Saigon Nightclub Blast Kills At Least Five
A plastic bomb shattered the Tu Do nightclub in Saigon killing five and wounding about 20, with the blast occurring near the hotel where Sen. George McGovern is staying during a three day visit. Police blamed Viet Cong agents as McGovern denied the charge. The attack followed anti American incidents including a church firebomb and rock attack on Tuesday.
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Saigon
UPI
George McGovern
D.S.D
McGovern
Trang Si Tan
Nguyen van Thieu
Tu Do
Tu Do Street
U.S
CBC Club
Fire destroys Salt Lake nursing home killing six elderly men
A fire roared through the Lil Haven nursing home in Salt Lake City killing six elderly residents and injuring others. Neighbors aided four survivors while two occupants jumped from the second story. one died and the other survived with multiple fractures. Firefighters arrived after a 12:41 a.m. alarm and extinguished the blaze within ten minutes.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
UPI
Lil- Haven
G. L. Ferris
Retroactive wage and price rise barred after freeze ends
The Nixon Administration ruled out any retroactive wage or price increases during the 90 day freeze and after it expires on November 13. Commerce Secretary Stans said post-freeze rules would be based on productivity gains, while business groups push tax cuts to spur growth. Labor leaders argue workers deserve deferred wages once the freeze ends.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Apparel Industry
White House
Norman M. Hinerfeld
Kayser- Roth Corp
Commerce
Maurice H. Stans
Hinerfeld
Stans
David M. Kennedy
Peter G. Peterson
Capitol Hill
House
Ways and Means
Ralph Nader
Afl-Cio
Henry Reuss
D-Wis
Bailey in clash with judge at My Lai court
Defense attorney F Lee Bailey clashed with military judge Col Kenneth A Howard at the My Lai murder court martial for Capt Ernest L Medina delaying Medina's testimony. Hicks had testified Calley reported Medina was surprised by the slaughter. the judge ruled Hicks' testimony inadmissible as hearsay. Bailey challenged the ruling, warning against belittling the judge.
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FT. Mcpherson, Ga
UPI
F. Lee Bailey
My Lai
Ernest L. Medina
Medina
Montrose
Colo
Robert L. Hicks
William L. Calley
Calley
Kenneth A. Howard
Hicks
Bailey
Million mile cat Garfunkel vanishes on Northwest 747
Garfunkel a gray tiger striped cat from Oshkosh Wisconsin remains aboard a Northwest Orient Airlines 747 after escaping his cage during a flight from Oshkosh to Anchorage. Since Aug 19 he has wandered the plane's fuselage, heard meowing by passengers and crew, with stops partly traced from New York to the Orient. Humane officials planned to lure him out as the plane continued flying toward a hoped record or possible retirement of the living cargo.
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Everett
Wash
UPI
Garfunkel
Oskosh
Wis
Northwest Orient Airlines
Anchorage
Alaska
Steve Smirnoff
Alaska Methodist University
Chicago
Smirnoff
Boeing
Paine Field
Gar
Funkel
Dale Roseheim
Northwest
Flying Cat
New York
West Coast
Orient
Snohomish
Weather snapshot Redlands today and nearby regions
Redlands today reaches 95 with a 61 low, similar to last year, while Santa Bernardino and Riverside report hazy sun and coastal fog. Forecasts show highs near 87 to 94 inland Thursday with continued morning fog and low clouds along the coast.
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Ox CO
San Bernardino
Riverside
Ocean
San Bernardino Valley
Southern California
Boston
Chicago
Cincinnati
Dallas
Denver
Des Moines
Helena
Kansas City
Las Vegas
Los Angeles
Minneapolis
New York
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Omaha
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Sacramento
Salt Lake City
San Francisco
Seattle
Washington
Evanston
Wyo
Governors Kill Nixon Economics Plan at Conference
At the National Governors Conference in San Juan Puerto Rico Democratic Governor Mandel offered a set of economic policy changes but Republican leaders opposed the move. The conference also defeated two Southern backed resolutions to end mass school busing amid a divided vote. Senator Muskie used Attica prison unrest to urge national leadership to avoid further tragedies and to reform desegregation policy.
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Raymond Lahr
San Juan
P.R
UPI
National Governors Conference
Nixon
Marvin Mandel
Maryland
Mandel
Warren E. Hearnes
Missouri
Maine
Muskie
San Quentin
Attica
America
Mediator sent to end West Coast dock strike in talks
President Nixon named J Curtis Counts to mediate the 77 day strike that has halted 175 ships across 24 ports. Hodgson said some local issues are settled but core wage and pension talks remain. Counts lacks power to force settlement. union and management offered no immediate comment.
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San Francisco
UPI
Nixon
James D. Hodgson
Washington
J. Curtis Counts
Counts
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen's Union
The
Pacific Maritime Association
Hodgson
Hiram Fong
Hawaii
Fong
John A. Burns
Harry Bridges
Attica Prison Hostages Shot, Toll Rises in Riot
State authorities confirm nine hostages were shot to death as Attica was retaken by rebels who had no guns. The death toll reaches 32 inmates and 10 hostages, with continued questions on who fired the fatal shots and details of the siege.
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Attica
N.Y
UPI
Attica State Prison
Russell G. Oswald
Oswald
Attendance gains in San Francisco amid bus desegregation plan
San Francisco elementary attendance rose to 64.3 percent on the second day of a court ordered desegregation busing plan, though Chinatown bus routes were largely empty. Superintendent Thomas A. Shaheen called the uptick promising as 32,336 pupils attended, with Chinatown families continuing a near total boycott and planning potential community schools.
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San Francisco
Chinatown
Navy
Treasure Island
Thomas A. Shaheen
Virginia Wales
Jean Parker
Commodore Stockton
Explosion Injures Four In Belfast Home
Four people were wounded in a private Belfast home in a heavily Protestant area. An army spokesman suggested Protestant extremists may be involved. One man reportedly lost a hand and a foot amid about a dozen bombings across the province that night.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
UPI
Londonderry
Coalisland
Army
Tristar production secured as Rolls-Royce wins RB211 funding
London workers celebrate a $750 million financing deal in New York enabling Lockheed’s Tristar airliner to reach full production. The move ends unemployment fears for 40,000 Rolls-Royce staff after seven months of liquidation turmoil while Britain’s government funds the RB211 engine program.
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UPI
Rolls-Royce
New York
Airbus
Rolls Royce
Britain
Lockheed
Rolls
Geoffrey Fawn
Derby Engine
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Anthony Barnet
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