Trio Hijacks Texas Yacht and Takes It to Ecuador
A 52 foot Texas registered yacht named Bonita en route from Ecuador to Miami was hijacked by three Ecuadorian Americans and taken to Ecuador. Owners Ray Gutmann and Edward Rylicki valued the vessel at 100000 dollars and said captain Neil Barton was jailed in Panama. The Coast Guard said it had received a report but could not comment on possible action.
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Miami
Ecuador
Ray Gutmann
Coast Guard
Panama
Gutmann
Edward Rylicki
Chicago
Aransas Pass
Tex
Rylicki
Neil Barton
Chicago Area
Manta
Glenn Nurk
Gutman
Barton
Rolland Rothrock
Rothrock
Bonita
Troops May Drop to Twenty-Five Thousand
A wartime report notes potential reductions in troop strength to 25,000 as the conflict continues to strain resources and morale. Officials weigh strategic shifts amid ongoing combat and public hardship.
Plastic bags may contaminate blood
UT and UT medical units researchers warn plastic bags storing blood release phthalate chemicals linked to birth defects in animals. Dr. Autian notes human effects unknown but warns potential risks for future generations as blood absorbs these substances during storage.
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Memphis, Tenn
University of Tennessee
University of Texas
John Autian
Materials Science Toxicology Laboratory
Tennessee
Autian
Lindsay candidacy seen as waste of time by party leaders
Democratic leaders in multiple states question Mayor John V. Lindsay’s bid for the presidency. They cite late entry and late switching of parties as obstacles to garnering regular party support while he hawks independence appeal and urban leadership. Nixon signals possible accelerated Vietnam withdrawal to 25 000 to 35 000 residual troops before year end.
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Associated Press
New York
John V. Lindsay
Lindsay
Miami
New Hampshire
Florida
Wisconsin
West Virginia
Rudolph di Trapano
Iags
Massachusetts
Charles F. Flaherty
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
George McGovern
South Dakota
Texas
Preston Smith
Democratic Party
Bess Dyas
Nebraska
Democratic
New York Assembly
Stanley Steingut
Washington
U.S
Nixon
Vietnam
U. S
North Vietnam
CBS
Southeast Asia
United States
Vieteam
Hanoi
Paris
Henry Kissinger
Chou Enlai
Kissinger
Peking
Chevalier to be buried after simple private rites
Maurice Chevalier, the 83-year-old French entertainer, will be buried Wednesday in a private ceremony beside his mother after a hospital stay for a kidney ailment. His nephew said Chevalier wished no visitors and no public viewing, finishing his life with simplicity at his home near Paris.
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Paris
Maurice Chevalier
Atlantic
Rene Chevalier
Marnes la Coquette
Chevalier
Georges Pompidou
Jim
France
Brandt Enjoys Vacation Amid Parrot Encounter in Sarasota
West German Chancellor Willy Brandt vacationing at Jun gle Gardens, Sarasota, Florida, was approached by a parrot that perched on his shoulder during a three week holiday after talks with President Nixon. Pope Paul VI urged living each fleeting moment with reasonable intensity at St Peter's Square. In New York, Treasury Secretary John Connally tops the Fashion Foundation of America list as best dressed statesman after Nixon and Agnew.
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Sarasota
Fla
Willy Brandt
Jungle Gardens
Gulf of Mexico
West Germany
Brandt
Nixon
Vatican City
Paul VI
St. Peter’s Square
New York
Secretary of the Treasury
John B. Connally
Spiro T. Agnew
Fashion Foundation of America
Meat quotas likely held at 1971-72 levels in new import plan
Reports from the Agriculture Department indicate the Nixon administration will keep 1972 meat import quotas near the 1.16 billion pounds set in 1971 and 1970. Negotiations with Australia and New Zealand continue, with no announcement imminent, while domestic production and past voluntary restraints shape the policy.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Australia
New Zealand
Department
U. S
Nixon
American National Cattlemen’s Association
USDA
Gasoline Released Into Sewer Triggers City Evacuation
In Midland Michigan authorities evacuated about one square mile after 4000 gallons of gasoline were accidentally poured into the sanitary sewer system from a fuel truck. Fires followed, not confined to a single block, with no injuries reported. Officials attributed possible ignition to flames in houses. exact cause under investigation.
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Midland
Mich
Strategy laid for Demo meet Miami Beach confronts protest risk
Police and civic leaders in Miami prepare for the Democratic National Convention next July by training and planning to prevent disturbances. Plainly warned by officials that crowds could involve youths feminists Mexican-Americans and leaders of the congressional black caucus plus 300 000 Cuban refugees.
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Miami
Miami Beach
Rocky Pomerance
Pomerance
Greater Miami Coalition
Chicago
Com
Munity Relations
Robert Sims
Dade County
Simms
Ralph David Abernathy
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Congressional Black Caucus
Smms
Oil Clean-Up After Tanker Spill Near Richmond
About 125 workers cleaned oil from San Francisco Bay and two Pacific beaches after a spill from the Liberian tanker Golor Obo chartered by Standard Oil California. Standard said 10 boats and foot patrols gathered Indonesian crude, initially estimated at 80 gallons and confined to the Richmond Long Wharf area, with officials noting uncertainty about the total amount.
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Richmond
Calif
San Francisco Bay
Pacific Ocean
Standard Oil Co
California
Standard
Dale E. Blasye
Golor Obo
Richmond Long Wharf
Blasye
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Pakistan
JOY Bangladesh
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West Pakistan
Johns Creek
Kentucky
Kentucky Surface Mining and Reclamation Association
Johns Creek High School
Pike County
Milwaukee
John F. Halaska
Halaska
Fidel Castro
Sims
Biscayne Bay
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