Conspiracy charges leveled against six VVAW veterans
Alton C. Foss, a former medic, is among six antiwar veterans indicted for conspiring to disrupt the GOP convention in Miami Beach. Foss and others planned to use firebombs and automatic weapons, with “fire teams” to attack police stations and stores. Foss calls the charges trumped up nonsense as VVAW members in Tallahassee organize support and bond funds.
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UPI
Alton C. Foss
Hassee
Foss
Florida
VVAW
Sean Camil
Gainesville
Fla
John W. Kniffin
Austin
Camil
Kniffen
Mahoney
Federal
FBI
Perdue
Hollywood
Patterson
Poss
Vietnam
Miami Beach
New Peace Talk Initiatives Sought At Paris
Paris observers report Hanwi's peace negotiator signaled willingness to discuss Vietnam with Kissinger but urged the U.S. to propose new initiatives. Le Duc Tho returned from Hanoi after consultations, saying no new North Vietnamese proposals were brought, and Hanoi remains wary of Nixon's eight point plan. Eagleton begins Missouri campaign promising trustworthy government.
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Paris
API
Hanwi
White House
Henry A. Kissinger
United States
le Duc Tho
North Vietnam
Hanoi
U.S
Kissinger
le Bourget
Tho
Nixon
Man Stabs Five at Tacoma Bus Depot After Exiting Greyhound
In Tacoma Washington a 23 year old Alexander Murphy attacked five people at a Greyhound depot after stepping off a bus. He was shot by bus driver Harold Fallgreen and is in critical condition. Victims Linda Chapman Lucile Oswald Frieda Kunz and John Hopkins are Portland residents hospitalized with serious injuries. Powell, a bus driver, sustained gashes treated with 44 stitches and released. Police have no explanation for the attack.
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Tacoma
Wash
Upid
Greyhound
Alexander Murphy
Harvey Powell
Powell
Flo
Murphy
Harold Fallgreen
Fallgreen
Linda Gail Chapman
Portland
Ore
Lucile Oswald
Frieda Kunz
John S. Hopkins
HEW targets unsanitary conditions in food plants
The Health Education and Welfare Department said it will enlist consumer help to crack down on unsanitary conditions found in food processing plants. GAO findings cited rats excreta cockroach infestations and improper insecticide use, with FDA lacking funds and staff to address the issue.
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UPI
Health Education and Welfare Department
FDA
Food and Drug Administration
HEW
Congress
Food Industries and Consumers
GAO
Congressional
Department
Elliot L. Richardson
John L. McClellan
Senate Government Operations Committee
No Violence Plans Made For GOPs
UPI reports protest leaders Allen Ginsberg and Jerry Rubin anticipate massive demonstrations at the Republican National Convention but expect a low risk of violence. They aim to push voter registration and solidarity with Miami seniors while planning non disruptive protests against Nixon over Vietnam.
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Miami Beach
UPI
Allen Ginsberg
Jerry Rubin
Chicago
George McGovern
Miami
Rubin
Youth International Party
Richard Nixon
Vietnam
McGovern
Pilot saves passengers in hijacked National jet near Philadelphia
In a dramatic incident a National Airlines Boeing 727 was hijacked from Miami to New York. Captain Eliot M. Adams leaped from the cockpit to avoid takeoff with insufficient fuel, steering the plane toward the terminal before ejecting. Hijackers Michael Green and Lusseyed Tesla surrendered near Houston. FBI later released passengers after negotiations. Adams remains hospitalized in stable condition.
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Philadelphia
UPS
National Airlines
Eliot? M. Adams
Allen B. Sommers
Claymont
Del
Adams
Michael Stanley Green
Wallace Begins Therapy After Injury to Aid Independence
Governor George C. Wallace started a month long physical therapy program at the University of Alabama Medical Center to gain independence in a wheelchair. Rehabilitation director Dr George Traugh said he began twice daily sessions with stretching and balance work and that heavier routines would follow after diagnostic studies.
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Birmingham
Ala
George C. Wallace
George Traugh
Wallace
University of Alabama Medical Center
Lapin
Traugh
Trough
Corvair's Dad To Receive Safety Award
A member of the National Motor Vehicle Safety Advisory Council resigned in protest against naming General Motors President Edward N. Cole as the council's first automotive safety award recipient. The critic called Cole the "father of the Corvair" and said the choice mocks efforts to promote safer cars.
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Mount Vernon
N.Y
UPIX
National Motor Vehicle Safety Advisory Council
General Motors
Edward N. Cole
Cole
Walker Sandbach
Consumers Union
Council
Judson B. Branch
Edward Cole
Florida Delegates Win Battle of the Standard
Florida delegates clash at the Democratic convention with Wallace loyalists seizing the Florida standard from Party Chairman Jon Moyle amid internal strife. They opposed McGovern on busing and defense, backed Eagleton last, and faced splits as they returned home after a tense week of votes and rhetoric.
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Florida
Miami Beach
UPI
George Wallace
Jon Moyle
Wallace
Moyle
Jacksonville
Fitzhugh Powell
H. G.bill France
Connally Seen As Likely Leader Of Democrats for Nixon
Former Treasury Secretary John B. Connally, the only Democrat to serve in a Nixon cabinet, is widely regarded to head a Democrats for Nixon push. A formal appointment is expected before the upcoming Republican convention in Miami Beach. Connally voiced criticism of McGovern’s Vietnam stance and other policy positions after meeting Nixon at the Western White House.
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Washington
LLP
Treasury
John B. Connally
T A Recruit Rules
George S. McGovern
Connally
Nixon
Miami Beach
McGovern
Vietnam
White House
San Clemente
Calif
Okaloosa Digest Notices Go Through Playground Daily News
Community notices from Police Ladies Auxiliary Fraternal Order of Police to Bloodmobile schedule are listed for coming week. Meetings at Municipal Courtroom First Baptist Fort Walton Crestview Shalimar United Methodist Church school July 17 21 YMCO board July 7 30 p.m. Bruner Band Parents gather at Bruner Junior High School band room.
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PGDN
Police Ladies Auxiliary
Order of Police, Ladies Auxiliary
Dot Campbell
Miami Beach
First Baptist Church
Fort Walton Beach
First Baptist
Shalimar Church
Shalimar United Methodist Church
YMCO
First City Bank
Bruner
Max Bruner
Max Bruner Jr
North Vietnam claims B52 shot down over Vinh Linh
North Vietnam said its forces downed a U S B52 in the Vinh Linh area, increasing total American warplanes shot down to 3746. The report was carried by the North Vietnam News Agency and monitored from Tokyo.
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Tokyo
UPI
North Vietnam
Vinh Linh
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