Manson family gun theft plot linked to escape plan
Los Angeles authorities hint Manson family members planned to steal firearms from a surplus store to enable an escape for Charles Manson. Deputy DA James Ideman said the weapons were to be used for assaults on downtown courtrooms to free defendants, as 140 guns were taken before officers arrived. In Vietnam, explosions at Cam Ranh Bay halted Air Force operations for nine hours amid rising enemy activity timed to a legislative vote.
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Los Angeles
Manson
Charles Manson
Sharon Tate
James Ideman
Saigon
U.S
Cam Ranh Bay
Cam Ranh
South Vietnam
Waller Wins Runoff for Mississippi Governor Seat
William Waller defeated Lt. Gov. Charles Sullivan in the Mississippi Democratic runoff, punching his ticket to the general election against black leader Charles Evers. Waller’s victory drew support from voters who backed two segregationist candidates in the August 3 primary.
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Jackson, Miss
William Waller
Charles Sullivan
Mississippi
Jackson
Charles Evers
Waller
Sullivan
Eisenhower teacher injured by falling book cart
Julie Nix of Eisenhower School in Jacksonville suffered a broken toe when a steel book cart toppled onto her foot during her second day. A White House spokesperson quoted by AP identified the incident at Atlantic Beach Elementary. Separately in San Francisco the ILWU agreed to remove stranded cargo and begin poststrike bargaining, easing hardships for small businesses.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Julie Nixon
Eisenhower
White House
Julie
Atlantic Beach
Constance Stuart
Richard Nixon
San Francisco
International Longshiremen's and Warehousemen’s Union
Harry Bridges
NSA Congress Faces Racial Reparations Row
In Fort Collins, delegates from black and Chicano groups temporarily seized the NSA 24th annual congress stage after a failed mandate to pay 50 000 in reparations to the National Association of Black Students. Demonstrators disrupted proceedings and shouted at NSA President Dave Ifshin as David Morales urged them to leave.
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Fort Collins
Colo
National Student Association
Congress
NSA
National Association of Black Students
Dave Ifshin
David Morales
University of Texas At el Paso
Mexico to contest 16 percent import surtax
Mexico will challenge a 16 percent import surtax as Finance Secretary Hugo Margarin asserts that all Latin American imports should be exempt from Nixon's wage and price freeze. Margarin spoke to labor and business leaders with President Luis Echeverria present, referencing Punta del Este commitments.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Hugo B. Margarin
Margain
Nixon
United States
U.S
Punta del Este
Luis Echeverria
Soledad Brothers Demand Independent Probe After San Quentin Scuffle
In a dramatic hearing, two surviving Soledad Brothers strip to prove prison brutality and seek an independent inquiry into the abortive escape attempt at San Quentin where six inmates died. The judge dismissed defense requests to allow black legislators into the San Quentin scene to observe proceedings.
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SAN Francisco
San Quentin
Soledad Brothers
No officers questioned troops at My Lai court martial
Witnesses in the court martial of Col. Oran K. Henderson testified that after the My Lai raid no officers pressed soldiers for answers. Army photographer Ronald Haeberle said he was upset by the children’s shooting but did not report it and kept his color photos.
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Harry F
Rosenthal
Associated Press
Meade, Md
Oran K. Henderson
My Lai
Ronald L. Haeberle
Charlie Company
Burger court reforms move ahead in federal judiciary overhaul
Chief Justice Warren Burger pushes modernization of courts aiming for a supermarket style system. Since 1969 his plans include prison reform and a national center for state courts, with Congress boosting budgets, staffing, and a presidential push to promote reform despite stalled proposals.
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Barry Schweid
Associated Press
Washington
Warren E. Burger
Congress
Burger
American Bar Association
White House
Nixon
Atty
John N. Mitchell
State Court Center
House
National Center For State Courts
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Federal Judicial Center
U.S
Romania escapes Soviet invasion scare as Chinese delegation stays
A Chinese military delegation led by Li Teh-sheng extended its visit in Bucharest while Western analysts doubt an imminent Soviet invasion. They note Romania's border weight and lack of internal dissent, saying no military aid from Beijing is evident and alert reports are dismissed.
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Associated Press
Bucharest
China
Romania
Li Teh-sheng
Soviet Union
Peking
Tel Aviv
Black Sea
Danube
Girugeni
Constanta
Romani
Czechoslovakia
Mini-bureaucracy oversees Nixon wage and price freeze
A 5000-plus federal workforce from Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation IRS and Office of Emergency Preparedness fields inquiries and enforces the 90 day wage price and rent freeze. The Cost of Living Council directs 30 policymakers and public relations staff with 203 DOJ lawyers ready for action.
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Washington
Nixon
Justice Department
Cost of Living Council
Office of Emergency Preparedness
OEP
Medina group tied to My Lai killings in court
Louis Bernard Martin testified that Medina's command group moved through My Lai as U S troops killed eight to twelve civilians mostly women and children. Medina denies mass killings and Calley was convicted for the same village assault.
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Ft, Mcpherson
Louis Bernard Martin
Ernest L. Medina
My Lai
San Jose
Calif
Medina
U.S
Martin
Montrose
Communists Intensify Attacks Across South Vietnam
Communist forces launched multiple strikes in South Vietnam including a major blow to the Cam Ranh Bay ammunition dump and shelling of five U S units. The South Vietnamese command tallied 26 enemy attacks in 24 hours with eight rocket and mortar bombardments. Civilian casualties reported nine killed and 21 wounded. American casualties less than a dozen wounded, none killed.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Cam Ranh Bay
Labor Chiefs Plotting Fight Against Nixon
Labor leaders plan partisan and legal action against President Nixon's wage price freeze. AFL-CIO spokesmen say mortgage rate relief does not change opposition and vow court, congressional, and picket line pressure to oppose the policy.
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Nixon
Washington
Congress
Afl-Cio Brotherhood of Railway and
Thieu confirms run for re election amid U S pressure
President Nguyen Van Thieu told 44 provinces officials and campaign aides he will seek re election on October 3 even if unopposed. U S pressure earlier pushed Ky to remain on the ballot while Thieu rejected a one man race and vowed to campaign across the countryside.
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Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
Vietnam Press
Nguyen Lau Vien
Thieu
U.S
Ellsworth Bunker
Bunker
Nguyen Cao Ky
Nixon
Vietnam
Majestic Hotel
Duong van ‘‘Biz’ Minh
Wallace overruled in school desegregation case
U S District Court Judge Sam C Pointer Jr ordered Calhoun County and Oxford city schools to carry out court desegregation plans despite Gov George Wallace orders. The ruling cites a 1963 Alabama Supreme Court advisory on gubernatorial limits and confirms local boards remain answerable to the courts. The two districts had sought clarification on Wallace’s authority amid ongoing desegregation efforts. Pointer previously mandated pairing Hobson City with Oxford and Eulaton Mechanicsville and Thankful schools under the same case.
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Birmingham
Ala
U.S. District Court
Sam C. Pointer Jr
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Pointer
Alabama Supreme Court
Wallace
State Board of Education
Calhoun County
Oxford City
Frank H. McFadden
Hobson City
Oxford
Eulaton
Mechanicsville
Thankful
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Medina Group
William L. Calley Jr
Calley
Afl-Cio
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Fed
George Meany
Leonard Woodcock
United Auto Workers Union
Spiro T. Agnew
Miami
Meany and Woodcock
Agnew
Meany
Treasury
John B. Connally
Commerce
Maurice Stans
Europe
Geneva
UAW
United Transportation Union
Miami Beach
Calhoun and Oxford Board
John Harris
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