U S Plans 150 New Warplanes for South Vietnam Stir Controversy
The United States moves to hand over about 150 F5E jets to South Vietnam, sparking a truce dispute with Hanoi and the Viet Cong. Saigon defends the upgrade as allowed by the Paris cease fire, citing superior speed and bombing radar. North Vietnam denounces the transfer as an illegal escalation while Saigon reports continued arms deliveries by the North, including SA2 missiles and tanks.
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Hughes questions use of munitions in Vietnam
UPI report notes 86 000 bombs and 180 000 tons of other munitions sent to South Vietnam in eight months after cease fire. Hughes aides say Senate panel will compare actual use to Pentagon predictions and may seek funding cuts if consumption far exceeds expectations. Pentagon budgets outline 3.4 billion for Southeast Asia in current year and 2.1 billion for next year.
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Fighting resumes on Golan Heights clash and talks stalls
United Press International reports renewed fighting between Israeli and Syrian forces on the Golan Heights after a two day lull. A Damascus communique cites tank and artillery clashes lasting one hour forty minutes with four Israelis killed and several wounded. Tel Aviv reports artillery fire in two front sectors with no casualties. The Jerusalem Post notes both nations rejected U S withdrawal talks proposals. Moshe Dayan vows to retain the occupied Golan Heights regardless of cost.
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Julie Eisenhower Hospitalized After Ovarian Cyst Surgery
Julie Nixon Eisenhower, 25, was hospitalized in Indianapolis after a 45 minute operation to remove a bleeding ovarian cyst at Indiana University Hospital. The cyst was not malignant. Doctors said she is awake and in satisfactory condition with a hospital stay of seven to ten days.
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Ag economists predict new rise in food prices
Washington based Ag Department economists forecast a 12 to 16 percent rise in retail food prices in 1974. They note 1973 prices jumped 16 percent, and first quarter 1974 may run about 20.7 percent higher than a year earlier.
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Solzhenitsyn heads to Switzerland amid exile turmoil
Exiled Soviet writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn boarded a train at Cologne for Switzerland accompanied by West German police and his Swiss lawyer to safeguard his journey. Swiss authorities said he will receive a three month visa and privacy in Switzerland while his royalties, reportedly totaling around six million dollars, are tied to his finances.
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Amtrak travel up but losses widen in 1973 report
Amtrak reports higher passenger numbers and revenues in 1973 while losses rise to 158.6 million, 11.1 million more than 1972. Despite strong demand and anticipated new trains, deficits are projected at 155 million for fiscal 1974 and 143 million for fiscal 1975 as costs grow.
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Controversy over Agnew Secret Service protection grows
The debate centers on whether former Vice President Spiro Agnew merits costly Secret Service protection. Comptroller General Elmer Staats says the arrangement may be illegal, while Rep. John Moss calls it an outrageous use of taxpayer money. Attorney General Saxbe questions danger as a key factor, stating he cannot judge the decision. The Secret Service defends continuing protection for a “reasonable period.”
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At the Movies Harte shows M A S H and more cinema
The Harte on Main Street features M A S H in an R old film now PG. Stars include Donald Sutherland Eliot Gould and Sally Kellerman with Robert Redford headlining The Way We Were at Cinema I and Sleeper at Cinema II with Diane Keaton Also The Long Goodbye with Elliot Gould at Dubrow's Cinema rated R Details on times via Harte Cinemas Manchester listings.
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