Bruce Meets Thieu to Coordinate Vietnam Peace Talks
Ambassador David K. E. Bruce, the new U S negotiator, conferred with South Vietnamese leaders including President Thieu, Vice President Ky, and Foreign Minister Lam in Saigon to align next moves in stalled Paris talks. Bruce, due to assume Aug 1, will spend his time listening and depart Monday.
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Saigon
David K.E. Bruce
U.S
Vietnam
Paris
Nguyen van Thieu
Bruce
Nguyen Cao Ky
Tran van Lam
Weatherman Search Is On
Federal agents search underground haunts for 10 of 13 Weatherman members indicted on a plan to build a nationwide revolutionary network to bomb and kill. Assistant Attorney General Will B. Wilson said some may have fled to Communist countries. three accused were arrested. Mark Rudd and Bernardine Dohrn head the list of the missing leaders.
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Detroit
Radical Weatherman Organization
Asst
Atty
Will B. Wilson
Justice Department
Wilson
Washington
Mark Rudd
Columbia University
Bernardine Dohrn
Students For A Democratic Society
Weatherman
SDS
Market Opens Mixed With Small Early Advances
New York trading opened with mixed results as advances edged declines on the New York Stock Exchange. Key issue price changes were fractional with Transamerica down to 12, Mead Corp half a point, Control Data up, Gillette down, Litton Industries down, and Telex up to 13 percent. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 8.01 to 732.68 on Thursday.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
York Stock Exchange
Transamerica
Mead Corp
Control Data
Gillette
Litton Industries
Telex
Dow Jones
Nixon set to sign emergency act aiding home building
President Nixon planned quick signings before a West Coast trip to fund the Emergency Home Finance Act. The measure authorizes 1.2 billion dollars to back three mortgage aid programs, including two driven to lower middle income home buyers with about 9 thousand dollars annual income and interest rate reductions to seven percent.
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Washington
Nixon
West Coast
House
Scare at White House as lawn object feared barn
An object spotted on the White House lawn near the northeast gate caused a brief scare until bomb disposal experts determined it was harmless and nonexplosive. Pedestrians were redirected while the item was removed, according to Secret Service spokesman Jack Warner.
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Jack Warner
Secret Service
Soviets Doctor and American Navigator Say No Political Conversion
Norman Baker and Yuri Senkevich aboard drift across the Atlantic with Thor Heyerdahl say the 57 day voyage did not convert each other politically. Baker, 41, New Rochelle, N.Y., says he remains not a Communist and Senkevich, 33, denies becoming a capitalist but notes friendship.
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New York
Thor Heyerdahl
Norman Baker
New Rochelle
N.Y
Yuri Senkevich
Senkevich
Dismissal Sparks Allegations From Former Aiken Police Chief
Former Aiken Police Chief J B Brown disputes dismissal reasons called flimsy by City Manager Ro land Windham. He says non performance of duty claims are unfounded and seeks a public hearing with Fort Mill lawyer. Brown cites political pressures and defends his record amid tension and past controversies.
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Aiken
J. B. Brown
Roland Windham
Brown
Windham
Minal
Fort Mill
University of South Carolina
Columbia
Merchants seek flood relief at city meeting
A group of downtown merchants and property owners pressed City Manager Roland Windham and Public Safety Director J. C. Busbee for flood relief after Wednesday’s deluge. They cited $27,000 in April 1969 losses and urged action on a Newberry Street drainage line with potential state aid and bonds.
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Chamber of Commerce
Aiken
Roland Windham
J. C. Busbee
J. W. Byrnes
Maxwell Furniture Store
Brynes
Joseph Matthews
Hamton Avenue
Kershaw
Bamberg
Matthews
Highway Department
C. T. Coleman
Laurens Street
Coleman
Windham
Bill Franklin
Franklin
Sen
Strom Thurmond
W. J. Bryan Dorn
Oklahoma College President Resigns Over Free Speech Fears
Dr. J Herbert Hollomon quits as University of Oklahoma president citing threats to freedom to dissent. He had faced criticism from Gov Dewey Bartlett and other state officials after antiwar demonstrations at the campus last May.
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Norman, Okla
J. Herbert Hollomon
University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Hollomon
Dewey Bartlett
Watermelon club awards prize at North Carolina festival
A watermelon weighing just over 118 pounds won the first prize at the 14th annual North Carolina Watermelon Festival in Raleigh. John Speedy Adams presided the Raleigh Chamber of Commerce and took seed-spitting honors for the second year in a row with a 29 foot toss.
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Raleigh, N.C
North Carolina
John
Adams
Raleigh Chamber of Commerce
Stumper seeks winner for Puzzle No 13
Superstition reigns as Friday brings Puzzle No 13 with a $170 prize. The note recalls 600 entries for Puzzle No 12 and 54 misses by one word, urging readers to enter for a better chance at the cash prize.
U.S. air raids pound Ripcord area as base abandoned
American fighter bombers launched massive strikes around Fire Base Ripcord after U S forces withdrew amid heavy losses. Air Force and Marine sorties totaled 36 near the Laotian border while B 52s hit North Vietnamese camps and depots. ground action continued at other nearby bases with patrols active.
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Saigon
Ripcord
U. S
U. S. Command
Demilitarized Zone
Nasser Accepts U S Peace Proposals With Caution
Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser says he accepts the latest U S proposals for Middle East peace talks but calls them procedural and not new. He argues Israel's attitude blocks results and notes past U N Security Council efforts, while Israel delays response and favors an unconditional cease-fire.
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Associated Press
Gamal Abdel Nasser
U.S
Middle East
William P Rogers
U.N
Gunnar V. Jarring
Cairo
Nasser
U.N. Security Council
Israel
Rogers
Anatoly F. Dobrynin
Itzhak Rabin
United States
Draft Reform Action Unlikely This Year
Washington AP report states House Armed Services Chairman L Mendel Rivers expects no draft reform in the year. Defense Secretary Melvin R Laird says draft calls will average under 10 000 monthly, aiming toward zero and an all volunteer force. Rivers cites subcommittee review ongoing and notes no wholesale bills this year while President Nixon pushes for abolition with Congress. Senate Chairman John C Stennis pledges hearings but none scheduled.
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Washington
Nixon
House Armed Services
L. Mendel Rivers
Congress
Rivers
Melvin R. Laird
Laird
South Carolina
Senate
Armed Services
John C. Stennis
Dmiss
Anderson and Nixon Aides Discuss South Carolina Education
George A. Anderson of Aiken and 14 advisory committee members met over two hours with White House aides and a half hour with President Nixon. The group was appointed to help integrate South Carolina schools peacefully and to aid the transition from dual to unitary systems while preserving education quality.
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George A. Anderson
Aiken
White House
Nixon
South Carolina
Advisory Committee On Public Education
George P. Schultz
Fice
Anderson
Aiken - Edgefield Community Action Inc
NAACP
Mississippi
Cabinet Committee On Education
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
North Carolina
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