Nixon seek authority to send FBI to campuses hit by bombings
Congress acts quickly on Nixon request to empower FBI deployment to campuses struck by bombings and arson as House Judiciary Committee plans to add the measure to a broader crime bill. Administration warns a Supreme Court ruling against Vietnam involvement could complicate U.S. position and trigger unilateral military and diplomatic shifts with North Vietnam.
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Nixon
FBI
Congress
Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
House Judiciary Committee
Media weigh antigovernment manifesto to win hostage release
Montevideo newsrooms consider spreading an antigovernment manifesto to secure the release of Claude L. Fly, the Fort Collins soil specialist kidnapped by Tupamaro guerrillas on August 7. The government declined to publish the manifesto.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Claude L. Fly
Fort Collins
Colo
Agnew Urges Tennessee Voters to Back Brock for Senate
Vice President Spiro Agnew tells Tennessee voters to elect Republican William Brock to defeat Senator Albert Gore. Gore is framed as important only to the liberal wing of the Democratic party as GOP leaders push to win Senate control.
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Memphis
Nominee Marland Has Noted Education Record
Sidney P. Marland Jr. is nominated by President Nixon as U.S. commissioner for education designate. The 56 year old former Pittsburgh school chief has a proven track record as teacher and school superintendent and as a think tank executive, but has also stirred ongoing controversy.
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Washington
Sidney P. Marland Jr
U.S
Pittsburgh
Nixon
Arms Aid To Greece Approved By Nixon
President Nixon approved renewed full scale U S arms aid to Greece despite continued criticism of its military regime. The State Department cited Greece strategic importance on NATO's eastern Mediterranean flank as the reason for ending the long embargo on planes tanks artillery and other heavy weapons.
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Washington
Nixon
U.S
Greece
Athens
State Department
NATO
Mediterranean
Pollution Bill Approved in Senate Faces House Conference
The Senate approved restrictive air pollution control legislation with no dissenting votes. The bill could drastically change or kill the internal combustion engine and reshape the American economy and lifestyle as a House-Senate conference is set to merge two divergent bills into one new law.
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Washington
Senate
House-Senate
Red Cross Seen As Hopeful To Help POWs In Vietnam
Former astronaut Frank Borman told a joint Congress meeting that the International Red Cross could be a very hopeful third party to aid American prisoners in Vietnam, citing its success in the Middle East. He spoke after returning as Nixon’s emissary to a dozen countries on the POW issue.
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Washington
Mideast
Frank Borman
International Red Cross
Vietnam
Borman
Nixon
Congress
Moon Ship To Land In Kazakhstan, Luna 16 Arrives
The Soviet Luna 16 rocket carrying moon rocks will land Thursday in Kazakhstan, Tass reported. This ends speculation that the spacecraft might splash down in the Indian Ocean.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Kazakhstan
Tass
Indian Ocean
Balloonists Disappeared Over Atlantic Sear Evidence
The Coast Guard expanded the search off Newfoundland for three balloon adventurers missing since Monday while attempting an Atlantic crossing. Seven aircraft joined the hunt as rough seas hindered operations.
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New York
Coast Guard
Newfoundland
Atlantic
Jordanian troops drive Syrians from Jordanian soil
Jordanian forces backed by artillery and air support drove invaders from Syria and regained control of Irbid Ramtha as reported by Amman. The withdrawal began at noon and by 2 15 p m the last Syrian soldier left Jordanian soil. The plan called for guerrillas to move bases to the front with Israel and respect Jordanian law while PLO would be sole representative for Palestinians.
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Lebanon
Jordan
Syria
Amman
Habis Majali
Irbid
Ramtha
U.S
Hussein
Central Committee of
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Palestine Resistance Movement
Iraq
Israel
Ayad
Palestine Liberation Organization
Rail Strike Set At Midnight Amid National Tense Effort
Washington AP says the Nixon administration pressed to avert a nationwide railroad strike set for 12:01 a.m. Thursday. Labor officials report little progress toward resolving the dispute over locomotive firemen reductions as emergency bus and truck service plans are prepared. Assistant Secretary W J Usery warned a strike could occur but noted it might not be as catastrophic as feared.
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Nixon
Labor Department
Usery
White House
Congress
Interstate Commerce Com
Cambodian Drive Resumes After Standoff Near Taing Kauk
Cambodian government forces resume advance toward Taing Kauk 47 miles north of Phnom Penh after a 10 day halt. Spokesman says troops meet light resistance while up to 2000 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong remain in Taing Kanh area.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Taing Kauk
Kompong Thom
Taing Kanh
Saigon
Corruption Alleged in Local Food Stamp Practices
Government officials allege weak and fraudulent food stamp administration in some areas. Cards are stolen, ineligible or fictitious families certified, with investigations ongoing and a push from the Nixon administration to tighten controls. Chicago Philadelphia and San Antonio noted on check list as problems grow with 6.9 million recipients this summer.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Nixon
Agriculture
Clifford M. Hardin
Biloxi
Miss
Hardin
James E. Springfield
USDA
Department
Springfield
Chicago
Philadelphia
San Antonio
Texas
Congress
Girl Sits On Bench At Grid Tilt
Sherman Texas AP report recalls Evorie Dillingham turning 97 as she sat on the bench with her favorite football team during a pep rally. Co captains presented her a birthday gift and she reflected on choosing a long dress over a miniskirt for the momentous occasion.
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Sherman, Tex
Evorie Dillingham
Evorie
Living costs rise minimally in August
The government reports August consumer prices up two tenths of one percent the smallest monthly gain in twenty months. In Beirut King Hussein declares a new cease fire in Jordan during a radio address from Amman.
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Vene
Hussein of
Jordan
Amman
Washington
Beirut
Lebanon
Hussein
Amman Radio
Holes in the Pecos Enterprise Advertisement
The Pecos Enterprise explains and defends the use of holes in the paper as a novel advertising feature. The note jokes about various hole types and clarifies that the holes were not meant for readers to miss content, aiming to add impact to ads and noting it may be a one time experiment.
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Tal
Pecos
Property Loss Is High In California Blazes
Dozens of Berkeley Hills homes burned as fires raged across California. Officials cited the West Coast fires as the worst East Bay blaze since 1923 with 37 homes destroyed and 12 damaged. Firefighters battled outbreaks near UC Berkeley and in Los Angeles Riverside and San Diego counties.
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Calif
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California
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University of California
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Grizly Peak Boulevard
Kpfa-Fm
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Los Angeles
Riverside County
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California Division of Forestry
Bedford Canyon
Corona
San Diego
Wildcat Canyon
Antismoking Ads to Continue After Transition Phase
Washington AP reports antismoking broadcasts required since 1967 will extend beyond January. FCC General Counsel Henry Geller says a transitional period may be needed and ads could remain while smoking versus health stays a public issue. Broadcasters find the shift puzzling as transition details remain undefined.
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Washington
Federal Communications
Henry G. Geller
Federal Communications Commission
Geller
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