House Panel Seeks End to Cambodia Viet Cong Sanctuary
The House armed services subcommittee in Tokyo urged steps to end Cambodia serving as a Viet Cong sanctuary. It said North Vietnamese and Viet Cong use Cambodian spaces for regrouping and staging, with inadequate search and surveillance. The panel also backed targeting Haiphong and air defenses in North Vietnam while maintaining restraint toward Cambodia.
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Washington
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Vietnam
House
Armed Services
U.S
L. Mendel Rivers
D-S.c
Subcommittee
Rivers
Full Armed Services Committee
Tokyo
Southeast Asia
Haiphong
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Noblesville
Ind
Linda Thurman
Linda
Noblesville Leger
12Th Tactical Fighting Wing
Cam Ranh Bay
412Th
William J. Thurman
Pharmaceutical Industry Warned To Clean House or Face Regulation
A veteran industry executive urged reforms to curb high drug prices or risk sweeping federal and state regulation. George R. Squibb of E.R. Squibb & Sons told the Senate subcommittee that profits must align with social needs as Medicare expands coverage. He warned that large markups beyond factory cost invite public backlash and tighter oversight.
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Pharmaceutical
Washington
UPD
George R. Squibb
E.R. Squibb & Sons
Senate
Gaylord Nelson
Dwis
Squibb
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Pharmaceutical Manage
Ment
Congress Presses Hershey on Draft Punishment Demand
UPI report says Selective Service head Lewis Hershey faces sharp congressional criticism for urging local boards to reclassify and draft antiwar demonstrators. Eight House liberals call for his resignation and Senator Kennedy introduces a bill to bar such use of the draft.
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UPI
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
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Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Hershey
Johnson
Kennedy
Senate
Unemployment for Nonwhites Rises Higher in Cities
A government study finds nonwhite workers in the 15 largest cities face an unemployment rate of 7.7 percent versus 3.5 percent for whites. The report notes central cities concentrate jobless nonwhites and cites Detroit San Francisco Oakland St Louis Newark among areas with 10 percent or higher nonwhite unemployment. Washington D C shows the lowest rate at 2.3 percent. It also reports overall November unemployment at 3.9 percent with about 2.9 million jobless nationwide.
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Willard Wirtz
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Washington, D.C
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Oakland
St. Louis
Newark
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