Njoroge convicted; gets death sentence; illus

Kikuyu Is Doomed In Mboya' s Slaying; Kikuyu Is Sentenced to Hang In Slaying of Mboya in Kenya

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The New York Mets, who haven't finished higher than ninth in their seven previous seasons, moved into first place in the Eastern Division of the National League last night by sweeping a double-header from the Montreal Expos, 3-2 in 12 innings and 7-1.  

Mets in First Place; Lead by One Game

state gains about $900-million windfall as petroleum interests bid for drilling rights on N Slope, site of recently-discovered deposits; bidding in Anchorage detailed; illus; Concerned Alaskan Native Citizens group pickets sale, charging US Interior Dept, Cong and state cheat natives out of lands

$900-Million Is Bid for Oil Leases in Alaska; Companies Eagerly Compete For 179 North Slope Tracts

City Councilman J. Raymond Jones, the Harlem Democratic leader who has preached strict party loyalty for 48 years, announced yesterday that he could not support Mario A. Procaccino for Mayor because he believed the Democratic candidate's campaign was "anti-black."

J. RAYMOND JONES ENDORSES LINDSAY; Harlem Democratic Leader Charges That Procaccino Campaign Is Anti-Black

40-kiloton Project Rulison device exploded 8,442 ft underground, Grand Valley, Colo, in effort to release supplies of natural gas; blast is one in Project Plowshare peaceful uses series; earth sways heavily, some rocks loosened, some bricks and chimneys fall from bldgs in Grand Valley; project dir Thalgott says no radioactivity was released, group of protesters sit-in at site briefly before explosion; 2 who camped 2 mi from blast later brought out by Air Force helicopter; most of families in area favor project, AEC aide W L Oakley comments on future projects; Aspen businessman B Polich raises queries, site illus; map

A NUCLEAR DEVICE FIRED IN COLORADO; Aim of Underground Blast Is to Smash Shale Holding Stores of Natural Gas

leadership fight is turning into liberal-conservative clash as ultraconservatives throw their support to Baker; Allott remains in running; neither Scott nor Baker seen having majority of votes; ultraconservatives such as Thurmond, Goldwater and Tower are passing word they will back Baker as compromise candidate; such support is viewed by liberals, especially those from East, as effort to give party conservative, pro-Southern image

BAKER IS BACKED FOR DIRKSEN POST; Tennesseean Is Endorsed by Conservatives for Leader

strike forces mother to be absent from job as teacher's aide and return to welfare rolls; illus with son; both sides deplore hardships, continue talks

Day-Care Walkout Puts Bronx Mother Back on Relief Roll; Day-Care Strike Puts Mother on Relief

JERUSALEM, Sept. 10 -Israeli Air Force planes today completed the devastation of the Egyptian coastline on the Gulf of Suez that was attacked yesterday by an armored column, it was reported here.  

ISRAELI JETS RAID SUEZ GULF COAST TO FINISH ASSAULT; Strike Egyptian Vehicles in Area -- Death Toll Said to Exceed 150 by Far

captured baby narwhale shown; trip to Arctic by team of scientists to acquire it described; illus; map

Unicorn' Whale Makes Its Debut Here;  UNICORN' WHALE IS PUT ON EXHIBIT

US Adm says Amer forces will resume operations at level prevailing before cease-fire; enemy shells more than 30 allied installations after cease-fire ends; no US Govt spokesman comments on actual mil movements during cease-fire

U.S. IS RESUMING PRE-TRUCE LEVEL OF WAR ACTIVITY; Move Is Reported in Accord With Understanding Nixon Reached With Thieu

Ramsey, in surprise move, pleads guilty to negligence and dereliction of duty charges as ct-martial opens; defense earlier asked Ramsey be tried by mil judge alone in absence of ct; ct let defense offer witnesses in extenuation after plea was accepted; Hopson was 1st witness; ct rules McLemore will be tried after Ramsey sentencing

U.S. Officer Pleads Guilty to Negligence In Sinking of Evans; GUILTY PLEA MADE IN EVANS'S SINKING

Dr P H Abelson says balance-of-payments is being increasingly threatened by increasing dependence on imported raw materials, s, Amer Chem Soc; says center of world finance will shift to Ger and Japan within decade unless steps are taken to curb imports

U.S. HEALTH UNITS REDUCING GRANTS FOR RESEARCH 20%; Move by National Institutes Laid to Budget Cuts and Shift in Aid Emphasis

trustees bd special com charges univ's failure to enforce disciplinary rules over last 2-3 yrs led to Apr student disorders, criticizes both ex-pres Perkins and trustees for not being 'well prepared by planning' to deal with recent seizure of bldgs by Negro students and notes that takeover showed lack of visibility of leadership by univ; scores seizure, claims agreement between Negro students and univ 'exacted enormous price from Cornell'; proposes programs to aid disadvantaged students be revd and that qualified person, preferably Negro, be given responsibility for recruitment in programs; holds entire area of Negro studies and Negro student goals has been misunderstood by both univ and white soc and that hardly anyone at univ knows Negro studies program has been started; lists recommendations; com retained lawyer J F Henry and D Williams Assocs, research co, in preparing rept

CORNELL SEIZURES TRACED TO LAXITY; Panel of Trustees Criticizes Both Perkins and Board

USN execs deeply concerned over amendment; amendment not only would delay new carrier but would order Govt Acctg Office to study gen concept of carrier; seen defeated but basic issues seen continuing; dispute revd

ADMIRALS STRIVE TO KEEP CARRIERS; Amendment on Senate Floor Spurs New Worries Over Future of Big Ships

SAIGON, South Vietnam, Thursday, Sept. 11 -- The 72hour cease-fire declared by the Vietcong and agreed to partially by the allies ended early today and it appeared that both sides had immediately gone back on the offensive.

Enemy Shellings Shatter Truce; B-52's Strike Foe's Gunners

after some squabbling, 4 delegations set 33d session

Vietnam Peace Talks Deferred Till Saturday

Chinese Delegation Leaves

article on problem faced by N Vietnamese leadership of maintaining control, against pressures for liberalization, over all levels of soc; N Vietnamese reptd to have shown backsliding from Communist principles after US halted bombing last Nov; Politburo, for most of yr, has made effort to tighten party orgn; ss by Truong Chinh noted

Ho's Legacy Includes the Issue of Liberalization; Problem of Politburo Control Is Increasingly Evident in North Vietnam

US command repts mentally depressed S Vietnamese soldier shot to death 2 Amer officers (Lt Col E F Smallwood and Maj A J Broullon) before killing himself; incident took place near Saigon; soldier also shot at S Vietnamese comdr without injuring him

2 U.S. Officers Are Shot Dead By a South Vietnamese Soldier

Norodom Sihanouk, leaving Hanoi after attending funeral, expresses Cambodia's support for 'just stand' of N Vietnamese; calls on US to withdraw

Delegates Leave After Ho Rites

Fulbright says Nixon rebuffed his idea that delegate be sent to funeral; says he made suggestion in hope that it might lead to better relations with N Vietnam

Fulbright Says Nixon Barred Gesture for Ho

Mourning Continues in Peking

O Gerasimov article in Komsomolskaya Pravda deplores large-scale theft and vandalism of books in Lenin State Library, Moscow; urges new laws; links lack of copying equipment

In Moscow, Too, Readers Mutilate Library Books

Gandhi starts tour, will visit every part of nation, even islands never visited by a Prime Min; stresses 'long, hard battle ahead' to achieve dem socialism and reduce enormous disparity between few rich and many poor; also hails modern science and urges people to abandon superstitions, caste system, ethnic and religious rivalries; draws throngs of at least 100,000 at 2 stops; illus

Mrs. Gandhi Takes Case to the People

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September 11, 1969

Headlines from September 11, 1969

Kikuyu Is Doomed In Mboya' s Slaying; Kikuyu Is Sentenced to Hang In Slaying of Mboya in Kenya

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Mets in First Place; Lead by One Game

$900-Million Is Bid for Oil Leases in Alaska; Companies Eagerly Compete For 179 North Slope Tracts

J. RAYMOND JONES ENDORSES LINDSAY; Harlem Democratic Leader Charges That Procaccino Campaign Is Anti-Black

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