Mitchell Nixon Liberal label. Mitchell defends soft image
Washington AP reports John Newton Mitchell, longtime lawyer and now attorney general, rejects liberal labels while shaping policy from urban affairs to Vietnam. He positions as a law enforcer on crime and pushes desegregation with new deadlines, drawing civil rights pushback amid court rulings on school desegregation.
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Explosion Kills Four In Indiana at Army Ammunition Plant
Four people died and at least five were injured in a Tuesday night explosion at the Indiana Army Ammunition Plant near Charlestown. The blast hit an igniter line and followed a prior explosion at the same complex last week. All injured were evacuated within an hour.
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Pentagon confirms ongoing Vietnam troop withdrawals
A Pentagon spokesman said the United States will keep pulling troops from Vietnam as an ongoing program. The momentum is expected to continue beyond the immediate 60,000 goal reached last week, with Defense Secretary Melvin R. Laird backing the process despite no new target date announced by President Nixon.
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Pentagon
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Evans backs daylight saving for Virgin Islands workers
Gov Melvin H Evans a physician urges daylight saving time to extend post work hours beyond five, claiming it would provide working Virgin Islanders more beach time for health reasons.
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Charlotte Amalie, V. I
Melvin H. Evans
American Virgin Islands
Niagara Falls Begins Return to Water After Dam Removal
Niagara Falls American Falls ends six month drought as 600 foot cofferdam is removed. A 72 ton crane ready to lift the first boulder signals the start of the dam's gradual removal under Army Corps supervision to avoid rock slides or danger to workers.
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Niagara Falls
N.Y
American Falls
Goat Island
U.S
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Cairo to receive U S aide in first high level visit since 1967
Cairo political sources say Egypt will host Joseph Sisco, assistant secretary of state, for talks on the Middle East crisis. No date set, but expected before the December 20 Arab summit in Rabat. Turkey reports 11 Soviet warships to enter the eastern Mediterranean between November 26 and December 6.
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Cairo
United States
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Joseph Sisco
U.S
Middle East
Bosporus Strait
Mediterranean
Sisco
Rabat
Morocco
Panel Calls Tougher Rail Safety Laws After Laurel Disaster
The National Transportation Safety Board urged Congress to pass comprehensive railroad safety legislation to shield the public from toxic gas and chemical spills after a January Laurel Mississippi derailment. Fifteen train cars derailed with a wheel breaking at a crossing. parts flew hundreds of feet. Two died, 33 hospitalized, 1,350 homes damaged, 54 destroyed, $3 million in damage.
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National Transportation Safety Board
Laurel
Miss
Southern Railway
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Enemy Forces Attack Town In South Laos
In the weekend action near Muong Phalane, Laos, enemy troops struck Muong Phalane and Ban Tako near Kengkok but were repulsed. Government forces held Kengkok though Ban Tako fell, while Xieng Khouang remained in government hands though ruined.
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Laos
Vientiane
Muong Phalane
Savannakhet
Kengkok
Ban Tako
Operation Brotherhood
Xieng Khouang
Stalin Film Highlights Dictator in Moscow Documentary
Soviet television viewers saw a brief image of the late Joseph Stalin in a documentary reviewing Communist history since 1919. He is shown fleetingly at a World War II conference, adding a controversial moment to the program.
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Moscow
Joseph Stalin
Chicago Seven Trial Defense Calls 1968 Riot Instigated Police Riot
Defense attorney William Kunstler argues the Chicago riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention were provoked by an official conspiracy to deny permits to antiwar protesters. He contends rioters acted to protect their lives during confrontations. Judge Hoffman finds enough evidence for a prima facie conspiracy case but says guilt remains to be decided by the jury.
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Chicago
UPI
William Kunstler
Hubert H. Humphrey
Kunstler
Chicago Seven
U. S. District Court
Julius J. Hoffman
Bishop Sheen Leaves Rochester Diocese Amid Dialogue Rift
The Rochester Diocese closure approaches as Most Rev Fulton J Sheen departs Friday to return to New York City for TV writing and lectures. His successor, Msgr Joseph Hogan of Irondequoit, will be consecrated the same day, following remarks at a Rotary Club address and a priestly workshop comment on lack of dialogue.
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N.Y
Fulton J. Sheen
George Cocuzzi
New York
Sheen
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Joseph Hogan
Irondequoit
Oil tanker Pacocean breaks in two off Formosa
The 17 328 ton oil tanker Pacocean breaks in two in stormy seas south of Formosa. Fifty seven crew members are unaccounted for after abandoning ship seven hours after the breakup. The Liberian registered vessel is owned by a Hong Kong firm. An international rescue fleet including Nationalist Chinese crafts, an American landing craft, and the Libyan Kypros aided the stern section.
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Formosa
Pacocean
Hong Kong
Kypros
Cooler, Fair Weather Across Nation Report
Cooler air moved into the north central states Tuesday with little impact on nationwide fair weather. Scattered breaks included light rains in the Gulf states, rain and drizzle in western Washington, and fog along the Pacific Coast.
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North Central States
Gulf States
Washington
Pacific Coast
Singaporean sends five pounds to Queen in austerity gesture
Edward Sandra Pandian a 33 year old Singaporean sends five pounds sterling to Queen Elizabeth II to echo debates over royal costs and austerity on fixed incomes. The act reflects public sentiment about monarchy funding and cost of living.
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Singapore
Edward Sandra Pandian
Planning Strike Plans Across Britain Over Pay Rise
British teachers plan a two week strike starting next Monday to back demands for a 334 annual increase. The government has offered 120 as a counter proposal and teachers say that fails to meet needs.
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London
Pentagon Won't Clarify Calley Charges
Army spokesmen refuse to state whether 1st Lt. William L Calley Jr is the actual shooter or acted on orders in the My Lai massacre. A former soldier named Paul Meadle claimed he killed 10 to 15 people under Calleys command. Congress moves toward its own probe as Calley faces a court martial for premeditated murder with potential death or life imprisonment.
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Wiliam L. Calley Jr
Pentagon
Calley
Paul Meadle
Terre Haute
Ind
Congress
Army
My Lai
Waynesville
N.C
Ft. Benning
Meadle
George W. Latimer
Latimer
Salt Lake City
Utah
Lt. Calley
Point Made Agnew Likely to Drop News Attacks
Vice President Spiro Agnew plans to stop his attacks on the news media after two weeks of nationally broadcast speeches. Spokesman Herbert Thompson says Agnew feels he has achieved his aim and will not harp on the issue, with a Dec 11 address to Republican governors likely to cover a different subject.
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Washington
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
Herbert Thompson
Hot Springs
Ark
Thompson
Hettrich Named Urban Renewal Relocation Officer
Earl Hettrich was appointed relocation and property management officer by the Saratoga Springs Urban Renewal Agency at Spa City Hall. He succeeds Lewis J. Benton and has run Dan's Drug Store in the Grand Union Shopping Center for ten years. Hettrich is a 1948 Saratoga High School graduate and Mohawk Valley Technical Institute alumnus. Donald Veitch is urban renewal director and James Benton chairs the agency.
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Earl Hettrich
Saratoga Springs
Spa City Hall
Hettrich
Lewis J. Benton
Dan’s Drug Store
Grand Union
Saratoga High School
Mohawk Valley Technical Institute
Donald L. Veitch
James E. Benton
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