FBI Agent Kills Robber Ends 15 Hour Bank Siege
A Brooklyn Chase Manhattan Bank robbery ended when an FBI agent fired a fatal shot from a limousine during a standoff at Kennedy Airport. Gunman John Wojtowicz and accomplice were involved. nine employees were held hostage and $29,000 recovered. Wojtowicz held for arraignment on robbery and abduction charges with a possible life sentence.
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Community notices and events roundup for Okaloosa county
Okaloosa Digest items invite submittals to Playground Daily News in written form. Rounds include Khords teen dances at Community Center. adult swim lessons at Hurlburt pool for eligible personnel and dependents. TV political discussion with candidates for Sept 12 primary on Channel 6. Lewis Junior High admissions for seventh graders in Valparaiso with bus transportation. Belles and Beaux Square Dance ice cream social and meeting. Welcome Hour for North Okaloosa teachers hosted by local banks. Civic League meeting with political candidate participation. and Kindergarten immunization record deadline under new state law, affecting Monday attendance.
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Ed Nugent
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Goebel Buchanan
Jerry Melvin
Lewis
Valparaiso
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Chester Pruitt
Cronkite chided for not standing during anthem at GOP confab
MIAMI BEACH reports Walter Cronkite faced a formal complaint after not standing for the National Anthem as the Republican National Convention began. CBS was told by Jacksonville activist Kitty Barnett she would convey the concern and Cronkite allegedly stood when music played on a later opening. The second item notes Miami Beach Mayor Chuck Hall ordered the arrest of Matt Koehl, Nazi Party leader, for displaying a swastika at Flamingo Park after Koehl refused to remove it. He was jailed, per police. The third item covers Senator Mallory Horne noting a correction that his re election funds total was misstated as 27 895 instead of 7 278, slowing donations.
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Kitty Barnett
Jacksonville
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Hall
Top Talkers Absent from Paris Peace Talks Session
Paris reports show United States chief negotiator William J Porter and Hanoi head Xuan Thuy will be absent from the 156th Paris peace talks session. Porter takes a multi day vacation while Thuy departs for two weeks in the south of France. Nguyen Thi Binh remains present for Thursday’s session. Pham Dang Lam’s attendance unconfirmed.
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David Lambertson
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GAO Delays Release Of GOP Investigation
Rep. Wright Patman accuses the General Accounting Office of noncooperation in a House panel inquiry into the Democratic Party headquarters break in and GOP campaign spending for Nixon. He cites GAO meetings canceled and a Miami Beach trip to question Maurice Stans, criticizing perceived bias and lack of access to committee staff.
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Apollo 17 Moonship Delayed By Humidity At Cape Kennedy
Apollo 17 spacecraft with Ronald Evans aboard was rolled from its checkout building to a hangar but returned after 15 minutes due to high humidity. The last moonship to leave the facility, wrapped in tarpaulins, was sent back inside, signaling a postponement as investigators prepare for a GAO audit linked to the Nixon era bugging case.
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Girls Bring Bomb in Pram To Soldiers
In Belfast Fall Road area three young girls pushed a baby carriage containing a bomb toward an army post. It exploded near sandbag defenses with no casualties. Earlier five bombs damaged offices, a hotel, a factory, and a store with minor civilian injuries. Sniper fire killed a British soldier in Andersonstown amid multiple attacks as troops faced a volatile city.
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Southern Delegates Firm Behind Agnew for VP Slot
Southern delegates at the Miami Beach GOP gathering voiced strong support for Spiro Agnew as a future presidential nominee but were cautious about committing to him for 1976. Senator Strom Thurmond named several other possible contenders and warned that conservative alignment would shape the field.
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Ed” Blount
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Space Agency to lay off up to 2,700 workers
NASA announced plans to cut 2,300 to 2,700 contractor positions at manned flight centers by June 30, 1973 to stay within a 3.2 billion dollar annual budget. The reductions come from general support work, mainly affecting manned space flight, and will not affect the Apollo 17 or Skylab schedules. About 600 to 700 contractor layoffs are expected at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
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Ala
First Lady Pat Nixon Visits Florida Delegation
Mrs. Pat Nixon drew a rousing welcome in Miami Beach as she met the Florida delegation caucus. Two attendees toppled from chairs during brief greetings, one woman while reaching to shake hands and another man while photographing, though no one was hurt. Nixon urged unity and thanked Floridians for supporting the team. Commerce Secretary Petersen and Mrs. Virginia Kaauer spoke on consumer protection and administration goals amid Republican hopes in Congress.
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UPI
Pat Nixon
Florida
Commerce
Peter G. Petersen
Virginia Kaauer
Office of Consumer Protection
Protest Demonstrations Fail to Disrupt Delegates
A riot outside a convention site ends in arrests after demonstrators loot, damage vehicles, and clash with police who deploy teargas. Long-haired medics assist the injured as authorities clear venues along Collins Avenue and the Flamingo Park area amid a tense standoff. Witnesses describe a chaotic scene with peppered teargas and scattered violence.
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Collins Avenue
Nixon Accepts Nomination Amid Violent Convention Protests
Police with tear gas and nightsticks battled antiwar demonstrators outside the convention center as 5,500 federal troops stood by. Nearly 600 arrests were reported by 8 p.m. after clashes that injured several, including officers struck by debris. Agnew’s renomination was announced as delegates began the roll call, with Nixon delivering a four thousand word address inside.
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