Riot trained troops deployed near capital for Vietnam protests
Nearly 9,000 riot trained Army and Marine troops arrive as 250,000 expected for a three day anti Vietnam rally in Washington. Officials say troops will aid police and National Guard if demonstrations escalate while President Nixon stays at the White House.
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White House
Nixon
Washington Monument
Spiro T. Agnew
John N. Mitchell
82Nd Airborne Division
Ft. Bragg
N.C
Detroit
Pentagon
Walter Washington
Bipartisan Call Backing Nixon on Vietnam Peace Talks
President Nixon invited a bipartisan congressional delegation to the White House to join a telephone talk with Ambassador Lodge to affirm support for his Paris peace talks. Rep. Jim Wright reported 300 co sponsors for a resolution backing Nixon, with 181 Republicans and 119 Democrats. Rep. Wayne Hayes and Sen. Gordon Allott said the move was self-initiated, not White House driven, and tied to public demonstrations planned next week.
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Paris
Jim Wright
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Vietnam
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Ohio
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Albany High School turmoil sparks mass ejections and violence
About 100 Black students were removed from Albany High School after an outburst in the auditorium. A window smashing and rock throwing spree wounded two police sergeants and four others, with six arrests. Later 200 Black residents gathered at Trinity Institute but were not admitted to a planned session. Junior and senior schools closed. City detective called the night “very calm” with no additional incidents reported.
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Trinity Institute
Trinity Place
Albany
James Hepinstall
Hepinstall
Regents Budget Seeks 2.5 Billion for 1970 71
The New York State Board of Regents asked the legislature for a 2.499 billion dollar budget for 1970 71, a 10 percent rise over the current year. They urged restoring education funding cuts, warned of a 245 million dollar drop if formulas remain reduced, and pressed for higher state aid per pupil to curb local tax hikes.
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N.Y
State Board of Regents
Regents
Edward Nyquist
New York State
Nyquist
Senate
Earl W. Brydges
GOPs Push Court Over 1970 Redistricting Question
Albany report says Republican leaders ask New York Court of Appeals to rule if new district lines for the 1970 Assembly and Senate elections should be drawn. They seek only an opinion on whether redistricting is optional during the 1970 session, with Gov. Rockefeller cautious about partisan optics.
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Senate
Earl W. Brydges
Perry B. Duryea Jr
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Rock
Efeller
GOP
High Tribunal
Bench Warrant Issued As Rubin Leaves Court
In Chicago Judge Julius Hoffman revoked bail for Jerry Rubin and ordered a bench warrant after Rubin left the courtroom before a witness could identify him. Rubin cited an "important commitment" as witnesses hovered, with defense lawyer Kunstler confirming a waiver of rights that the judge rejected.
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Chicago
Julius J. Hoffman
Jerry Rubin
William Kunstler
Hoffman
Kunstler
Catholic Bishops Endorse Celibacy Principle At Vatican Meet
The National Conference of Catholic Bishops voted 145 to 68 to reaffirm compulsory celibacy for Latin rite priests. The statement, due in a day or two, parallels the 1967 guidance and stresses celibacy while not claiming to settle the issue. Archbishop Furey cited continuity with prior lines as outside protests erupted outside the chamber.
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Washington
USS
National Conference of Catholic Bishops
Francis Furey
San Antonio
Tex
Douglas Moore
Black United Front
Washington, D.C
Moore
Capital March To Highlight Three Day Vietnam Mobilization
Hundreds of protests were being organized nationwide for the Vietnam Mobilization events this weekend. The drive aims to showcase antiwar sentiment with large and small gatherings across cities during the three day action.
Two Battles Toll Heavy Amid Vietnam Fighting
Government troops report 126 enemy dead in two stiff battles in northern and southern Vietnam. Seven government soldiers killed, 18 wounded, plus two U.S. advisers hurt. Northern clash near Da Nang left 71 enemy killed and 58 prisoners. Eastern front near U Minh Forest saw 55 NVA killed and five captured. Civilians and soldiers wounded by rocket fire near Chi Lang. Antiwar protests planned in Washington and across the country with marches, vigils, and mobilization efforts.
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South Vietnam
U.S
da Nang
U Minh Forest
9Th Infantry Division
Chi Lang
Highlands
Bandits Strike Wells Fargo Armored Truck for 1.37 Million
Three armed men halted a Wells Fargo armored truck carrying Aqueduct Race Track receipts to a Manhattan bank. They took exact sums totaling 1 377 000, cuffed the crew, then fled in a stolen 1968 Chevrolet. The heist occurred during Veterans Day betting and was described as the second largest U.S. cash robbery.
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Aqueduct
Manhattan
U.S
Frank Basil
New York Racing Association
Queens
Morgan Guaranty Trust Co
Wall Street
Thomas Raftery
James Kerrigan
Barry Kateridge
Raftery
Teridge
Kerigan
Two Year Phase Out In DDT Use Planned
The Nixon administration aims to phase out all but essential uses of the pesticide DDT within two years to improve the food and environment. A coordinated campaign by Agriculture Interior and Health Education and Welfare will outlaw specific uses and restrict others. Secretary Robert H. Finch announced the plan at a news conference, calling DDT a pervasive threat to life and environment.
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Washington
Departments of Agriculture, Interior, and Health, Education and Welfare
Robert H. Finch
Fuel Tank Leak Delays Apollo 12 Launch at Cape Kennedy
Apollo 12 faces a possible delay due to a leak in a small fuel tank as technicians replace the outer shell after removing ice formed during fueling. If Friday’s 11 22 a m EST liftoff cannot occur, officials would push to December 14 with backup tanks prepared from Apollo 13.
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Fla
Paul C. Donnelly
Donnelly
North American Rockwell Co
Downey
Calif
Charles Conrad Jr
Richard F. Gordon Jr
Alan L. Bean
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