U S vetoes U N bid on Vietnam war and bridges
A U S veto on a U N bid amid Vietnam war hostilities is reported with detail on air strikes at the Paul Dowmer Bridge over the Red River in Hanoi. Pilots describe major damage to spans and the bridge’s superstructure while reports note attacks on military depots and installations. Casualties were reported among Vietnamese and Americans as fighting continued in Quang Tri and Tien Phuoc.
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U.S
7Th Air Force
Paul Dowmer
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Red River
Air Force
Demilitarized Zone
Keast
MH Moi
Gia Thuong
Trai Hop
Nedai Track
Saigon Command
Bien Wan
Quang Tri
Tien Phuoc
Arizona city struck by fierce storm and damage
A severe storm with tornado like winds hail and heavy rain swept Mesa causing major downtown and residential damage. A large billboard at Jack Loss Lincoln Mercury collapsed onto cars while walls toppled at a service facility and nearby shops suffered broken windows and downed power lines. Meanwhile an off duty officer Fred H Earley 81 was beaten shot and left for dead in Venice and remained in intensive care. In global council actions U S veto blocked a Panama backed motion as Britain France China and others backed a separate condemnatory resolution following Munich terrorist attacks.
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UPI
Jack Loss
Lincoln - Mercury
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Venice
Fred H. Earley
U.S
Panama
Britain
France
China
Soviet Union
Belgium
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Somalia
Sudan
India
Japan
Argentina
Bush
Council
Munich
Black September Organization
Flying plywood kills infant at Nevada stadium
A wind gust lifted a quarter-inch plywood panel covering the University of Nevada track and struck Matthaw Larsen seated with his mother at a Nevada versus San Francisco State game. The infant died three hours later in the hospital. his mother deflected the panel.
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Matthaw Larsen
University of Nevada
San Francisco State
David Holpi
Four slain tots saved in shootout at riggis apartment
Police fought an hours long gun battle at the Walnut Hill complex as deputies, aided by a helicopter and tear gas, rescued Tina Aver 6 and John 4 from a second floor window while the 2 year old Phil Jr remained inside. The Riggs brothers, recent burglary and robbery suspects, were killed in the ambush amid questions of vengeance and possible involvement by Mrs Aver. Authorities reported no clear link to the White House bugging report and Nixon aide Wesley Dean ITI’s document.
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Riggi Brothers
Tle Riggis
Wila
Washington
White House
Nixon
Counsal
Eirig
Nemberale
Howald Lb. Ziegler
Wesley Dean Iti
Bomb devastates armored car in Ulster clash kills three
A 400-500 pound land mine exploded under a British four armored car near Dundannon, killing three soldiers and wounding four, one critically. The blast hurled the vehicle 20 feet, gouging a 30 by 20 foot crater in a country road. Ulster army fatalities for the year rise to 82, with Northern Ireland violence totaling 554. An army spokesman called it one of the biggest bombs seen, planted in a culvert beneath the road and detonated by guerrillas 70 yards away.
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Belfast
Tpree
Dungannon
Ulster
Northern Ireland
Cadillac recalls 37000 cars over faulty rear axle shafts
General Motors announced recall of 37000 Cadillacs from the 1972 model year for defective left rear axle shafts as long as a fraction of an inch. The shafts could cause bearing pressure and loud noise, risking brake loss if ignored. One accident reported, no injuries. About 87000 Cadillacs in the recall will be notified for free inspections and corrections.
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Detroit
UPI
General Motors Corp
Cadillac
Action Line aids crow care and mail-order refunds
Action Line reports Dr Thorson of Long Beach offers free care for injured small wildlife including a crow with the condition that patients are released back to nature. The note notes 20 years of wildlife treatment and a potential fee if the crow is kept, with references to a California Fish and Game connection. It also covers a mail-order dispute with Americana Corp over an uninsured vacuum return and guidance from Sally Falconer on obtaining a credit, plus career questions about becoming a pilot and the current airline job outlook.
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Long Beach
Thad 'Thorsan
el Dorado Park Nature Center
Thorson
California Fish and Game Department
Americana Corp
Mundelein
Americana
Action Line
M. Long Beach
Sally Falconer
Surf Magazine Plans Class Action Over Huntington Beach Meters
International Surfing Magazine seeks readers to join a potential class action to remove parking meters at Huntington Cliffs. They request petition authors contact 27635 Forbes Road, Suite Q, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677 and invite others to support the suit.
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International Surfing Magazine
Iunlington Cliffs
Huntington Beach
Teachers Strike Protests Roil Multiple Cities Across Nation
Philadelphia teachers remain on strike with 14,060 members affecting 285,000 students while Kansas City teachers back walkout. Negotiations deadlocked as unions seek higher starting salaries and longer work days. Across Pennsylvania and Illinois districts, courts issue injunctions and tentative settlements resume small classes, with thousands of students impacted nationwide.
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Philadelphia
Kansas City
Teachers’ Union
Philadelphia School Board
Pennsylvania
Schoools
Agnew defends continued nuclear testing policy
Vice President Spiro Agnew told reporters in Las Vegas that the Nixon administration believes nuclear testing must continue with safeguards to ensure national security. He spoke during a stop before addressing a union convention and cited public fears over Alaska’s five megaton test. He stressed testing should be done only as essential for security. Fire destroys Wahkatkum dredge in Longview, Washington, a $2 million vessel owned by the Army Corps of Engineers.
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Las Vegas
Nev
UPI
Spiro Agnew
Nixon
Agnew
Nevada
Cansars Palace
Las Vegas Strip
United States
Amehitka Island
Alaska
U.S
Longview, Wash
Ww.s. Army Corps of Engineers
Peanut Sacks and Squirrels Club in Local Offices
From September 9 to 15, 27 offices will display sacks of fresh roasted peanuts. Visitors can learn about the Squirrels Club, a savings program for kids under three, and enjoy the event.
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Squirrels Club
Cunnuily New Savings Club
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