Raid Into Haiphong Sinks North Vietnamese Torpedo Boats
U S Navy ships Newport News Providence Rowan and Robison with air support sank two North Vietnamese torpedo boats off Haiphong during a coast raid. The action shelled fuel depots barracks and coastal defenses while Robison engaged coastal batteries. An Air Force ace was also announced with Capt Steve Ritchie downing a Mig 21.
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Saigon
Haiphong
U.S
Newport News
Providence
Rowan
Robison
Adm
J. L. Holloway III
7Th Fleet
Navy
Mand
Que Son
Neeld
Air Force
Steve Ritchie
Reidsville
N.C
Hanoi
Ritchie
Vietnam
Nixon to Cut Vietnam Troop Ceiling to 39,000
President Nixon announced a new reduction in the Vietnam troop ceiling to 39,000 on Friday, with Saigon saying current U.S. forces are about 37,700. Analysts expected a possible 10,000 to 15,000 cut from the September 1 level, aiming near a residual force of advisers and support personnel. The move follows a long decline from a peak of 543,400 in April 1969 and comes as Nixon prepares for a Honolulu summit with Japan’s Tanaka. He will also meet Ellsworth Bunker in Saigon before heading to Hawaii.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Vietnam
Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
CBS
Hanoi
Thailand
Guam
7Th Fleet
Honolulu
Kakuei Tanaka
Japan
Tanaka
Ellsworth Bunker
Hawaii
Hickam Air Force Base
Clare Boothe Luce
Republican Congress
Italy
Eisenhower
Fair Attendance Creeps Up at Ohio State Fair
The 1972 Ohio State Fair marked its halfway point with attendance rising to 170,734 on Monday night, about 20,000 more than 1971’s fifth day. Yet the five day total trails 1971 by roughly 14,000, and overall attendance stands at 960,352 through Monday.
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Columbus
Ohio
PCB Found In Human Tissue Across States and DC
Government survey shows the industrial chemical PCB in human tissue samples from 18 states and the District of Columbia. Positive samples came from every hospital city and state sampled according to the report.
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New York
District of Columbia
Columbus officer killed in shooting on emergency call
Columbus police hunt for a gunman after a man shot and killed Patrolman Joseph Edwards 28 and wounded his partner Charles McFadden during an emergency call. Edwards died within a half hour. McFadden was treated and released. Police have no suspects.
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Columbus, Ohio
Columbus
Joseph Edwards
Charles McFadden
Puerto Rico Independence Urged by UN Committee
A UN Special Committee on Colonialism voted 12 to 0 to recognize Puerto Rico’s inalienable right to self determination and independence from the United States. Ten nations abstained. The panel asked a working group to study applying the UN Declaration Against Colonialism to Puerto Rico.
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United Nations, N. Y
U. N
Puerto Rico
United States
U. S
Special Committee On
Ohio crime up in 1971 led by property offenses
FBI figures show Ohio crime rose 6.5 percent in 1971 to 267 278 with aggravated assaults dipping from 12 341 to 11 718. Violent crimes including murder and rape increased. murders reached 811 and rapes 1 988 while robberies rose to 17 642.
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Columbus
Ohio
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
North Central
Cleveland
Ohio crime rates by city and county in 1971
FBI data show Buckeyes faced violent crime at about 300 per 100 000 and property crimes above 2 000 per 100 000. Rural counties barely contributed to totals, while Cleveland led Ohio with high murders rapes robberies assaults burglaries and thefts including nearly 20 000 stolen cars.
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Ashtabula
Columbiana
Licking
Wayne
Columbiana County
Ohio
FBI
Cleveland
Chicago
New York
Los Angeles
Detroit
Draft’s Demise Nearer
The Pentagon aims to stop draft inductions by December six months before President Nixon’s deadline to end military conscription. Melvin Laird pledged limited draft calls from January to July 1973 when induction authority expires. Nixon announced plans to end the draft and rely on volunteers, linking the move to his 1968 campaign pledge.
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Washington
Pentagon
Nixon
Secretary of Defense
Melvin Laird
California
White House
San Clemente
Vasectomies May Lead To Ailments
A Syracuse doctor reports new evidence that vasectomy may raise risks of permanent sterility and ailments such as multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis. He cautions findings are inconclusive and notes potential blood antibodies after vasectomy. The 25th annual meeting of the American Association of Blood Banks was cited.
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Syracuse, N.Y
Cal Center
State University of New York
Henry
American Association of Blood Banks
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