World events prompt antiwar consumer action and trials
The Women's International League calls for economic pressure on war firms urging women nationwide to boycott products of major arms suppliers. In Iceland, Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson, his wife, and a grandchild were killed in a fire at the government summer home. In New York, Martin Sweig is found guilty of perjury after a long House aide case. A Washington conference urges a cautious Vietnam withdrawal timetable, while seismologists report no clear link between nuclear blasts and earthquakes.
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Washington
Women’s International League For Peace and Freedom
Women of America
Katherina L. Camp
League
Indochina
Reykjavik
Iceland
Bjarni Benediktsson
Tingvellir
Reykajavik
New York
Martin Sweig
John McCormack
Sweig
Byrd calls for probe into tiger cage prison in Vietnam
Senator Robert Byrd condemned reports of tiger cages used on political prisoners in South Vietnam after a congressional visit to Candon prison. He urged a congressional investigation and said the United States should withdraw financial aid linked to such conditions if the reports prove true.
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Washington
Nixon
Senate
Southeast Asia
South Vietnam
Robert C. Byrd
Congressional Committee
Candon Prison
West
New Cotton Discovery Strengthens Fireproof Cotton Market
Washington AP reports Agriculture Department scientists developed a new process making cotton resistant to fire. The breakthrough aims to boost the fiber used in clothing and upholstery as industry officials seek improved products to compete with man made fibers and imports.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
East Gets Rain Lashes Washington Area as Thunder Showers Persist
The eastern seaboard faced thundershowers after heavy downpours that overwhelmed Washington and parts of Virginia and Maryland. Over 4.5 inches drenched the District of Columbia in 12 hours, with nearly 3 inches in two hours on Thursday. Flooding hit Fairfax County and Prince Georges County as traffic halted and lines failed.
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Associated Press
Seaboard
Washington
Virginia
Maryland
District of Columbia
Fairfax County
Prince Georges County
Reds Release Bishop Walsh After 12 Years Detention
In Tokyo AP reports Bishop James Edward Walsh, 79, freed after 12 years in China. Hugh Francis Redmond, Yonkers NY, killed himself in prison three months earlier. Walsh plans rest before possible return to the United States. medical and relocation discussions noted.
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Tokyo
Red China
James Edward Walsh
Hugh Francis Redmond
Yonkers
Olic
Francis Hsu
United States
Wash
Walsh
Cumberland
Hsinhua
Peking
Hong Kong
Redmond
China
U.S
Prime Minister Sato Says Japan Won't Fill U S Military Role
In Tokyo Eisaku Sato rejects views that Japan must assume major responsibility for Asia's security after U S withdrawal. He stresses self defense only and cautions against economic domination. He supports cooperative aid with other nations and liberalizing trade with the United States.
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Tokyo
Japan
United States
Asia
Pacific
Eisaku Sato
Ferdinand Marcos
Troops Search For Downed Helicopter Wreckage
American forces resumed efforts to reach the crashed UH Huey carrying Maj. Gen. George W. Casey and six others. The aircraft was found from the air and ground teams faced darkness with no signs of life. Casey, 48, was en route to a military hospital. no attribution of enemy action was determined.
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Michael Putzel
Associated Press
Saigon
George W. Casey
Casey
1St Air Cavalry Division
U. S
North Scituate
Nixon administration files major school desegregation suits
The Justice Department filed coordinated actions against Mississippi state education officials and 27 districts in three other Southern states to desegregate 46 dual systems. Jerris Leonard said suits will target 76 more districts and that September deadlines may present challenges.
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Washington
Mississippi
Justice Department
Jerris Leonard
Civil Rights
Nixon
Leonard
South Carolina
Arkansas
Florida
Texas
Georgia
Tennessee
Virginia
Louisiana
Spiro Agnew Watch Rides Popular Wave From Anaheim
A suburban doctor Dr Hale Dougherty his wife Pat and 10 children rush to fill thousands of orders for the Spiro Agnew wristwatch featuring a Mickey Mouse style caricature. The family worked around the clock addressing labels and mailing boxes after Ethel Kennedy wore hers to a party.
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Anaheim
Calif
Hale Dougherty
Ethel Kennedy
Dougherty
Stephen
Mickey Mouse
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