Volpe withholds Garwin SST report amid hearings
Secretary Volpe told the House Appropriations Committee the Garwin report on the supersonic transport contains misleading statements and is outdated. He noted only the President can release it, while lawmakers push for access as SST funding faces a looming House vote within two weeks. The SST program has $31.1 billion invested, with test flights planned for 1973.
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Washington
Secretary of Transportation
John A. Volpe
Volpe
House Appropriations Committee
Garwin
Nixon
America
Valpe
Congress
Howse Appropriations Site Committee
House
Senate
Three Killed as Truck Hits Queen Way Bridge Abutment
A pickup truck crashed on Queen Way Bridge at noon injuring three others, two occupants from Los Angeles died at St. Mary's and Dorothy Griner, 38, also from LA, was later identified as a third fatality. A fourth passenger, Phillip Adaway, 43, remained in fair condition at Harbor General Hospital with pelvic injuries. The driver, John Thomas White, 31, also of Los Angeles, died on arrival. The truck reportedly sped through heavy traffic, crossed the center divider, and struck an abutment 0.25 miles south of Ocean Boulevard.
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John Thomas White
Alice Aronowitz
Los Angeles
St. Mary’s Hospital
Dorothy Griner
Phillip Adaway
Harbor General Hospital
St. Mary’s
Queen Mary
Harry Kartinen
Ocean Boulevard
March Winds Roar Through Long Beach Area
Strong gusts from the northwest swept Long Beach for a fourth day as March arrived with wind and high seas. Winds up to 60 mph stirred sand and caused a traffic death in Riverside. Avalon Airport closed briefly. smog cleared in the city while mountains saw snow flurries and temperatures dipped near freezing.
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Riverside
High Desert
San Bernardino
Weather Tonight and Tuesday in the LB Area
Mostly fair with strong gusty winds. Lows around 40, highs near 58. Mountains expect windy, cooler conditions with highs about 56. Desert areas stay mostly fair with gusty winds and blowing sand. Lower valleys show highs around 58 with breezy conditions.
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Muzzling Medina Charged in Army Court Action
Washington report says Army lawyers seek to muzzle Lt. William Calley witness Merlina Medina arguing the captain is ready to testify in direct refutation of Calley. Calley faces murder trial at Fort Benning for 102 Vietnamese civilians killed in My Lai raid. Medina, stationed at Fort McPherson, Ga., is charged with killing at least 175 civilians but not yet referred to trial.
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William Calley Jr
U.S. Court of Military Appeals
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Cabin Cruiser Missing with Six Aboard in Catalina Storm
Coast Guard crews searched stormy seas from Santa Catalina Island to Sunset Beach for a two foot cabin cruiser with six aboard overdue since leaving Avalon at 8 pm. The St Francis was reported wrecked near Santa Barbara Island with five others aboard the other craft evacuated by the Point Hobart. Survivors were reported in good condition as a rescue effort continued at dawn.
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Avalon
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Frank Eekers
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Romery
Paul Wedde
Cecil
el Monte
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Hildegard
Rush of Saigon Troops to Laos Intensifies Fighting
American transports moved thousands of South Vietnamese reinforcements to Laos as U S command boosted air and ground support along Route 9 and near the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Saigon says 16 000 troops cross border with 1600 casualties while enemy losses exceed 1400 killed by air strikes.
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U.S
Tran van An
Wield
Richard Gardner
U.S. Command
Gardner
Khe Sanh
Navy Spy Plane Crashes During War Games
SAN DIEGO Navy disclosed the crash of an electronic surveillance plane during war games. Two men were killed, two escaped with minor injuries. The radar domed BIB tracer was returning to the carrier Ticonderoga after a mission when one of its shrines exploded, the plane was detected 13 miles southwest of San Diego near the carrier.
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Pacific Fleet Naval Air Maree
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President Nixon condemns Capitol explosion as political bombing
President Nixon and Senate members voiced outrage over an explosion that damaged the Senate wing of the Capitol building. Nixon called FBI Director Hoover and Senate leaders from Air Force One to assess the situation, calling it a political bombing and deplorable.
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Nixon
Senate
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Air Force One
Des Moines
Iowa
Ronald L. Ziegler
Ziegler
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
White House
Mike Mansfield
Hyath
Talks to Avert Rail Walkout Show Progress
Washington reports progress in voluntary contract talks to avert a threatened railroad walkout. United Transportation Union members across the country remain at work as talks with the National Railway Labor Conference recessed and are to resume this afternoon at the Labor Department.
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United Transportation Union
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National Railway Labor Conference
Labor Department
Bomb blast hits U.S. Capitol in Laos retaliation claim
An early morning explosion in the Senate wing caused extensive damage but no injuries after a warning call said to be retaliation for the Laos invasion. Senate operations continued with visitors barred from the wing as police investigated.
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U.S
Senate
Laos
Capitol
Bomb Blast Shocks New School in Greenwich Village
An explosion rocked the New School for Social Research in Greenwich Village at 3:15 a.m. a pipe bomb sandwiched in marble caused shattered doors and one injury. The adjacent townhouse blast last March killed three youths tied to a bomb factory in the same building.
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