Peking Blames U N Officials for Global Pollution Fight
China at the United Nations Environment Conference denounces the United States and other imperialist powers as primary polluters and calls for compensation for underdeveloped nations. Tang Ke urges cooperation while condemning U S bombings and chemical weapon use in Vietnam. The conference nears a framework for international environmental cooperation amid broad support for shared responsibility.
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China
United Nations Environment Conference
United States
Vietnam
Tang Ke
Fuel and Chemical Industries
Kissinger reassures Japan on Asia policy and Taiwan
Henry Kissinger told Japan that the United States will keep Asia as its focus and that Red China would not use force to seize Taiwan. In Tokyo he met Prime Minister Eisaku Sato for four hours of talks with officials and business leaders. They described their discussion as constructive and in agreement on key issues.
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Henry A. Kissinger
Japan
Asia
China
Taiwan
Kissinger
Nixon
Eisaku Sato
Sato
McGovern and Wallace Talk of Cabinet Roles
Sen George McGovern visited Alabama Governor George Wallace in a Maryland hospital and said he would not rule out naming Wallace to a Cabinet post if he won the presidency. He noted Wallace's views and supporters would be heard at the Democratic National Convention.
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Silver Spring
George McGovern
D.D
George C. Wallace
Alabama
McGovern
Wallace
Walllace
South Dakota
Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Floods kill 150 in Rapid City Black Hills area
Torrential rains sparked flash floods in the Black Hills collapsing a dam and sweeping through Rapid City. The death toll reached 150 with 500 missing as authorities warned it would rise. Emergency measures, curfews, and federal aid were activated while hospitals treated 900 and shelters fed 2,000.
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N.Y. Times News Services
Rapid City
S.D
Black Hills
Who
Red Cross
Canyon Creek
Omaha
Army Corps of Engineers
Glenn Best
Nixon
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Campaign treasury gifts total over ten million for Nixon
The Nixon reelection treasury filed early 1972 receipts at 10.1 million for Jan 1 to Apr 7, with 1.2 million from Apr 7 to May 31. Reform groups criticized nondisclosure, while McGovern and Humphrey campaigns reported their own finances and debts.
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Gop
Associated Press
N.Y
Nixon
Common Cause
Citizens’ Action Group
United States
Woman Hurt in Wreck on Rt 57 Head-on Collision
Ina Romack 53 of Lerna is in satisfactory condition at Good Samaritan Hospital Mt. Vernon after a two car crash on Rt 57 three miles north of Rt 460. She was a passenger in Royal Romack 58 when William Hick 52 of Centralia drove north in the southbound lane and collided head on.
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Ina Romack
Lerna
Good Samaritan Hospital
Mt. Vernon
Hanoi Urges Austerity Amid Wartime Conditions
North Vietnam calls on its people to endure hardships and redirect all activity to wartime effort. The official Vietnam News Agency noted a meeting chaired by Premier Pham Van Dong praising recent Communist gains and urging continued production alongside steadfast heroism.
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U.S
Hanoi
Vietnam
Council of Ministers
Pham van Dong
North
South
Horror Flood Ravages Black Hills Area at Dawn
Reporter recounts a night of intense rain and rising water in the Rimrock and Hisega regions near Rapid City. A four foot torrent blocked highways, rescuers faced trapped residents, dawn revealed widespread destruction with road concrete blocks scattered across the highway.
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Jerry Mashek
Rapid
Hisega
Rapid City
Black Hills
Three die in I 57 crash near Onarga
A one car crash on Interstate 57 near Onarga left three people dead. Quintella Ellis 36 Amita Ellis 19 of Chicago and Evelyn Williams 19 of Dixon were identified as victims. Driver Samuel Nolan 53 of Chicago was seriously injured.
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Onarga
Interstate 57
Quintella Ellis
Amita
Chicago
Evelyn Williams
Dixon
Miss Williams
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Samuel Nolan
Ellises
Thailand troop move set to cut Vietnam force level
Pentagon sources say air force and marine fighter units will shift to Thailand to trim U.S. Vietnam strength to 49 000 by July 1. The relocations remove thousands from Vietnam but keep round the clock strikes from new bases. About 60 000 GIs remained in country last week with 11 000 more slated to depart in three weeks.
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U.S
Vietnam
Nixon
Thailand
Pentagon
Survey shows fire chiefs alarm over funding compared to police
Nation’s Cities survey of 797 fire departments highlights budget cuts, understaffing, and pay gaps with police, plus calls for private funding of fire prevention especially in high rises. Harassment from residents cited by 31.5 percent, rising to 81.1 percent in cities over 100000.
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Nation’s Cities
National League of Cities
Commierce
Industry
Raymond Bancroft
U S Air Raids Hit North Vietnam and Saigon Areas
American fighter bombers struck from the DMZ to Haiphong in a 300 mile sweep destroying bridges warehouses and barges. B52s hit Dong Hoi and targets near Thanh Hoa and Saigon while An Loc siege developments and a Nationalist Chinese aircraft incident add to a wide war picture.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Haiphong
Dong Hoi
Dmz
Hong Gai
Thanh Hoa
Senate land use bill advances with $800 million plan
A Senate Interior Committee approved a bi partisan land use bill that would require states to develop five year comprehensive plans across four major categories. It authorizes 100 million annually for eight years and creates a Office of Land Use Policy Administration in the Interior Department to coordinate efforts. States failing to comply could lose federal funds in highway, airport and conservation programs.
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Senate Interior Committee
Henry M. Jackson
Dash
Jackson
Senate
House Interior Committee
Senate Committee
Office of Land Use Policy Administration
Department of Interior
The Boys Of Summer review by Merle Jones
Merle Jones begins a review of The Boys Of Summer, a best seller about the Brooklyn Dodgers, on page 11. The item highlights Jones’ take on the book and its focus on baseball lore.
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General Telephone Co
Carbondale
Merle Jones
Brooklyn Dodgers
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