Move To Fill Rizzo's Post Again Blocked By John Swantek
A 3-2 vote with one abstention blocked Eugene L. Cuozzo from filling the late Councilman Louis Rizzo’s seat in a special City Council meeting at the Courthouse. Corporation Counsel Carl Engstrom cited a State AG letter saying abstentions count as negative votes. The tie would require City Court Judge Dan G. Farano to decide, while Democrats urge Farano to rule on both seating options.
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Eugene L. Cuozzo
Louis Rizzo
Lucretia Rizzo
Engstrom
State Attorney General's Office
Dan G. Farano
Farano
Nixon Seeks ABM Curbs in SALT Talks
President Nixon announced a major step toward breaking the stalemate in U S Soviet nuclear arms talks. He said the two powers will concentrate this year on an ABM deployment limit and on measures tied to limiting ABMs as part of SALT negotiations.
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Gether
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Louisiana
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Senate divisive vote signals shift on European troop role
AP analysis shows a Senate majority backing a change in European status quo despite Nixon blocking broad troop cuts. About 60 of 100 senators urged or favored reductions, while 28 Republicans opposed any move. Leaders mention NATO talks and SALT progress as factors shaping the stance and possible future actions.
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Nixon
Europe
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Mike Mansfield
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Britain France Seek Path to European Market Unity
Paris reports Pompidou and Heath after secret talks claim broad agreement on Europe’s future. They discuss Britain’s entry into the European Common Market and the Western role in world affairs. The talks note Britain faces Conservative and Labour opposition but leaders back entry if terms are right.
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Paris
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Death Deadline Passes In Elrom Kidnap Case
Istanbul authorities arrested two more suspects in the kidnapping of Israeli Consul-General Ephraim Elrom as a political prisoner release deadline expired without word on the envoy. Elrom was dragged from his home by the Turkish Peoples Liberation Army after being struck with a pistol.
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Istanbul
Ephraim Elrom
Elrom
Turkish Peoples Liberation Army
Mercury poisoning traced to swordfish diet in New York woman
A New York health official reports the first American mercury poisoning from swordfish. A 44 year old Long Island mother who ate 10 ounces daily for nine months in 1964 65 lost 45 pounds and suffered dizziness memory loss tremors and speech problems.
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New York State
Roger C. Herdman
Herdman
Tration
Senate Commerce
Long Island
Health Department
Chile Confiscates Largest Copper Mine
The Chilean government under Socialist President Salvador Allende announced it had seized control of El Teniente the world’s largest copper mine. An official said the move cites irregularities in production. Kennecott holds 49 percent and administered the mine under a prior agreement with the former government.
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Chile
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el Teniente
Kennecott Corporation
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Kennecott
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Military Hardware Bill Voted by House Armed Services
The House Armed Services Committee approved a 21.88 billion defense bill, rejecting a Jan 1 1972 Indochina war deadline and blocking cuts to major weapons including the Safeguard antimissile system. The panel also funded continued tank R D but paused production, and debated the Cheyenne helicopter revival.
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House Armed Services Committee
Nixon
Congress
U.S
Lucien N. Nedzi
Dmich
Charles W. Whalen Jr
Ohio
Charles E. Bennett
D-1
Fla
America
Tonkin Gulf
Bennett
Testimony Reread For Seale Jury
The jury in the Bobby Seale case rereads Ericka Huggins testimony as judge approves replay of 500 pages of her 2% days of testimony. Trial recessed after read-through. tape interrogation of Alex Rackley to be played Friday amid protests outside.
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Black Panther
Bobby G. Seale
Seale
Harold M. Mulvey
Superior Court
Ericka Huggins
Mulvey
Alex Rackley
Panther
Ericka
Bobby
Purdue Dean Named New RPI President
Dr. Richard J. Grosh 43 was chosen as the new president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy. He leaves Purdue where he is Dean of the Schools of Engineering directing over 7,200 students and 320 faculty across four regional campuses. He succeeds Dr. Richard Folsom who retires July 1 after 13 years. The announcement came from Bronk, Rockefeller’s former president and RPI trustee chair.
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Mth
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy
Purdue University
RPI
Richard Folsom
Grosh
Purdue
Indiana
Bronk
North Vietnamese Gain New Route In Laos
North Vietnamese forces seize the Bolovens Plateau in southern Laos gaining drier access to central Highlands and northeastern Cambodia. Royal Lao soldiers abandon Houei Kong as monsoons flood northern Vietnam areas, cutting truck traffic on the Ho Chi Minh trail and reducing daily movers on the route to 600–1,000 from 2,500 in the dry season.
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Laos
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U.S
Non-Profit Insurance Taxation Faces Uncertain Fate
The Rockefeller administration weighs a new one percent tax on total premiums collected by non profit health programs including Blue Cross Blue Shield and Hospital Insurance Plan. Officials note the plan aims to offset expected revenue losses from tax evasion through self insurance, but caution it may not advance.
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Rockefeller
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
New York City Fiscal Crisis Looms Over Albany Session
Republican leaders push toward adjournment of the 1971 session as they tackle New York City's $892.4 million taxing authority request. Mayor Lindsay and Gov. Rockefeller met with Senate and Assembly leaders in the Red Room to seek a solution, but no decisions were announced.
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