West Point graduate McDowell gains from class gift and wedding
Paul Richard McDowell, last in his West Point graduating class, collected 743 dollars from classmates as a traditional honor and said he will marry Saturday. He plans a honeymoon in the Poconos and Florida after the ceremony with Vice President Spiro Agnew presenting his degree.
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Spiro T. Agew
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Florida
Reds Blast Nixon Talk as Unreal
Paris dispatches report Communist diplomats denouncing President Nixon for claiming imaginary victories in Cambodia. U.S. envoy Habib urged Hanoi and the Viet Cong to resume serious peace talks at the stalled 15 month Vietnam negotiations. The session featured sharp disputing of Nixon's Cambodia speech and accusations of persisting military aims behind peace talks.
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Hanoi
Vietnam
Indochina
Nguyen van Tien
Florida passes bumper law to curb auto repair costs
The Florida Legislature approved a bumper bill requiring new cars sold after January 1, 1973 to have bumpers that incur zero damage at five mph. The limit rises to ten mph by 1975 and could reach 25 mph with new shock-absorbent materials. Florida is the first state to enact such a law, with Gov. Claude Kirk undecided on signing.
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Florida
Ante
Jerome Pratt
Claude Kirk
Panel rejects amendments to voting rights bill
Washington The House Rules Committee refused to permit floor amendments to the voting rights bill and ordered a straight yes or no vote on the Senate-passed measure. Backers seek to extend the 1985 minority voting rights law and add an 18 year old voting option, with leadership delaying action for at least a week as lobbying continues.
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LLP
House Rules Committee
House
Senate
South
Rules Committee
House-Senate
Water heater rocket injures Rockport home in freak accident
A defective safety valve caused a 40 gallon water heater to blast free from its mooring at the A. H. Chatfield estate in Rockport Maine. The cylinder ripped through the house ceiling and a second floor bedroom, pierced the roof, arced over elm trees, and landed 300 feet away. No one was in the house at the time, officials said.
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Rockport
Maine
UPI
A. H. Chatfield
Fare Rule Ends Bus Crime Crisis in Los Angeles
In 1969 61 drivers for the Southern California Rapids Transit District suffered 1,845 robberies, one murder, and numerous knifings and shootings. In 1970 none occurred after passengers were required to drop exact fares into locked boxes per AFL-CIO United Transportation Union vice president Kenneth Moore.
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Los Angeles
Southern California Rapids
Kenneth Moore
Afl-Cig
United Transportation Union
Ponder Venue Shift in Angela Davis Case
Los Angeles reports that the State Supreme Court heard wider submissions on transferring Angela Davis case to Alameda County. The hearing, held at a special session, offered no final ruling.
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Los Angeles
UPI
State Supreme Court
Anyl Agaist
Alameda Canty
University of California
Board of Regents
UCLA
Superior Court
Jerry Pacht
Pacht
State Court
California
Miss Davis
Supreme Court
Ulen
Continued Pullouts at Low Rate in Vietnam War
Pentagon officials said withdrawals from Vietnam would continue at a relatively low rate until the Cambodian operation ends. Last week U S troops in Vietnam declined by about 1599, with the 1st Marine Division cited as high on the withdrawal list and potentially closing the Marine role. President Nixon said Cambodia operations were proceeding well and 50,000 more troops would be out by October 15.
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Washington
Pentagon
Vietnam
U.S
Cambodia
Nixon
Hati
Melvin R. Lated
Twins Separated In Three-Hour Surgery In Atlanta
Anjie and Tony Horton, Siamese twins born three months ago, were separated in a three hour operation in Atlanta and are reported in satisfactory condition. The twins were joined at the base of the spine.
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Atlanta
UPI
Angie
Tony Horton
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