Ginger Rarely Rips NC Coast as Floodwaters Rise
Hurricane Ginger battered 70 miles of North Carolina shoreline with near 90 mph winds and high tides. Belhaven Mayor Axum Smith reported floodwaters crippling the police station and emergency shelter, while about 500 homes and six businesses suffered flood damage near Washington from Pamlico River backflow.
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N.C
Ginger
North Carolina
Axum Smith
Belhaven
Washington, D.C
Pamlico River
Washington
U.S. Weather Service
Cherry Point Marine Air Station
Pamlico
Swan Quarter
U.S. Officials Optimistic on Missile Ban Pact
U.S. officials after high level talks with the Soviet Union expressed optimism about a broad missile curb agreement. They cautioned no guarantee of a pact by year end but noted Soviet willingness to continue discussions based on the May 20 Washington-Moscow statement.
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U.S
Washington
Moscow
Draft Quota At Nine-Year Low Shifts to 10 000
The Pentagon set a three month draft quota of 10 000 and projected next year’s inductions near the 1971 low of 98 000. Army recruitment policy for re enlistment was ordered reversed by Melvin R. Laird amid manpower shortages.
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Washington
Pentagon
Jerry W. Friedheim
Secretary of Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Army
Laird
Friedheim
Senate
Giants Clinch NL West With 5-1 Win Over Padres
The San Francisco Giants clinched the NL West on the season's final night by beating the San Diego Padres 5-1. With a one game lead over the Dodgers, San Francisco needed a win or Los Angeles loss. Juan Marichal pitched a complete game for the Giants as the Dodgers edged the Astros 2-1 in Los Angeles.
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San Diego Padres
Giants
Los An
Geles Dodgers
Dodger
Dodgers
Houston Astros
Los Angeles
Juan Marichal
Citizens Panel to Probe Attica
A nine member Citizens Committee was named to conduct a full investigation of the Attica uprising. The panel includes Most Rev Edwin Broderick and Burke Marshall among others. Gov Rockefeller and legislative leaders announced the probe aims for a complete report to the governor and legislature. Other bodies also investigate possible crimes connected with the revolt.
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Edwin Broderick
Albany
Robert B. McKay
New York University School of Law
Robert L. Carter
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Mariano Guerrero
The
Friends of Puerto Rico
Yale Law School
Vera Institute of Justice
Walter N. Rothchild Jr
New York Urban Coalition
Abraham & Straus
Robert H. Wadsworth
Monroe County
William Willbanks
School of Criminal Justice
Albany State University
Rockefeller
Stanley H. Fuld
Court of Appeals
Asst
Robert Fischer
Fischer
Prisons Beatings Allegations From Attica Inmates Testify
Buffalo AP three inmates from Attica Prison testified they were beaten after the riot ended September 13. They said threats of death and denial of food followed the insurrection, which was quelled 17 days earlier by helicopter tear gas and trooper gunfire. Names given include Frank Lott Roger Champen and Herbert X Blyden.
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Buffalo (Ap
Attica
Frank Lott
Roger Champen
Herbert X. Blyden
Midnight Deadlines Pass No Rail Mine Dock Strikes
The Associated Press reports that coal mine and dock actions loomed at midnight with 80 day Taft Hartley periods possible if 45,000 dockers join West Coast longshoremen now on strike since July 1. Train and rail talks showed little chance of immediate renewal as 80,000 soft coal miners began walkouts in several states.
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East
Gulf Ports
West Coast
United Mine Workers Union
Washington
New York
Shippers
Afl-Cio International Longshoremen
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union
Curfew Quiets Jacksonville Violence After Night of Looting
In Jacksonville the downtown area faced rock throwing firebombs and vandalism sparked after a militant blacks meeting. Police imposed a 9:30 p m curfew which cleared the four mile square area within an hour with a few injuries and car damage reported.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Jacksonville Coliseum
John Nelson
Dominican Consul General Kidnapped in Venezuela
Dominican Republic consul general, a 56 year old woman, was abducted in Caracas. Her kidnappers demand a $1 million ransom. The case follows another Latin American kidnapping with political overtones this week.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Dominican Republic
Julio Hirschfeld Almada
Mexico
Federal Aviation
Rival Reporters To Be Married
First Lady Pat Nixon announced the engagement of UPI White House Reporter Helen Thomas to Douglas Cornell, who retired from the Associated Press after 43 years. Nixon called the event the century during a retirement reception in the White House state dining room, noting Cornell has covered the White House since 1936.
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Washington
UPI
Pat Nixon
White House
Helen Thomas
Douglas Cornell
Associated Press
Nixon
Cornell
Six Month Plan Tied To Release Of Yank POWs
The Senate advanced a Mansfield amendment seeking a six month withdrawal deadline from Indochina tied to POW releases. Supporters argue it pressures a peace move while opponents warn it could hinder strategy and aid the enemy. The vote stood 57 to 38 in favor, with House opposition anticipated.
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Washington
Senate
U.S
China
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Nixon
Congress
Hugh Scott
House
Stennis
Scott
Sen
Robert Dole
R-Kan
GOP
Gulf of Tonkin
Lyndon B. Johnson
Indochina
Dole
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
House Grants Extension On Antipoverty Program
The House extended the antipoverty program for two years and added a large new child development program. After trimming eligibility to lower costs there was a 251 to 115 vote for passage. the cost could reach 20 billion at the higher figure. The child care measure survived by narrow margins in later votes as the package aims to fund programs under the Economic Opportunity Act.
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Washington
House
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Public Service Corporation
Econom
Senate
Carl D. Perkins
Pope and liberals clash as world synod opens
At the Vatican the third World Synod of Bishops began with a clash between Pope Paul VI and operatives backing radical reform. The pope warned delegates to resist outside pressures and decide on topics like the Priesthood and Social Justice. Operation Synod accused the papal address of fear and rhetoric, urging bishops to think for themselves.
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Vatican City
Synod of Bishops
Paul VI
Sistine Chapel
Synod
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