Canada keeps marijuana illegal for personal use
Ottawa reports Health Minister John Munro says Canada will not legalize possession of cannabis or hashish. The government moves to reduce penalties by urging courts to issue absolute or conditional discharges for soft drug possession and plans to shift marijuana controls from the Narcotics Control Act to the Food and Drug Act or related legislation. The stance counters the Le Dain Commission's recommendation to legalize marijuana.
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Ottawa
Canada
John Munro
Munro
le Dain Commission
Gerald LeDain
York University Law School
McGovern eyes eight candidates for new running mate
The Eagleton withdrawal shifts the VP race to eight names led by Frank Church Edmund Muskie and Lawrence O Brien. Kennedy Carter and Shriver also discussed. McGovern to announce a choice within days as party unification remains key.
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Gregg Herrington
Associated Press
Washington
Thomas F. Fagleton
George McGovern
Eagleton
Missouri
McGovern
Frank Church
Idaho
Democratic National Committee
Lawrence F. O’brien
Edmund 8. Muskie
Maine
Hagleton
Florida
Reubin Askew
R. Sargent Shriver
Peace Corps
MacGovern
Senate
Abraham Ribicoff
Connecticut
Gaylord Nelson
Wisconsin
Atlanta
Georgia
Julian Bond
Kennedy
Nixon
Mike Mansfield
O’brien
Apollo 15 astronauts linked to moon souvenir sales
Washington Post report says astronauts David Scott James Irwin and Alfred Worden were ejected from the corps for taking souvenir envelopes and a statue during Apollo 15. About 100 envelopes sold for 150000 dollars. crew were to receive 21000. Slayton warned the crews personally and in writing. Senate inquiry widens to Apollo 14 and NASA role.
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Washington Post Today
Donald K. Slayton
David R. Scott
James B. Irwin
Alfred M. Worden
Astronaut Corps
Slayton
Franklin Mint
Philadelphia
Senate Committee
Clinton P. Anderson
Dn.m
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Weather Outlook Illinois Showers and Thunderstorms Likely
Variable cloudiness tonight with showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs in the 80s and 60s, lows mainly in the 60s. Pontiac 11:30 a.m. read 73 degrees. Yesterday's high 84 and low 69 with .02 inch rain. River level 9 inches at Mill St dam.
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Illinois
Pontiac
Mill St. Dam
Check for Nixon campaign tied to Watergate burglary
The Washington Post reports a $25 000 check from First Bank and Trust Co to Kenneth H Dahlberg, Nixon campaign finance chair for the Midwest, ended in Bernard L Barker's account during the June 17 break in at Democratic National headquarters. Police seized bugging equipment. Dahlberg confirms the check's existence. Barker and four others face burglary charges amid large cash withdrawals. Lawrence F OBrien sues for $1 million against the Committee for the Re Election of the President.
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Washington Post
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Fla
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Minneapolis
Midwest
Bernard L. Barker
Democratic National
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Lawrence F O'Brien
Committee For
Democratic Party
Hijackers seize Delta jet in Detroit and ransom paid in Algiers
Three Detroit hijackers seized a Delta Air Lines DC8 en route from Detroit to Miami, collecting a $1 million ransom in Miami before the plane flew to Algiers and then to Barcelona. Algerian officials questioned the hijackers and the crew, while FBI and U.S. officials identified eight remaining Detroit passengers. A similar case occurred two months earlier with a Western Airlines hijack to Algiers resolved with ransom returned to the United States.
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Delta Air Lines
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Pete O'Neil
Llan Davis
FBI
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Delta
Miami
Boston
Algeria
Larry Burgess
Jean McNair
Yahari
Ayana McNair
Joyce Tillerson
Kenya Tullersos
Melvin McNair
Harry Singleton
Burgess
Rev. L. Burge
Western Airlines
Hijackers Land in Algeria After Million Dollar Ransom
A Delta jet refueled in Boston then flew to Algeria after hijackers paid a record one million dollars in ransom packed in a blue suitcase. FBI negotiators and witnesses described the crew as well dressed and polite during the two hour standoff.
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FBI
Drizzle Fails to Dampen 4-H Fair Opening
Despite drizzle a small crowd attended the 4-H Fair opening ceremonies in Harrisburg with judging in the Memorial Show Ring and rabbit pavilion. Evening events include a 5 p.m. Shodeo 4-H skills races, 7:15 p.m. king and queen selection, 7:30 p.m. horse show, and 8 p.m. square dance in the Recreation Building.
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Wes Smith
Memorial Show Ring
William McNamara
IRS says most ransom may be tax deductible in Piper case
An IRS spokesman in St. Paul indicated that about 999000 of the 1 million dollar ransom for Mrs. Harry C. Piper Jr. could be deductible as a theft loss if the crime violated state law. Mrs. Piper, a Minneapolis socialite, was kidnapped from Orono and released after the ransom was paid. FBI and Hennepin County officials did not disclose clues about the suspected kidnappers.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Harry C. Piper Jr
Internal Revenue Service
Piper
Minneapolis
Orono
IRS
Perishables rot in British harbors as dock strike bites
The 42 000 longshoremen strike nears two weeks halting cargoes of fruit and perishables. Covent Garden dealers warn apples oranges lemons peaches and plums may run out by Thursday. Prime Minister Heath weighs a national emergency to mobilize troops for unloading ships if the strike drags on.
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Rodney Pinder
Associated Press
London
Covent Garden
New Zealand
Ministr
Edward Heath
Congressional Black Caucus blasts Tuskegee syphilis study
Congress members denounce the forty year Tuskegee syphilis study as a barbarous project. They demand full disclosure and legal action against the Public Health Service and Alabama officials for deliberately withholding treatment from 400 black men in Macon County.
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Congressional Black Caucus
Tuskegee
Macon County
Ala
U.S. Public Health Service
Alabama
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