Chilean Police Corner Assassination Suspects
Police and troops surrounded a Málaga garage after an anonymous tip linked the Calderon brothers to the Zujovic murder. Four hours of gunfire ended when Arturo held a gun to his head and others surrendered. Santiago faced a state of emergency with curfew and censorship.
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Calderon Brothers
Arturo
Zujovic
Allende
Rene Schneider
Radio Balmaceda
Government Information Office
Santiago
Blastship Phnom Penh Ammo Dump Devastates City Block
A Phnom Penh explosion spree levels an apartment building while rockets and mortar bombs erupt across a crowded quarter. Witnesses report yellow flames and scattered munitions as trucks haul live shells away. A prior January storage blast killed or wounded hundreds near Pochentong Airport.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Pochentong
Acquittal Reached In Assault Case in Albany Man
An Albany man, George J. Merhige, 28, was acquitted by a jury in Rensselaer County Court of a third degree assault charge. The incident involved James Connell, 27, East Greenbush, on December 24, 1969, with a bottle struck over the head at 7 Linden Ave Prospect Heights. A second indictment for resisting arrest was dismissed, with a motion granted to resubmit to a grand jury.
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Albany
Rensselaer County
George J. Merhige
Clinton Ave
James Connell
Michigan Ave
East Greenbush
Merhige
Connell
Linden Ave
Prospect Heights
Rensselaer
Asst
George B. Ceresia
Timothy J. Fogarty
Albany Talks Fail To Avert CSEA Strike
Gov office cites no new layoffs figures beyond 5200 pink slips two weeks ago and no rehiring data. The CSEA union threatens to shut down 49 state hospitals and schools and other state functions. Wenzl seeks amnesty and immunity for strikers and would go to jail if needed.
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Wenzl
No Violence On Italian Election Day
Voting in scattered regional and municipal elections across Sicily and major cities including Rome Genoa and Bari ended without violence. Conclusive returns were not expected until late today as the center left Christian Democrats and Socialist allies faced both extremes the Communists and Fascists campaigning as a return to order.
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Rome
Italy
Christian Democrats
National Alliance
Sicily
Genoa
Bari
South Viets Aid Firebase Amid Heavy Fighting Near Pleiku
The report describes aerial bombardment and a convoy ambush near Khe Sanh and An Khe, with 11 civilians killed and nine wounded in Saigon, while South Vietnamese rangers fight North Vietnamese forces 35 miles southwest of Pleiku along the Cambodian border and claim 15 enemy killed.
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Khe Sanh
An Khe
Saigon
Qui Nhon
Pleiku
USS
Ban Me Thuot
U.S
Troy Native Heads State Postmasters
Lake George postmaster James T. Duffy, a Troy native and retired Naval aviator, was reelected president of the New York Branch of the National League of Postmasters for 1972 at the Tamarack Lodge convention. He resides in Lake George Village with his family as postmasters from across the state gathered for the four day meeting.
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Lake George
James T. Duffy
Troy
New York
The
National League of Postmasters of the
U.S
Tamarack Lodge
Greenfield Park
Helen F. Duffy
Rensselaer County
Thomas J. Duffy
Duffey
Lake George Village
Kathy
Kevin
Mickey
Charles T. Duttweiler
U.S. Postal Service
Jack Bailey
League
Rubbish and Grass Fires Reported on Sunday
Pumper 1 responded to two fires Sunday. At 4:55 a.m. crews extinguished a rubbish fire at Congress and Fourth Streets. At 2:43 p.m. a grass fire at State and Front Streets was also put out by firefighters.
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Pumper 1
Congress
Fourth Streets
State
Front Streets
Laird and Humphrey Clash Over Vietnam War Plans
Defense Secretary Laird said South Vietnam will take over ground combat in months while American troops stay in a security role, with some fighting possible. Sen. Humphrey pressed for clear Vietnamization details and a timeline, arguing a year to disengage is unlikely. They debated limits of noncombat forces and a potential defeat of the McGovern Hatfield amendment.
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Washington
Melvin R. Laird
Vietnam
Hubert H. Semgarey
D-Minn
Nixon
Southeast Asia
Laird
Humphrey
Air Force
Navy
Congress
United States of America
Senate
Rensselaer Fire Under Investigation
A basement blaze at 1330 Broadway in Rensselaer caused heavy water damage to a two story flat. About 100 firefighters led by Chief William Braman battled the flames until 9 25 p m with no injuries reported though a Rue resident required hospital care after shock. The fire was described as of possible suspicious origin with owner Frank Romeo of Loudonville noted in records.
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Rensselaer
White
William Braman
Broadway
Albany Medical Center
Albany Motor Ambulance
William Brady
Brady
Braman
Braham
Frank Romeo
Loudonville
FDA Moves To End Ban On Fat Labeling In Foods
The FDA proposes to require disclosure of fat sources in processed foods and allow labeling of unsaturated fat percentages. The rule targets processed items, not fresh meat or eggs, and follows consumer and medical urging over heart disease risks. Jewel and Giant are field testing new label concepts ahead of formal requirements.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Jewel
Giant
Protest by Catholic Youth Against Rising Fascism in Paris Churches
Groups of young Roman Catholics demonstrated around Paris churches to denounce what they called inaction against fascism in France. At St. Germain des Pres a scuffle occurred as rightists attacked protesters at the door. Organizers said 35,000 tracts were distributed urging bishops to curb racism fascism and police repression.
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Paris
France
St. Germain-des-Pres
Latin Quarter
Nixon Aims New Push to Help Unemployed Veterans
President Nixon ordered Labor Secretary James D Hodgson to head an intensified effort to provide jobs for unemployed veterans from the Vietnam era. The program extends the prior jobs for Veterans initiative begun last fall which has not reduced veteran unemployment, now at 10.8 percent for ages 20 to 29.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
James D. Hodgson
Puerto Rico Day Parade Disrupted by Riots and Rain
In New York the eighth annual Puerto Rico Day Parade faced rock and bottle throwing by Young Lords amid a thundershower. Thirteen officers were hospitalized and 20 people arrested for riot and assault as about 100000 spectators watched the march proceed after the rain stopped.
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New York
Puerto Rico
Fifth Avenue
Lenox Hill Hospital
Young Lords
Pakistani Forces Burning Villages in East Pakistan
Reports from the Press Trust of India say Pakistani federal forces are torching villages and crops in Dinajpur district, 250 miles north of Calcutta, to deny rebels food and shelter as troops fire on homes from the border.
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New Delhi
India
UPI
Pakistan
The
Press Trust of India
PTI
Dinajpur
Calcutta
Thieu Endorses Political Groups but Aims for Independent Re election
President Nguyen Van Thieu told a national teachers’ convention that he supports political groups in South Vietnam but will run as an individual if he seeks a second term. He described a year of transition toward progress and reiterated the four nos policy: no coalition, no neutrality, no land concessions to Communists, and no legal Communist activity.
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Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
Thieu
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Movement For Independence
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John V. Lindsay
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Gracie Mansion
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