Major movie firms sue ABC CBS over control of entertainment
Seven major film companies sue ABC and CBS in U S District Court seeking an injunction to bar networks from holding interests in entertainment programs and films. The suit, seeking unspecified treble damages, accuses ABC and CBS of moving toward monopoly through their control of production distribution TV stations and theater chains. Oklahoma liquor price cuts spark hopes of record bargains as wholesale discounts start Thursday and may reach all time lows through October.
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U.S
ABC
CBS
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
New Moon Trip Rules Set for Apollo 14 Crews
Washington AP reports two astronaut teams will enter partial isolation 21 days before the Apollo 14 moon flight next January 31. The rules aim to reduce disease exposure for the prime backup and support crews, marking the first extensive prelaunch isolation though not as strict as post moon return quarantine.
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Washington
Space Agency
Northeast Chill Spreads South With Cold Rain and Snow
A September-ending chill moved through the Northeast and cooled the South. Cold rain stretched from the eastern Great Lakes to western New England, with a few snow flakes mixing with rain in higher elevations of upstate New York.
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Associated Press
Great Lakes
New England
New York
Cancer Drive Succeeds in Early Cervical Cancer Screening
The nationwide effort to detect cancer early in women saved nearly 3600 lives. Family doctors screened about one million women for cervical cancer from 1965 through May 1970, according to Dr. Louis Bush of Baldwinsville New York who chairs the academy cancer committee.
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San Francisco
American Academy of General Practice
Louis Bush
Baldwin
N. Y
Academy
Senate Narrowly Dies on Direct Presidential Election Effort
The Senate has all but killed for this session a proposal for direct election of the president. Sen. Sam J. Ervin said the measure is dead after a second failed bid to shut off debate and force a vote.
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Senate
Congress
Sam J. Ervin
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Air Force Allows Mothers to Stay in Service
The Air Force dropped its policy barring women with children from remaining in the service amid a sex discrimination lawsuit. The move reflects a shift toward gender equality and recent emphasis on women’s rights within the military.
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Washington
Air Force
Welfare battle over federal clothing aid takes shape
Washington AP reports a clash between the Nixon administration and the National Welfare Rights Organization over a new rule limiting federal education aid for clothing poor children. NWRO has appealed to Welfare Secretary Elliot L Richardson, who promised a response early next week.
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Washington
Nixon
NWRO
Elliot L. Richardson
Agnew Invokes Truman in Minot Campaign Rally
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, in Minot, recalls Harry S. Truman 18 years after Truman spoke there. He says he is continuing the "give em hell" campaigning as he crisscrosses the nation telling the truth and facing opposition.
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Spiro T. Agnew
Harry S. Truman
Truman
Not Mixed Up Now: Ex-Manson Family Actor Recalls LSD
A curly haired film extra once linked to Charles Manson’s hippie circle recalls taking LSD seven or eight times and says he was the most mixed up man in the world during that period.
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Los Angeles
Charles M. Manson
Nixon Arrives in Belgrade for Tito Talks
President Richard Nixon lands in Belgrade for talks with Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito. The visit centers on the Middle East crisis and NATO ties as Nixon continues a European tour following Nasser's death.
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Dynamite Truck Explodes Near Springfield Missouri
A truck carrying commercial explosives was destroyed by a blast on Interstate 44 near Springfield. The driver, John Galt, 48, of Oklahoma City, is presumed dead. Four suspects, two men and two women, were arrested or questioned as investigators search for a motive. FBI and state police joined aid agencies in the probe.
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Missouri Highway Patrol
Tri-State Motors, Inc
Joplin
Teamsters Local 823
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Oklahoma City
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Guerrilla claims cease fire violation amid Jordan fighting
Palestinian guerrillas accused Jordan's army of shelling Irbin and Ramtha in violation of the Cairo truce. An Amman committee said fighting ended and calm prevailed. U S officials planned to urge renewed peace talks among Israel, Jordan, and Egypt.
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Yasir Arafat
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Nasser Funeral Draws VIPs and Crowds to Cairo
Cairo hosts a state funeral for Gamal Abdel Nasser with kings and presidents arriving while millions line the streets. Dignitaries stay in major hotels as Nasser is laid in state and buried in a public mosque. Burial at Manshret el Bakary Mosque follows a procession from Gezira Island to central Cairo. Premier Kosygin and a Soviet delegation attend amid a foreign representation in the Arab Socialist Union precincts.
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Nasser
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Nile River
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Alexei N. Kosygin
Soviet Union
Viet Cong Division Destroyed in Three Months of Fighting
South Vietnamese Lt. Gen. Hoang Xuan Lam said forces with American bomber support wiped out the equivalent of two regiments from the North Viet Namese 324B Division around Fire Base O Reilly. US claims include five engagements with 27 North Vietnamese and six Americans killed and 13 Americans wounded. A CH 47 Chinook transfer to the South Vietnamese is noted. Weather and a separate Cambodian air casualty report follow.
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O'Reilly
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U. S
Indochina
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Phnom Penh
Presidential Panel Backs Easing of Adult Censorship
A divided Presidential Commission on Pornography urges repeal of most U S adult obscenity laws while backing some restrictions on materials shown to minors and public displays. The report finds no clear link between explicit material and crime though dissenters push for stricter laws and state censorship boards.
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Presidential Commission On
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