Bunker nominated ambassador at large by Nixon
Former U S ambassador to Saigon Ellsworth Bunker and his wife Carol Laise are named for ambassador at large and assistant secretary of state for public affairs respectively. Bunker, 79, may lead talks with Panama on the canal status as White House cites his experience.
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Girl’s head in gas oven sparks domestic row
After a quarrel with his girlfriend in Poole England Brian Sloman drove to her home to apologize. He smashed a kitchen window and pulled Elaine Nelson from a gas oven where she had been drying her hair. Nelson, 18, resisted and questioned his actions as she explained she only intended to dry her hair.
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Philippine Miss Universe says pageants aid international understanding
Maria Moran of the Philippines defends beauty contests as not demeaning to women, viewing them as a path to cross national ties. She asserts equal pay and home equality, while Sen. John Stennis recuperates from January gunshot wounds after a holdup, reading and talking with aides at his Washington home.
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New York
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Washington, D.C
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Stennis
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Marshall
Tyrone
Derrick R. Rolloway
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John Stennis
Washington
Senate panel restores Trident funding in military bill
The Senate Armed Services Committee reversed a prior cut and restored 885.4 million for the Trident missile firing submarine. The decision, 8 to 7, also approved a 20.4 billion procurement authorization for the current fiscal year, 1.6 billion less than the Defense Department request.
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Barry Goldwater
Rariz
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U S seizes Braniff jet in drug rap
UPI reports a federal judge ordered seizure of Braniff Airlines jetliner valued at 3 million after findings the plane facilitated narcotics smuggling. Judge Weinste in New York said airlines profit from transporting drug smugglers though not necessarily actively cooperating. Braniff spokesman declined comment.
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UPI
Braniff Airlines
United States
U.S
Jack Weinstein
Robert Morse
Morse
Department of Justice
Jury hears bomb plot at antiwar trial in Gainesville
In Gainesville eight antiwar activists are accused of conspiring to disrupt the 1972 Republican National Convention with homemade bombs and grenades. Government prosecutor Jack Carrouth described plans to use fried marbles and wrist rocket sling shots. Spectators laughed, and Judge Winston Aton urged anyone finding it funny to leave the courtroom.
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U.S
Battle Near Phnom Penh Escalates as Rebels Press Front
Insurgent forces 3 miles from Phnom Penh push along Highway 1 toward Veal Shau, cutting government lines and threatening the capital's defenses. Government troops report retreats and seal-off efforts as American air strikes hit advancing rebels.
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Veal Shau
Getty 16 year old kidnapped in Rome seeks 17 million ransom
Rome police report ongoing son kidnapping case of J Paul Getty II. Family lawyer Giovanni Iacovelli said ransom demand stands at 17 million dollars, with the grandfather and mother unable to pay. Counter-offer rejected. The youth vanished in Piazza Navona and was last seen with Danielle Devret.
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Girl chaser sued for divorce at 103 in Stockton
Johnnie Lee Fegion sought divorce from Solomon Fegion after 28 years of marriage saying he chases girls. She is 100, he is 103. Judge Bill Dozier ordered $7.50 weekly temporary support for two months. They separated seven months ago and live in two houses on one property. married in Arkansas in 1944.
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Jonnie Lee
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