Summit ends with cautious tone on Northern Ireland crisis
London reports Prime Minister Heath and Taoiseach Lynch wrap two days of talks with no dramatic moves but an air of optimism. The 100th death in Northern Ireland follows a fatal shooting as protests erupt outside the Irish Embassy.
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London
Jack Lynch
Irish Republic
Britain
Edward Heath
Northern Ireland
Ulster
Annette McGavigan
Lone Gomerry
Bazside
Annette
Puerto Rican leftists plan demonstration at governors conference
San Juan reports that separatist groups plan a major anti conference protest to coincide with the national governors meeting. Organizers predict large turnout and accuse U.S. holdings of exploitation while authorities brace for provocations and heightened security measures.
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San Juan
PLR
Puerto Rico
Aurnout
Ue Land
Eader
Chicago
Labor Day Weekend Traffic Death Toll Reported
The Associated Press notes 591 people died in traffic accidents nationwide over the Labor Day weekend. Officials had forecast 600 to 700 fatalities from Friday evening to Monday midnight, with last year totaling 612 and the all-time high reaching 688 in 1968.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Lawrence Welk Named Grand Marshal of 83rd Rose Parade
Pasadena California Lawrence Welk the champagne music bandleader known for national TV appearances for over 15 years will lead the 83rd Tournament of Roses Parade on New Year’s Day. Welk said it was one of the finest things that has ever happened to me.
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Pasadena
Calif
Lawrence Welk
Hiker Survives 200-Foot Fall on Half Dome
A 20 year old hiker from Lakewood California Steve McRee survived a nearly 200 foot fall on the back side of Half Dome in Yosemite during a lightning storm. He was holding a fixed steel cable when the fall occurred and was stopped by boulders. A helicopter transported him to a hospital with fractures cuts and bruises. Rangers cited uncertainty whether lightning hit the cable or the ground nearby.
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Yosemite
Calif
Half Dome
Yosemite National Park
Steve McRee
Lakewood
Lew Albert
McRee
Congress Returns to Nixon Revised Economic Agenda
Congress resumes after a month’s recess to find President Nixon’s shifted program focused on a tax package wage and price controls and measures to stabilize the dollar The House Ways and Means Committee plans hearings Wednesday with approval likely by October while critics say the plan favors big business over individuals Welfare reform remains the most likely enactment this session with Social Security and welfare provisions under pressure Federal reorganization faces strong opposition and Oct 15 adjournment hopes are dashed by the economic package announcement
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Nixon
Means Committee
House and Son
Russell Long
D-La
Senate Finance Committee
Long
Bernstein Mass opens at Kennedy Center with sold out debut
Leonard Bernstein supervises the first public performance of Mass at the Kennedy Center, drawing a 2200 audience for a dress rehearsal. Critics await reviews while the crowd erupts with bravos after the curtain. The event marks the center’s first audience and a landmark cultural day in Washington.
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Leonard Bernstein
John F. Kennedy Center For the Performing Arts
New Opera House
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Maurice Peress
Alvin Ailey
Sen
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Kennedy
Kennedy Center
Eisenhower
Congress
Berstein
Infantry moves to forward fire bases near Laotian border
American infantry shifts into Fire Bases Barbara and Ann to free South Vietnamese troops for Lam Son 810 near Khe Sanh. U S forces report 2 F4 fighter bombers struck inside North Vietnam and B 52s pounded targets around Khe Sanh as 12 000 South Vietnamese troops push westward toward Laos.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
Khe Sanh
Dmz
Laos
101St Airborne Division
Barbara and
Ann
Lam Son
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
Bosknor
Chamcar Andong
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis to Attend JFK Center Opening
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis will fly to Washington for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts opening. The decision came after urging from Aristotle Onassis, citing personal and private reasons for previously declining President Nixon’s invitation to use the presidential box.
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New York
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Washington
The
Daily News
Athens
Aristotle Onassis
Onassis
Nixon
Nancy Tuckerman
Alaska Airlines Jet Crash Kills Dozens on Mt Chilkat
Rescuers continue removing victims from the rain swept mountain after an Alaska Airlines 727 crashed on Mt Chilkat. By Monday 56 bodies and the flight recorders had been recovered as crews search the scattered wreckage and airlift remains to Juneau.
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Juneau
Alaska
Patrick Wellington
Alaska Public Safety Department
Alaska Airlines
National Guard
Coast Guard
Attempt on U S Ambassador Swank in Cambodia Ends Fail
Terrorists used a bomb laden bicycle to target U S Ambassador Emory C. Swank as his car passed an alley. The device weighed 10 to 20 pounds and exploded on contact with the vehicle but Swank and his party were unharmed. Cambodian police search for a youth seen pushing the bicycle. Police say this marks the fifth attack on the American Embassy since the conflict began.
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Robin Mannock
Associated Press
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
U.S
Emory C. Swank
Swank
Yim Sarun
Shanghai
Tsingtao
Batavia
Jakarta
Moscow
Bucharest
Vientiane
Frederick
Three Republicans Vying for U.S. Military Court Nomination
Three nominees considered for the vacant U S Court of Military Appeals seat include Robert Duncan a black justice from the Ohio Supreme Court John W Kelley a black Cleveland City Council veteran and Edward A Potts associate dean at George Washington University Law School The vacancy requires a Republican holder as the other two judges are Democrats The process follows controversy over a prior nomination and may impact Lemcaly My Lai appeal cases.
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Gregg Herrington
Associated Press
Washington
Ohio
Senate
Nixon
Albert W. Watson
R-S
Strom Thurmond
Watson
William Saxbe
John W. Kelley
Cleveland
Cuyahoga County
Republican Central Committee
Edward A. Potts
Camp Springs
Potts
George Washington University Law School
Washington, D.C
Wallace urges Nixon to freeze school busing nationwide
Gov. George C. Wallace in Prichard Alabama calls for a federal freeze on school busing similar to Nixon price and wage freezes. He predicts the 1972 presidential race and argues Alabamians are the conscience of the country urging public education to be returned to parents amid busing for racial balance.
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Prichard
Ala
George C. Wallace
Nixon
Violence erupts at rock meet in Watsonville
A rock festival near Watsonville drew 5 000 youths when violence broke out between motorcyclists and other youths. One man was killed and nine injured as fights with knives raged over an hour. Police detained more than 150 for questioning. a Compton man, Peter M. Montero, 27, died from chest stab wounds.
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Watsonville
Calif
Santa Cruz County
Watesonville Community Hospital
Walser
Peter M. Montero
Compton
San Jose
San Francisco
Argentina President Lanusse on women in economy speech
President Alejandro Lanusse says Argentina has no women’s liberation movement and praises women as the unpaid soldiers in the fight against cost of living and inflation. He notes the government owes women recognition in the economy.
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Womens Liberation Movement
Argentina
The
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Lanusse
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