Pentagon Reports Signs North Vietnam Firepower Diminishing
Defense officials say indicators point to a possible drop in North Vietnamese firepower a month after Nixon ordered a seal of external military supply lines. Reduced artillery shelling in South Vietnam, fewer surface to air missile firings, and mined ports claim to limit Hanoi's offensive momentum.
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Washington
Nixon
North Vietnam
Defense Department
South Vietnam
An Loc
Pentagon
U.S
China
Hue
Demilitarized Zone
Russia
Hanoi
North Vietnamese Panhandle
McGovern gains edge as Muskie delegates eyed
The McGovern campaign gains momentum as Muskie may abandon his bid and back McGovern. NBC and the New York Times say Muskie could announce support at the National Press Club, boosting McGovern toward the 1509 delegate goal for Miami Beach. Humphrey cautions on his own chances, while McGovern eyes a possible first-ballot victory and vows to end the Vietnam War.
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Associated Press
George S. McGovern
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
McGovern
NBC
New York Times
Muskie
National Press Club
Washington
Miami Beach
Miami
Sen
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
California
Nixon
Richard Stewart
Stewart
Gary Hart
New York
General Assembly May Work All Night in Ohio
The 109th General Assembly plans an all day night session as seven House bills and three Senate measures proceed. The House narrowly approves fire safety rules for nursing homes while the Senate advances tax credits for parochial and private school students and removes certain liability for movie projectionists. The legislature also rejects a large sundry claims bill and schedules a July vote to create an environmental agency.
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Columbus
Ohio
109Th General Assembly
House
Senate
Charles Kurfess
Perrysburg
Rules Committee
Kurfess
Ways
Means
Environmental Protection Agency
New York Congressman Pushes FCC TV Violence Regulation
Rep. John M. Murphy of New York proposes federal regulation of prime time TV by the FCC to curb violence and promote public interest programming. He seeks penalties for networks failing to balance offerings, while denying content control, and emphasizes competition over censorship.
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New York
Washington
John M. Murphy
D-N.y
Federal Communications Commission
NBC
CBS
ABC
Murphy
House Commerce Committee
FCC
Kleindienst Okay Foreseen Today
Washington AP report says Senate expected to confirm Rich ard G. Kleindienst as attorney general despite opposition from deputy majority leader Robert Byrd. Byrd cited contradictions in 22 days of hearings and shift in votes after reviewing the ITT antitrust settlement probe connected to Kleindienst.
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Washington
Senate
Richard G. Kleindienst
Robert C. Byrd
D-W. Va
John N. Mitchell
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
Kleindienst
ITT
Indianapolis
Ind
Gordon Etchison
Debbie Clarkson
Skyjack Boycott Pushed by ALPA in Union Letter
The Air Line Pilots Association urged all union workers to boycott airlines from hijack havens and said it would train its 46,000 members with FBI guidance to handle air pirates. ALPA president John J. O'Donnell called for international worker solidarity to pressure nations aiding hijackers. He asked AFL-CIO head George Meany to enlist other unions in the boycott.
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Washington
Air Line Pilots Association
ALPA
FBI
John J. O'Donnell
O’donnell
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Vietnam Napalm Drop Sparks Mass Flight From Town
Tragic scene on Highway 1 as napalm napalm fuel agony forces women children and soldiers to flee. US reports: 11 Americans killed last week 20 wounded 2 nonhostile deaths.
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Saigon
U.S
Obituaries and Sports TV Notices
A fragment from the SEI page references obituaries on the 18th and 19th with a 21 date access, and sports television sections with a THORRNES header noting events on the 16th and 17th. The readable text is fragmentary and shows headings rather than full items.
Laser Guided Bombs Hit Rail Tunnel Near China Border
U.S. warplanes bombed North Vietnam with heavy raids led by laser guided bombs into a 600 foot railroad tunnel near the Chinese border south of Hanoi. B-52s returned to strike North Vietnam as Marines push into Quang Tri and Trang Bang.
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U.S
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Haiphong
U.S. Air Force
Navy
China
Hanoi-Haiphong
Vietnam
South China
Saigon
Quang Tri Province
Air Force
Truong
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Common Pleas
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