Viet Cong proposes seven point peace plan
The Viet Cong submitted a new seven point peace plan calling for simultaneous withdrawal of American forces and release of all prisoners taken in the Vietnam War.
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Paris
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Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1971
Page
1
Minister Climbs Mt Shasta For Indo China War Protest
The Rev. Douglas Smith a Methodist minister sits atop Mt Shasta at 14162 feet seeking a durable summer shelter as warming weather approaches He plans to spend a year at the snow cave to protest the Indochina war according to friend Mervyn Rickey.
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MT. Shasta
Calif
Saigon Launches Three Month Anti-Drug Campaign
Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Luu Vien marked the start of Saigon’s three month anti-drug effort by lighting a symbolic torch to a value of 70 000 dollars in marijuana heroin opium and metaphamines.
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Saigon
Nguyen Luu Vien
Flood Toll Heavy in Nepal as Monsoon Rains Rage
At least 125 people are dead this month in Nepal due to floods from unusually heavy monsoon rains. Officials warn it is among the worst tolls in a decade.
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Katmandu
Nepal
Demonstration Halted at Fort Lewis Ambush of Declaration Copies
A group of 16 youths and six soldiers were halted on Fort Lewis military reservation near Seattle after attempting to distribute copies of the Declaration of Independence near the main post exchange. Officials said they require proper authorization to hand out materials on the base. Agents detained the group Wednesday as they were stopped and questioned about their intent and permissions.
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FT. Lewis, Wash
West Germany repays last Marshall Plan debt installment
West Germany has closed its postwar Marshall Plan debt by transferring the final $93.15 million installment to the central bank. The Economics and Finance Ministry called the repayment a significant event in West Germany's early economic history, noting aid of $3 billion through 1951 helped rebuild the economy.
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BON
Germany
West Germany
Washington
Economics and Finance Ministry
Sadat's Father Dies in Cairo at 85
Mohamad Sadat, father of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, died Wednesday at his Cairo residence. He was 85. The death comes as the nation mourns the president’s family member during a period of instability in the region.
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Cairo
Egypt
Moha
Maed Sadat
Anwar Sadat
Scientists differ on cause of Soyuz 11 deaths
Soviet cosmonaut deaths spark competing theories as experts urge Russian scientists to share data. Some blame an oxygen supply failure during re entry while others suggest physiological limits to long space stays or heart and blood disruptions upon return. Autopsy could confirm oxygen loss.
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Washington
Tass
Lilienfield
Earth
Heroes Rites Planned for Soyuz 11 Cosmonauts
Moscow announces a heroes funeral in Red Square for Lt. Col. George Dobrovolsky Vladislav Volkov and Viktor Patsayev entombed in the Kremlin Wall as a national day of mourning follows their deaths after a 23 day mission on Salute. Officials cite undisclosed cause while foreign experts suspect an oxygen system failure during reentry.
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Moscow
Red Square
Kremlin
George Dobrovolsky
Vladislav Volkov
Viktor Patsayev
Soviet Union
Earth
Kazakhstan
Aikenites Plan Quiet Fourth of July Holiday
Aiken and North Augusta officials expect a calm Fourth as Americans celebrate with travel and recreation. Col. P. F. Thompson pledges all troopers on duty to curb speeding and drunken driving after last year’s toll, while communities brace for busy holiday traffic and weekend getaways.
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Aikenites
Agers
Roland Windham
Aiken
Austin Grayhill
North Augusta
South Carolina
Thompson
The Stumper Wins Again
The Stumper wins again as 1,186 entries arrive but none claim the $650 Standard Stumper prize. A new puzzle kicks off for the 4th of July weekend with a grand total of $660.00.
Amendment No 26 ratified to extend voting age to 18
Ohio's House approved Amendment No 26 by 81 to 9, making it the 38th state to ratify and completing ratification in three months. President Nixon urged the enfranchised youth to register and vote as 11 million young Americans join the electoral process.
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Washington
Ohio
House
White House
Nixon
Owr
General Services Administration
Supreme Court Decision Curbs Government Secrecy Clash
The 6 3 ruling on press freedom over security concerns signals mixed faith in the First Amendment. Justices Stewart and White, while approving, cautioned against absolute secrecy, noting the documents pose risks but may not cause irreparable national harm. Dissenters Burger Harlan Blackmun argued the court moved with frenetic haste.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Potter Stewart
Byron R. White
New York Times
Washington Post
Pentagon
Justice Department
Stewart
White
The
Times
the Post
Hugo L. Black
William O. Douglas
William J. Brennan Jr
Thurgood Marshall
Erwin N. Griswold
Griswold
Warren E. Burger
John M. Harlan
Harry A. Blackmun
Secret Papers Discussed Attack on North Vietnam Boats
Pentagon papers reveal two months before the Tonkin Gulf incident President Johnson's advisers considered a naval strike on torpedo boats to lift South Vietnamese morale. The documents, released by Sen. Gravel, show urgency among U.S. leaders as Vietnam deteriorated and before escalation in 1965.
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Washington
Tonkin Gulf
Johnson
North Vietnam
Pentagon
Mike Gravel
D-Alaska
U.S
Thurmond Warns Court Ruling Harms National Security
Senator Thurmond says the Supreme Court decision on the Pentagon papers opens a breach in national defenses. He urges clearer security classifications but fears First Amendment rulings could override national security concerns.
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Washington
Len Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Supreme Court
Pentagon
Executive Branch
Thurmond
Il Am
Nation Votes in 18 Year Old Rights Move in 1971
Congress passes a measure letting 18 year olds vote in federal elections while a Supreme Court ruling limits the right to federal contests. North Carolina and Alabama ratify the 26th Amendment, joining 36th and 37th states as the Census estimates 11 million new voters plus 14 million under 25 become first‑time presidential voters in 1972.
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Congress
Supreme Court
North Carolina
Alabama
United States
Bureau of the Census
West Urges Release Of American POWs In Vietnam Talks
Paris AP South Carolina Governor John West pressed North Vietnamese officials at the Paris peace talks to release American POWs on Independence Day. He called it a valuable gesture toward ending the war and said it could influence Mansfield amendment action toward withdrawal within nine months after the prisoners’ release.
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Washington
America
House-Senate
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Selective Service
Pentagon
Defense
Congress
Paris
John West
South Carolina
West
Xuan Lieu
Counsul
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Lieu
Vietnam
House
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