Weather warfare a worry
United States and the Soviet Union propose a ban on environmental modification techniques that would alter earth, air, water and space to cause earthquakes floods and climate change. The draft bans hostile use only while allowing peaceful development and research, with officials noting the ban would be difficult to enforce.
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Geneva
Switzerland
United States
Soviet Union
Richard M. Nixon
Leonid I. Breshnevy
Roshchin
Martin
New raid opened in Duval County Texas
Texas Attorney General investigators began sifting a large cache of records found in the Benavides School District attic. Rangers recovered nearly 200 pounds of files dating back to 1968, including canceled salary checks to Archer Parr and Grace Bridges. The probe, led by Jon Blanton, could yield perjury cases and multiple indictments as they compare documents with recent testimony.
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San Diego
Tex
Texas Attorney General's Office
Duval County
Benavides
Texas Rangers
John Wood
Rudy Rodriguez
Wood
John Blanton
Duke of
Duval
George B. Parr
Archer Parr
Grace Bridges
Bridges
Blanton
U.S. Keeps Cuba Trade Ban While Allowing Subsidiaries
The State Department said foreign subsidiaries of American companies may sell to Cuba while the 14 year old ban on direct U.S. trade with the island remains. The move follows a Latin American bid to end the hemispheric embargo and drew mixed reactions from Cuban exiles in Miami and U.S. Senator George McGovern who called it a major step forward.
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Mesa, Ariz
Sophie Harper
Washington
U.S
Cuba
State Department
United States
Havana
White House
Ron Nessen
Ford
Nelsen
Miami
Juanita Castro
Fidel Castro
Free World
George McGovern
D-S.c
McGovern
Kent State jurors to begin deliberations under guards
Jurors in the 1970 Kent State University civil damages case prepare to deliberate under U.S. marshal protection after one juror was assaulted and threatened. The six men and six women panel faces a $46 million claim from families of four students killed and nine wounded.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Kent State University
U.S
U.S. District Court
Don J. Young
Ohio National Guard
James A. Rhodes
Young
Oil theft ring probe expands with interstate ties
Sheriff Don Atkins of Ballinger says more arrests will follow as authorities probe an alleged oil theft ring possibly spanning multiple states. Three men held, warrants issued for three more in Abilene and Houston. Texas officials coordinate with Rangers, the railroad commission, and the attorney general to track volume and refinery connections possibly linked to Louisiana. The probe may broaden to FBI involvement.
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LEE Jones Associated Press
Don Atkins
Ballinger
Abilene
Houston
Atty
John Hill
Hill
Texas Rangers
Organized Crime Division
Texas Railroad Commission
Long married couple celebrates 76 years together
Annie Hutzell, 93, and husband Charles, 93, of Boonesboro Md marked their 76th wedding anniversary with an open house at the Boonesboro Fire Hall. They spoke of enduring love, shared ups and downs, and pride in still feeling well enough to carry on. Their son and daughter visit regularly as the couple lives independently in a nearby apartment.
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Boonesboro, Md
Annie Hutzell
Hutzells
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