Russian Navy Officer Seeks Public Life After Escape
Lt Sergei Kourdakov, a former Soviet sailor who fled to Canada by swimming ashore in a Pacific storm, describes his view of life in the West. He praises Western freedoms, criticizes Soviet propaganda, and discusses planned radio broadcasts from Portugal and Monaco to the USSR. He warns of KGB pressure, expresses admiration for Nixon, and outlines aims with Underground Evangelism to broadcast Bible texts into Communist countries.
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Soviet Union
Washington
Sergei Kourdakov
Jane Fonda
Angela Davis
Hanoi
Kourdakov
West
Canada
British Columbia
United States
Russia
Leonid
Brezhnev
Hollywood
Quebec Liberation Front
Nixon
Sen. J. William Fulbright
Radio Liberty
Radio Free Europe
Voice of America
KGB
Toronto
Quebec
Montreal
Kourdakovy
George Brown College
Trudeau
Alexei) Kosygin
Ottawa
Rus
Sia
Glendale
Calif
Portugal
Monaco
Far East
America
L. Joe Bass
Church of God
U S jets strike North Vietnam rail lines and radar sites
U S Air Force jets attacked northwest North Vietnam lines to China and destroyed two radar stations used for surface to air missiles. Ground fighting around Pleiku intensified with a major clash near Bau Can base camp. Claims of enemy losses and air strikes were reported, while other fronts showed stalemate but some territorial gains by South Vietnamese forces. The piece notes Herbert Hoover receiving 85 honorary degrees, the most awarded to any individual.
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Saigon
U. S
North Vietnam
Northwest
China
Central Highlands
Asesault
U.S
Bau Can
Pleiku City
de Viet
Viet
Pleiku
South Vietnam
Associated Press
Richard Blystone
Baldy
Ross
Hue Son
da Nang
An Loc
Ben Cat
Herbert Clark Hoover
The
United States
Feminist ethic proposed for abortion by student speaker
Jean MacRae of Harvard Divinity School urged a feminist ethic that centers women's well being and frees abortion from male imposed morality. She argued current church doctrine hospital policy and law reflect male perspectives and pressure women to prioritize fetal life over their own welfare at an international religion congress.
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Los Angeles
Jean MacRae
Harvard Divinity School
MacRae
International Congress of Learned Societies
Hillsboro flood town inspected after deadly flash flood
Federal and state officials were to visit Hillsboro New Mexico to assess about 200000 dollars in damage after Sundays flash flood. Two dead and four listed as missing as curfew and isolation measures were imposed while relief workers assessed homes and businesses. Restoration and disaster declarations were expected to follow as locals awaited updates from officials.
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Hills Boro
N.M
New Mexi
Tipton
Monticello
Winston
Chloride
Engle
Cotter
Arrey
Derry
Palomas
Animas
Hillsboro
Guadalupe Terrazas
Ed Newton
Truth Or Consequences
Percher Creek
Sierra County
Charles Cox
Mike
Isabel Gurski
Deming
County Commission
Raymon Greer
National Guard
John Rogers
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Red Cross
State Highway Department
Percha Creek
Lewis raises millions at Muscular Dystrophy telethon
Jerry Lewis led a 20 hour Labor Day telethon on WNEW-TV that drew pledges exceeding 9.2 million dollars for the Muscular Dystrophy Association of America. Celebrities performed inside a New York hotel while about two dozen demonstrators protested outside, alleging the charity exploits the disabled and neglects disabled board inclusion.
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New York
Wnew-Tv
New York City
Muscular Dystrophy Association of America
Queens
The
Muscular Dystrophy Association
Police urged to grow beards in Hampshire force
In Southampton Hampshire police officers are encouraged to grow beards as a sign of strength and to present a father-like image to troubled youths. Inspector John Moore stated in the force house journal that the beard helps a young constable feel secure and project authority.
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Southampton
England
Hampshire Force
John Moore
Force
Bobby
Tourists Find Prison Island in French Guiana
Associated Press reports Devil's Island in French Guiana draws a modest tourist boom. Visitors tour three small islets housing abandoned prison buildings, a church ruins, and a cemetery. a former guards dining hall hosts a 15 room hotel and bar. An artist in residence, Joan Thompson, sketches visitors while residents recall a brutal past.
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Devil’s Island
Kourou
Cayenne
French Guiana
Une
France
Guiana
Atlantic
Royal
St. Joseph
Alfred Dreyfus
Denise Courtalon
Joan Thompson
Raza Unida unites activist groups rallying for raza unida
In El Paso a national gathering of Mexican Americans members from 16 states and D C formed Congreso de Aztlan with 3 representatives per state and elected Jose Angel Gutierrez national chairman. They backed a platform for independence from Republicans and Democrats and bilingual bicultural education. Ramsey Muniz is named as gubernatorial candidate.
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Eloy Aguilar
Associated Press
EL Paso
Tex
Raza Unida
South Texas
Crystal City
Jose Angel Gutierrez
University of Texas
Gutierrez
Congreso de Aztlan
Rodolfo
Corky”? Gonzalez
Colorado
Aztlan
Mexico
Missouri
Oregon
Arizona
California
Illinois
Inediana
Kansas
Maryland
Michigan
Nebraska
New Mexico
Texas
Washington
Wisconsin
Utah
District of Columbia
San Antonio
Ramsey Muniz
United States
Paso
Coliseum
Gonzalez
Crusade For Justice
Reyes Lopez Tijerina
Lopez Tijerina
Goneralez
Congress
Former Colorado lawmaker stabbed to death near Juarez
Frank R. Anaya, 32, a former Colorado House member and staffer at the University of Colorado, was stabbed 15 times and died after seeking help in Juarez. He had attended the Raza Unida party convention as an observer. Police discounted robbery. 360 was found in his pocket. Anaya previously represented Denver District 7 and lost a 1966 primary after a feud with Corky Gonzales.
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EL Paso
Tex
Colorado
Raza Unida Party
Juarez
Frank R. Anaya
Colorado House of Representatives
Anaya
University of Colorado
Raza Unida
First National Assembly
Ricardo Falcon
Boulder
New Mexico
Juarez General Hospital
Red Light
U. S
Gerald McLaughlin
McLaughlin
Rodolfo
Corky
Gonzales
Denver
Parties bid for Mexican American vote in California
In California both Democrats and Republicans court the state's three million Spanish speaking or Spanish surname residents as the presidential race nears. Democrats say gains for Mexican Americans will endure despite some erosion from young independents and La Raza Unida. Raza Unida and Chicano leaders criticize major parties while Nixon backers point to 42 Spanish surnamed officials as proof of engagement.
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Los Angeles
California
Henry Ramirez
Cabinet Committee On
Nixon
Louis Velasquez
George McGovern
Raza Unida
el Paso
Tex
Rodolfo ‘Corky’ Gonzales
Gilbert Lopez
la Raza Unida
U.S
Romana Ranuelos
Office of Economic Opportunity
Philip Sanchez
Ramirez
Lopez
McGovern
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Kay McHugh
Copley News Service
Sen
Lai Khe
Lewis
Prison Island
William Ff. Nicholson
Devils Island
Royal Island
Mary
Jesus
Dolorosa
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