POW bracelet links Westmoreland to POW aid and Wallace visit
Retired Army chief of staff General Westmoreland wears a copper POW bracelet after his wife urged the gesture to ease finger pain from golf. The bracelet bears Maj. Joseph Korins’s name, a POW since 1967, with physician tests and other POW news tied to Governor Wallace’s greeting of freed airman Maj. Edward Elias in Montgomery.
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Botulism Kills 5000 Ducks in Nevada Marshes
In Toulon Humboldt marshes near here, botulism has killed about 5,000 ducks over three weeks. A Fish and Game Department spokesman warned migrating ducks could contract the disease, noting 90 percent of local ducks are dead. Hunters are cautioned not to eat ducks from the area. hunting season starts mid October. The disease Type B prompts rapid neck paralysis leading to drowning.
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Kissinger aide stays in Saigon for flexible schedule
Maj. Gen. Alexander Haig, Kissinger deputy, extended his Saigon stay as U.S. officials insisted the timetable was flexible. He met Monday with President Nguyen Van Thieu and Gen. Frederick Weyand at Tan Son Nhut, with a “fact finding” mission the stated aim.
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Jail for 70 farm labor picketers
About 11 United Farm Workers pickets were arrested at White River grape vineyards near here, with six more taken at White River property near Deland for violating a restraining order limiting picket entrances. One non-striking worker was charged with exhibiting a firearm. John Boreta of Buttes Gas & Oil accused Cesar Chavez of violent tactics and cited a Molotov cocktail incident at a contractor’s home and a car near the White River Ranch.
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Nixon Proclaims Columbus Day Monday in 1968 Holiday
President Nixon today proclaimed next Monday as Columbus Day, honoring the explorer who helped open a new chapter in world history. The proclamation, requested by Congress, marks Columbus Day as one of five Monday holidays, noting the move from the former October 12 observance.
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House kills Jane Fonda travel bill amid two thirds rule
The House fell short on blocking a corporate and union voluntary political contribution bill while defeating the travel bill that would criminalize unauthorized trips to armed conflict areas. Support from Rep. Richard Schord and Rep. William Colmer backed the travel measure, opposed by Rep. John Drinan and Rep. Don Edwards who argued constitutional and press freedom concerns.
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Solon's Widow Named Liberal Candidate Against Abzug
Priscilla Ryan widow of Rep. William F. Ryan won Liberal Party backing to run in New York's 20th district against Democratic nominee Rep. Bella Abzug. Ryan, whose husband died of cancer, had sought the Democratic nomination but Abzug won, while the Liberal endorsement secures a ballot place despite Abzug's strong reformist reputation.
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House approves death penalty for airplane hijackers
The bill authorizing the death penalty for hijackers passed the House 54 to 2 and moves to a conference committee. It allows the president to suspend air service to countries harboring hijackers, sets a minimum 20 year prison term, and lets juries recommend death. The Senate version adds a new airport security force.
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