Ho Chi Minh in grave condition amid illness reports
Hanoi said the Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh is in "somewhat grave" health with a developing illness. Saigon officials fear his near death as communists predict power struggles but aim for a unified Vietnam. Ho, 79, long battled illness after a life of exile and revolution.
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Ho illness heightens Vietnam policy talks in Paris
In Paris UPI reports Ho Chi Minh’s illness and a possible shift by Hanoi toward troop withdrawal. Ellsworth Bunker and Henry Cabot Lodge discuss South Vietnamese cabinet with U S diplomats as Xuan Thuy signals potential change if Nixon starts substantial troop withdrawals. The talks enter their 33rd week with renewed hope for negotiated ending.
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Abandoned Car Spurs Pike Search In Jordan Desert
Searchers in Israel and Jordan found the car of James A. Pike former Episcopal bishop of California. Pike and his wife Diane traveled from Bethlehem toward the Dead Sea when the car broke down and Pike collapsed. Arab tribesmen, Israeli troops, and police combed the desert using helicopters as the wife reached Bethlehem and was hospitalized.
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Weather Forecast with scattered clouds and temps
Partly cloudy through tomorrow with lows tonight 55 to 61 and highs tomorrow around 79. Winds shift from east to northeast 6 to 12 mph, then light and variable tonight and tomorrow. Sunset 7 59 p.m. Sunrise 6 54 a.m. Details page 34.
Kennedy counsel delays inquest into Kopechne death
Boston AP report says lawyers for Edward Kennedy blocked the Mary Jo Kopechne inquest with a likely two week delay. Justice Paul C. Reardon ordered a postponement and a full Supreme Court hearing on constitutional issues with no date set.
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City workers set for 15 percent pay rise Sept 12
Elyria city council approved a new pay ordinance after a strike led to sick calls by about 300 of 330 workers. The total annual raise costs around 360000 with back pay and hours survey, funded by the city’s 1 percent income tax now in effect. Checks reflecting the increases may appear in Sept 12 or Sept 26 pay periods.
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Rain ends dry spell as fog blankets Lorain County
Lorain County broke a 15 day dry spell with a rain between 2 and 4:30 pm yielding .86 inch and a dense fog that lingered through midmorning. The temperature dropped from near 90 to 65 degrees. Police logged 15 fender benders on the Ohio Turnpike near Castalia and scattered minor rain related crashes across the region. Trees toppled in Columbia Township around 2:30 pm but no injuries or power outages were reported.
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Violence Roils Camden and Cities Across States
A young policeman and a woman were killed in Camden while a second officer was wounded as gunfire sparked across four Camden streets. Hartford and Fort Lauderdale faced curfews as National Guardsmen and state troopers moved in amid looting, arson, and scattered violence with hundreds arrested.
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Dirksen Undergoes Lung Surgery for Cancerous Tumor
Senate Republican Leader Everett M Dirksen 73 of Illinois underwent a delicate operation at Walter Reed Army Medical Center to remove a cancerous tumor from his right lung. The 34 hour surgery left him in satisfactory condition with reports detailing the lengthy procedure and recovery.
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Elyria Council Reverses Abbe Road Assessment Plan
The Elyria City Council unanimously rescinded the North Abbe Road improvement assessments after protests by about 75 property owners including the Board of Education. The plan would have charged owners $4.53 per front foot for a $2.2 million project. the city will instead cover costs as a general obligation funded by anticipated 1 percent income tax revenue. About 30 property owners witnessed the final vote.
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Nixon weighs random draft plan targeting 19 and 20 year olds
President Nixon moves toward a unilateral shift to a lottery style draft selecting from 19 to 20 year olds. The plan would start with the youngest, pulling older 19s into the first year pool, while the 21 to 25 group would join later.
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