Pentagon forecasts cut in Vietnam forces to 25 000 by December
Pentagon sources say U.S. troops in Vietnam will fall to about 25 000 by Dec 1, 2 000 below Nixon’s goal, with about 20 000 staying behind before a minimum force remains. Nixon announced a reduction to 27 000 by Dec 1, while Laird signaled further withdrawals likely.
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Pentagon
U.S
Vietnam
Nixon
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
White House
South Vietnam
Laird
San Clemente
Calif
McGovern accuses Nixon of neglecting Jews abroad and at home
In New York AP dispatch, George McGovern charged the Nixon administration with abandoning Soviet Jews, pressuring Israel, and neglecting Jewish Americans including 250000 in New York living under the poverty line. He tied crime and urban distress to failed law and order promises.
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New York
George McGovern
Russia
Israel
United States
McGovern
South Dakota
Nixon
New York Board of Rabbis
New York City
America
U.S. Navy
Mediterranean
New York State
Hubert Humphrey
McGovern drops demogrant plan and backs Mills for Treasury
McGovern signals moderation by scrapping the $1000 demogrant idea and proposing a conservative southerner, Rep Wilbur Mills, as Treasury secretary. He unveils a $22 billion tax reform plan with capital gains changes and state bond subsidies while details remain to be worked out.
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George McGovern
Democratic Party
New York Society of Security
McGovern
Wall Street
Treasury
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
House
Ways and Means
Mills
Capital Hill
Kensett
Ark
Arthur M. Moren Jr
The
Chemical Bank of New York
Nixon
Two Doctors Challenge Vasectomy Disease Link Claims
A New York pathologist warned vasectomy may raise risks of permanent sterility and diseases like multiple sclerosis. Syracuse surgeon Dr. John Bernard Henry presented preliminary data at an International Transfusion Congress. Dr. Robert Gould of Massachusetts and Dr. Fletcher Derrick of George Washington University questioned the link, citing thousands of vasectomies with no pattern of illness.
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New York
John Bernard Henry
Syracuse
N.Y
Robert S. Gould
Wellesley
Mass
Henry
Gould
National
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Fletcher der
Rick
George Washington University Hospital
International Transfusion Congress
American Association of Blood Banks
Record Ohio State Fair Tuesday attendance soars
Columbus AP report shows 161531 visitors on Tuesday tying a new Tuesday record. By halfway point 1121883 attendees, about 7000 shy of last year, with forecasts of continued strong turnout. The millionth guest Linda Pritchard of Blue Ash received 30 ride tickets and a giant stuffed lion.
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Columbus
Ohio
Linda Pritchard
Blue Ash
Hamilton County
Break-In Charge Promised Before Election
Wisconsin Attorney General Richard Kleindienst said the Justice Department will complete its investigation into the June 17 Democratic National Committee break-in and indict before the presidential election, possibly as early as September. He called the incident a stupid attempt. The FBI is conducting perhaps its most extensive investigation since the Kennedy assassination.
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Wis
Democratic National Committee
Atty
Richard Kleindienst
Justice Department
Kleindienst
Wisconsin Chiefs of Police Association
FBI
Nixon widens lead over McGovern in Gallup trial heat
Gallup poll shows Nixon at 64 percent to McGovern 30 percent with 6 percent undecided. Conducted Aug 26 27 after the Republican National Convention, the sample surveyed 1 148 registered voters.
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Princeton
N.J
Richard Nixon
George McGovern
Nixon
McGovern
Lyndon
Johnson
Barry Goldwater
Pepper to seek national convention cost study commission
Rep. Claude Pepper announces plans to introduce legislation creating a national commission to study which convention expenses the federal government could fund. He notes Miami Beach bore three times the $1 million provided by Republicans and says the Democrats’ convention was a losing proposition as well.
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Washington
Claude Pepper
Florida
Democrat
Miami Beach
McGovern Plans Ohio Labor Day Campaign Kickoff
Democratic presidential hopeful George McGovern will appear at 9:30 a.m. Monday at Lake Alta in Barberton to launch his Labor Day campaign swing in Ohio as Summit County party leaders announce the event. Added inspections planned.
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Akron
Ohio
Lake Alta
Barberton
George McGovern
Summit County
Belfast businessmen seek emergency aid to weather unrest
The Belfast Chamber of Trade appeals to the British government for 2.442 billion dollars in emergency assistance to keep firms in Belfast Londonderry and Newry from closing amid ongoing bombs and shootings.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Nixon and Tanaka to Meet During Hawaii Visit
President Nixon will host Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka in Hawaii for summit talks aimed at boosting Pacific peace prospects. After meetings in Honolulu and a Vietnam conference with Ellsworth Bunker, Nixon plans a Hawaii visit including a luau and goodwill tours.
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Calif
Nixon
Kakuei Tanaka
Hawaii
Pacific
White House
el Toro Marine Corps Air Station
Honolulu
Hickam Field
Oahu
Tanaka
Ellsworth Bunker
U. S
Saigon
Will
Hickam
Clare Boothe Luce
Italy
Cincinnati Judges Court-Ordered Busing Upheld For Memphis
A federal appeals court in the Sixth Circuit upheld a Memphis desegregation busing plan for 14 000 students, ordered immediate implementation, and directed a timetable for further desegregation. Judge Weich dissented questioning black and white students' transportation rights. Memphis has never used buses for school travel beyond public transit.
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Memphis
Celebrezze
John W. Peck
Cincinnati
Paul C. Weich
Akron
Ohio
Weich
McRae
Protest Of Ruling Planned
MEMPHIS Tenn AP An antibusing group Citizens Against Busing says it will file suit in U S District Court in Memphis seeking a three judge panel to test busing constitutionality The group’s Ken Keele vows opposition by any means as the 6th Circuit upholds Judge McRae order to begin desegregation busing for about 14 000 students affecting 60 schools in the Memphis system serving 145 000 pupils
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Memphis
Citizens Against Busing
U.S. District Court
Ken Keele
CAB Board of Directors
6Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Cincinnati
Robert McRae
McRae
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Gallup Poll
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