Two Front Laos Offensive Fades War To Standstill
Laotian forces press a two pronged attack on the Plain of Jars with Meo tribesmen and Air America support. North Vietnamese and Pathet Lao withdrawals and Thai involvement are alleged as peace talks in Paris focus on a Viet Cong seven point plan calling for full U.S. withdrawal and POW releases.
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Saigon
Plain of Jars
Vietnam
Vientiane
Vang Pao
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Air America
U.S
Laos
Pathet Lao
Batam Long
Paris
United States
South Vietnam
Nguyen Thi Binh
North Vietnam
Mrs. Bind
Litton Accused in Athens Plant Labor Dispute
Union attorneys accuse Litton Industries of illegal labor practices after threats to cut jobs at the Athens McBee Plant. Officials describe two cutback plans affecting up to 175 positions, with potential machine removals and union policy changes. A decision is expected soon, with no clerical layoffs planned.
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Tom Price
Messenger
Litton Industries
Athens McBee
National Labor Relations Board
Litton
Tems
Athens
Litton Abs
Robert Panaro
Newsmen
Panaro
McBee
the Messenger
Deadlock persists on war pullout and draft renewal
Congress faces renewed effort to renew the draft for two years as stalemate continues over a war pullout amendment. House supporters push for a $2.4 billion military pay deal while Mansfelds amendment seeks a nine month U S withdrawal from Indochina.
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Washington
House-Senate
Senate
Mike Mansfield
U.S
Indochina
House
Obituaries and Sports Noted in Local Classifieds
A compact local record highlights obituary notices and sports briefs from the newspaper section. It notes reader notices in the classifieds alongside brief sports items and entertainment mentions, reflecting typical local coverage.
Steel Parley Begins in Washington as Talks Open
Labor and management negotiators in the steel industry opened contract talks under a Aug. 1 deadline. I W Abel and Heath Larry led their sides after an hour with President Nixon, who pressed for a noninflationary settlement amid public calls for a constructive outcome.
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Washington
Nixon
I. W. Abel
United Steelworkers
Heath Larry
U.S. Steel Corp
Fidel Castro approves swap of 18 Americans for 4 Cuban prisoners
In a Havana Radio broadcast picked up in Miami, Cuba releases 18 American citizens in exchange for four Cuban fishermen held in the United States. The Americans had faced fines and suspensions of prison terms while the Cuban detainees were transferred from Eglin Federal Prison to a Cuban fishing vessel near the Dry Tortugas. The May exchange follows prior moves including Sprandel's repatriation.
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Miami
Cuba
Fidel Castro
United States
Havana
Gulf of Mexico
Fritz Sprandel
Havana Radio
Eglin
U.S. Coast Guard
Tortugas Islets
Gulf
U.S
Republicans hail of tax caucus falls short of breakthrough
In Columbus Ohio a House Republican caucus on taxes touted as a breakthrough failed to deliver. Speaker Charles Kurfess R-4 Perrysburg had suggested a breakthrough before sending lawmakers home for the holidays urging reflection on Ohio’s money needs.
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Columbus
Ohio
Charles Kurfess
Perrysburg
Breakthrough Fails To Happen On State Tax Plan
Lawmakers struggle to pass long term funding for a 7.8 billion budget for 1971 73 as a temporary 297 million measure expires in 24 days. Kurfess caucus fails to win support for a mixed flat and graduated income tax plan and a seven member state tax commission. Governor Gilligan's proposed personal tax 1 8% and corporate 4 8% levels remain under debate.
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House
Kurfess
A. G. Lancione
D-30
Bellaire
John Gilligan
China May Be Developing Naval Base Near S Vietnam
U S reconnaissance planes monitor possible new Communist Chinese naval base in Paracel Islands about 30 miles east of South Vietnam. Pentagon reports note ships carrying construction materials to Paracels, ownership disputed among China Taiwan South Vietnam and the Philippines. Analysts say Beijing may be building a naval complex to support its growing fleet in the South China Sea.
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China
S. Vietnam
Washington
U.S
South Vietnam
Pentagon
Paracel Islands
South China Sea
Paracels
Taiwan
South
Vietnam
Philippines
Peking
Action Ads and Overflights Stir Trade and Tensions
The piece notes growing use of Action Ads in the Philippines and Indonesia to boost customer response. It also reports U S observations of Chinese activity around Woody Island in the Paracels with overflights warnings and a fleet moving from Yulin to Woody Island, plus Chinese personnel on Lincoln Island.
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el Toro Marine Corps Air Station
San Clemente
Calif
White House
Ohio State
Columbus, Ohio
Ohio State University
Novice Fawcett
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Conquest of Cancer Agency
Cancer Institute
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda
Classified Comics Editorial Entertainment
Eeeeen Eevee
Eeweere Penne
Fidel
Florida
White Cloud
Sprandel
Eglin Federal Prison
Allentown
Gerald Gallinghouse
John Wall
New Orleans
Jim Garrison
Indonesia
Peking Radio
Paracel
Woody Island
Yulin
Hainan Island
Lincoln Island
Woody
Eugene
Ore
Roy Wesley
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