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Gov. William L. Guy of North Dakota, a Democrat since 1961, dismisses being labeled a Republican by California Gov. Reagan and asks for reclassification as a poverty-stricken Democrat amid campaign talk. A separate report covers Sharon Tate murder suspect Steven Harrigan surrendering after police questioning, and South African heart transplant news involving Dr. Christiaan Barnard. Also reported are the 100 year minimum sentence for Lathan Donald in Cleveland riot killings and the death of Mildred Davis Lloyd.
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William L. Gay
North Dakota
Reagan
California
Guy
Meagan
Tho
Republican Governors Association
Virginia
Heagan
Blaiberg
Mhifip Blaiberg
Hearl
Dorothy Haupt
Cape Town
Christiaan Barnard
Barnard
Clive Haupt
Groote Schur Hospital
Nixon approves storm aid for Mississippi disaster
President Nixon declared Mississippi a major disaster area after high winds and storm damage. He announced $1 million in federal funds to aid public property restoration following the Gulf coast event that hit Gulfport and Biloxi. Nixon planned a California stay with golf, while six new ambassadors were named and talks of the 1976 celebration proceeded.
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Nixon
Mississippi
Joh Bell Williams
White House
Gulf Coast
Gulfport
Biloxi
Catnip Pendleton Marine Base
Louis Bruce
J. Wallace Sterling
Stanford University
Sterling
Conservative GOP Group Raps Nixon
In Burlingame UPI report editors say California Republicans urged local chapters of the United Republicans of California to ratify weekend resolutions attacking President Nixon on multiple fronts. The group condemned his family assistance program and NASA envoy action, praised Warren Burger, and targeted the PTA UN and IRS over education, international aid, and tax guilt standards.
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Burlingame
UPI
Nixon
California
United Republicans of California
GOP
Frank Borman
Moscow
Lenin
U.S
Warren E. Burger
PTA
United Nations
Internal Revenue Service
Pay Hike Vetoed by Yorty in Los Angeles
City council proposed a 275 percent pay rise for about 24 000 municipal workers, including police and fire, to align with the city charter. Mayor Sam Yorty vetoed the plan, saying a new pay strategy drawn by a consulting firm should take effect by January 1. AFSCME and CIO urged overriding the veto, noting the cost at 4.5 million dollars.
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Los Angeles
Sam Yorty
Henry Fiering
American Federation of State
Afi“Cio
Wia
Yorly
Ily
Yorty
Jan. L
Red Olympic Youth Swims to Freedom
Axel Mitbauer a 19 year old former East German Olympic swimmer escaped to West Germany by swimming 12 miles to the Baltic coast. Plucked from a buoy near Luebeck Bay by a ferry boat, he said officials expelled him for socializing with West German athletes.
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Red Olympic
Luebeck
Germany
East Germany
West Germany
Baltic Sea
Axel Mitbauer
Bay of
Mitbauer
Danmark
West
Driver blocks Canadian National crossing as train delays cited
Windsor report: Walter Brisebois told a municipal court judge he drove onto a Canadian National Railway crossing after waiting 34 minutes for a train. He described the train stopping and moving repeatedly before he parked on the crossing and an engineer tooted. Judge L A Henriksen dismissed the case for lack of proof of obstruction.
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Windsor
UPI
Walter Brisebois
Brisebois
L.A. Henriksen
Newsmen See Green Beret Officers in Vietnam Case
In Long Binh Vietnam seven Green Beret officers and one sergeant charged with conspiring to murder a double agent were released from close confinement to regular billets. The Army allowed newsmen a first glimpse of Lt. Rheault and other officers as Washington critics press for details. A Pentagon briefing announced two legal officers would compile a dossier for potential public release while protecting defendants’ rights.
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Long Binh
Vietnam
U.S. Army
L. Mendel Rivers
House Armed Services Committee
U.S
Cal
Robert Lt. Rheault
Itheault
Vineyard Haven
Mass
All Special
Leland J. Brumley
Duncan
Oklo
Robert F. Marasco
Bloomfield
Nut
Rcss
Rheault
David
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Thomas C. Middleton Jr
Jefferson
Budge E. Williams
Athens
CWO
Edward M. Boyle
New York City
Defense Department
Va Democrats in Runoff Election
Virginia Democrats nominate their governor candidate in a runoff primary testing party strength. William G. Battle and Henry E. Lowell Jr. face off while about 400000 voters cast ballots at 2031 precincts. Attorney general is also chosen between Andrew P. Miller and Guy Farley Jr. in a two person race from a four candidate field.
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Richmond
Virginia
Wiliam G. Balle
Australia
Henry E. Lowell Jr
Norfolk
Batlle
Haywel
TUE
Andrew P. Miller
Abndon
Guy QC
Farley Jr
Fairfax
Baltic
Mills Eb, Godwin Jr
Harry I. Byrddy
William B. Coongdy
Soems
Linwood Hulton
Rosnoke
Beverly McDowell
American Saependent Party
T. Coleman Andrews Jr
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Tate
Thomas Steven Harrigan
Sharon Tate
Iss Tale
Harrigan
Benedict Canyon
Manhattan Beach
Wae Harrigan
Canada
Ottawa
Ont
Roy‘al’Camilian
Paul Caruso
Voityck Frokowsky
Abigail Fol‘ger
Jay Sebring
Steven Parent
Cleveland
Donald
Angelosta
Fred “Ahmed” Evans
Harold Lloyd
Mildred Davis
Mareld Lloyd
Lloyd
St. John’s Hospital
Santa Monica
Loyd
Tom Harrigan
Nixon Oks
Gulf
Southern California
Taylor G. Belcher
Peru
Eileen FR. Donovan
Barbados
Leonard ©. Meeker
Romania
Luther J. Reptogle
Iceland
Walter L. Rice
Adsoph W. Schmidt
Raps Nixon
Green Berets
South Vietnam
Robert B. Rheault
Vine Haven
Berets
Set
Alvin
Gulls Lakewood Center
Lakewood
Demos
Press-Telegram
Enlerthes
Mattey
Lag Beach
Rawson Square
Little Money Shop
Ullock’s Lakewand
Califoria
Cebor
Ballech
Frise
Cole
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