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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1971
Page
2
UPI reports a week in Vietnam with 11 American deaths and 81 wounded, the lowest battle toll in nearly six years. The figure includes 4 previously missing soldiers and one death from earlier wounds. Viet Cong, North Vietnamese casualties also fell, with South Vietnamese losses at a ten month low.
Lockheed Aircraft Corp. clinches House and Senate backing for a government guaranteed 250 million loan to avert bankruptcy as Sen. William Proxmire vows a filibuster before Congress’ August recess. Chairman Daniel Haughton watched from Agnew’s ceremonial office amid pressure claims and threats, while White House and Lockheed lobbying draw Proxmire’s complaints.
In Saigon the USS command reported an American troop carrier helicopter crash that killed 21 South Vietnamese rangers and injured 31 Saigon troops along with five U.S. crewmen. The Saigon command said new war coverage rules would be issued soon due to premature disclosure of a neighboring Cambodia operation. Military spokesmen also reported 11 American deaths last week, the lowest weekly total.
Williamstown cinema shows pull of garbage fare with Wild Honey and Duck double bills while Harte’s Million Dollar Duck and Love Story vie for audiences. Outdoor theatres offer Big Jake and Adam at 6 A.M. as Willard and Zachariah lure crowds. In Vietnam, a Chinhook crash kills 21 Rangers and injures 21, amid broader Cambodian push. U.S. bombers pound near the DMZ as allied forces mass. Newark bookmaking ring broken with 14 arrests including Anthony M. St. Laurent The Pope, a principal oddsmaker in the Northeast.
CAPE KENNEDY UP I report Apollo 15 crew members Scott Irwin and Worden wind down training four days before launch. They rehearse moon walking and spacewalk procedures, review emergency steps, and complete final physicals aboard a trainer ship before a 9 34 a m EDT liftoff. Scott and Irwin plan to descend near the Apennine mountains July 30 while Worden remains in lunar orbit aboard Endeavour.
James R. Schlesinger, a devout planner and environment skeptic, was nominated by President Nixon to lead the Atomic Energy Commission succeeding Glen Seaborg. A Harvard and Rand Corporation veteran, he blends nuclear expertise with budget cutting skill, while balancing conservation aims and pro-nuclear push in Congress.
Washington based UPI reports Arkansas and Oklahoma joined a rising tally of 31 states with corn blight infestations. The Agriculture Department says overall infection remains light, though some blight is present in all counties across the key Corn Belt states Illinois and Indiana and in major corn counties of eastern Nebraska.
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