Air travel gaps shown in AP study courthouse grand jury ruling noted
AP reports more than half of U S airports lack modern landing guidance for bad weather, risking disasters after the Marshall tragedy. Earl Caldwell wins limit on grand jury appearance as 9th Circuit cites lack of compelling public need. A national survey finds most youths see social problems but miss political and racial justice processes.
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Associated Press
Marshall University
San Francisco
U.S
9Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Earl Caldwell
New York Times
San Diego
Calif
The
Education Commission of the States
Russell W. Peterson
Delaware
Defense to mount umbrella defense in Tate murder case
Four lawyers plan a shared umbrella defense for the Sharon Tate murder trial with Paul Fitzgerald leading the questioning. They anticipate disagreements but currently stand united as the case resumes after a two day recess.
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Los Angeles
Sharon Tate
Paul Fitzgerald
Study Warns Ban on Weedkillers May Hurt Farmers
A Department of Agriculture study warns that banning the phenoxy herbicides 2 4 D and 2 4 5 T would cost farmers at least 290 million dollars annually and raise food prices. The chemicals face criticism from environmental groups as weed and brush killers. The American Petroleum Institute halves its oil spill research to 1 3 million of a 3 5 million 1971 environmental control budget, up from 650 000 in 1970.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
New York
American Petroleum Institute
Weather Across Nation Brisk and Clear With Chill
The Associated Press reports widespread dry, cool conditions on the nation with a frosty Southeast, sparse damp spots from light showers in the Pacific Northwest and Midwest, and light snow in the northern Great Lakes region.
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Associated Press
Pacific Northwest
Midwest
Great Lakes
Oklahoma State black students plan new talks after meeting
Dissatisfied with OSU reception, discontented black students regroup in Oklahoma City after meeting OSU president Dr. Robert Kamm in Stillwater. They vow to continue boycotting classes until demands are met and hope to arrange another meeting today led by Anita Day.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma State University
OSU
Stillwater
Robert Kamm
Anita Day
Kamm
Kennedy Byrd duel over Senate whip post grows
Edward M. Kennedy and Robert C. Byrd spar on the Senate floor as Byrd, a West Virginia undeclared contender, vies for the Democratic whip post now held by Kennedy. Kennedy remains confident he can retain the leadership path to Majority Leader Mike Mansfield.
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Washington
Edward M. Kennedy
Robert C. Byrd
Senate
Chamber
Byrd
West Virginia
Kennedy
Massachusetts
Mike Mansfield
South Vietnamese Push Deeper Into Cambodia Front
American and South Vietnamese forces push into northeastern Cambodia with heavy fighting. The 196th Brigade suffers five deaths from a booby trap as U S casualties rise from mines and booby traps. North Vietnamese losses total 56 killed and 24 captured in recent clashes. The operation targets enemy bases and supply networks near the border as air strikes destroy bunkers.
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Saigon
Cambodia
196Th
da Nang
U.S
Vietnam
Ters
Phnom Penh
Mekong
Lai
Nuclear Weapons Vote Due In U N
The United Nations General Assembly Political Committee planned to approve a resolution calling for halting new nuclear weapons development. The measure, from nonaligned members, aims to aid SALT talks but faces likely U S and Soviet abstentions and concerns over verification. France criticizes coastal nation rights and China lags behind in curbs.
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U. N. General Assembly
United States
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U. S
France
China
GOP Economy Hopes Fade as Industrial Output Dips
Washington AP reports October industrial production fell 2.3 percent, the steepest drop since August 1959, with autos strike dragging output. The Federal Reserve cites declines in consumer durable goods and equipment, while Nixon aides call it negative but expected as recovery stalls. The index stands at 162.3, lowest since 1968, with broader output easing across steel, construction materials, paper, and chemicals.
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Washington
Nixon
Auto Workers
General Motors
Council of Economic Advisers
Federal Reserve Board
Scientists urge senators to kill security bill with Nobel signers
About 750 top scientists from 138 institutions in 35 states signed a petition urging the Senate to defeat a House passed defense facilities and security bill. They warn it threatens laboratory work and civil liberties while critics call it unnecessary and unconstitutional.
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Washington
Senate
Washington, D. C
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Hans Bethe
Arthur Kornberg
Salvador Luria
Linus Pauling
Albert Szent- Gyorgyl
George Wald
Jerome Wiesner
Jerrold Zacharias
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
George Kistiakowski
Harvard
House
Senate faces new GAO probe on supersonic transport funding
The GAO investigates the SST project including feasibility and cost overruns as critics push to block more federal aid until the study is finished. Proxmire presses for possible irregularities in subcontracts amid debate on environmental impact and competitiveness.
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Washington
Senate
General Accounting Office
GAO
Nental
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Proxmire
Transportation Subcommittee
Senate Appropriations Committee
United States
Pentagon Still Buying Darvon Despite Doubts
Defense Department continues large purchases of Darvon and Darvon aspirin combinations totaling over 5 million dollars. Over the last 11 months the Pentagon spent more than 177 thousand on Darvon 32 and Darvon 65 and about 291 thousand on a Darvon aspirin mix. Prices cited include 1.58 per 100 for Darvon 32 and 12.38 per 900 for the larger dosage. A Lilly spokesman defended the drug citing 230 million prescriptions. Investigators for a Senate subcommittee study into you
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Washington
Defense Department
Pentagon
Eli Lilly Co
Indianapolis
Ind
Senate
Safety bill heads to House after Senate passage
The Senate approval 82 to 3 sends a landmark job safety bill to the House to create a national program aimed at 80 million workers. It would set standards within two years, empower inspectors, allow appeals to a three member commission, and back research by a National Institute of Safety and Health.
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Washington
Senate
House
Secretary of Labor
Labor Department
Nixon
National Institute of Safety and Health
Syria names Ahmed Khatib president as Assad becomes premier
Beiruts Middle East News Agency reports from Damascus that Ahmed Khatib, a former leader of Syria's school teachers, is named president while Gen. Hafez Assad, the defense minister who toppled the Baath Marxists, will become premier. Nixon invites congressional leaders to the White House to discuss a $1 billion foreign aid request for Israel and several Asian nations.
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Lebanon
Ahmed Khatib
Syria
Egypt
Middle East
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Hafez Assad
Baath Socialist Party
Washington
Nixon
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