First Group Of 25 000 Head Homeward Troop Pullout
The first of 25 000 U.S. troops being withdrawn from Vietnam begins with nine jet transports landing at McChord AFB. Gen Abrams praises the unit as Thieu Ky and Vy greet troops at Tan Son Nhut. Veterans, families, and Viet Namese officials attend a three day welcome with speeches, parades, and gifts as replacement forces shift to South Vietnam.
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Mcchord Air Force Base
Wash
U.S
Vietnam
Nixon
Saigon
Creighton W. Abrams
Air Force Base
Ft. Lewis
Seattle
Army
William C. Westmoreland
Washington
60Th Infantry
9Th Infantry Division
Tan Son Nhut
Nguyen van
Thieu
Abrams
Republic of Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
Senate Hearings Set On Surtax Extension in 1969 Debate
Senate Finance Committee opened hearings on the House passed surtax extension aimed at inflation control. Treasury Secretary Kennedy urged quick passage as a separate tax reform bill looms later, while the policy committee pushes reform provisions as a vehicle for change. The House measure would extend the 10 percent surtax through year end with a 5 percent cut for early 1970, and includes tax credit repeal, low income relief, and current excise rates.
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Washington
Nixon Administration
Senate
House
Treasury
David M. Kennedy
Robert P. Mayo
Senate Finance Committee
Kennedy
Congress
Finance Committee
Democratic Policy Committee
Mike Mansfield
Knighted Snowdon fuses royal ceremony with Caernarvon decor
Lord Snowdon, husband of Princess Margaret, was made a Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order by Queen Elizabeth II for his role in interior decoration of Caernarvon Castle for Prince Charles investiture last week. His honor reflects valued sovereign service.
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London
Lord Snowdon
Inlaw
Queen Elizabeth I
Caernarvon Castle
Prince Charles
Prince of Wales
Earl
Princess Margaret
Royal Victorian Order
Paving Delay Follows City Council Discussion
Athens chamber study shows city growth as council meet discusses streets and village dump use. Golf ball size topic noted in Scanning Sports with ongoing debates.
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Tulane Road
Fe Alnons Woos
Athens Chamber OF Commerce
Cscscreeceesee
Glouster
Athens Pilot Team Near Top 20 in Powder Puff Derby
Athens Messenger co-pilot Mrs JoAnn Stype of Wooster and Mrs Joan Mace of 33 Charles St pilot the Cessna 210 The Athens Messenger finishing the 2515 mile Powder Puff Derby with a cross country time of plus 10.6. Weather trimmed field, instruments limited entrants, and final leg to Dulles were noted as key factors. The crew reported speeds and handicaps showing a 190.6 mph average as officials prepared to announce winners near noon in Washington.
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Roger Bennett Messenger
Athens
Washington, D.C
JoAnn Stype
Wooster
Joan Mace
Charles St
Washington
Athens Messenger
Mra. Stype
Mace
San Diego
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake
Kearney
Neb
Mount Vernon
Dulles International Airport
Margaret Mead
Billie Herrin
Santa Barbara
Cailiff
Virginia
Dulles
Vietnam Lull Seen Uncertain Amid Troop Pullout
In Saigon the lull following the first American troop withdrawal is challenged by VC officials who call it a stage setter for a broader offensive. U.S. and South Vietnamese HQ report nine light casualties from shellings including at least one Marine base near Vandergrift. A civilian bus hit a Viet Cong mine near Da Nang, killing eight and wounding eight.
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United States
Republic of Vietnam
Saigon
Dong Tam
Mekong Delta
U.S
25Th Infantry Division
Highway 1
da Nang
Ohio Farm Bureau cites crop damage potential over 40 million
Columbus reports Ohio Farm Bureau President Robert Summer says storm and flood damage to northern Ohio crops could exceed 40 million dollars though no official estimate has been released.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Farm Bureau
Robert Summer
Weather officials meet in Cleveland
Astromonk Bonny dies after splashdown in Honolulu. Bonny, who completed 130 orbits in a space capsule, died midnight Monday 12 hours after landing in the Pacific Ocean. NASA spokesman Brad Evans called the death sudden and noted Bonny had been in fair condition before.
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Honolulu
Bonny
Pacific Ocean
Earth
U.S. Space Agency
Brad Evans
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Storm Warning Adequacy Questioned
National weather officials meet in Cleveland to assess warning adequacy for the July 4 storms that killed at least 33 people, with calls for federal aid to 14 affected counties. Debris include eight drownings in Wayne County and ongoing emergency conditions in Wooster Ashland and Norwalk.
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Cleveland
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Wooster
Wayne County
Ashland
Norwalk
Coast Guard
Lake Erie
Samuel Grimms Jr
Essa Environmental Science Services Administration
Weather Bureau
Stuart Bigler
Washington
Grimm
Red Cross
William F. Minshall
Nixon
Rhodes Promises Aid After Disaster Tour
Gov. James A. Rhodes toured Vermilion Ohio flood damage with officials and newsmen. He ordered 106 soldiers from Toledo's 137th Military Police Battalion and 130 men from the 614th Engineer Battalion to the scene for round the clock cleanup and asked federal disaster relief for a 14 county northern Ohio area. The governor called the catastrophe the largest in Ohio history surpassing the 1937 floods.
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Rhodes
Lake Erie
Vermilion Lagoon
Cleveland
Toledo
Vermilion
Camp Perry
614Th Engineer
Ohio
Columbus
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Nguyen van Vy
Everett M. Dirksen
Sirhan Judge
Los Angeles
Herbert Walker
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan
Sen
Robert F. Kennedy
Queen of Angels Hospital
Walker
Montana
Safeguard
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
White House
Kettering Estate
Dayton
Eugene Kettering
Montgomery County
Winters National Bank & Trust Co
Charles F. Kettering
General Motors
Miss Ohio
Sandusky, Ohio
Cedar Point Ballroom
Sandusky
Ene
Ise Spos
Sescaveeeers
Paves Entertainment
Heloise
Viet Cong
Provisional Revolutionary
Astromonk
Huron County
Kauai
Hawaii
America
Air Force
Hickam Air Force Base
NASS
Evans
NASA
Robert Henshillwood
Henshillwood
Rocky River
Vermilion Watch Club
Vermilion, Ohio
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