Improbable Grandma Weds in Nightspot Bar Scene
Atlanta report profiles Margie Grant a 37 year old divorcee and waitress who wed topless at a local club. She carries a wallet inscribed Something to Brag About and shows photos of her five children and grandchild born June 8. Washington notes Senate Democrats optimistic about overriding Nixon veto on Hill Burton hospital aid with House repass. Nixon says no fall campaign speeches. Agnew schedules many speaking dates for September October as campaigns loom.
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Atlanta
Margie Grant
Grant
Washington
Senate
Nixon
House
Congress
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
Whaling Industry Looks Grim at 22nd IWC Conference
In London the 22nd annual IWC meeting notes a sharp market decline. Ronald G Wall cites Antarctic quota drop from 16 000 in 1952 to 2 700 and expeditions reduced from 20 to six, signaling a shrinking whaling era.
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London
International Whaling Commission
Ronald G. Wall
British
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
Nixon urges unity on Westward campaign swing
President Nixon captivating St. Louis audience appeals to bring Americans together not torn apart during a brisk westward trip toward his seaside California villa. He abandoned decorum, delivering off the cuff remarks at each stop and drawing enthusiastic applause.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
America
St. Louis
Doctor warns drugs given to pregnant women risk unborn harm
Philadelphia physician Dr. Mary Louis Soentgen told an American Medical Association convention session that many drugs given to pregnant women may affect fetuses. She said drugs may remain in the fetus longer than in the mother and cause harmful side effects as the convention ended Thursday in Chicago.
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Chicago
Philadelphia
Mary Louis Soentgen
American Medical Association
Briton completes 6000 mile Atlantic row in 90 day visit
Sidney Genders, 51, rowed 6000 miles from England to Miami in a 19 foot 9 inch boat. An immigration officer, after a supervisor approved, granted him a 90 day visiting permit despite lacking a visa. A police patrol boat crew greeted him at rower’s welcome. Genders said the trip proves a man isn’t washed up at 50.
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Miami
England
U. S
Sidney Genders
Genders
Atlantic
U.S. Customs and Immigration
Belfast court orders Bernadette Devlin imprisonment
The Belfast Appeal Court upheld a six month sentence for incitement to riot and rioting by Bernadette Devlin and rejected her appeal to the House of Lords. A warrant for her arrest was to be issued later today. Devlin, 23, is the youngest MP and a Roman Catholic activist involved in street clashes last fall.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Bernadette Devlin
Miss Devlin
House of Commons
House of Lords
Britain
Londonderry
Full Scale War Erupts Between Israel and Syria
Israel and Syria clash for the third day with ground fighting and air duels. Tel Aviv says its armor seized Syrian positions on the Golan front while Syria reports six Israeli jets down and losses of a MIG21. A DC8 was hit but landed safely in Beirut. Nasser rejects the U S peace plan.
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Associated Press
Israel
Syria
Tel Aviv
Middle East
Rafid
Golan Heights
Damascus
Beirut
Gamal Abdel Nasser
U. S
Washington
Jerusalem
Davar
Colombia Airliner Hijacked En Route to Cuba
A Boeing 737 operated by Avian Ca Airline was hijacked after departing Cucuta for Bogota. The domestic flight refueled in Bogota and was diverted toward Cuba as rebels or hijackers took control.
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Bogota
Colombia
Cuba
Cucuta
Avian Ca Airline
Hardin Sees Good Farm Bill in Congress
Secretary of Agriculture Clif ford Hardin told editors he expects a good farm bill next year to replace expiring programs. He spoke at the National Newspaper Association meeting and urged action on a compromise that increases farmer flexibility and supports prices aligned with world markets.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Clifford M. Hardin
Congress
Hardin
National Newspaper Association
House Agriculture Committee
U. S
New Cambodian Fronts Open as Attacks Hit Kompong Speu
North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces launch a fresh assault on Kompong Speu threatening Oudong and a key Long Vek depot. U.S. escort aircraft engage targets in North Vietnam for the first time since May 25, with no damage reported to our plane. Weather in South Vietnam remains partly cloudy with possible thunderstorms and highs near 100.
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Hugh A. Mulligan
Associated Press
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Kompong Speu
Long Vek
Oudong
U. S
Saigon
North Vietnam
Vinh
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
Pentagon
Kompong
Speu
Kompong Som
United States
Battambang
Siem Reap
Angkor
Kompong Thom
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
South Vietnam
Judge Restrain Army From Trying Texas GI
U S District Court Judge Ne well Edenfield ordered the Army not to proceed with the case against a Texas sergeant after his attorneys argued the Army violated his constitutional rights. The filing alleges improper handling of the petition and charges pending against the soldier.
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Judge
Army
Texas
U.S. District Court
Newell Edenfield
Senate approves 4.75 billion education bill in late session
The Senate passed a 4.75 billion education funding bill by 74 to 4, with 800 million over Nixon request, including initial desegregation funds. The vote followed a long session ending after midnight as Cambodia debate backed up work.
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Washington
Senate
Cambodia
Gordon Allott
Colorado
Southeast Asia
George S. McGovern
South Dakota
Mark C. Hatfield
Ore
Nixon
White House
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