U.S. Planes Strike Rail Yard Near Chinese Border
In a one day raid near the Chinese border, American warplanes bombed a rail yard and a highway bridge using electronically guided bombs. The attack, ordered by President Nixon, marked the closest raid to the border to date. Thai-based planes also participated with laser guidance in the operations.
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Hanoi
Lang Son
van Huo
North Vietnam
China
Bac Giang
Agnew to speak at Coast Guard graduation
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew was slated to deliver the principal address at the U S Coast Guard Academy 16th commencement in New London Connecticut Security measures restricted academy grounds and river traffic with passes issued for parents of cadets Patrol boats guarded the Thames River during the ceremony venues and access mirrored security used in prior administrations while the broader war news covered air strikes near Hanoi and Ba Gi along with Viet Cong engagements and the siege of Phu My district
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Coast Guard
Lyndon 8. Johnson
Hubert H. Humphrey
South Vietnam
Nguyen van Thiet
Binh Dinh
UPI
Edward Basset
Ba Gi
Saigon
Thien
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Laniti Zone
Phu My
Armerican
Kontum
Phu Cat
Edward Bassett
Pho My
Democratic governors draft platform blueprint for tax reform
Thirty Democratic governors urged a platform calling for major tax reform including abolishing the property tax, a federal revenue sharing plan, and 100 percent parity for essential domestic production. They criticized Nixon policies as failing to curb inflation and unemployment while promoting deficits and inequality. They urged employment programs for youth and disadvantaged and stronger housing and health measures, plus crime and civil rights safeguards.
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Houston
UPI
Tne
John C. West
South Carolina
Nixon
Zap
Soviets begin observing terms of arms pact
Moscow reports that the Soviet government ordered observance of the antiballistic missile and interim agreement terms since their signing on May 26 1972. The Tass release gives no details on compliance. The move follows U S defense actions after the Moscow pact signing and precedes ratification.
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Soviet Union
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Council of Ministers
Kremlin
Washington
U.S.S.R
Tass
United States
U.S. Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Soviet Council of Ministers
Alexei VN. Kosygin
The Last Picture Show Stays For Another Week
At Cinema I the Last Picture Show extends its run for another week. Peter Bogdanovich crafts nostalgia and realism in a small Texas town tale set circa 1951 with Ruth and Sam the Lion earning Oscar acclaim. Shirley MacLaine stars in The Possession of Joel Delaney opening at Cinema II. College Cinema offers Carnage rated R.
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Peter Bogdanovich
Texas
Cloris Leachman
Ruth
Bev Johnson
Sam the Lion
Shirley MacLaine
Joel Delaney
Williamstown College
Confirmation likely: Senate to vote Thursday on Kleindienst
Informal surveys indicate Richard G. Kleindienst will win Senate confirmation as attorney general after 16 weeks of hearings. The Senate agreed to vote Thursday at 4 pm, following Judiciary Committee inquiries into his record and past Department of Justice actions.
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Kleindienst
Washington
UPE
Richard G. Kleindienst
Kieindienst
Nixon
Arizona
John N. Mitchell
Mike Mansfield
Kleindlenat
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Mitchell
Department of Justice
Ant
International ‘Telephone & Telephone Corp
WES
San Diego
Harry Steward
U.S
Steward
Kleindanst
Wankie mine disaster in Rhodesia traps 464 miners underground
Rescue teams race through gas at the Wankie coal mine as 464 miners remain trapped after Tuesday’s explosion. Only one survivor from 468, three bodies recovered, ventilation knocked out, and aid from Rhodesia and South Africa pours in amid crowds at the pithead. The mine, a major Anglo American producer, sits in Wankie near the game reserve and 66 miles from Victoria Falls.
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Rhodesia
UPI
Wankie
No. 2
George Livingstone-Blevins
TOI
South Africa
Africa
Anglo-American Corp
Victoria Falls
Fourth Circuit reverses plan to merge Richmond area schools
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a district court order to create a metropolitan school district uniting Richmond and Henrico and Chesterfield. It ruled there was no proven invidious state action and no constitutional violation, limiting federal intervention in local school boundaries.
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4Th Circuit
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Henrico
Chesterfield
Merhige
Richmond — School Board
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Harte Theatre
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