Assassination Plot Uncovered Delays Nixon Visit in New Orleans
UPI reports Secret Service and FBI uncovered a possible plot to assassinate President Nixon during a New Orleans stop causing cancellation of a midday motorcade. A lookout was issued for ex policeman Edmund Punchy Gaudet amid claims of theft of a police uniform and a car used by Police Superintendent Clarence Giarrusso. The White House allowed Nixon to proceed with a Veterans of Foreign Wars speech after the warning.
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Punchy” Gaudet
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Ruth Asher
John F. Kennedy
Dallas
Jim Garrison
Blaze 20 Miles East Of Red Bluff Wrecks 7000 Acres
A brush and timber fire east of Red Bluff scorched 7000 acres and remained out of control. Investigators traced the blaze to a discarded cigarette. Two other Northern California fires also fought hard, with Stanislaus NF logging 12000 acres and 2600 firefighters nearby Yosemite. Piliken fire near Kyburz burned 4300 acres, closing 36 miles of Highway 50. Firefighting efforts faced rugged terrain and resources included 33 engines 11 bulldozers 7 air tankers and 1 helicopter.
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Ira Townsend
California
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Townsend
Laotian Coup Crushed as Plot Leader Thao Ma Executed
Laotian government announces the right wing coup against Prince Souvanna Phouma is foiled. Gen Thao Ma was killed after his T28 plane was shot, and loyal troops recaptured Vientiane as Bangkok exiles fled by helicopter. Gen Phoumi Nosavan implicated in the plot.
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Beef Shortage Attracts Amateurs To San Francisco Auction
Amateur bidders flocked to the Cow Palace auction in San Francisco as beef shortages push consumers to bid on cattle. About 200 attended opening day with 21 head sold in the first hour. experts note buyers aim to secure meat before price controls lift. Del Monte and others warn of hoarding while a government probe and FTC review are urged into canner stockpiling and price manipulation.
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Round-Up Draws Rare Hawker Sea Fury
Lloyd Hamilton a Pan Am 747 pilot performs in the Red Bluff Air Round-Up August 25 26 flying a Hawker Sea Fury. The aircraft winner of Merced and Santa Rosa shows this year. rare World War II era fighter, now few in existence, recently given a fresh paint job at Holcomb's Aero Craft Paint Shop at Red Bluff Airport.
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Santa Rosa
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Red Bluff Airport
Lloyd Hamilton
Skylab observes Tropical Storm Brenda from space
In a Gulf of Mexico pass, Skylab 2 crew watch Brenda intensify near the Yucatan. Garriott and Lousma plan long sun observations while Bean checks the 118 foot station plumbing for leaks.
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UPS
Gulf of Mexico
Yucatan Peninsula
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Lousma
Observatory
Bean
Louisma
Space Station
Rebels Begin Major Offensive Near Phnom Penh
Large insurgent forces moved toward two provincial capitals and bombing campaigns inside Phnom Penh mark the start of a feared rebel offensive amid new fighting outside the capital.
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UPI
Phnom Penh
Investigators to Search East Beach Flats With Shovels
Houston detectives and Galveston police agreed to search the East Beach Flats by hand using shovels and steel rods to locate additional bodies buried in shifting sand dunes near the coastal bird sanctuary.
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Galveston, Tex
UPI
Houston
Showdown Vote on Death Penalty Bill in California Assembly
SACRAMENTO UP I A long awaited showdown vote on death penalty bills in California is set for Tuesday by the Assembly Criminal Justice Committee. The delay stemmed from negotiations involving Julian C. Dixon and Sen George Deukmejian with Republican leaders urging action.
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UPI
California
Key Assembly Criminal Justice Committee
Mike D. Antonovich
Los Angeles
Dixon
Deukmejian
Weather Outlook Mostly Fair With Continuing Warm Temperatures
Mostly fair conditions with occasional cloudiness and little temperature change. Highs near 91 today and 90 tomorrow with lows around 58 tonight. Light southerly winds up to 20 mph in the afternoon and zero chance of rain through tomorrow. River levels show Lake Red Bluff at 15.7, Bend Bridge 20.6, Tehama Bridge 203.5, Woodson Bridge 168.2 feet. sunset 7:59 p.m. and sunrise 6:26 a.m.
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