Spy satellite launch highlights China missile progress gap
The secret satellite launched Monday night from Cape Kennedy heads to a stationary orbit about 20 000 miles above Southeast Asia. It will monitor Red China and Soviet missile tests, as the Air Force seeks improved intelligence after a less successful prior satellite from last June.
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Fla
America
Red China
Southeast Asia
Soviet Union
Air Force
ABM System Milestone Reached With Space Interception
Washington AP reports the Safeguard Antiballistic Missile program achieved its first interception in outer space when a Spartan missile launched from Kwajalein Atoll hit a Minuteman I nose cone high above the Pacific. The ultimate test remains five years away.
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Washington
Space
mid-Pacific
Kwajalein Atoll
Pacific
Rail Fare Hike Approved by ICC for 21 Railroads
The Interstate Commerce Commission rejected New York and Ohio officials appeal and approved a 10 percent passenger fare increase by 21 railroads. The decision, made by three commissioners for the full 11 member panel, upholds last week’s Board of Suspension action.
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Washington
New York
Ohio
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Suharto Delays Netherlands Visit Again
President Suharto postpones his state visit to the Netherlands for 24 more hours after gunman occupation of the Indonesian Embassy in The Hague. The move follows a Monday postponement as the Dutch government works to prepare.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Suharto
Netherlands
Hague
Panther files motion to overturn conspiracy verdict
Black Panther Lonnie McLucas lawyers seek to set aside the jury ruling on his conspiracy to murder in the 1969 killing. They filed the motion within hours of the verdict and said they will appeal at sentencing later this month in New Haven.
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New Haven, Conn
Lonnie McLucas
McLucas
Domed Cities Studied in Arkansas Valley Plans
Representatives of the Ozarks Regional Commission told the Russellville Chamber of Commerce that HUD showed interest in domed city concepts for new developments in the Arkansas River Valley. John Dodson and Jim Edwards spoke at the Monday meeting.
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Russellville, Ark
Ozarks
Oil Industry Urged to Halt Offshore Drilling
A federal study urges the petroleum industry to confine drilling to land and delay offshore operations to protect the environment. Citing the January 1969 Santa Barbara oil well eruption and a February Louisiana coast oil fire, the report notes offshore activity caused environmental damage.
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Washington
California
Santa Barbara Channel
Louisiana
Senator Randolph Faces Angered Women Over Bra Comment
West Virginia Sen. Jennings Randolph sparks fury among women after calling liberationists a small band of braless bubbleheads. He has been flooded with letters and telegrams from protesters including a woman who asks if he considers bra wearing his damn business.
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Washington
Jennings Randolph
West Virginia
Women’s Liberationists
Randolph
Senate
Legion Parade Opens Legion Convention in Portland
In Portland Oregon the national American Legion convention opened with a four hour parade feeding a formal program. Governor Tom McCall and Mayor Terry Schrunk addressed the gathering as 14 000 delegates gathered for the first day. The body plans to consider more than 500 resolutions, stressing U S participation in Southeast Asia, campus violence curbs and national security.
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Portland
Ore
National American Legion Convention
Oregon
Tom McCall
Terry Schrunk
U. S
Southeast Asia
Senate Rejects End Of War Amendment on Vietnam Pullout
The Senate voted 55 to 39 to decline a proposal to require withdrawal of all American troops by end of 1971. McGovern and Hatfield led the bid, arguing it reflected national discontent, while Nixon aides praised the defeat as supporting Vietnam policy.
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Washington
Senate
Nixon
Son
George McGovern
D-S
Mark O. Hatfield
R-Ore
America
Southeast Asia
McGovern
John Sherman Cooper
Hatfield-McGovern
Cooper
Congress
McGovern-Hatfield
Hatfield- McGovern
Mansfield
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Nixon Assesses Mideast Situation at Western White House
President Nixon convenes advisers to review the Middle East amid Israeli complaints of cease-fire violations. Vice President Agnew returns from Asia to join the session with top officials including Rogers Packard Moorer Sisco Helms Kissinger. No announcements expected.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Middle East
Spiro T. Agnew
Honolulu
Asia
White House
Agnew
Ronald L. Ziegler
United Nations
Washington
Melvin R. Laird
Israel
Golda Meir
United States
Suez Canal
William P. Rogers
David Packard
Laird
Thomas H. Moorer
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Joseph J. Sisco
Richard Helms
Central Intelligence Agency
Henry A. Kissinger
NSC
George Lincoln
Office of Emergency Preparedness
CBS
Ziegler
Forty N Viet POWs Escape From Phu Quoc Camp
Forty prisoners escaped after killing a guard and wounding another as they seized weapons near the Phu Quoc prison. Nine were killed and two wounded in a chase. 29 remained at large. Camphouses over 20,000 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong. A U.S. helicopter was shot down and one American killed in the fighting near Da Nang.
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Saigon
Phu Quoc
Gulf of Siam
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Frank Borman
Borman
Nixon
U.S
da Nang
Automakers Set New Contract Offers to UAW
DETROIT AP Big Three automakers reveal their new contract offers to the United Auto Workers union today in hopes of a settlement that would avert a mid September strike.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers Union
UAW
Leonard Woodcock
General Motors Corp
Ford Motor Co
Chrysler Corp
Multiple Global Crises Mark Day With Fires Threats and Talks
Susan Atkins may delay Tate murder trial as ovarian cyst prompts possible two week postponement. In Washington state dry lightning sparked about 80 eastern forest fires, bringing regional totals to roughly 400 fires and 192000 burned acres. In Israel and Lebanon, cabinet pressure over peace talks rises as raids and combat kill a soldier. UAW demands escalate with early contract responses from GM Ford and Chrysler ahead of Sept. 14 expiry.
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Los Angeles
Susan Atkins
Sharon Tate
Wenatchee, Wash
Washington
Wenatchee and
Okanogan National Forests
Court To Rule On Death Penalty Early In New Term
The Supreme Court will hear two capital punishment challenges likely the week of Oct. 19. Cases from California and Ohio pose the same constitutional questions as prior terms, including jury discretion in sentencing and guilt determination in the same sitting.
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Washington
Supreme Court
California
Ohio
William L. Maxwell
Hot Springs
Ark
Crampton
McGautha
Mixed reaction to film purporting U S POWs in Vietnam
A 12 minute North Vietnamese film shown on TV drew mixed reactions from families at home. Some viewers recognized relatives while others doubted the footage. Pentagon telegrams urged viewing as questions remained about the authenticity and inclusion of prisoners listed by authorities.
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Washington
U. S
Cleveland
Charles S. Stanley Sr
CWO
Charles S. Stanley Jr
Pentagon
Nina Trout
Murfreesboro
Tenn
Mark Babson
Hanoi
Rep
Mexico tough on drug users shocks American youth
In Tijuana La Mesa penitentiary officials report 41 U.S. youths, aged 18 to 22, serving up to 12 years after Mexican drug law revisions and a border crackdown. Mexican prosecutors note stricter penalties for narcotics offenses, with longer trials and no bail, while U.S. officials warn travelers that crossing borders means facing Mexican law.
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San Diego Calif
Mexico
Antonio Martinez
Federal
Tijuana
la Mesa
U. S
Martinez
Baja California
Guillermo Bertam Campo
California Bureau of Narcotics Enforcement
San Diego
Joseph House
House
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