Casualties Rise in South Vietnam as Conflict Intensifies
Saigon reports more than 12 000 casualties after five days of heavy fighting. 325 government troops killed 1 374 wounded 320 missing 1 300 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong killed. Attacks focus on Mekong Delta districts 178 communists killed 15 government troops killed 68 wounded and scores missing near Moe Hoa Cambodia border.
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Moe Hoa
NATO Ministers Hear British Admiral Warn of Soviet Arm Growth
British Admiral Sir Peter Hill-Norton told a NATO defense ministers meeting that the Soviet Union is strengthening its armed forces faster than the United States and its allies. He warned the gap in conventional forces is widening and criticized defense waste.
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Belgium
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Peter Hill-Norton
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James R. Schlesinger
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Brezhnev
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Hill-Norton
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Schlesinger
South Africa pursues detente while arming blacks
South Africa's white minority government blends diplomacy with force as Prime Minister Vorster seeks detente with black Africa. The army will recruit and train 48 Africans to train future recruits while using them initially as guards and support staff. Mirage F1 fighters are due next year as security worries rise amid ongoing Rhodesian talks and internal tensions.
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South Africa
Southern Africa
John Vorster
Black Africa
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Dutton
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Vorster
Lusaka
Zambia
Kenneth Kaunda
Julius Nyerere
Tanzania
Seretse Khama
Botswana
Rhodesia
Older Folks on Campus
Spokane AP reports Whitworth College president Dr Edward B Lindaman predicts 1980 campuses will include many senior citizens and women of all ages, contrasting today’s younger student population and describing the shift as a new trend in higher education.
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Edward B. Lindaman
Whitworth College
Indictments In Immigration Probe Falter In DOJ
Well informed sources say the Justice Department has not sought indictments in its probe of the Immigration and Naturalization Service amid claims of perjury fraud and bribery. Alfred Hantman led a renewed inquiry after a prior investigation. witnesses were limited and critics say gatekeeping exists. The case involves allegations from a House subcommittee and echoes concerns over overall DOJ handling of immigration corruption probes.
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Immigration Service
Alfred Hantman
San Diego
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Ment
House Legal and Monetary Affairs Subcommittee
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Grand Jury
Alan Murray
St Thaddeus Plans Quiet Day at Ai ken Church
The Episcopal Women of St Thaddeus Church host a Quiet Day at the church in Aiken. It starts at 10 a.m. with Holy Communion and ends at 2 30 p.m. Rev Daniel M Munn of the Medical College of Georgia will conduct the service. The public is invited.
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Aiken
Daniel M. Munn
Department of the Humanities
Medical College of Georgia
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