Nixon arrives in Tehran for overnight Iran visit
President Nixon lands in Tehran amid cheering crowds and is welcomed by Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and Empress Farah. He hopes talks on regional and world matters will provide counsel and wisdom for ongoing relations.
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Draft call up to 7200 for July draft
Washington AP reports selective service will induct 7200 men in July with lottery numbers 1 through 50. This raises the total called in 1972 to 22200, expanding the ceiling from 9000 for June and aligning with a 50000 annual draft target.
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Inmates Seize Passaic County Jail In Mass Prison Break
More than 100 inmates overpowered guards at Passaic County Jail in Paterson New Jersey seizing control of the maximum security wing. Seven hostages including the warden were freed within two hours. several guards were wounded and hospitalized as negotiations continued. A spokesman said about 110 prisoners were released during the outbreak.
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Walter Dobrolowski
Rodney Leone
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Bozzoli
Donohue
Memorial Day Weekend Traffic Toll Rises Across Nation
The Associated Press reports 563 lives lost in traffic during Memorial Day weekend nationwide. The National Safety Council predicted 539 to 630 deaths could occur from Friday evening to Monday night. Illinois alone recorded 23 fatalities on its highways.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Illinois
Delta DC9 training flight crashes at Dallas airport
At Greater Southwest International Airport in Fort Worth a Delta Airlines DC9 on a routine training flight crashed and burned. Three pilots and an FAA inspector aboard were killed, trapped inside the burning fuselage, according to the Tarrant County medical examiner Feliks Cwordz.
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Greater Southwest International
Tarrant County
Feliks Cwordz
FAA
Weather outlook with scattered showers and warm weekend
Tonight cloudy with showers ending and a low around 55. Wednesday turns sunny with a high near 69. Thursday brings partly sunny skies and cooler lows in the upper 40s to mid 50s, highs in the upper 60s to lower 70s. Friday trends mostly sunny and warmer. Weather details, map, pg. 17.
U S planes hit Yong Bi yard. 16 bridges wrecked in raid
American fighter bombers struck one of North Vietnam's largest railroad yards near Haiphong wounding 16 bridges across the country. A Marine A6 jet was shot down but its crew survived after a sea rescue. Near An Loc, North Vietnamese divisions reportedly withdrew into Cambodia amid B52 strikes and continued shelling on Highway 13.
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Coral Sea
Yong Bi
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Demilitarized Zone
South Vietnam
U. S
Cambodia
An Loc
Saigon
Highway 13
Judge Orders Stronger Air Protections Across States
Federal District Judge John H. Pratt ruled the government must bar deterioration and enforce state antipollution plans to meet federal clean air standards. The decision urges the EPA to require additional state plans where needed, with an immediate appeal anticipated by government lawyers.
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John H. Pratt
Sierra Club
Environmental Protection Agency
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Supreme Court Denies California Death Penalty Appeal
The Supreme Court refused California's appeal to review a state court ruling that the death penalty violates the state constitution. The move leaves 102 men and 5 women on California's death row. Sirhan Sirhan and Charles Manson are among those spared.
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Younger
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California Senate
Legislator trip to Florida billed to state funds questioned
Illinois lawmakers Chew Pappas and Markert charged the state $1,367.86 for a Nov 30 to Dec 2 stay at the Diplomat Hotel in Hollywood Beach Fla to meet trucking lobbyists that officials say never occurred. The trio says minutes exist and the Florida Trucking Association sponsored the meeting which Florida officials deny.
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Associated Press
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Chicago
Pete Pappas
Rock Island
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Mount Sterling
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FTA
Florida House
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Tampa
Association
Pappas
Gertner
Florida
Oceanside
Hollywood Strip
Miami
Chew
Hearings Open On CIPS Rate Increase In Illinois
The first ICC hearing on Central Illinois Public Service Co. rate hikes is set for June 23 in Springfield at 10 a.m. CIPS seeks about 16 percent electric and 11 percent gas increases, with the case expected to span most of the ICC’s 11 month timeline and involve multiple hearings and possible intervening parties.
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Champaign
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Rockford
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