U S troop strength in Vietnam falls to 229200
UPI reports a weekly drawdown of 4100 American troops in Vietnam bringing total U S strength in the war zone to 229,200 the lowest since 1965. The report notes large helicopter losses in Cambodia and ongoing efforts by a 10000 man South Vietnamese task force to seek 4000 Communist troops in Kratie Province.
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U.S
Vietnam
Saigon
Namese
Kratie
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Krek
Soviet aides held in protective custody in Sudan coup attempt
In Khartoum, Soviet military advisers were placed under protective custody amid reports they aided the coup against President Jaafar Numeiry. The plotters were ousted in a countercoup after a 72 hour drift. Communist leader Abdel Khaled Mahjoub was arrested as security forces rounded up others. Over 1,000 detainees were reported, with some released after being cleared. Also, Elizabeth Taylor became a grandmother as her son Michael Wilding II and his wife Beth Clutter welcomed a girl in London while on a Mediterranean cruise.
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Khartoum
Sudan
UPI
Jaafar Nuneiry
Numeiry
Radio Omdurman
Communist Party
Abdel Khaled Mahjoub
Soviet Union
Anatoly Nikolaev
Babkr al
Nour
London
Elizabeth Taylor
Michael H. Wilding
Beth Clutter
Portland
Ore
Wilding
Miss Taylor
Michael Wilding
Richard Burton
Massachusetts Senate weighs 4 percent sales tax hike
The Massachusetts Senate planned to begin debate on a House approved bill to raise the state sales tax from 3 to 4 percent. The measure would raise about 65 million dollars for 1971, all returned to municipalities, though opponents seek to keep revenue in the treasury to cover state expenses. The session also faces votes on a 1.9 billion dollar 1972 budget, with a temporary one twelfth budget likely until August.
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Boston
UPI
Massachusetts Senate
State House
Senate
Ways and Means Committee
James A. Kelly
Oxford
Kelly
Francis W. Sargent
Sargent
John J. Conte
Worcester
Vermont Pilot Makes Emergency Landing on Mass Turnpike
A single engine Cessna 170 diverted to the eastbound Massachusetts Turnpike near Ludlow at about 5 a.m. after running low on fuel and losing radio contact. Nathan Pond of Springfield Vermont, the sole occupant, guided the plane to a rest area and awaited removal for dismantling to Barnes Airport in Westfield.
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Mass
Turnpike
Ludlow
UPI
Massachusetts Turnpike
Nathan Pond
Springfield
Provincetown
Pond
Barnes Airport
Westfield
Funeral at long last for embalming exhibit
George Bill Bailey died of apoplexy 72 years ago and has been on display in Waterloo New York as an early arterial embalming specimen. His body will be dressed placed in a casket and buried in the Genung family plot with a memorial service planned. No survivors. death certificate from 1899 confirms cause.
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Waterloo
N.Y
UPI
George
Bill’’ Bailey
Bailey
Finger Lakes
John Genung
Charles Genung
Bill
Genung
United States
Women seek end to men only rule at Morey's tavern
A UPI report from New Haven notes Yale faculty alumni and students file a remonstrance with the Connecticut Liquor Control Commission over Morey’s Tavern license renewal. The complaint argues the private club discriminates against women and questions its private status and member participation. A three member panel will hear the case as the license is held in abeyance.
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New Haven, Conn
UPI
Morey’s
Women’s Liberation
State Liquor Control Commission
Morey
Yale
Commission
Catherine G. Roraback
U.S
Yale Law School
Louie Wells
Massed search ends for missing Legg in Adirondacks
Newcomb New York. After 16 days of massed manpower the search for eight year old Douglass Legg ends as civilian volunteers are withdrawn at 6 am. Troopers conservation officers and local residents will continue the hunt with no new leads reported over the weekend.
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Newcomb
N.Y
UPI
Douglass Legg
Adirondacks
Here
Essex County
William N. Legg
Baldwinsville
Stafford seeks campaign finance registry and $100000 limit
Representative Robert T. Stafford urged passage of H.R. 7299 Campaign Expenditure Disclosure Act of 1971 calling for a Registry of Election Finance and a $100000 cap on general election spending. He argued lower limits are needed to deter circumvention while seeking full disclosure of all contributions over $10 and comprehensive records of all expenditures. In Vermont and Plainfield notes, Goddard College trustees weakened an evaluating committee's power, leaving the board final authority on President Gerald Witherspoon's contract while approving a $4.2 million budget for 1972 and a $250,000 capital expansion. The board elected John Downs as a new trustee pending acceptance.
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Washington, D.C
Robert T. Stafford
House of Representatives
Vermont
Stafford
House Committee On
Plainfield
Goddard College
Gerald Witherspoon
Witherspoon
Liberal Arts
Hoff
St. Johnsbury
John Downs
Water Resources Board weighs Holland Pond reclassification
Public hearing in Holland on lowering Holland Pond from class A to class B waters to broaden recreational use. If approved the Health Board could require water purification equipment for the town.
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Holland
UPI
The
Water Resources Board
Holland Pond
Kingdom
State Health Board
Stabbings in Albany and school board approves sex education plan
In Albany a 73 year old Hudson man James Speller was found with stab wounds on Northern Boulevard near his alleged restaurant. No weapon found. In South Colonie the School Board approved sex education program plans with parental consent guided by a committee led by Gene White, potentially taking up to three years to start.
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Albany
Hudson
Northern Boulevard
James Speller
North Third St
South Colonie
South Colonie School Board
Gene White
Berkshire Fresh Air Fund brings 103 NYC children to North Adams
A group of 103 disadvantaged children from New York City will arrive in North Adams on Wednesday as part of the Fresh Air Fund program in northern Berkshire. They will stay for two weeks and reside with local families.
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North Adams
New York City
Northern Berkshire Fresh Air Fund
Pittsfield Housing Limit Referendum Seeks Ballot Vote
A STOP petition for a November referendum to sharply limit subsidized housing units in Pittsfield has little legislative support. Mayor Donald G. Butler reluctantly signed on Friday, and the measure moves to Boston for state approval to place the question on the ballot.
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Pittsfield
Sensible Taxpayers of
STOP
Donald G. Butler
Boston
Counseling program under way in Pittsfield gathering
A three day EPIC event began in Pittsfield on Sunday with about 30 participants. Directed by Geoffrey Matter the program aims to help people learn about others and encourages more parents and older people to engage in discussions about human relations.
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Pittsfield
Experimental Project In Counseling
EPIC
Geoffrey Matter
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