Rogers urges UN to refrain from ousting Nationalists China
Secretary of State William P. Rogers appealed at the United Nations to avoid expelling Nationalist China from the UN. He backed reopening the Suez Canal as a major peace step and outlined a six-point agenda for Middle East talks. He urged SALT talks, criticized a world disarmament conference, and pressed East Germany to honor Berlin access accords.
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United Nations, N.Y
William P. Rogers
United Nations
China
U.N. General Assembly
Vienna
East Germany
Berlin
Europe
Rogers
U.S
Peking
United States
Supreme Court opens term with two vacancies
Washington AP reports the 1971 72 Supreme Court term begins with two vacancies from the deaths and illness of Hugo Black and John Harlan. Chief Justice Burger notes losses and reshuffles seniority as the court delays rulings on capital punishment and other major cases.
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Black
William D. Douglas
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Burger
William J. Brennan Jr
Harlan
Sevenman Court
Potter Stewart
Byron R. White
Thurgood Marshall
Harry A. Blackmun
Pentagon
Vietnam
Lake Michigan
Union Leader Letter May Have Affected Poff Withdrawal
Roanoke Times reports a union leader's letter describing powerful influence and ammunition tied to Virginia Rep. Richard H. Poff may have prompted his withdrawal from Supreme Court consideration. The missive questioned his 1963 native-born justice bill and satirically asked which constituency he sought. Ironically Poff did not meet the bill's requirements.
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Roanoke
Roanoke Times
Nixon
Virginia
Richard H. Poff
Supreme Court
Washington
America
Poff
The
Times
Felix Frankfurter
Austria
Felix Frankfurther
High Court
Thieu Re-elected by Wide Margin in Saigon Poll
In Saigon, President Nguyen Van Thieu won re election with an 91.5 percent share amid opposition claims of rigged votes and ballot manipulation. Turnout topped 87 percent of over 7 million registered voters, while unrest and violence erupted nationwide with at least 21 dead and over 100 wounded.
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Nguyen van Thieu
Wu Khanh
da Nang
Thieu
Saigon
Long An
Ngo Cong Duc
National Assembly
Supreme Court
Da Nang quiets after election day riots and raids
Armored cars guarded street corners as police raid buildings tied to antigovernment dissent. Life returned to normal in Da Nang after violent protests over President Thieu’s unopposed candidacy, with casualties and injuries reported and authorities pledging trials for those with weapons.
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da Nang
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Nguyen Ngoc Khoi
West Coast Dock Strike Reaches 96th Day Length Record
The West Coast dock strike reaches 96 days as mediators report progress while East Coast talks resume in New York City. ILWU and PMA negotiators pause after four hours, with a $1.60 raise and 40 hour guarantee at stake.
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West Coast
New York City
J. Curtis Counts
San Francisco
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union
The
Pacific Maritime Association
Hijacked private plane ends in triple fatal blaze
A private charter is hijacked after midnight when real estate salesman George Giffe abducts his wife Susan at Nashville. The plane lands at Jacksonville International Airport where Giffe, the pilot Brent Downs, and Susan Giffe are killed. One suspect, Bobby Wallace, is charged with air piracy. co-pilot Randall Crump survived.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Nashville
Tenn
FBI
George Mallory Giffe Jr
Susan Giffe
Brent Quinton Downs
Giffe
Downs
Atlanta
Bahamas
Jacksonville International Airport
Peabody College
Separated
Big Brother Aircraft, Inc
Registrars Open Thursday for Extra Student Registration
Registrars in Winchester Frederick and Clarke Counties will be open Thursday October 7 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for provisional registration of college students only. The order from U.S. District Judge Merhige directs offices normally open once a month to operate, with notices to be posted on courthouse doors. The move follows an ACLU suit alleging arbitrary refusals to register students in their college localities.
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Star
Winchester
Frederick
Clarke
U.S
Robert H. Merhige
Joan Mahan
State Electoral Board
Richmond
The
American Civil Liberties Union
Virginia
Weather brings clouds and showers to Virginia
A frontal system moved across Virginia producing cloudy skies and widespread showers today. Local observers noted cooler temperatures and gusty winds in some regions as the front passed.
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Richmond
Virginia
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Khoi
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Maine
Texas
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New York Shipping Association
New York
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UMW
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