Secret 1954 Plans For Demonstration Nuclear Drop In Indochina
National Review claims declassified style documents show the U S Defense Department studied a 1954 demonstration nuclear drop in Indochina with later proposals in 1962 and a 1965 note. Documents reportedly outline escalating measures including Haiphong and Sihanoukville closures, rapid destruction of North Vietnamese power and rail links, Red River dike destruction, and neutralizing China’s Hainan Island.
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William F. Buckley Jr
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McNamara
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Sihanoukville
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Hainan
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Gilligan presses federal tax credits over deductions
Ohio Governor John Gilligan urged a federal tax credit for state and local income taxes, arguing credits would be fairer than deductions. He spoke at the Midwest Governors Conference while pushing Ohio's tax reform and a federal welfare takeover to relieve state burdens.
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Hoover Plans to Expand FBI China Spy Fight
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover told a closed Senate hearing the agency will intensify efforts to counter communist Chinese intelligence gathering and revolutionary activity in the United States. He said Beijing regards the U S as its chief enemy as Nixon prepared to visit the PRC.
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J. Edgar Hoover
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United States
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McBee Shift Starts Dismantling At Athens Plant
The Athens McBee Plant began dismantling at least four machines including two sheet fed presses and two collators. Machines were disconnected from floor anchors but not removed. no job losses reported. Litton and plant officials gave limited details while unions consider court action to delay removal.
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Homebuilding Surges as Bright Spot in Economy
The Commerce Department reports June privately owned housing starts at a 1.982 million annual rate, up from May. Builders have recovered from last year's slowdown, with starts about 1.9 million for six months and a 48 percent rise from 1970.
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Maurice H. Stans
Sudan forms seven man Revolutionary Council after coup
Beirut reports Sudan's new pro Communist military rulers establish a seven man Revolutionary Council. Maj Hashem el Atta named vice chair and army commander amid a leftward shift and pledge of autonomy for southern rebels. Col Babikr al Nur Osman chairs with Hamdalla and others as members.
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Bombers Hit North Vietnam Bases Near DMZ
U S B52 bombers dropped 600 tons of explosives on suspected North Vietnamese positions along the DMZ after a three week lull. All raids were within a mile of the buffer zone and marked the heaviest concentration in nearly two weeks. North Vietnamese gunners fired 52 mortars and 240 mm rockets at three bases and a field position, but the South Vietnamese command reported no casualties.
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Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Mingo County Officials Face Vote Buying Trial
The vote buying conspiracy trial of four Mingo County figures began day two in Huntington West Virginia. Defendants include T S Varney former state senator Noah Floyd Arnold Starr and Harry Artis. They face charges of conspiring to buy votes in the 1968 general election.
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W. Va
Mingo County
U.S
T. S. Varney
House of Delegates
Noah Floyd
Democratic Executive Committee
Arnold Starr
Mingo
Harry Artis
Wallace to sue to end federal tax exemption for foundations
Gov. George C. Wallace announces a suit in Washington aimed at ending the federal income tax exemption for foundations. He criticizes foundations as superficially charitable and a tax shelter for the super rich. In Columbus, Sen. Michael Maloney opens hearings on a $1.4 billion income tax bill, advocating a graduated statewide tax for individuals and corporations.
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Ala
George C. Wallace
Washington
Wallace
Columbus
Ohio
House
Senate
Ways and Means
Michael Maloney
Cincinnati
Maloney
Rising River Waters Contained at Licking River Site
Workmen kept night work on the Licking River near Morehead, Kentucky, to hold back flood waters after 1,200 residents were evacuated. Lt. Gov. Wendell Ford said the partially built Caverun Dam was holding the rain swollen river and the danger subsided. In Columbus, Ohio, Sen. Robert Taft Jr. declined to reveal his source and said he was invited to join a Southeast Asia tour possibly including China.
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Licking River
Wendell Ford
Caverun
Columbus, Ohio
U.S
Robert Taft Jr
Southeast Asia
People’s Republic of China
Charges Against Actress Dropped in Cleveland Case
Actress Jane Fonda had assault and battery and disorderly conduct charges dismissed for lack of evidence tied to an airport incident. Federal charges against a customs official were previously dropped, marking the second local charge dismissal.
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Jane Fonda
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport
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