Massive May Day protest clashes with police in Washington
Thousands of antiwar demonstrators faced riot police as traffic froze on major bridges into Washington. National Guardsmen and Marines backed police, with about 3,000 arrests by sunrise and hundreds injured. Demonstrators blocked Potomac bridges and marched near the Pentagon and monuments in a high tension day.
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Washington Monument
Potomac River
Pentagon
Georgetown
Virginia
Jefferson Memorials
Carol Martin
Mayday Press Office
Nixon
Supreme Court upholds death penalty procedures nationwide
The Supreme Court ruled 6 to 3 that leaving juries with life or death decisions in capital cases does not violate the Constitution and that penalty phases need not be separated from trials. The decision upholds McGautha and Crampton convictions and may enable early executions. 644 men and seven women remain on death row across 33 states.
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Supreme Court
United States
John M. Harlan
Harlan
Dennis C. McGautha
Los Angeles
James E. Crampton
Toledo
Ohio
McGautha
Nixon Unveils 400 Million Farm Plan To Boost Exports
President Nixon outlined a 400 million program to aid farmers, raise incomes, and expand exports to 10 billion annually. The plan includes 349.4 million in loans, credit expansion, dairy and timber health funding, and new watershed and rural water projects. He spoke from San Clemente and emphasized lowering trade barriers and expanding foreign sales.
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Calif
Nixon
Washington
Iowa
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South
Agriculture Department
Boeing seeks 15 to 20 million for SST tech work
Boeing and General Electric lobby in Washington to restore 15 to 20 million dollars to continue SST program work after Senate defeat. Walter Swan and William Cook lead the effort, citing over 100 advances and 10 urgent technological developments from the 1 billion taxpayer-funded project.
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Seattle
Boeing Co
Boeing General Electric
Senate
Walter C. Swan
Boeing
William H. Cook
Swan
Dismissal Explained Of Veep Aly Sabry
Observers cite Aly Sabry's opposition to the Egypt Libya Syria federation as key in his dismissal. The move follows tensions with President Anwar Sadat ahead of William Rogers visit, with Sabry linked to anti federation and pro Soviet ties but not ruled as the sole cause. Sabry, 50, leaves Hussein el Shafri as the No 2 in government amid Sabry’s long career from Nasser era.
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Middle East
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Jerusalem
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Yigal Allon
Washington
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Amman
Hussein
Senators Hear Harsh Juveline Institution Conditions
Senator Birch Bayh opened hearings on juvenile correctional facilities calling them deplorable and brutal. Witnesses from El Paso described abuse and neglect, lack of education, sanitary issues, and unlawful detentions. Bayh proposed stronger protections for youths and federal reforms plus a bill guaranteeing counsel and jury trials and prohibiting mixed detention of juveniles with adults.
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Birch Bayh
Indiana Democrat
Senate
el Paso
Tex
Steven Bercu
el Paso Legal Assistance Society
Texas
Bercu
Bill Payne
el Paso Times
Fl Paso
Payne
Bayh
In Tam declines to form Cambodian government
Gen In Tam the latest nominee to end Cambodia's political crisis declines to form a government. He proposes a formula with Lon Nol as president of the council and Sirik Matak as president delegate, with three vice presidents, including In Tam. He cites the present formula and hints at adviser roles if a new government is formed.
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In Tam
Lon Nol
Lon Non
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Cheng
Sisowath Sirik Matak
Sirik Matak
Chuop Nell
Tam
National Assembly
Young People’s Movement
Rogers Tours Jordan In Copter Flight During Middle East Visit
Secretary of State William P. Rogers flew an unannounced helicopter tour over Jordan toward Irbid to view lands west of the Jordan River as he met King Hussein to discuss the Arab Israeli issue. He then planned a Beirut stop amid protest risk and a warm welcome in Amman after a Riyadh meeting with King Faisal.
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Jordan
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Rogers
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Jordan River
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Middle East
Beirut
al Fatah
Freedom For
Palestine
U. S
Washington
Riyadh
Saudi Arabia
Joseph Sisco
Gime
Faisal
U.S
Suez Canal
IRS Warns Budget Cuts Cost Treasury Billions
IRS Commissioner Randolph Thrower told a House subcommittee that manpower and spending economies reduced compliance that year, causing about 1.5 billion dollars in lost revenue while only 250 million was saved. He cited decreased audits and higher delinquent accounts, urging a 108.6 million dollar budget increase to restore tax administration.
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Internal Revenue Service
IRS
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Thrower
House Appropriations
Tax Administration
Houston Joins Southwest Conference on Unanimous Vote
In College Station the Southwest Conference admitted the University of Houston by unanimous vote, marking the first new member since Texas Tech joined 15 years earlier. In Huntsville twelve miles from the city, 43 inmates sentenced to death remain on death row as the Supreme Court upheld capital punishment.
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Southwest Conference
University of Houston
Texas Tech
Huntsville
Tex
Texas
Supreme Court
Viet Nam shelling near Da Nang with mixed results
North Vietnamese shells hit the Dai Loc district headquarters near Da Nang for an hour before dawn. South Vietnamese and U.S. air forces reported exchanges with many DPRK and Viet Cong elements killed or captured, while Korean Marines seized suspects and incurred casualties. A U.S. jet conducted a protective strike inside North Vietnam on an anti aircraft site. Results unclear.
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da Nang
Dai Loc
U.S
Air Force
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Ho Chi Minh Trail
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