128 Towns and Bases Shelled in Vietnamese Assault
Enemy forces shelled 128 allied towns and bases across Vietnam and launched ground assaults on 14 allied positions north of Saigon. U.S. reports list 51 Americans dead and 345 wounded, with heavy fighting near An Loc and at Quan Loi, Loc Ninh.
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Creighton W. Abrams
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An Loc
Loc Ninh
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Pentagon Critics Readied Amendments to Cut Defense Spending
Washington AP report says critics led by Sen. Mondale and Sen. Case plan amendments to reduce $377 million for a nuclear carrier and $45.6 million for military science research, amid defense-spending battles with Sen. Stennis defending the authorization program and warning against broad cuts.
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John Stennis
Walter F. Mondale
D-Minn
Clifford Case
Stennis
Defense Emergency Fund
Apollo 11 news conference signals moon landing near miss
SPACE CENTER Houston astronauts Armstrong Aldrin and Collins hold a 90 minute news briefing after quarantine release detailing how close they came to aborting the lunar landing. They prepare a public appearance tour following the mission.
Ohio University Trustees Approve Major Tuition Increase
Board of Trustees votes a large tuition hike for out-of-state students. The report notes a recreation complex and a charter government discussion at Athens council, with a move toward realization in the city. Also mentions Point Pleasant cable service study and a high speed chase injuring a Middleport officer.
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Athens Council
ATS 5 Satellite Carries 13 Experiments Into Orbit
The ATS 5 satellite carrying 13 experiments was launched from Cape Kennedy on an Atlas Centaur booster. Officials consider firing the main motor 11 hours earlier to reach a final 22,300 mile high orbit, despite a wobble consuming fuel and delaying planned stationing over the equator west of South America.
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J. R. Burke
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Washington
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Earth
Nixon welfare overhaul faces slow House and Senate review
President Nixon urged swift action on a $4 billion welfare reform plan in a message to Congress, saying it would raise living standards. But congressional leaders warned the measure is unlikely to reach the floor in either chamber until next year.
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Armed Services Committee
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Barratt O'Hara
Illinois
Congress
Nixon
House
No reason to suspect caretaker in Tate killings
Los Angeles police freed 19 year old caretaker William Garretson after two days of questioning in the Sharon Tate murder case. Inspector Harold Yarnell said there was no reason to suspect him as investigators sought friends of Tate and Garretson while continuing other homicide inquiries.
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Sharon Tate
Harold Yarnell
William E. Garretson
Barry Tarlow
Garretson
Miss Tate
Urday
Tarlow
Abigail Folger
San Francisco
Woityck Frykowski
Roman Polanski
Jay Sebring
Steven Earl Parent
el Monte
Senate rushes to revive college loan plan before recess
The Senate moves to push a student guaranteed loan program amid GOP opposition to Kennedy amendments in the Labor Committee. Republicans seek to drop or modify the rider prohibiting lender account requirements and funding boosts for two aid programs, with House action uncertain before summer recess.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Edward M. Kennedy
Labor Committee
Kennedy
Nixon Seeks State Role in 2.3 Billion Job Training Plan
President Nixon proposes a New Federalism approach giving states and cities authority to run 2.3 billion dollars in annual job training programs for over 1 million Americans, with 150,000 added trainees at 400 million dollars extra. Most new slots would aid welfare recipients under tied welfare legislation and a rising unemployment trigger.
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Washington
Federal
Shultz
Congress
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