Clark tells PW plight to panel of senators
Former Atty. Gen. Ram sey Clark testified that continued U S bombing of North Vietnam harms prisoner of war release prospects. He recounted visiting North Vietnam and noted leaders seemed surprised at the idea of early POW freedom. Clark described the destruction he saw and displayed a fragmentation band as a weapon example. White House spokesmen avoided comment on a formal antipan mines policy, citing Defense Department channels.
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Hatoi
White” House
Ranald N. Ziegler
United States
Action Line seeks IRS help with tax refund delays
The Action Line column details repeated taxpayer delays in getting income tax refunds. Readers describe slow payments, IRS tracer responses, and frustration at lack of direct contact. Efforts to obtain help from Senators Cranston and Tunney yielded little, while Representative Hosmer forwarded concerns to IRS officials.
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Utah
IRS
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Action Line
California
Johm Tunney
Alan Cranston
Craig Hosmer
Cranston
Tunney
Hosmer
P.L. Rothchild
Focal Irs
Disabled Regina Maris Sailing Tow To Los Angeles
The barkentine Regina Maris, crippled in a Pacific hurricane, is to arrive at the Port of Los Angeles on Thursday with 54 American passengers aboard. It is being towed by the Indian-flag Vishya Tirth after pumps were dropped by Coast Guard planes. The 144-foot ship, on a cruise from the Polynesian Islands, was sinking when aid arrived about 1,100 miles at sea.
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Gregg Cook
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Morocco planes chase own king over Rabat airport
In Rabat Moroccan air force fighters chased the aircraft carrying King Hassan II back from a French holiday today. They strafed Rabat airport but the King's plane landed safely and he was reported unharmed.
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Kissinger aide hints peace bid and Compton probe call
International Police Association President Edward J Kiernan urged federal and state probes into Compton crime and urged removal of officials failing to prioritize law enforcement. He said Compton’s crime rate is four times the national average and accused misdirection of seven million dollars in federal funds. Kiernan and an ICPA task force toured Los Angeles after a Las Vegas meeting resolution demanded action to curb crime.
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Ight
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Kissinger in Saigon May Seek Thieu OK on Move
U S presidential adviser Henry Kissinger arrived in Saigon amid talk of a new peace initiative. He may seek Nguyen Van Thieu's approval of a formula close to Hanoi’s demand that Thieu resign. Tho denied a basis for a new move, while Tokyo plans and a Honolulu summit for Nixon.
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Kaikuei Tanaka
Honolulu
Manaccused of murder blocks death penalty ballot measure
A man charged with murder appears in federal court aiming to derail a November ballot question in California that would reinstate the death penalty. The case surfaces across multiple sections including Page A-24 and various desk notes.
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MIG Downed by Downey Pilot in North Vietnam War Push
In a day of intense bombing, U S planes struck North Vietnam with more than 280 missions, downing a MIG 21 among several intercept attempts. The Phu Tho bridge and Viet Tri power plant faced laser guided hits as weather improved, with pilots from Air Force Navy and Marines targeting rail lines and key facilities. Capt. Fred W. Sheffler of Akron Ohio and Capt. Mark A. Massen of Downey California led crews in the late June action.
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Hanoi
Viet Tri
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Akron
Ohio
Mark A. Massen
Downey
Armed robber escapee captured on Secret Witness tip
State prison escapee Conrad Frazier, 35, linked to eight to ten robberies, was arrested in Hayward after tips via the Independent Press-Telegram Secret Witness program. Long Beach detectives forwarded the tip to state agents who found evidence at the Hayward address. Frazier had escaped Susanville six months earlier while serving sentences for two Long Beach robberies.
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Independent
Press-Telegram
Conrad Frazier
Susanville
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Tatormant
Long Beach
State Department of Corrections
Ately
Frazier
Rudy Prell
A & B Catering Co
Dahlin Prescription
Prell
Shriver aide backs Nixon peace negotiation critique
Washington based former assistant secretary of defense Aide supports Sargent Shriver claim that Nixon blew a chance to negotiate peace. Paul Warnke co chair of McGovern panel cites late 1968 North Vietnamese troop withdrawals as signal for willingness to scale down hostility and believes a Nixon follow up could have ended the war politically.
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Lyndon Johnson
Sargent Shriver
Nixon
Paul C. Warnke
Cochairmen
Panel On National Security
George McGovern
Nixon orders 15 million aid for South Vietnamese refugees
President Nixon directed the State Department to provide South Vietnam with 15 million dollars to aid refugees. Officials said the added funds are needed due to the heavy financial burden from the Communist Easter offensive, which has produced about 900000 new refugees in the country.
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UPI
Nixon
State Department
South Vietnam
Weather Outlook By Region For Thursday
TO HIGHT AED THURSDAY LB area mostly sunny with near four dollar highs and low 55. MOUNTAINS sunny with local winds highs in the 70s and low 40s. DESERTS sunny with high clouds high near 98 and low 55.
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