Nixon Pleased With Response To Belt Tightening
President Nixon praised the overwhelming response to his wage price freeze policy in a Labor Day radio address from Camp David. Meany in Washington countered with a sharp critique urging productivity and inflation relief. Nixon cited public support for sacrifice and national confidence amid calls for new industrial investment and job training.
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America
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George Meany
Washington
Meany
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Wixon
Organized Labor
Congress
Uruguayan Guerrillas Escape From Prison
Tupamaros escaped from Punta Carretas prison in Montevideo via a 40 yard tunnel amid a government crisis. Police detained 27 people in a massive manhunt as the citywide security clampdown followed the dawn breakout.
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Mooreman
Tupamaros
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Uruguay
Jorge Pacheco Areca
Tiepis
Maros
Tate
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Montevideo
Ine
Punta Carretas
Interior Ministry
Nals
Ned
Teen Girl Dies in Northern Ireland Crossfire
In Londonderry Bogside a teen girl Annette McGavigin died during crossfire between British troops and snipers. A 19 year old pupil at St Cecilia School, she is the latest fatality in Northern Ireland’s violence since August 1969. Army said shots preceded troops response. a sniper was wounded while two soldiers were injured by machine gun fire in Ardoyne.
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Trelann
UPI
Londonderry
Bagside
Annette McGavigin
St. Cecilia
Northern Ireland
Bogside
Abbey Street
Supers
Atv Alley
Ardoyne
Cailialle
Sheriff Refuses Federal Grant for Two Deputies
Okaloosa County Sheriff Ray Wilson said he would not accept his share of a federal grant given to the county commission to hire deputies. He argued local control over law enforcement and cited a federal busing policy requiring long rides for many school children as an example of overreach.
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Okaloosa County
Ray Wilson
Okaloosa
Three Days for Pinching by City Cab Driver
A 27 year old cab driver Chang Wu-tuang was sentenced to three days in jail after he admitted pinching the bottom of a 16 year old girl beside his car. He said the girl wore hot pants under car headlights and that the gesture was a rash act.
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Pallce
Chang Wu-tuang
Labor Day Death Toll Past 800
The Labor Day holiday traffic death toll rose as Americans began homeward travel from the long weekend. At 2 pm EDT, United Press International counted 495 roadway deaths with breakdowns including traffic 571 drownings 96 planes 118 and other 4, noting the Alaska jetliner crash added 111 to the plane toll.
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United Press International
Alaska
Miss America pageant hot pants debate stirs pre contest tensions
In Atlantic City the Miss America Pageant faces a heated pre contest dispute over hot pants and modest dress. Hostess chair Mrs. Jd. Benjamin Brick allows outfits in good taste while chaperones push for stricter standards. Miss South Dakota Susan Inman challenged the policy but was permitted to pass after negotiation.
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Atlantic Cityn
UPC
Jd. Benjamin Brick
South Dakota
Susan Inman
al Marks Jr
B52 Bombardment Clears Way to Khe Sanh for Allies
U S Air Force B52 Stratofortresses and Thailand based B52s dropped heavy bombs on Communist bunkers 385 miles north of Saigon to support a South Vietnamese push toward Khe Sanh. Reuters reported air strikes aimed at disrupting Red infiltration routes as Saigon units approached the Laotian border and battle lines near Dai Viet.
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Khe Sanh
North Vietnam
Dong Hoi
Demilitarized Zone
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Solo
Quang Tri Province
Kit Sanh
U.S
Berdry
Laos
German Charter Flight Crashes Near Hamburg
A Pan International charter jet carrying 120 German tourists crashed after takeoff from Hamburg Buhbuettel Airport bound for Malaga. Seventeen killed. Forty-two seriously injured and sixty one treated for shock or bruises. Pilot Reinhold Huels survived. Wreckage spread over fields and road near Masloh as witnesses described a bomb like explosion.
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Hinrich Cords
Masloh
Eglin AFB Man Feared Lost In Gulf Swim Incident
Earl Richardson, a 22 or 23 year old member of the 4201 Air Base Group at Eglin, disappeared while swimming with Joseph Wallace off Mako Beach between Wayside and Boaster parks in the Gulf of Mexico. A two and half hour search, aided by air surveillance, was halted at dusk due to darkness. deputies Jules Berio and George French led the effort with plans to resume at daybreak.
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Marlys Parnell
Anderson
Mako Beach Service
Mako
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Wayside
Beasley Parks
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Gulf of Mexico
Boaster Parks
Mako Beach
Joseph Wallace
Melicapt
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