Police Radio Misunderstanding Sparks Laughter in San Francisco
In Bayshore and Oakdale a policeman warned of a bomb but meant his patrol car a clunker. The error was clarified after a quick check by another officer who apologized and pledged to curb the word in future. Nearby, other brief notes include a Nevada jobless benefits refund and a London child receiving a royal reply.
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San Francisco
UPI
Joe Ryan
Bayshore
Oakdale
John Reed
Ryan
Carson City
Nev
Nevada Department of Unemployment Security
George Wagner
Sparks
North Carolina
U.S
Rocky Isle
San Francisco Bay
Nixon
James L. Browning
Mexico probes Falcons amid deadly student riot unrest
Government orders an inquiry into the Falcons a paramilitary group blamed for breaking up a major student riot in Mexico City with gunfire and clubs. Eight students are dead and 45 injured as thousands of protesters, including those from the Polytechnic Institute, clash with police and arrest sums are issued.
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Mexico City
UPI
Falcons
Luis Echeverria
Muro
Polytechnic Institute
Intercepted Memo About Indians Leaving Alcatraz
A clipped note depicts an intercepted memo suggesting Indians leaving Alcatraz. The fragment hints at a statement about a further “happy hunting ground” and closes with a sign-off “Yours, WJ.”
Iowa legislature passes tax and school funding bill
Des Moines Iowa lawmakers voted to approve a tax and school funding package aimed at reducing property taxes. The measure supported by Gov Robert Ray passed the House 52 to 44 and the Senate 27 to 20 after a marathon filibuster. It includes a one third income tax hike a higher corporate tax a 20 mill basic property tax levy and the foundation funding method with a rural aid rider guaranteeing 200 per district for some districts.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Robert D. Ray
House - Senate
Ray
House
Senate
Tom Riley
Cedar Rapids
Riley
Gene Kennedy
D-Dubuque
Kennedy
John Walsh
R-Dubuque
Norman Roorda
Monroe
The
Joseph Johnston
Iowa City
Bass van Gilst
D-Oskaloosa
Michael Blouin
William Palmer
Gene Glenn
D-Ottumwa
Hijack drama ends with marshal guns in Chicago to New York flight
A young Chicago man hijacked TWA Flight 358 from O'Hare to New York Kennedy. Deputy Marshal Joseph Zito crawled into the cockpit and exchanged gunfire, wounding the hijacker and a passenger died during the Chicago takeoff. The plane landed at Kennedy and the hijacker was arrested.
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New York
UPI
Trans World Airlines
Chicago
O’hare
U.S
Joseph Zito
Zito
Kennedy
TWA
North Vietnam
Robert E. Elder
Stanford, Conn
Ronald J. Dupuis
Sparta
N.J
Don E. Welshimer
St. James
N.Y
Catharine Cu
Miss Culver
Dupuis
Albuquerque
N.M
LaGuardia
Tricia Nixon Weds Edward Cox At White House Ceremony
Tricia Nixon and Edward Cox married in a 4 p.m. EDT White House ceremony attended by about 400 guests. The bride wrote a brief service blending the Episcopal Book of Common Prayer and Khalil Gibran, with Rev. Dr. Edward G. Latch officiating.
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Patricia Nixon
Edward Finch Cox
Harvard University
Tricia
White House
Episcopal Book of Common Prayer
Khalil Gibran
Edward G. Latch
House of Representatives
Washington
Metropolitan Memorial Methodist Church
Probate of Will for Emma Bidwell and City Notices
Notice of probate of Emma Bidwell estate and incorporation of Washington Care Center. Minutes of City Council reflect formal action on local corporate matters and related public records filed with the city.
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Emma Bidwell
Washington
Amendment Voted Down Fears TRACIS Becomes Big Brother
Iowa lawmakers debated TRACIS the traffic records and criminal justice system with $250 000 yearly cuts to obtain 600 000 in federal matching funds. Critics warned any officer could query a statewide dossier within minutes, raising concerns about misuse and political surveillance. Senator Tapscott pressed for clarity on data disposition and scope.
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Des Moines
IDPA
Tracis
State Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Iowa
Tapscott
House
Southeast Weather Forecast by UPI
Chance of thunderstorms tonight with lows in the mid to upper 60s. Sunday turns clear to partly cloudy and less humid with highs in the mid to upper 80s. Rain chances are 40 percent tonight and 20 percent Sunday.
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Vietnam
Coast Guard
Delbert Lee
Yerba Buena Island
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Senator Hotel
Peggy Lee
Delbert
Island
Montana
California
Browning
John Does
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls
Kim Barney
Albia
Diane Stahle
Solon
Marla Lakin
Clinton
Eddie
Emily Post
Priscilla
Boston
Fear Tracis
By Harrison Weber
Iowa Daily Press Association
Sen
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D - Des Moines
Iowa Crime Commission
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