheduled appearance in Great Crete Illinois. Burns vows to think over his next steps.
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Evanston, Ill
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Jethro
Homer and
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Haynes
Homer
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Ill
Bombers strike inside North Vietnam and near DMZ
American fighter bombers conducted their 48th attack of the year inside North Vietnam on Sunday while B52s bombed positions one mile south of the DMZ. The strike targeted antiaircraft guns that fired on an unarmed reconnaissance plane and escorting fighters. No U S planes were hit and F4 pilots could not assess bomb damage due to smoke.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
U. S
British troops sweep NI Catholic areas after sniper death
British soldiers intensified operations in Roman Catholic communities of Northern Ireland after a sniper killed a British trooper. Authorities described the raids as the next step in the manhunt for the sniper.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Green Howards Regiment
Londonderry
Ardoyne
Nader urges Stans resignation over public policy stance
Consumer advocate Ralph Nader on CBS urged Secretary Maurice Stans to resign saying he is not a public official and represents a narrow business viewpoint. Nader blamed Stans and Peter Flanigan for environmental policy delays and nonenforcement of air quality guidelines while calling for citizen petitions to censure officials.
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Ralph Nader
Stans
Nader
CBS
Face
White House
Peter Flanigan
Nixon
Newton survives second court trial
Huey P. Newton, cofounder of the Black Panthers, ends a second retrial with a hung jury after six days of deliberation in Oakland. Judge Howe will set a new trial date as Newton remains free on 50 000 bail. Prosecutor undecided on a third trial for voluntary manslaughter in the Oct 28 1967 killing of Officer John Frey.
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Bernard Hurwitz
Associated Press
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Calif
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Huey P. Newton
Superior Court
Harold Howe
Newton
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John Frey
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Moonmen begin scientific talks after moon mission
Apollo 15 astronauts David Scott James Irwin and Alfred Worden return to Houston reunite with families after a 12 day voyage and 67 hours on the lunar surface. Doctors conducted medical exams as geologists prepare to open moon rock boxes and technical sessions review the mission.
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Germans Split Over Shootout With Robbers
In Bonn and Munich a heated public clash follows the police decision to fire on two bank robbers who held 13 hostages. One hostage Ingried Reppel, 20, died. gunman Rammelmayr, 31, killed along with the hostage. Todorov, 24, captured.
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Germany
Munich
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Rammelmayr
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Manfred Schreiber
Interior Ministry
Brunk Merk
Miss Reppel
Todorov
Frank Niepel
Bavarian State Criminal Investigation Office
Generators Faulty in Vietnam Linked to Contractor Influence
A congressional report says hundreds of Consolidated Diesel Electric generators sold to the U S government failed in combat in Vietnam. Defects included missing pistons and cracked tanks, possibly affecting Marine Corps radar and contributing to casualties. Investigators name Daniel Elmore and Daniel Ross as principals and refer the case for possible Justice Department action.
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Washington
Vietnam
U.S
Marine Corps
House Armed Services Investigating
Justice Department
Consolidated Diesel Electric Co
Old Greenwich
Conn
Danang
Consolidated
Daniel Elmore
Daniel Ross
Air lines allege military jets menace pilots over Europe
British Air Line Pilots Association warns of repeated near misses as West German and French jets buzz civil aircraft at high altitude. Spokesmen say eight near misses last year and compare risk to the deadly July 30 Japan Airlines collision. Pilots report being targeted and chased by military planes over Germany and other skies.
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London
Europe
Pilots Association
Sunday Express
West Germany
British Pilots’ Association
British European Airways
Germany
Savena
Agnew cites biased coverage of trip and costs
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew says some reporting on his latest global journey was biased and inaccurate while others was fair. He complains about portrayal of trip costs and his small personal staff, and defends diplomatic duties and communication with host governments.
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Boston
Spiro T. Agnew
Christian Science Monitor
Monitor
Rabat
Washington
Godfrey Sperling Jr
The
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Britain Moves Toward Metric System Adoption
The British are phasing out imperial measures in favor of metric, with forecasts the U.S. may follow if Congress adopts Commerce Department guidance. Britain shifts toward metric by 1975, while pint remains for beer and milk though metric use grows in industry and schooling.
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Associated Press
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United States
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