Hanoi attacks Nixon as Vietnam war worsens at Paris talks
North Vietnamese Ambassador Ha Van Lau and Viet Cong delegate condemn the Nixon administration for betraying peace pledges and intensifying the war. They demand total and unconditional withdrawal of all U.S. and foreign troops and the fall of the Saigon regime. Saigon delegate Pham Dang Lam presents Thieu’s call for serious negotiations or cease fire talks.
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Paris
Hanoi
Nixon
Vietnam
Ha van Lau
Johnson
Viet Cong
U.S
United States
Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
Pham Dang Lam
Thieu
Lam
South Vietnam
Vietnam toll falls to 64 in week of heavy combat
American battlefield deaths in Vietnam dropped to 64 last week the lowest weekly toll since December 1966. Officials say the trend could push President Nixon to speed troop withdrawals though enemy activity remains a concern with a potential winter campaign beginning in November. Casualties for South Vietnamese and the enemy also declined while two American aircraft were shot down.
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Saigon
Vietnam
U.S
Nixon
Radicals and Police Clash in Chicago Near North Side
In Chicago, youths clashed with police on the Near North Side as about 500 people gathered. Two gunshot victims, Marshal Berzon, 22, of Connecticut, and Elizabeth Gardner, 26, of Seattle, were found at a North Side intersection and listed in satisfactory condition. nine others were injured.
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Chicago
Near North Side
Marshal Berzon
Connecticut
Elizabeth Gardner
Seattle
North Side
Senate probe turns to performer kickbacks in Vietnam clubs
Senate investigators focus on charges entertainers paid kickbacks to appear at service clubs in Vietnam. Booking agent June Collins testified about extra fees charged by sergeants who ran the clubs. Singer Ruben Noel had alleged kickbacks of 50 dollars or ten percent of fees. Marehem Corp. was cited as a vehicle for illicit profits. Army revoked Distinguished Service Medal for Maj. Gen. Carl C. Turner amid probe of Sgt. Maj. William C. Wooldridge and a “little Mafia” in the ranks.
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Washington
Senate
Vietnam
June Collins
Army
Ruben’ Noel
Noel
Maredem Corp
Germany
Marehem
Ser
Geants
Carl C. Turner
William C. Wooldridge
Wooldridge
Tingler's Case Heads For Jury
In Columbus Ohio Richard Lee Tingler Jr stood as the sole defense witness claiming innocence in a dairy store double murder. After he testified the defense rested and the case was sent toward a Common Pleas Court jury for final arguments and verdict. Tingler denied being in the South Side dairy store on the night of Oct 20 1968 when employees Susan Pack and James Stevens were killed.
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Columbus, Ohio
Richard Lee Tingler Jr
Common Pleas Court
Tingler
South Side
Susan Pack
James Stevens
Sentiment Wanes on Tax Reform in Senate Hearings
In Washington AP reports the push for tax reform has weakened at the Capitol. Senate Finance Committee members indicate they may vote to strike many House bill provisions as five weeks of hearings wrap up. President Nixon’s 2 percent corporate tax cut proposal draws little support and is likely dead.
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Washington
Capitol
Senate Finance Committee
Finance
Senate
House
Long
Cattle Shortage Pushes Meat Prices Rising
Washington AP. Herrell De Graff president of the American Meat Institute told House prosecutors that beef prices may rise as cattlemen face the need to expand to meet growing demand. He warned consumers cannot have both high supply and low prices and did not specify how high prices could go while testifying before a House subcommittee.
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Washington
DeGraff
American Meat Institute
House
Greenville
D.C
Andren
Ernest Hollings
D- 5.C
Haynsworth
Hollings
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Grifffin
Nixon
Nixon officials say China seeks easing hostile stance
Washington report says Communist China indicates willingness to ease its hostile posture toward the United States. Officials study response as a prelude to possible talks. In Columbus Nationwide Mutual Insurance to raise auto rates 50 percent for super powered cars due to higher accident losses. In Boston the Massachusetts Supreme Court may take weeks on Kennedy Kopechne inquest procedure challenge. In Cincinnati Judge Morrissey to finish probe into juror discussions in Barbara Shutt murder trial after complaint by alternate juror Chimento.
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New York
P— Nixon
China
United States
New York Times
Boston
Massachusetts Supreme Court
Edward M. Kennedy
Mary Jo Kopechne
Five Girls Vie For Logan Homecoming
Page fragment notes five girls competing for Logan High School homecoming crown. Reader sees campus events and student activity as the air force related demobilization mention appears elsewhere in the paper.
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Logan
CPOE
Nixon backs Haynsworth as defections rock Senate
President Nixon remains committed to Judge Clement F. Haynsworth Jr. for the Supreme Court despite two Republican Senate leaders signaling opposition. The Senate Judiciary Committee again delayed action as Griffin and Smith disclosed their vote against the nomination, while supporters insist the nomination will prevail.
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Washington
Nixon
Senate
Clement F. Haynsworth Jr
Supreme Court
Haynsworth
Senate Judiciary Committee
GOP
Robert P. Griffin
Margaret Chase Smith
Senate Republican Conference
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Jack H. Jacobs
Brooklyn
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la Grange
Peter Grose
Columbus
Ohio
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Shott
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William Morrissey
Barbara Jean Shutt
James Chimento
Sheltering Arms Hospital
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Daniel Villenfin
Neil Armstrong
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