National politicians court Texans this weekend
National figures visit Texas as McGovern plans rallies in Waco and Corpus Christi. Briscoe touts 23 newspaper endorsements while Grover attacks his record. Muniz of Raza Unida criticizes irrigation promises. UT Austin Young Republicans leader Boardman defects to McGovern. Tower backs farm price stabilization as Laniers criticizes his impact on Texas farmers.
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John Tower
Austin
Tower
Mrs Romney Defends Vietnam Treaty As Non Political
Mrs George Romney touring Texas with wives of Nixon aides argued the Vietnam settlement was not a political ploy citing open lines with Red China and Russia. She said the president aimed for the agreement now and Kissinger warned against being stampeded. Also touring were Mrs Bush and Mrs Tower as they visited Right to Read classrooms.
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Russia
Henry Kissinger
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George Bush
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Bush
John Tower
Nixon to ends re election bid with TV blitz
President Nixon plans a four day campaign finale featuring two nationwide telecasts and a Thursday night radio speech. He will visit Chicago area Oklahoma Rhode Island California and Southern California stops before returning to Washington to await results. The campaign has booked three more nationwide radio addresses on urban issues and other topics remains to be announced.
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San Clemente
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Ziegler
Ranch may be graveyard for Hell's Angels gang
Sheriff investigators probe a tree screened Ukiah ranch after three bodies were found near a circular driveway three miles southwest of town. District officials say the site is being treated as a Hell's Angels burial ground amid murder suspicions. Wethern and wife face drug counts and bail set at 100000 each while deaths remain undetermined.
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Calif
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Evelle J. Younger
Mendocino County
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Younger
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Contra Costa County
Contra Costa
China completes underground shelters for 160 million
Peking reports a sweeping civil defense program completing underground shelters across cities to protect about 160 million urban residents from a Soviet or American attack. Wu Wei kuo cites the Soviet threat as China’s main danger while tours reveal a 24 foot deep, two level shelter system with access through stores, hotels, schools and offices.
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China
Wu Wei-kuo
Peoples Liberation Army
Soviet Union
Tashala
Wai
Chairman Mao
FDA delays safety packaging due to container shortage
Washington AP report notes FDA quietly postponed the safety packaging of aspirin and other drugs because a shortage of child proof containers delays compliance for about 55,000 retail pharmacists. The agency may extend deadlines beyond the Aug 14 to Oct 24 schedule as field surveys show broader backlog.
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FDA
Henry L. Verhuist
Bureau of Product Safety
Leonard
Clay” Sisk
Congress
Signey Wolfe
Ralph Nader
Brockway Glass Co
Brockway, Pa
Queen urges action against hijacks and terrorism
Queen Elizabeth II opened Parliament outlining a push for international agreement to curb hijackings and terrorism. Government backs ICC talks, ratifies the Montreal convention, and plans stricter sanctions. Northern Ireland funding rises, with aid to victims and security emphasis following a weekend air hijack.
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Britain
Elizabeth I
Edward Heath
International Civil Aviation Organization
Northern Ireland
Helicopter crash kills 22 Americans in Mekong Delta
In the Mekong Delta southwest of Saigon a CH47 Chinook crashed into a flooded rice field on a courier run from Saigon to Can Tho. Nine bodies were recovered by dusk as investigators probed a possible enemy shootdown amid heavy recent fighting.
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Saisson
Man at Work and War Update in Barre Quarry and Vietnam Front
In Barre Vermont Ellen Poulin operates a 24 foot 18 ton loader at a sand and gravel quarry handling maintenance and billing so drivers come to her cab. Across Asia U S air and ground forces push to disrupt Communist supply lines as B52s strike Laos Cambodia and North Vietnam while both sides stockpile before a cease fire. Saigon reports over a week of Communist attacks near Highway 1 and around Tan Phu Trung with clashes and claimed enemy losses.
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Barre
Ellen
U.S
Saigon
Cambodia
Laos
Panhandle
North Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh Trail
South Vietnam
United States
Highway 1
Saigon Command
Tan Phu Trung
California creates state auto repair protection agency
California now backs auto repair customers through a state consumer protection agency within the Bureau of Automotive Repair. About 35,000 shops must hold a $50 license. violations can lead to license revocation. In three months, the bureau logged 7,436 complaints, guiding many to settlements. remaining cases may go to district attorneys or the Division of Investigation.
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California Bureau of Automotive Repair
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State Department of Consumer Affairs
Auto Repair Bureau
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