Clements Accused of Illicit Commissions in 1960s Argentina
Argentine investigators allege William P. Clements Jr and foreign oil firms used "illicit and immoral" practices to win a large drilling contract. Clements, 55, had been nominated by President Nixon for deputy secretary of defense, with Sedco Inc. as his business link.
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William P. Clements Jr
Clements
Presiden Nixon
Pentagon
Dallas
Sedco, Inc
Com
Chamber of Deputies
Clements’ Company
Southeastern Drilling Co
Nopoly
Southeastern
Arturo Frondizi
Frondizi
Associated Press
Antonio A. Diaz
Buenos Aires
Diaz
SIDE
Hunt in Ulster on for gunmen
Belfast AP reports a fresh wave of sectarian violence in Northern Ireland with a gun attack at a tavern killing five and a 678 death toll over three years. James Mullin, 25, a Rom an Catholic, was shot in Bangor while en route to work. Police and troops hunted two gunmen in Londonderry after a Top of the Hill pub shooting that killed a Protestant and wounded others. Police link the killings to Protestant extremists. A Dublin police arrest involved a British citizen on spying charges related to Irish government documents.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
James Mullin
Bangor
Londonderry
Dublin
John Wyman
Irish Republican Army
Patrick Crimnton
Irish Police
B52 Air Force Faces Heavy Defenses in Hanoi Haiphong Strike
U S B52 bombers and other aircraft endure heavy North Vietnamese defenses in the Hanoi Haiphong area, with Pentagon figures showing about 850 missile launchers and air defense guns. Eight B52s were lost in the first four days, a rate comparable to WWII sorties, amid SAM2 batteries and ongoing raids.
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Washington
Hanoi-Haiphong
North Vietnam
Pentagon
Air Force
Nixon
Korea
Haiphong
Hanoi Area Air Defenses Hit by Heavy Anti Aircraft Fire
Intelligence indicates 360 plus antiaircraft guns around Hanoi and 340 near Haiphong, mostly radar controlled. North Vietnamese defenses rely on standard missiles and radar, with no known improved weapons aimed at American bombers. Antiaircraft missiles fire in salvos, stressing US electronic countermeasure gear and threatening heavy B52 escorts.
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Hanoi
Haiphong
US and Soviet Union to form joint watchdog on SALT limits
The United States and the Soviet Union agreed to establish a joint watchdog body to oversee compliance with SALT treaties limiting strategic nuclear arms. The arrangement marks a step toward mutual verification and reduced tensions during ongoing arms control discussions.
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Geneva
United States
Soviet Union
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