Winter mild across Washington as shoppers slip coats
The Washington area enjoys unseasonably warm weather with a brisk morning wind and scattered clouds. In Batavia a 16 year old was killed when struck by a car driven by a local teen, David Shipler, while walking with friends. he died at Fairfield hospital. In San Francisco shoppers seized $1,300 in cash from a bank holdup before police recovered $2,000, and in London a new law would auto suspend licenses of criminals using cars. In Brentwood a bank robbery suspect, James Conroy, was captured after being tackled by assistant bank manager Alf Olsen who used a finger in his back to force compliance.
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Batavia
UPI
David Michael Shipler
Harold Shipler
Fairfield Hospital
Shipler
Jerry Lee Kitchen
Kitchen
San Francisco
William Sheaf
Bank of America
Brentwood
N.Y
James J. Conroy
Kings Lafayette
FBI
Alf Olsen
Suffolk County Police
Conroy
Intercepted Memo From West Europeans In Nato
A memo titled Intercepted Memo West Europeans In Nato states general support for NATO while noting a subset labeled doves who oppose placing American troops overseas. The author signs as WEJ and stresses loyalty to alliance goals.
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NATO
Consumer protection bill dies in House committee vote
Advocates of new consumer protection laws concede the major bill failed in the 91st Congress after the House Rules Committee deadlocked 7 to 7 on clearing the Senate-passed measure. Opponents argued it would add bureaucratic overlap while supporters vow to revive the effort in the 92nd Congress. The Consumer Federation of America condemned the action as anger and distress over the lack of progress on broad consumer legislation.
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UPI
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Rosenthal
D-N.y
Consumer Agency
Nader
Nader vows consumer agency will win approval next year
Ralph Nader spoke at the University of Northern Iowa pledging the proposed Consumer Protection Agency will pass next year after a House committee blocked it. He called Wednesday’s action the archive structure of the House and urged sustained consumer advocacy amid broader talks on NATO and U.S. Europe policy.
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Cedar Falls
UPI
Ralph Nader
Consumer Protection Agency
U.S. House Committee
Nader
University of Northern Iowa
House of Representatives
House Rules Committee
Nixon
William P. Rodgers
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
U.S
Alliance
Tass
Police surround Montreal area in Cross kidnap standoff
Police and army sealed a four block zone in Montreal as Operation Cordon surrounded a house believed to hold British diplomat James R. Cross. FLQ kidnappers reportedly negotiating for Cross release while safety measures, evacuations, and bomb squad preparations intensified.
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Montreal
UPI
James R. Cross
Quebec
Cross
Quebec Liberation Front
FLQ
Canada
Pierre Laporte
St. Helen’s Island
Cuba
Jerome Choquette
Scott prisoners riot at Davenport County jail
Scott County Sheriff William Strout reports 44 inmates sparked a disturbance at the Davenport jail by flooding two cell blocks, breaking windows and ripping plumbing. He kept officers from entering briefly, with no injuries among the 69 inmates housed and blamed lack of an exercise yard for the unrest.
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Davenport
UPI
Scott County Sheriffs
William
Blackie) Strout
Strout
Witnesses Describe My Lai Shootings At Fort Benning
Two former members of 1st Lt. William L. Calley's platoon testified they watched men fired into a ditch where villagers, including women and children, were herded. They said Calley did not fire, and one witness spoke after immunity was granted to testify.
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FT. Benning, Ga
UPI
William L. Calley
Calley
My Lai
Allen Boyce
Bradley Beach
N.J
Ft. Benning
Gregory T. Olsen
Portland
Ore
Fort Hood
Texas
David Mitchell
Boyce
Pfe
Paul D. Meadle
Meadle
Pope Paul VI meets Suharto in Jakarta Massed Candlelit Mass follows
Pope Paul VI spent 45 minutes with President Suharto in Jakarta during his homeward voyage from Australia. He later celebrated a pontifical Mass for about 50 000 people at Senayan Stadium, praising Indonesia for harmony among races and religions. He also met church leaders and exchanged gifts with Suharto at the presidential palace.
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Indonesia
UPI
Paul VI
Suharto
Senajan
Australia
Paul
Asia
Pope
Presidential
Vatican
Senajan Stadium
Iowa Weather Forecast From UPI
United Press International reports Iowa will be fair and cooler tonight with lows near 20 in the northwest and the low 30s in the southeast. Friday brings fair skies and cooler temperatures with highs in the 40s.
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