Combat Deaths Top 100 in Vietnam War Week
The U S Command reports 102 American combat deaths in Vietnam for the week, with 24 more than the prior period, and enemy casualties rising to 2 303. Saigon lists 297 battlefield deaths. Wounding totals reach 530 Americans. Thich Thien Minh, a prominent Buddhist monk and political prisoner, is freed in an amnesty honoring National Day.
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Saigon
Vietnam
U.S
Thich Thien Minh
South Vietnam
Thien Minh
Brush Fire Charred 5500 Acres in Granada Hills
Los Angeles County brush fire scorched about 5 500 acres and moved toward two San Fernando Valley housing tracts. Eleven homes were destroyed or badly burned and 500 residents evacuated as 750 firefighters battled the blaze amid 50 mph Santa Ana winds. Looters were reported as police flooded the area.
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Granada Hills
Calif
Los Angeles County
San Fernando Valley
Los Angeles
Santa Ana
Santa Susana Mountains
Father and two sons killed in tragic Chesapeake crash
A father McDane Douglas Smith 43 and his twin sons McDane Jr 15 and Michael 9 were crushed when a diesel oil truck toppled onto their car en route to a Boy Scout meeting. Two others hospitalized, truck driver John Sumner in satisfactory condition and Willie R White in serious condition.
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Chesapeake
McDane Douglas Smith
McDane Jr
Michael
McDane
John Sumner
Willie R. White
Sumner
Millions Sought for GE Strike
The AFL-CIO mobilizes to back 13 unions striking General Electric Co. as four days of walkout halt production at many GE plants in 33 states. Schenectady's largest plant closed after brief violence while others remained open. Meany praised President Nixon for not intervening federally.
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Afl-Cio
General Electric Co
George Meany
Follarren
Schenectady
N.Y
Meany
White House
Nixon
Boycott urged at consolidation session by Middletown attorney
Middletown attorney Robert E ONeill urged Frederick County residents to boycott Winchester businesses supporting consolidation with the city. He called for defeating every official who advocated merger. Lynn Comer warned the issue could be life or death for the county and questioned tax impacts. Robert Luttrell urged opposition at the December 9 vote, promising to elect supervisors who block annexation and preserve county independence. Leonard Ellis noted a 25 percent tax-base loss even if annexation fails, urging officials to consider county service costs.
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Middletown
Frederick County
Winchester
Robert E O'Neill
Clarke County
Lynn Comer
Stephens City
Mr. Comer
Mr.Comer
Robert Luttrell
Association
Guerrilla Attacks Hit Lebanon Airport and Mountain Town
Guerillas attacked Elayat airport near Rashaya and Aiha as Lebanese forces fought near the Rashaya outer lines. Egypt signaled mediation progress with Arafat invited to Cairo for peace talks amid ongoing clashes and injuries.
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Associated Press
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Elayat
Syria
Rashaya
Asha
Aiha
Cairo
Egypt
Yassir Arafat
Klayat
Tripoli
Sidon
Beirut
Hanoi Rejects New Approach To Peace Talks
Paris AP reports the U S calls for a restricted Paris peace talks session to restart negotiations. Hanoi and Viet Cong delegates reject the move calling it a maneuver to hide U S war aims and insist on direct talks or complete U S troop withdrawal.
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Court Ends Delay in Desegregation of Public Schools
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the all deliberate speed doctrine is no longer a shield for segregated schools and ordered Mississippi districts to immediately operate unitary systems. The decision, unsigned but tied to Justice Black, bars further delays and directs New Orleans appeals to implement plans by December 1.
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Supreme Court
Mississippi
Warren E. Burger
Nixon
Hugo L. Black
U.S. Court of Appeals
New Orleans
Appeals Court
High Court
Court of Appeals
Virginia
Justice Department
Nixon proposes Buyer's Bill of Rights and consumer protection plan
President Nixon calls for reorganizing the Federal Trade Commission and expanding its powers to aid consumers. He proposes a new Division of Consumer Protection in the Justice Department and a revitalized Office of Consumer Affairs led by Virginia Knauer. The plan includes allowing private citizens to pursue combined damage suits against violators and a government review of product testing and study releases.
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Washington
Nixon
Federal Trade Commission
Justice Department
Congress
Office of Consumer Affairs
Virginia Knauer
American Wins Nobel Prize in Physics for Particle Work
Nobel Prize in physics awarded to Murray Gell-Mann of California Institute of Technology for classifications of elementary particles and their interactions. Chemistry prize shared by Derk Barton of Imperial College London and Odd Hassel of University of Oslo. Total prize money $72,800. Gell-Mann, his wife Margaret, and children Lisa and Nicholas noted.
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Royal Swedish Academy of Science
Murray Gell-Mann
California Institute of Technology
Derk H. R. Barton
Imperial College of Science and Technology
London
Odd Hassel
University of Oslo
United States
Trial in Slaying Opens Here
The trial of James W. Brown III of Front Royal Road for the murder of his wife opened in Frederick County Circuit Court. Delays left the jury not yet impanelled by 11:30 am as Judge Robert K. Woltz apologized for the delay and said the court would avoid future mixups. Brown was indicted May 19 on a single count of pistol slaying of Ruth Osborne Brown on May 6. David Simpson is his attorney.
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James W. Brown
Front Royal Road
Frederick County Circuit Court
Robert K. Woltz
Commonwealth
Lawrence Ambrogi Brown
Ruth Osborne Brown
David Simpson
Weather Shifts As Low Pressure Moves In Overnight
Richmond forecast shows high pressure giving way to an eastward low bringing cloudy skies tonight and Friday. Spaghetti Feast highlights local charity SPCA fundraiser and Echo Village Restaurant advertises all you can eat spaghetti and meatballs tonight.
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Richmond
Virginia
Echo Village
Rt. 11
Winchester
Committee votes to cite FCC chairman for contempt
The House Commerce Committee voted 20 to 13 to cite FCC Chairman Rosel H. Hyde for contempt of Congress over refusing to turn over subpoenaed records in a license renewal case. Rep. Harley Staggers said he would discuss scheduling with House leaders.
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House Commerce Committee
Rosel H. Hyde
Federal Communications Commission
Congress
Harley O. Staggers
House
Regulatory Agency
John E. Moss
Dcalif
FCC
Wireamfm
Indianapolis
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Hyde
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