Paraguayans, Frenchman charged in massive heroin haul
Five Paraguayans and a French man face charges for smuggling 93.75 pounds of pure heroin worth about 10 million dollars. The drugs were hidden in the tail of an Argentine registered aircraft left at a North Parrish Florida airport after a flight from South America to Miami last month. The federal grand jury announced the case. The second item notes the Supreme Court's first clear signal Nixon aides may prevail in criminal law, with a 6-3 ruling upholding guilty pleas from defendants who claim innocence, amid a split with the remaining Warren Court liberals Douglas Brennan and Marshall.
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North Parry
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South America
Miami
Washington
Supreme Court
Nixon
Warren Court
William O, Douglas
William J, Brennan Jr
Thurgood Marshall
Pope Paul VI to Visit East Pakistan Disaster Area
The Pope will stop in Dacca for about one hour on the way to Manila to express sympathy for storm victims in East Pakistan. The city lies 100 miles north of the Ganges delta where hundreds of thousands died and two million are homeless and in need of aid.
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Paul VI
Manila
East Pakistan
Vatican
Dacca
Ganges Delta
Farm Export Strike Across Senate Faces Trade Bill
Farm Belt senators meet with manufacturing state allies to block a House-passed trade bill. They warn 700,000 jobs and 6.6 billion dollars in farm exports are at stake annually.
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Washington
U.S
Ky Concludes White House Visit After Quiet Start
South Vietnamese Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky met with President Nixon in a subdued White House session following a breakfast meeting. Ky planned talks with Henry Kissinger and a rare press briefing amid earlier protests that canceled a prior Washington trip.
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Washington
Nguyen Cao Ky
White House
Nixon
Henry Kissinger
High Surf Hits Oahu North Shore
Surf of 12 to 18 feet pounded Oahu north shore beaches while Weather Bureau forecast waves of 20 feet or more on several Hawaiian islands.
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Honolulu
Oahu
Weather Bureau
Hawaiian
Calley Trial Testimony Details My Lai Atrocities
In Fort Benning testimony, a helicopter pilot and his gunner describe seeing piled civilian bodies at My Lai a soldier firing into a ditch with Vietnamese and an unidentified captain shooting a wounded woman. Calley’s name does not appear during their Monday stand.
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My Lai
William L. Calley Jr
US Trade Center Stoned in Stockholm Protest
Several hundred youths stoned the U.S. trade center in Stockholm Monday night protesting the weekend bombing of North Vietnam. Five large show windows were smashed and paint showered the entrance.
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Stockholm
U.S. Trade Center
North Vietnam
Cancer Chemical Found To Aid Leukemia Diagnosis
A National Cancer Institute team led by Drs. Robert C. Gallo Sue Yang and Robert C. Ting discovered a chemical linked to lymphocyte enzymes that could signal early leukemia diagnosis and may lead to treatment. Findings were reported to scientists at a Pas teur Institute conference in Paris.
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Washington
National Cancer Institute
Washington Post
Robert C. Gallo
Sue Yang
Robert C. Ting
Pasteur Institute
Paris
Job Safety Bill Moves to House Debates
In Washington AP reports the administration seeks to amend the first nationwide job safety bill approved by the House Education and Labor Committee. The measure would empower the secretary of labor to set monitor and enforce safety standards for about 80 million workers. In Stanford California AP notes rock throwing demonstrators broke 49 windows at Stanford University during a protest of the U.S. bombing of North Vietnam.
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House Education and Labor Committee
Secretary of Labor
Stanford, Calif
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U.S
North Vietnam
One Million To Be Pumped Into Slumping Home Market
Federal Home Loan Bank plans to inject more than 1 billion dollars into the slumping home mortgage market to lower interest rates next year. The move drew praise from administration circles while critics urged voluntary wage price guideposts to curb inflation. Preston Martin said an initial 85 million should flow soon via the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp to buy federally guaranteed mortgages, freeing more funds for lenders.
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Nixon
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National Commission On Productivity
Business Research Organization
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Preston Martin
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp
GM Announces Price Increase Across Vehicle Lineup
General Motors said it would raise the average new car price by seven tenths of one percent or about $24 effective immediately as its new UAW contract took effect. The rise adds to a prior $139 hike and affects roughly 4.5 million annual sales, with some models up $40 and station wagons down $18.
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General Motors
United Auto Workers
UAW
Ford Motor Co
Chrysler Corp
Ford
Chrysler
Laird Says POW Raid Surprised North Vietnamese Guards
Defense Secretary Melvin Laird described a raid on a suspected POW camp in North Vietnam as a surprise action. He said no prisoners were found and noted other camps may exist in populated areas where rescues are harder. Officials did not specify numbers or future plans beyond keeping options open.
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Melvin P. Laird
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North Vietnam
United States
Liberia Records Invasion Attempts In West Africa
Liberia reports new invasion attempts against Guinea as Radio Conakry says mercenaries and Portuguese fascists landed near Conakry. Guinea claims ships delivered hundreds of mercenaries and warns citizens after days of fighting. Abidjan observers see invasion fleet retreating.
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Sekou Toure
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Toure
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U.S. Says No Comment on SAMs Fired at B52s in Laos
U S command avoided comment on reports North Vietnamese SAM missiles may have shot at B52 bombers over Laos near the Mu Gia and Ban Karai passes. Officials noted six SAM sites were observed and no American aircraft were reported shot down while Cambodia saw a district center at Puok fall to assault troops with 31 defenders wounded.
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Siem Reap
Weather Report West of Pecos
Fair and warmer tonight and Wednesday. Low tonight 20 to 35. High Wednesday 62 to 78.
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Pecos
Senate Upholds Nixon Veto On Campaign Broadcast Spending
The Senate's 58 to 34 vote sustains President Nixon's veto, failing by four votes to reach a two thirds majority. A broader reform package is discussed for next year with ideas including spending limits, broadcast time rules, finance disclosure, and potential free network time for major party candidates.
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Nixon
Washington
Chamber
Congress
Tration
Plunkett Wins Heisman For 1970 Football Season
Jim Plunkett of Stanford claimed the Heisman Trophy as college football's outstanding performer for 1970. In other news, October energy cost rose six tenths of a percent, the steepest nine months, renewing inflation concerns. A U S helicopter and a South Vietnamese craft collided in the Mekong Delta near Binh Thuy killing 3 Americans and 14 Vietnamese with no survivors reported. An investigation is under way.
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Jim Plunkett
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Washington
White House
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Binh Thuy
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