Justice John Harlan Dies at 72 on Cancer
Washington AP report says Supreme Court Justice John Marshall Harlan died of cancer at age 72 in George Washington University Hospital. He retired Sept 23 after 18 years on the court and was praised by President Nixon as a giant of the era. William Rehnquist to replace him on Jan 7.
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Burger
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Hugo L. Black
Black
Mintoff
Britain
Malta
Soviet Union
Libya
Europe
Yoko Ono custody case moves to law officers in Houston
A Houston court ordered law enforcement to locate Kyoko Ono Lennon, eight, and hold her until Yoko Ono Lennon can exercise visitation rights with her former husband Anthony D. Cox. The order followed Cox’s failure to appear for a second court date in a custody dispute ongoing since 1969, with a September 29 ruling previously granting temporary custody to Cox during a 10 day holiday visitation.
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Yoko Ono Lennon
Peter S. Solito
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John Lennon
Anthony D. Cox
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Lennon
Buried pipes urged to reduce canal hazards
Interior Department officials backed underground irrigation conduits as safer, citing a Bureau of Reclamation study. Commissioner Ellis L. Armstrong said buried canals cut hazards to people and animals, with fencing as a fallback when cost blocks underground use. The report outlines dangers of open canals and currents.
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Washington
Interior Department
Ellis L. Armstrong
Bureau of Reclamation
Armstrong
Smokeless Tobacco Buoyed by New Markets in 1971
U S Department of Agriculture estimates 1971 chewing tobacco and snuff use at 98 million pounds up 3 percent from 1970. Loose leaf chewing dominates, with four types available and historical notes on plug and scrap origins. Smokeless use appears in chemical plants farms lumberjacks and hunting circles for safety and stealth reasons.
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Smokeless Tobacco Council Inc
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Marylanders mark 1784 end of war as independence day
Maryland history buffs observe January 14, 1784 as the true birthday of the United States, noting the ratification of the Treaty of Paris by Congress in the Maryland State House. The event features 13 star flag displays, Maryland Line reenactors, a fife and drum corps, and a dinner for delegates from the original colonies.
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Britain
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State Tourism Division
United States
Thomas Jefferson
Connecticut
South Carolina
Senate
John Jay
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John Adams
Smith to probe Chicano demands at UTEP
Gov. Preston Smith pledged to have someone examine the Mexican-American demands at the University of Texas at El Paso after a meeting with LULAC leader Tony Bonilla. Students had occupied the administration building seeking firing of VP Gary Brooks, board representation, and more Hispanic teachers.
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University of Texas At el Paso
Tony Bonilla
League of United Latin American Citizens
Lulac
Smith
UTEP
Gary Brooks
Conservatives Hold Line as Ashbrook Challenges Nixon
Conservatives show discontent with President Nixon but lack enough Republicans to trigger a party revolt. Rep. John Ashbrook plans a primary challenge, signaling a rightward nudge while Buckley warns of risks to Nixon and to GOP unity. Goldwater and Reagan remain steadfast leaders.
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Washington
Nixon
GOP
Alvin O. Bramstedt
Bramstedt
Veteran pilot returns to Vietnam to fly raids
Lt. Col. John O Gorman returns to Vietnam for a third combat tour, commanding a squadron of F4 Phantom fighters from Da Nang. He reflects on friends in Hanoi Hilton, the old days, and the impact of antiwar sentiment on morale, as he fights a modern air war with MiGs and SAMs.
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DA Nang
John O’gorman
Hanoi Hilton
North Vietnam
Ron
O’gorman
al Skyraider
Hanoi
Red River Valley
United States
Oklahoma Offers Fruity Path to Poverty Aid in Stringtown Area
The Oklahoma Office of Economic Opportunity seeks 300 families for 10 acre fruit farms with a projected minimum income of $7,000 annually. Participants clear land, receive equipment, training, housing help, and financing aid, with help from Rex Sparger and a 310-plot site nine miles east of Stringtown.
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State of
Oklahoma
State Office of Economic Opportunity
David Halli
OEO
Rex Sparger
Stringtown
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