Haitian leader Duvalier dies at 77 amid power struggle
Duvalier dies as Haiti faces a possible power struggle with his son Jean Claude named successor. Cabinet changes leave Edner Brutus and Lber t Jean-Pierre in place, while Adrien Tayrhond becomes foreign secretary. U.S. aid had been cut in 1961 and authorities fear instability as high-ranking officers contend for influence.
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Singe Halli
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Adrien Tayrhond
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Simone Ovide
United States
Maui
Papa Doe
Hispianola
Dominican Republic
Juan Bosch
Long Beach Marina trash problem fuels dock bin plan
Readers urged dockside bins. Long Beach Marine Dept head says bins exist but boat residents avoid walking up the gangway to use them. Officials report 300 containers on docks and equal number on upper levels with movable shore bins, and signs urged residents to use upper levels when cans fill.
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Long Beach Marine Department
Larry McDowell
Quaughoy
The Man Without a Country and Philip Nolan Tale
A Ferocious fictional counterpoint appears in Haward Everett Matei's 1868 story The Man Without a Country linked with Philip Nolan. Hale clarifies Nolan is not real, yet many lifelong stateless individuals exist. The Long Reach Library catalog lists both works under fiction.
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United States
Hale
Nokin
Philip Nolan
Long Reagh
Paelfte Avene
Ocean Adevard
Price rise stalls pay gains as inflation nudges workers
Bureau of Labor Statistics report shows a 0.3% rise in living costs in March and a 2.7% annual rate for the first quarter, with take home pay up for construction workers from 140.67 to 144.34 per week as spring work picks up. Prices for groceries climbed and car prices slipped, while housing costs eased due to lower mortgage rates. Overall CPI reached 119.8 with broad increases in transportation and medical costs.
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Southland
Tong Beach
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
McCracken
White House covertly attacks Vietnam veterans protest
National Bureau Chief BILL BROOM reports the White House is waging a secret campaign to discredit Vietnam Veterans Against the War as demonstrators press for immediate disengagement. Officials questioned protesters’ Vietnam service, while major veterans groups and the American Legion dispute the protesters’ claims. Arlington Cemetery wreath laying was blocked as part of the campaign.
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Lincoln Memorial
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Ramsey Clark
Washington
White House
Nixon
Vietnam
American Legion
Alfred Chamie
Legion
Veterans of Foreign War
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UPI
Saigon
le Veterans’ Mall
Arlington Cemetery
41 Percent Payroll Tax Hike Faces House Review
The Ways and Means Committee urged Social Security and Medicare benefit boosts while proposing a payroll tax rise to finance them. A likely plan sets a 41.4 percent tax on wages above 10,600 in 1972, totaling 572.40 for workers and equal for employers, up from 405.60 at 42 percent on 7.00 base. Final rules remain to be voted by House and Senate.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Fire damages Compton High School basement lounge
A fire in the basement teachers lounge at Compton Senior High School caused about 25000 dollars in damage. Fire chief Lew is Parsons said the blaze began around 948 p m and was contained in 45 minutes by five engine units. Classes were suspended for cleanup and a natural gas leak was found near the lounge as investigators probe the cause. About 3100 students attend the school at 601 S Acacia Ave. Flames reached into the assistant principal’s office window but stayed mainly in the basement.
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Compton
Lewis Parsons
S. Acacia Ave
Compton High
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