Nixon speaks on Vietnam war gains in South Carolina visit
President Richard Nixon, delivering a speech without notes, lauded U.S. efforts in Vietnam and the potential for broader world peace leadership. He paid tribute to prisoners of war and their families, received applause from lawmakers, and noted a restive, supportive crowd in Columbia during a seven mile motorcade and airport reception.
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POWs Return Home After Long Detention
Capt Edward Mechenbier of Morgantown West Virginia and Capt Kevin McManus of New York exit a bus at a crowd of students and base personnel. They pledge relief after captivity and promise a reunion with relatives as they anticipate returning to the United States.
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Birmingham
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Wast Leary operation grows from local dealing to smuggling
The Orange County grand jury records, cited by the Los Angeles Times, trace the evolution of the Timothy Leary inspired Brother Hood of Eternal Love from a storefront drug dealing outfit into an international smuggling ring. The investigation highlights the group’s trafficking of LSD hashish and marijuana and centers on Glen and the operation’s expansion.
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Truce talks stall in Laos as Pathet Lao seek coalition
In Vientiane a Communist spokesman said Laos talks with Premier Souvanna Phoumi over a ceasefire and coalition government have stalled over coalition makeup. North Vietnamese forces and Thai mercenaries support the Pathet Lao, while U S air strikes and advisers back the government amid ongoing negotiations on troop withdrawal.
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Guard cemetery to keep Petain out
Paris police sealed Douaumont cemetery to bar Marshal Philippe Petain's coffin after it was stolen from Île d’Yeu. The act stirred debate tied to France’s upcoming National Assembly election and drew reactions from veterans groups and wartime factions. In Santa Monica, Los Angeles Police Chief Edward Davis was released from hospital after cataract surgery.
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Bandits Hold Up Los Angeles Nightclub Loot Taken
Bandits stormed the Allen Center club seizing cash from the head cashier and tying five employees, two women and three men, before fleeing. Police sealed a mile square area and launched a flood drill in storm drains as a door to door search began. Suspects were to be identified at a police command post on Anaheim Street and Oregon Avenue.
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Allen Center Club
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Prince Miles
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Reporter detained by Rhodesia police
Salisbury Rhodesia police detained Peter Niesewand, a reporter for United Press International and other news groups, under the 1970 emergency powers act today as authorities moved to curb coverage of Rhodesian disturbances.
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Judge blocks six Navy courts-martial in civil rights suit
A Los Angeles federal judge issued a temporary restraining order against further Navy action against six sailors convicted or awaiting trial after summary courts-martial. The ACLU filed the class action accusing the services of denying counsel in violation of a Supreme Court ruling. The suit notes Army and Air Force practices require counsel, while Navy procedures allegedly lacked legal representation. MARION, II. UPI-A woman paralyzed was found strangled and stabbed on her kitchen floor. Martha Damien, 50, died from strangulation with an eternity cord and multiple stab wounds. Her daughter Baryna, 18, found the body.
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