Senate votes on fly before you buy defense rule
The Senate considers holding the Pentagon to a fly before you buy policy amid charges of wasteful procurement. Sen. Barry Goldwater vows to fight the measure to the last fiber, while Defense Secretary Melvin Laird calls it premature. The amendment to a $19.2 billion military procurement bill is from Sen. William Proxmire, a leading critic of spending waste.
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Washington
Senate
Pentagon
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Secretary of Defense
Melvin Laird
William Proxmire
Job Bank Aims To Place Mexican Americans In Government
A federal agency creates a job bank to place qualified Mexican Americans and other Spanish speaking people in government posts. Mexican Americans in top civil service grades 15 to 18 number just over 1 percent, vs 5.3 percent for Black employees. The Cabinet Committee reports only 2.8 percent of all government staff are Mexican Americans, mostly in lower ranks.
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Washington
Cabinet Committee For Opportunity
Dentist Lieber aims to spark debate at children conference
Dr. William S. Lieber, 29, a bachelor dentist planning the White House Conference on Children, hopes the Dec 13 18 event will stir controversy and excitement. In preparation, 25 forums of Study groups have begun the most intensive study of the American child ever made. Each group of 15 experts from medicine law education social sciences and laypersons will propose two concrete recommendations for the 4 000 delegates to consider.
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Washington
White House
William S. Lieber
Senator seeks explanation over 10000 newspaper holes
A senator demands an official explanation after 15 airmen spent a day cutting 10,000 holes in 10,000 newspapers. The Aug. 7 Talespinner at Lackland Air Force Base shows a centered three column wide hole on page 5 amid a cropped photo of Maj. Gen. John S. Samuel, the base commander, deemed inappropriate.
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Washington
Lackland Air Force Base
Tex
Base Public Information Office
Texas
John S. Samuel
Lackland
Angela Davis linked to killing in California trial
Federal attorney confirms Angela Davis bought the shotgun used in the Aug. 8 gunbattle that killed Judge Harold J. Haley and three others after a courtroom kidnapping in San Rafael. Davis faces murder and kidnapping charges under California law.
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San Francisco
Calif
Angela Davis
Harold J. Haley
San Rafael
Golden Gate
Miss Davis
California
Russians Launch Venus 7 Space Probe In unmanned mission
Moscow reports the Soviet Union launched an unmanned spacecraft named Venus 7 to explore Venus. Tass said the automatic interplanetary station would continue prior Venus explorations and was released at 8 38 a m Moscow time and 1 38 a m EDT into Earth orbit with the rocket’s final stage.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Venus
Tass
Earth
Nixon Doctrine Frays Asian Anxiety, Officials Say
Diplomatic sources in ten Asian countries report anxiety and skepticism over the Nixon Doctrine as the administration trims military posture and aid. Japan, cited as a reluctant beneficiary, is highlighted as a key example of the policy’s uneven impact.
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Washington
Asia
Japan
Guam
Pakistan
Detective dies after alley sniper attack in Chicago
Chicago police said a city detective died after a 70 hour battle following a sniper ambush in a dark alley. Prosecutors review evidence to decide if three Black P Stones gang members should face murder conspiracy charges. Investigators seek two more members for questioning.
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Chicago
Bew
Black P Stone Nation
Eban cites Egyptian missile moves as ceasefire violations
Foreign Minister Abba Eban accused Egypt of continuing ground to air missile movements near the Suez Canal in violation of the U S backed cease-fire. He urged the United States to accept Israel's clearly defined evidence and questioned Secretary Lairds remarks on whether a violation occurred. He warned of ongoing transmissions to Washington and urged a frank joint fact finding between Israel and the United States.
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Jerusalem
Abba Eban
Egypt
Suez Canal
U. S
Middle East
Eban
United States
Forbidden Zone
Israel
Melvin R. Laird
United Nations
Laird
Washington
U. N
Gunnar V. Jarring
Yasir Arafat
Palestine
Amman
Jordan
Ford
Dentist's want ad promises mink coat and Cadillac
A Birmingham dentist posted a local weekly ad offering a $750 weekly 12 hour pay plus a furnished apartment utilities paid a mink store access and a full length mink coat for weekends as enticements to attract a trained dental hygienist. He noted the pool is small with about 20 applicants and may still hire even if he reneges on offers.
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Birmingham
Mich
APA
Explosion damages federal building in Minneapolis
A 3 AM blast at the old Federal Office Building injures no one seriously and damages the structure and nearby windows. Up to 20 sticks of dynamite may have been used. a watchman, Joseph Christy, 63, was briefly hospitalized with chest and abdominal pains. Authorities probe with FBI and U S marshal offices offering no custody.
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Minneapolis
U.S
Harry Berglund
Milwaukee Road
FBI
Joseph Christy
Hennepin County General Hospital
3Rd Avenue
Armed Forces
Internal Revenue Service, Health, Education and Welfare
Agriculture Department
Federal
Nixon Sees Bright Prospects for World Peace
U S officials say progress at Vienna and renewed Soviet willingness to curb ABM development signal a easing in the arms race. They describe South Vietnam's security improvement, potential for negotiated end to the war, and cautious hope for a broader Middle East peace amid fragile ceasefires.
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Washington
Nixon
Soviet Union
Vienna
Helsinki
United States
New Orleans
South Vietnam
Paris
Middle East
Jordan
Suez
Israel
Egypt
Omaha Blasts Kill Officer and Injure Seven Police
Eight Omaha officers were lured into a booby trapped suitcase in a vacant Near North Side house. Officer Larry Menard died. Lt. John Bozak said seven others were treated for injuries. The blast disrupted the damaged residence as police investigated after crank calls.
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Omaha
Neb
Near North Side
John Bozak
Larry Menard
Glen Gates
Menard
John Tess
Gates
Bozak
Pacific Fleet Bombs North Vietnam in Major U S Air Offensive
The United States deployed its full Pacific fleet of B52 bombers from Guam Okinawa and Thailand to strike North Vietnamese supply and staging areas near the Laotian border. About 100 bombers dropped some 3000 tons over 48 hours, in the heaviest raids in two years. Clouds limited damage assessment though secondary explosions suggested hits on ammo stores. The strikes followed Sunday attacks on allied bases near Quang Tri and Thua Thien provinces.
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Saigon
United States
South Vietnam
Guam
Okinawa
Thailand
U.S
Quang Tri
Thua Thien
U. S
Nixon urges stress on successful school integration
President Nixon told Southern news executives in New Orleans to emphasize successful school integration this fall. He described a White House road show bringing briefing sessions to regional publishers and broadcasters to explain administration thinking and solicit editorial feedback.
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Nixon
South
New Orleans
White House
Border States
Royal Orleans Hotel
Los Angeles
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