Kissinger, Nixon Clash Over Peace Talks Ahead of Election
Senate leader Scott warned settlement before inauguration is unlikely and could invite charges of using the war for politics. McGovern accuses the talks of election ploy while Pravda lauds Nixon foreign policy as a strong predictor of reelection, despite voter disillusionment.
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Abortion Rate in San Francisco Higher Than State
A UC Medical Center survey shows 532 abortions per 1000 births in San Francisco, about three times the state rate of 172 per 1000. The study, by Dr. Arthur Colman, appears in the California Medical Association Journal.
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University of California Medical Center
Arthur Colman
California Medical Associaton Journal
Mark Gartley Day celebrated as POW returns home
In Greenville Maine crowds welcomed former POW Markham Gartley after his release from a North Vietnamese prison. Governor proclaimed Mark Gartley Day statewide as Gartley thanked supporters and emphasized the men still jailed. He planned to meet his family and later travel to Washington to speak with families of prisoners. Gartley was captured August 17 1968 after his Navy jet was shot down over Central North Vietnam.
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North Vietnam
Yanks Hit Targets Near Hanoi Amid Vietnam Action
U S spokesmen report a Cobra helicopter gunship was shot down near Que Som Valley in South Vietnam’s upper coast. The crew survived unhurt. Delays announced in withdrawing 170 American pilots and 18 Dragonfly bombers due to renewed Communist threats. Strikes also targeted a missile plant near Hanoi, an ammunition dump, a military training center, and a railroad causeway as weather hindered observations.
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Coast Guard urges action on stranded freighter off San Pedro
A 560-foot freighter lies impaled on a rocky pinnacle off San Pedro with holes in its hull leaking oil. Marine surveyors assess salvage options as Los Angeles officials seek federal aid and possible legal action against the vessel owners, Manufacturer's Navigation Co of Mong Kong.
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Department of Beaches
Camily
Sam Yorty
Young
Secretary of the Army
Walter Foster
Yokohama
Manufacturer's Navigation Co
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Huge arms bill sent to Nixon
The Senate approved and sent to the White House a $74.4 billion defense appropriation for the new fiscal year. It funds Army Navy Air Force and Marine programs, including civilian hiring, GI replacements and barracks work. The measure, $5.2 billion below Nixon's request, was finalized by conferees after Senate and House versions.
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Marine Corps
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D-Ark
House
Hazard pay extended for released POWs
The White House announced that President Nixon signed a bill to continue hazardous duty pay for prisoners of war for up to one year after their release. The legislation extends the extra pay during hospitalization and rehabilitation after return, with a limit of one year.
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White House
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Blind Lady Bilked by Kind Guard at Bowery Savings
Juliette Silvers alleges Charles Harper a bank guard deceived her at Bowery Savings Bank causing a substantial shortfall in her account from 2857 to 169.65. Officials pledged full restitution as Harper was arrested and charged Thursday.
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Charles Harper
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Senate confirms disputed Gen Abrams as Army chief
The Senate voted 84 to 2 to confirm Gen. Creighton Abrams as Army chief of staff after months of controversy over North Vietnam bombing raids. Critics urged martial inquiries and accountability for officers involved. Abrams, 57, takes command as the Army shifts toward an all volunteer force and reorganizes its top-heavy structure under Army Secretary Froehlke.
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D Ldaho
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Hughes
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
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George S. Patton
Army
Robert F. Froehlke
Angela Davis Seeks UCLA Return After Travel Tour
Angela Davis, a black former UCLA philosophy instructor acquitted of 1970 murder kidnap charges, says she plans to reclaim her UCLA post. She toured socialist and Communist countries in Latin America and Eastern Europe, praising their stance on her trial and planning to support Communist candidates. About 50 friends welcomed her at the airport after a six week tour through the Soviet bloc, Cuba, and Chile.
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Marin County
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CAB blocks L.A. air taxi firm sale
A CAB examiner denied the proposed acquisition of Los Angeles Airways assets by Garden West Airlines, a California air taxi firm tied to Nixon adviser Arnhold Smith. The ruling cited little public benefit and possible detriment, with limited need for the Anaheim Los Angeles helicopter service.
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Garden West Airlines
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Nixon
Ilury HH. Schneider
CAB
Bureau of
Arnhold Smith
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Golden West
Smith
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Tie
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