Hoffa visa hopes and Miss America pageant notes
Hoosier and others report that Teamster President Hoffa may seek travel to North Vietnam to press for POW releases, while White House aides say the trip is a private effort. Atlantic City assigns Miss Delaware Catherine Lawton and Miss Kansas Cindy Sikes in preliminaries, with Vermont’s Kathy Teberl drawing controversy. Hawaii rowers Quesnel and Eubank depart for Maui, and Louis R. Lurie, billionaire builder and Broadway investor, dies at 64 in San Francisco after shaping the city skyline.
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Tax hike plan denied by Nixon aides
The White House said President Nixon does not plan tax increases if reelected though changes to the tax system may be discussed. Ziegler noted no tax increases would be asked through the next Congress, while exploring possible reforms such as a value added tax and readjustment of overall tax revenue.
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Boy Falls From Car on Busy Interstate
Three year old Raymond Wagenknecht fell from a car traveling on Interstate 15. He bounced and rolled about 150 feet across two lanes. He sustained only cuts and bruises as two oncoming cars stopped abruptly to avoid him.
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Nixon promotes Kissinger aide to full four star general
President Nixon elevates Maj. Gen. Alexander M. Ha ig Jr., Kissinger's top assistant, to four star general and names him Army chief of staff. Haig will replace Gen. Bruce Palmer Jr. as vice chief of staff. Palmer retires next year. Haig has served as senior military adviser to Kissinger and deputy national security adviser. Senate confirmation needed for Haig as chief of staff is not required for the appointment.
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Promotion stunt death of doves draws blast
In San Francisco a promotional stunt by a record company led to the death of three white doves and rescue of seventeen more as SPCA officers worked to handle birds left stunned and unable to escape traffic. An SPCA spokesman noted the doves were tame and helpless after release. A separate Peru earthquake rocked Arequipa, Peru.
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Polar Bear Attacks Whales in Canadian Bay
Polar bears attack two beluga whales in Churchill Manitoba as they were held in a plastic tank for shipment to San Diego Sea World. One whale was mauled beyond recovery and ordered destroyed after scientists deemed it too injured. A second whale was seized by the bear and dragged 25 yards before escape. a third avoided injuries. Nearby fishermen freed a group of stranded sailors in another brief note.
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