First Group of Marines Leaves Vietnam for Okinawa
The first contingent of 9th Regiment Marines departed Quang Tri for Okinawa as U S military reported the lowest weekly American battle deaths in six months. Sixty combat troops and 60 payroll staff join 1st Battalion in Okinawa ahead of the main unit.
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Ft. Lewis
Wash
Dem Leaders Push Deeper Europe Troop Reductions
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield called Nixon’s plan to withdraw 14 900 troops from overseas bases in the coming year inadequate and urged accelerating cuts. Democrats backing a resolution seek substantial U S manpower reductions in Western Europe with aim to save billions on the balance of payments.
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U. S
Europe
White House
Mike Mansfield
Nixon
Vietnam
Mansfield
Democratic Policy Committee
United States
Gromyko seeks improved ties with United States in speech
In a Supreme Soviet address Andrei Gromyko condemned Red China and urged talks with the United States to find common ground on bilateral relations and unresolved international issues. He warned Beijing any use of force against the Soviet Union would be met with a rebuff while expressing readiness to discuss a wide range of questions.
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Andrei A. Gromyko
Red China
United States
Gromyko
Supreme Soviet
Kremlin
Washington
Peking
Soviet Union
China
Indian Aid Cuts Asked Allows No Kindergarten
The House Appropriations Committee proposed trimming the Bureau of Indian Affairs budget by 6.5 million dollars, eliminating all funds for public school kindergartens for Indian children while preserving 4 million for building 59 kindergarten rooms at BIA schools. The committee kept 2 million for Navajo irrigation speedups and did not fund a Navajo Community College facility in Arizona.
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Lester Maddox
Georgia
Maddox
U.8. Department of Justice
Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Bureau of Indian Affairs
BIA
Arizona
Nixon seeks broader voting rights shift facing early setback
The article notes President Nixon's proposal to replace the 1965 Voting Rights Act with a wider measure seems likely to fail its first test, signaling trouble for the administration in advancing reform at this stage.
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Neil A. Armstrong
Esceee
Ohio
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Chicago
Mets
Tom Seaver
Admirals Show Restraint on Soviet Ship Visit to Cuba
Washington sources say the Navy will monitor seven Russian vessels as they travel toward Cuba with a low key approach to avoid provoking Moscow. Admiral Moorer notes routine surveillance as U.S. fleets track Soviet movements worldwide amid recent North Korea incidents.
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U.S
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U.S.S. Pueblo
Adm
Thomas Moorer
United States Navy
Atlantic
Moorer
Congress
Nelson accuses USDA of hiding DDT report
Senator Gaylord Nelson charges the Department of Agriculture with concealing a report on general DDT use while USDA temporarily halts nine persistent pesticides in government programs. Officials deny a report exists but confirm the pause and say no recommendations have been made to ban DDT.
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Gaylord A. Nelson
Department of Agriculture
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Clifford M. Hardin
Nelson
G. W. Irving Jr
USDA
Agricultural Research Service
Harry W. Hays
Pesticides Regulation Division
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