Gas firms seek safeguards after El Paso breakup ruling
Six gas suppliers warn that breaking up El Paso Natural Gas Co could harm regional economy if its Pacific Northwest pipeline is sold as required by the Supreme Court. In Juarez Chihuahua lawmakers end a popular quickie divorce statute, a leading lawyer says, sparking headlines.
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Seattle
el Paso Natural Gas Co
el Paso
Pacific Northwest
U.S. Supreme Court
Juarez
Mexico
Chihuahua
Here
Agnew Says He Has Relished Campaign Travels
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew told a Navy League dinner he has loved every minute of his campaign travel this fall and relished the assignment for President Nixon. He described the year as crucial to the people of the United States in a speech billed as non political but notable for its political undertone.
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New York
Spiro T. Agnew
Nixon
United States
Agnew
Navy League
Kidney transplant costs drop as adherence remains worry
Dr Samuel Kouitz told about 600 attendees at the American Association of Blood Banks convention that kidney transplant costs have fallen sharply. The surgeon warned that the main concern after surgery is a patient failing to take prescribed drugs at home, potentially compromising the life saving procedure.
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San Francisco
Samuel Kouitz
American Association of Blood Banks
South Sees Widespread Rain From Great Lakes To Gulf
Heavy downpours drenched the South and midsection with showers and thunderstorms extending from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico. New Orleans recorded nearly 1.5 inches of rain in the predawn hours while Corpus Christi and Brownsville, Texas, reported more than an inch.
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Associated Press
South
Great Lakes
Gulf of Mexico
New Orleans
Corpus Christi
Brownsville
Tex
Shakeup Planned at Major Consumer Protection Agency
Washington AP reports Clayton Yeutter, three weeks into his role as administrator of the Consumer and Marketing Service in the Agriculture Department, ready to overhaul the agency with a focus on reforming the large meat and poultry inspection system.
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Washington
Nixon Administration
Clayton Yeutter
Consumer and Marketing Service
Department of Agriculture
Mitchell to Head Police Violence Strategy Talks
Attorney General John N. Mitchell and a baker's dozen of top law officers plan a Friday meeting to discuss the rise in police shootings and terrorist bombings. The conference stems from a speech Mitchell gave earlier this month to the International Association of Chiefs of Police.
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Washington
John N. Mitchell
International Association of Chiefs of Police
Ford Earning Drop With Higher Costs in 1970 Nine Months
Ford Motor Co reports nine month sales near 1970 levels but earnings fall due to increased labor and material costs. Third quarter sales hit a record 3.4 billion dollars, surpassing 1969’s 3.2 billion. Net income per share stands at 68 cents versus 50 cents the prior year.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Apartment Boom Shapes U S Housing Outlook
Miami Beach report notes that within five years half of new U S housing units could be apartments. Rising costs push demand while government involvement grows, industry sources say.
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Miami Beach
Fla
United States
College enrollments rise 4 percent to 8.3 million
A national study estimates college enrollments increased 4 percent from 1969 to 8.3 million this year based on 564 colleges. Dr. Garland G. Parker of the University of Cincinnati notes about 2.1 million freshmen, up 4 percent.
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Cincinnati, Ohio
Garland G. Parker
University of Cincinnati
One in ten high school leaders admit marijuana use
A national Merit Publishing Co survey of 22 000 youths in 18 000 schools shows 10 percent of high school juniors and seniors who answered now use marijuana. Respondents discuss Vietnam war priorities, race relations, voting age, and trust in President Nixon.
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Washington
Merit Publishing Co
Northfield
Ill
Nixon Campaigns Across Florida Then Heads to Texas
President Nixon urged a nonpartisan stance during Florida rallies in West Palm Beach and Miami Beach while pushing for GOP Senate candidate William Cramer and Gov. Claude Kirk. He noted Florida's Democratic edge in registration and then planned trips to Texas for races featuring Lloyd Bentsen vs George Bush and Gov. Preston Smith vs Paul Egger.
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Key Biscayne, Fla
Nixon
Florida
Texas
West Palm Beach
Miami Beach
Senate
William C. Cramer
Lawton Chiles
Palm Beach
Cramer
Claude Kirk
Reubin Askew
America
St. Petersburg
Tallahassee
Lloyd Bentsen
George Bush
Preston Smith
Paul Egger
Notes surface in Montreal kidnap case amid hoax claims
Montreal police report two notes linked to the FLQ kidnap saga. One fake warns Cross body near St Rose bridge Laval, the other hints at FLQ aims and includes Rose's photo and fingerprint. Police say Cross remains missing with no trace found. Old Montreal areas see heightened security around City Hall and Justice sites.
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Montreal
Quebec
James R. Cross
FLQ
Cross
Quebec Liberation Front
St. Rose Bridge
Laval
Paul Rose
Pierre Laporte
Rose
Flo
Old
Justice Department
Ecuadorian Dictatorship Captures Leaders Amid Kidnap Crisis
In Quito and other cities troops patrol as Gen Cesar Rohn Sandoval, an air force commander, is abducted by several assailants. The Velasco Ibarra regime imposes martial law, shuts media, curfews, and strengthens security while arresting officials and family members of ousted officials.
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Quito
Ecuador
Cesar Rohn Sandoval
Congress
Rohn Sandoval
Jorge Acosta Velasco
Acosta Velasco
Madrid
Hemisphere
U. S
Brazil
Southwest Texas Weather Forecast Ahead
Southwest Texas region forecast fair and cool through Thursday with temperatures easing from a low near 25 to a high of about 75 by Thursday. Forecasters expect light winds and no significant precipitation.
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Texas
Pecos
U S Bombers Step Up Strikes on Laos Trails
U S B52 bombers pressed new raids against North Vietnamese supply routes through southern Laos. The campaign nears 500 strikes in 18 days, centered near the Ho Chi Minh trail within a 70 square mile zone west of the DMZ. Reports say North Vietnamese forces move toward northwest South Vietnam as one division nears Khe Sanh.
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Saigon
U.S
Laos
Bang Hien River
Khe Sanh
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Huong Lap
Quang Tri
Army frees Capt. MacDonald of murder charges
The Army ruled there was insufficient evidence to convict Capt. Jeffrey R. MacDonald of three counts of premeditated murder in the 1970 killings of his wife Colette and two daughters at Fort Bragg. Maj. Gen. Edward Flanagan said no new charges would follow unless new evidence emerged.
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Ft, Bragg
N. C
Army
Jeffrey R. MacDonald
Edward M. Flanagan
John F. Kennedy Center For Military Assistance
Green Beret
Flanagan
MacDonald
Col
Warren V. Rock
Ft. Bragg
Colette
Kimberly
Kristin Jean
Maj
James Wilson
Wilson
John J. Tolson
Dennis Eisman
Philadelphia
Rock
Second Soviet plane hijacked shocks Turkey
Turkish authorities questioned two Soviet students seeking asylum after a second hijacking in two weeks. The Aeroflot flight from Kerch to Krasnodar was seized by Giilov and Pozdeyir, with pilot Menshikov confirming the hold and another passenger aboard. Anatolia reported the two had planned escape for two years.
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Ankara
Turkey
U.S
Soviet Armenia
Nikolai Giilov
Vitaly Pozdeyir
Sinop
Anatolia
Alexei Menshikov
Black Sea
Soviet Union
Aeroflot
Kerch
Pranas Stasio Brazinskas
Algedas
Trabzon
America Postpones UN Stand
The United States weighs cautious approach in Middle East debate at the United Nations. Washington consults with other delegations before confirming a stance, with Ambassador Charles W. Yost likely to speak after a resolution is introduced.
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United Nations
N. Y
United States
Middle East
General Assembly
U.S
U. S
Charles W. Yost
Abba Eban
Israel
Mahmoud Riad
Egypt
Washington
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Jose Velasco Ibarra
National Palace
Defense Ministry
Air Force
Britain
Spain
Jorge Zavala Baquerizo
Velasco Ibarra
Asaad Bu«caram
Panama
N. Viet
Krasnonar
Giilov and Pozdeyir
Yuri Derbinov
Cevat Deneli
Russia
Vassily Grubyakov
Grubyakov
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