Rogers reports bleak Vietnam outlook after world tour
Secretary of State William P. Rogers told President Nixon of a grim view on peace prospects in Vietnam after talks with world leaders. Rogers, returning from an 11 nation tour, suggested no imminent settlement but left open a new round of secret talks with North Vietnam via Ambassador Bruce. He discussed Middle East tensions and U S jet deliveries to Israel at Israel’s request.
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Washington
UPI
William P. Rogers
Nixon
Vietnam
Rogers
White House
Paris
David K. E. Bruce
U.S
Middle East
London
United States
United Arab Republic
Pentagon
Israel
Jsoeph J. Sisco
Anatoly F Dobrynin
Vietnam War Update From Khe Sanh and Cambodia Fronts
Reports say a North Vietnamese regiment from the 304th Army Division moved toward Khe Sanh as U.S. and South Vietnamese forces attacked last Wednesday. The campaign includes B52 strikes and close combat, with renewed fighting also reported around Phnom Penh where Cambodian mercenaries backed by helicopter gunships press toward Kirirom. At least 50 Communists were killed Sunday.
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South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Laos
304Th Army
Hanoi
Khe Sanh
U.S
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
Kirirom
Khmer Kampuchea Khrom
KKK
U.S. Army
Green Berets
Vocational School to Open Next January for Area Students
Vocational funds will cover most equipment costs. When the school opens next January, students from Madison Heights and Anderson high schools will attend. Area students can enroll by fall 1971. Construction is slightly ahead of schedule with completion expected by November. New programs include nursing, automotive tech, auto body, data processing, and electronics. Instructors from Madison Heights and Anderson will teach, others hired as enrollment grows. Students will attend AAVTS half days for trades and remaining time for academics.
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Madison Heights
Anderson
Middleton
Anderson Area
Hamilton Says Vietnam Visit Leaves Hawk Dove View Unchanged
Rep. Lee Hamilton reports from Southeast Asia that both hawks and doves will find evidence to support their preconceptions in Vietnam. He urges recognizing limits in development aid, favors withdrawal while protecting U S interests, and says the United States cannot build South Vietnam but can help with economic aid and safe POW repatriation.
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Washington
UPI
Lee H. Hamilton
D-Ind
House
Southeast Asia
Vietnam
Hamilton
South Vietnamese
South Vietnam
United States
Asia
Hoover Calls Black Panthers Nation's Most Violent Group
FBI director says the Black Panther party is the most dangerous extremist group while the Weather Underground has become a leading force among violent militants. He notes Panters’ fundraising and ties to Al Fatah with anti Zionist propaganda and cites 1785 campus protests, 8 deaths, 7200 arrests, and damages over 9.5 million in the fiscal year.
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Washington
Hoover
Black Panther Party
Ces
United States
Black Panther
Eldridge Cleaver
Algiers
California
al Fatah
Panters
al- Fatah
Weatherman
FBI
Students For A Democratic Society
New York
Illinois
Ohio
Washington State
Elbrick Resigns Ambassadorship
Washington AP report says United States ambassador to Brazil C Burke Elbrick resigns for health reasons after recent circulatory surgery complications. He is 61, a career diplomat who was kidnapped and released by Brazilian terrorists last September and has been hospitalized since a routine checkup revealed the ailment.
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Washington
United States
Brazil
C. Burke Elbrick
White House
Know
Elbrich
Hoosier Cities Eye New Alarm System And Sewer Contract
Madison and other major Hoosier cities plan to adopt the new alarm system amid demand for aging Gamewell devices. The city board awarded a $7,107 contract to Ralph Reed & Son Construction Co. of Anderson to build a sewer trunk for the new fire station at 53rd old Ind 67 and Main streets.
Deactivated Units To Be Retained
The Defense Department will keep five air force reserve units from deactivation or relocation by Sept. 38. About 4 000 personnel across Illinois Pennsylvania New York Texas and Wisconsin will gain manpower and 30 C130 Hercules transports. The five TAGs stay at Chicago Willow Grove Niagara Falls San Antonio General Billy Mitchell Field. Senate GOP leader Hugh Scott said the move follows replacing C119 cargo planes with the C130s.
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Washington
UPI
Defense Department
Air Force Reserve
Illinois
Pennsylvania
New York
Texas
Wisconsin
Pentagon
928Th Tactical Airlift Group
TAG
Chicago
Willow Grove Naval Air Station
Niagara Falls
N.Y
San Antonio
Tex
General
Billy Mitchell Field
Wis
Senate
Hugh Scott
Air Force
Lake County Boy Drowns Monday
Calvin Jones eight of Gary drowned at Lake George near Hobart Indiana after slipping into the water. He was dead on arrival at Methodist Hospital Gary after authorities recovered the body and tried to revive him at the scene.
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Hobart
Ind
UPI
Calvin Jones
Gary
Lake George
Lake County
Methodist Hospital
Government reports may signal early business revival
Washington AP notes a string of upcoming government economic reports including real GNP industrial production personal income and housing starts. Analysts expect a slight rise in real GNP for April to June and see housing starts as a key inflation measure with mixed recent trends in production and income.
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Washington
Nixon
National Bureau of Economic Research
Harold C. Passer
South Korea may resign cabinet over U.S. troop cuts
Prime Minister Chung Il-kwon warns he and all 19 cabinet members will resign if Washington goes ahead with a 20 000 troop reduction in South Korea. He says the next two to three years are critical as North Korea probes for attacks and urges a program to modernize the armed forces before any pullout.
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Seoul
Chung Il-kwon
United States
South Korea
North Korea
Chung
Washington
Chung Hee Park
Asia
South Vietnam
Alexeii N. Kosygin
Hanoi
Pyongyang
Kim Il Sung
Land Release Sparks Shift to Tractors Over Horses
Kansas City reports about 55 million acres freed for crops as agriculture moves from horse power to mechanical tractors, reshaping farming practices and land use nationwide.
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Kansas City
Mass Town Imposes Racial Curfew Amid Unrest
New Bedford, Massachusetts faces racial violence as curfews are enforced after looting and shootings. Mayor George Rogers warns residents to surrender arms, while Sen. Edward Brooke and local police respond with heightened patrols and state aid to restore order.
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New Bedford
George Rogers
Heat and Humidity Foresee Indiana Warm Spell
A weak high pressure front will keep skies fair to partly cloudy in Indiana through Tuesday as humidity climbs and temperatures push into the high 80s and low 90s. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible midweek with cooler, drier air moving into northern and central Indiana by Friday while the south stays warm with showers.
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Associated Press
Indiana
Antitrust Ruling Favours North Central Pipeline
The Federal Power Commission ruled that joint ownership of a new North Central pipeline by Great Lakes Gas Transmission Co and three Canadian firms would benefit consumers. The decision follows a 1968 DC Circuit remand involving Trans-Canada Pipelines Ltd, Calgary and American Natural Gas Co, Detroit.
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Washington
API
Federal Power Commission
United States
U.S. Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
Great Lakes Gas Transmission Co
Detroit
Trans-Canada Pipelines, Ltd
Calgary
Alta
American Natural Gas Co
Michigan College Denies Students Political Vacation
The Southwestern Michigan College Board of Trustees rejected a proposal to grant students a two week vacation for political campaigning this fall.
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Michigan College
Dowagiac, Mich
Durante Hospitalized For Ear Inflammation
Mrs. Jimmy Durante said her 77 year old husband was resting at St. John’s Hospital in Santa Monica and would undergo tests for an inner ear ailment. He was flown from Las Vegas after dizzy spells and preliminarily diagnosed with inner ear inflammation.
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Hollywood
UPI
Jimmy Durante
St. John’s Hospital
Santa Monica
Durante
Las Vegas
Bullets Fired In Muncie Patrol District
Muncie police came under gunfire as a small caliber shot was fired at a patrol car in the Beacon Hackley area. A house-to-house search yielded three shotguns, two sawed off. Twelve people were arrested on disorderly conduct charges, five juveniles among them.
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Muncie
Cordel] Campbell
Beacon
Hackley
Campbell
Delaware County Sheriff's Deputies
Warmth Spreads Across Nation
Warm weather spread from the Atlantic Coast to the Rockies while the Pacific Coast stayed cooler. Dry and warm conditions prevailed in the Ohio Valley and the Middle and North Atlantic States, with heat in the Southwest. A tornado watch covered parts of Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota. A funnel cloud was seen in Southeast Texas. Temperatures hit 107 in Phoenix Blythe and Thermal California, while Kalispell and Cut Bank Montana cooled to 34.
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Rockies
Pacific Coast
Ohio Valley
Middle
North Atlantic States
Texas
Gulf States
Midwest
Nerthern Rockies
Plains
Deep South
Montana
North Dakota
South Dakota
Phoenix
Ariz
Blythe
Thermal
Calif
Kallispell
Cut Bank
Mont
Troubles Compiles For Texas Family
In Fort Worth Texas the Leck family endures a cascade of misfortune. The eldest son fights leg cancer, a six year old suffers heart trouble, and a three year old girl was burned by a heater. Frank Leck faces job loss as General Dynamos plans large layoffs. His wife has a back injury and cannot work. The family then returns to a home destroyed by fire after attending an uncle's funeral.
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Fort Worth
Tex
UPI
Frank Leck
Leck
General Dynamos
Muncie Serviceman Listed As Killed
Army Specialist 4 David L. Meadows of Muncie Indiana was listed by the Defense Department as dead not from hostile action. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Lewis E Meadows of rural Muncie.
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Washington
Army
David L. Meadows
Muncie
Ind
Defense Department
Meadows
Lewis E. Meadows
A Thought on Popularity and Value of Good Character
A reflection on how popularity as a value can harm morals and happiness when cost is moral compromise. It argues that improper behavior leads to frustration, while decency and honesty define true character, priceless and irreplaceable.
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