Senate faces test on direct presidential election amendment
Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield confirms a decisive Senate vote as lawmakers consider shutting off debate on Sen Birch Bayh's constitutional amendment for direct popular election. In Los Angeles Juan Flynn testifies that Charles Manson boasted of killings after the Tate murders and threatened him during the trial. Flynn, a Panamanian-born former cowboy actor, said he lived and worked at the Spahn movie ranch with Manson's followers.
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Hawks Back Military Action Over Cuban Submarine Base
Rep Mendel Rivers urged use of force if needed to thwart a Soviet submarine base in Cuba. Sen Frank Church said hearings will be held with State Department, Pentagon and CIA testifying in executive session.
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Consumer Act Advances to Senate Floor Fight
Senate Government Operations Committee approved a compromise Consumer Act to create a White House Council of Consumer Advisors as a policy making body for a new independent consumer protection agency. The measure falls short of some consumer groups but is expected to trigger debate on the Senate floor.
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DOJ weighs obscenity charges over Oh Calcutta TV broadcast
The Justice Department reviews potential federal obscenity prosecutions of promoters for the closed circuit showing of Oh Calcutta. The broadcast prompted cancellations in at least six of 86 cities and involved nudity and simulated sexual acts. Justice agents who viewed the show will report whether it offended them.
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Officials pressured parents over drug treatment for hyperactive children
Two witnesses told Congress that school officials harass parents for permission to give amphetamine to children with hyperactivity. The House privacy subcommittee heard testimony on treating as many as 300,000 youngsters with the drug, which is medically accepted for attention disorders.
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Ferndale Eyes Break With Federal Aid Fallout
Ferndale Michigan may become the first northern district to lose federal aid for segregation since 1965 as a hearing examiner finds an elementary school was a near all black enclave since 1926 while rejecting that housing policies alone defined de jure segregation.
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Ky Given U.S. Invitation for Red Carpet Visit
Officials say South Vietnam Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky will be invited by the Nixon administration for a red carpet visit to the United States later this year likely after the November 3 elections.
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Pat Nixon Opposes Strikes In Rome Visit
Pat Nixon in Rome says she does not support strikes including the women's liberation movement. While in Italy with her husband away with the 6th Fleet she met Italian press women, discussing fashions, bullfights and other topics.
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Egyptians mourn death of President Nasser in mass vigil
Grief-stricken Egyptians gather outside Kabbah Palace as Gamal Abdel Nasser lies in state after dying of a heart attack. Anwar Sadat Aly Sabri and Mohammed Fawzi are named possible successors as world capitals react. Nixon contemplates impact on the Middle East peace plan while Cairo declares 40 days of mourning.
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Nixon Praises 6th Fleet Aboard USS Saratoga in Middle East Tour
President Nixon commended the U S 6th Fleet as indispensable for peace aboard the USS Saratoga during a commander conference and a speech stressing power for peace. He discussed Nasser’s death with top advisers, canceled a firepower demonstration, and planned NATO talks in Naples.
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Weather outlook west of Feces for tonight and Wednesday
Decreasing cloudiness tonight with partly cloudy skies Wednesday. Warmer afternoons and cool nights continue, with low temperatures from 38 to 52 and Wednesday highs between 60 and 75.
Supreme Court Reviews Texas Ballot Access Request
The Supreme Court heard arguments on a restraining order sought by a Mexican American political party aiming for a place on the November 3 ballot in three South Texas counties.
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New Federal Guidelines Aim for School Spending Equality
The Nixon administration imposes comparability rules requiring districts to spend similar state and local funds per pupil across rich and poor schools to qualify for Title I aid. Up to 12,000 districts may fail to meet the standard by next July, risking loss of federal funds.
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Egypt’s Struggle For Nasser Succession Sparks Western Debate
Paris sources report experts foresee a difficult succession in Egypt after Gamal Abdel Nasser with possible Soviet intervenção. Anwar Sadat unlikely to take power, while figures such as Ali Sabry, Zakaria Mohieddin, Mohammed Fawzi, and Mohammed Sidky Soliman are floated as contenders amid anti Russian sentiment and fears of Brotherhood influence.
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Californians Hold Line Against Largest California Fires
In a six county effort near Los Angeles and San Diego, firefighters contained the Malibu Canyon blaze that destroyed 99 homes including those of Angela Lansbury and Dale Robertson as the death toll rose to eight from a five day siege. Arson is suspected in several new fires while the Cleveland National Forest blaze near San Diego remains within a 120 mile perimeter.
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