Paratroops seize key targets in Quang Tri city
South Vietnamese forces captured Quang Tri city, seizing the shell battered airfield and main power station as the government presses to reclaim the province. Rebels reportedly defended the citadel while Hue endured heavy shelling. air war tallies show 340 US missions and 14 American deaths last week.
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API
Quang Tri City
Quang Tri
Hue
North Vietnam
Hanoi
U.S
Series of Thefts Reported in Fort Walton Beach
Fort Walton Beach police logged multiple thefts and a vehicle crash. Reginald F. Sturrup reported a July 1 to July 6 break in on his locked Ford Mustang with a Philea eight track deck radio autolite battery alternator and four hubcaps stolen valued at 150. Jack McGee reported a June 30 to July 4 home burglary with a 20 gauge shotgun shells and a polaroid camera stolen. Det. Dave Gordon investigated. A 1968 Ford Station Wagon driven by Katherine Lacy collided with Ronald Webber’s 1968 Plymouth totaling the latter. no serious injuries. David L. Sadler reported a theft of tapes valued at 150. Det. Jim Martens investigated. In Tallahassee a political petition drive seeks 175,024 signatures to place an anti busing constitutional amendment before voters through the November ballot. Senator Charles H. Weber notes 50,000 signatures remain. The measure would add a sentence to prohibit denial of access to the nearest public school based on race creed or color.
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Reginald F. Sturrup
Elliot Road
S.E
Fort Walton Beach
Dave Gordon
Jack McGee
Sudbuth Circle
FWBPD
Katherine T. Lacy
Bermuda St
Titusville
Fla
Ronald K. Webber
Standish
Fwb
Ford
David L. Sadler
Virginia Drive
Sadler
Steven
Jim Martens
Tallahassee
Florida
Charles H. Weber
Fort Lauderdale
Florida Federation For Neighborhood Schools
Weber
Neighborhood Schools Federation
Space power satellites eyed to send energy to Earth
NASA awarded A. D. Little, Inc. a 197 400 contract for a six month feasibility study of orbiting power satellites in stationary 22300 mile high orbits that would convert sunlight to electricity and beam it to Earth by microwave for distribution.
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Washington
UPS
Space Agency
Earth
Io Earth
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
A. D. Little, Inc
Cambridge, Mass
Trial Dates Set for Three Defendants in Crestview
Judge Gillis Powell set Aug 15 for Marcus Earl Lawson on heroin possession, Sept 13 for Robert Lowe on second degree assault with intent to murder, and Sept 18 for David K. Nicholson on buying and converting stolen property. Two defendants released on bond missed court, bond forfeiture queued for July 1. Williams faces grand larceny and Estey breaking and entering with intent.
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Crestview
Gillis Powell
Marcus Earl Lawson
Dan Campbell
Robert Lowe
Howard LaPorte
David K. Nicholson
LaPorte
Lo Be Ried
Powell
Alan Kenneth Williams
David Earl Estey
China and Russia urge Hanoi to seek peace talks
A London based Communist diplomatic source says Russia and China separately urged North Vietnam to negotiate an end to the war with the United States without delay. Neither ally pressured Hanoi, but both signaled flexibility while maintaining support for Hanoi, amid Hanoi’s growing doubt about its allies and the American blockade of North Vietnamese ports.
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UPI
Russia
China
Hanoi
United States
North Vietnam
Vietnam
North Vietnamese
Peking
Moscow
Ford Motor Company Faces Pollution Charge in Detroit
Detroit authorities file the largest environmental suit in state history against Ford Motor Co over alleged air pollution from the River Rouge complex. The action cites 143 violations under the Environmental Protection Act with Wayne County officials demanding compliance and cleanup measures.
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UPI
Ford Motor Co
Michigan
Wayne County Air Pollution Control Division
Ford
River Rouge
Wayne County
Motor City
Herbert L. Misch
Misch
Rouge
Flat Rock
Mich
Morton Sterling
Air Pollution Agency
Passengers Blast PSA Security After San Francisco Hijack
PSA hijack left three dead and two wounded as passengers blamed negligent security. Airline president J Floyd Andrews urged federal control of airport security, noting airlines cannot act as police. FBI identified hijackers Dmitroy Alexsev and Michael Armanoff, both 28, from the Hayward area who demanded 800000 and a Siberia flight plan, holding 79 passengers and five crew for nearly six hours.
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San Francisco
UPI
Pacific Southwest Airlines
J. Floyd Andrews
San Diego
Andrews
Dmitroy Alexsev
Michael D. Armanoff
Hayward
Calif
FBI
United States
Siberia
New Gaullist Administration Rules France
Premier Pierre Messmer moves to form a Gaullist cabinet after Georges Pompidou named him head of government. Messmer, 56, replaces Jacques Chaban Delmas as premier and is expected to complete the cabinet by Friday with key ministers Giscard dEstaing Debre and Schumann likely remaining.
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Paris
API
Pierre Messmer
France
Messmer
Georges Pompidou
Jacques Chaban- Delmas
Pompidou
Chaban
Valery Giscard d'Estaing
Michel Debre
Maurice Schumann
Teens Testify On Drug Abuse In Miami Hearing
Sally Pace a 16 year old former Plantation High student told the House crime committee that 80 percent of students at a large Florida high school use drugs and steal to support habits. Other teens described stealing, heroin addiction and crimes to fund drug use as the panel toured South Florida schools.
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Miami
UPI
Sally Pace
Congressional
South Florida
Sally
U.S. House Select Crime Committee
Florida
Claude Pepper
South
Ann Ruser
Ann
Larry Pellegrini
Pellegrini
Pelligrini
Libby MacDonald
New York
Community notices highlight local club events in Okaloosa
The Okaloosa Digest item lists events from Sonic Boom Coin Club at 8 p.m. Friday to Knights of Columbus game night, hairdressers picnic at Jaycee Park, Holy Name game night near Niceville, Freeport Masonic dinner, Playground USO movie Tokyo Joe at 8 p.m., FWB Emergency Radio Club meeting to elect officers, and Destin American Legion game night at 8 p.m. All readers urged to attend. contact numbers provided for details.
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Sonic Boom Coin Club
Elks Club
Knights of Columbus
Carol Ave
Okaloosa
Okaloosa County
Jaycee Park
Ann Pelt
Bille Peebles
Holy Name
CCC
Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church
Niceville
Palm Blvd
Highway 20
Valparaiso
Freeport
USO
Playground
Fort Walton Beach
KBR 1093
American Legion
Destin
American Legion Post 296
influenza vaccine to aid elderly and ill for 1972 season
A National Center for Disease Control report says the 1972 73 influenza vaccine will be more potent with higher antibody levels. It recommends vaccination for seniors and those prone to illness, noting some cases will occur but predicting no outbreak magnitude.
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Atlanta
UPI
National Center For Disease Control
NCDC
Public Health Service Advisory Committee On
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