France raises questions on Nixon European trip
Washington reports France questions NATO and the US role as Nixon prepared for a Western Europe swing. Paris proposes a four power political directorate with Britain Germany Italy and France plus a free trade zone replacing the six nation Common Market. Britain cautiously weighs the idea, wary of weakening NATO and US participation.
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City seeks fines on oil firms for pollution
Santa Barbara Harbor Commission asks City Council to approve an ordinance imposing up to 10000 in fines for each bird or fish killed by oil pollution and up to 10000 per day per gallon polluted. A 500000 license fee for firms operating in Santa Barbara Channel is proposed. Union Oil Co. removed part of cement used to plug a runaway offshore well.
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Truman Recovers From Intestinal Flu in Kansas City
Former President Harry S Truman shows rapid improvement after intestinal flu. He is on a soft diet in Research Hospital and Medical Center with a nurse in attendance and a planned discharge in a few days. Mrs. Bess Truman visits and plans to return to the hospital.
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Israel warns of retaliation after Jerusalem supermarket bombing
Police detained 60 Arab suspects in a city wide manhunt after a supermarket bombing killed two and injured nine. Transport Minister Moshe Carmel warned retaliation could hit any Arab state, inside or outside Israel, as tensions rose from recent attacks including the Zurich jetliner bombing. An Israeli patrol killed three guerrillas near the Golan Heights in a late night clash amid heightened security.
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Expert testifies in Shaw's Kennedy assassination trial
FBI firearms expert Robert A. Frazier testified that at least two of three bullets fired in Kennedy's assassination appeared to come from the rear. He said the limousine windshield showed a star shape break from a rear shot and that a nearly intact bullet on Connally’s stretcher matched the Oswald gun.
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Three youths beat and robbed 66 year old man
A 66 year old Scottsdale man told police three youths called him into his yard and assaulted him. He said they abducted him to a car, robbed him, and dumped him in the desert before fleeing with cash.
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Pill Goes to the Dogs in Britain Next Month
British Pharmaceutical Company develops a dog birth control pill to be sold through veterinarians next month. The pill targets dogs and other pets, offering a non surgical option for population control and pet health management.
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Berlin Wall Easter opening urged by West Berlin Communists
West Berlin Communist leader Gerhard Danelius urged Easter wall openings for reunions if West Germany cancels its March election in Berlin. The proposal, reported by Wahrheit, follows a Soviet warning that holding the election would provoke consequences and possible interference with Allied flights as tensions rise over Berlin.
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Apollo 9 countdown under way at Cape Kennedy
The countdown for Apollo 9 began at 5 a.m. EST as James McDivitt David Scott and Russell Schweickart prepare for an earth orbital test of the moon lander The mission aims to test rendezvous between the lunar lander and the command ship with a 10 day flight ending in a splashdown March 10.
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Marines ambush convoy in monsoon near Laos border
U S Marines in heavy jungle near the Laos border ambushed a Russian truck convoy on highway 922. Two trucks burned and a third exploded as Marines found a 100 man hospital, rifle range with distance markers, and a vehicle parts garage in the A Shan valley.
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Obituary for Mrs Agnes Harris 81
Services for Mrs. Agnes Harris aged 81 were held today at Green Acres Mortuary. A McCook Nebraska native, she moved to the Valley in 1961 from Denver where she was a house keeper. She resided at 6714 B Culver. Survivors include daughter Lorraine Gutfelder of Scottsdale, son Raymond Tompson of Denver, a sister out of state and two grandchildren. Mrs Harris died Friday at Georgian Court Nursing Home.
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North Vietnamese Denies Troop Presence Admit Claim
UPI report states North Vietnamese officials deny that Xuan Thuy admitted troops were in South Vietnam. The dialogue during peace talks showed a five week deadlock with South Vietnamese officials claiming implication of regulars aiding Viet Cong. Thuy refused elaboration and Hanoi denied the admission.
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Tractor accident kills Phoenix worker at site
Sam Leroy McGuffin, 46, of Phoenix, was killed Friday when a tractor overturned while backing off a trailer at a Paradise Valley housing site. Deputies said the trailer brakes failed. McGuffin tried to jump but was pinned beneath the tractor. He worked for Edward Kelton Contractors of Phoenix.
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