Agnew lashes out at press over Pulitzer prize claim
In Virgin Islands a fatigued Vice President Spiro Agnew charged Thursday night that news coverage smears government officials with innuendos to win Pulitzer Prizes. He cited Laos and North Vietnam, urged media to scrutinize enemies without free press, and blamed American society for failures. delays forced his arrival after plane trouble.
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St, Thomas, Virgin Islands
UPI
Spiro T. Agnew
U.S
Laos
Agnew
Virgin Islands
Economist Critics Dairy Price Supports Too High
Washington experts told Congress that U S dairy price supports remain well above world prices. John Schnittker Kansas State University warned milks supports shield imports and distort trade while U S efforts to liberalize farm policy are weakened. Herman Posthumus Meyjes Wageningen urged US leadership in orderly world market talks, noting need to include dairy in discussions. D Gale Johnson Chicago urged reducing production and boosting imports while cutting consumer costs.
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Washington
UPS
U.S
Congress’ Joint Economics Committee
Subcommittee
John Schnittker
Kansas State University
Schnittker
Europe
Netherlands
Herman C. Posthumus Meyjes
Agricultural University At
Wageningen
United States
Meyjes
D. Gale Johnson
University of Chicago
Sihanouk Warned He's Not Wanted in Cambodia
Cambodian army warns it will suppress with armed force any attempt by Prince Norodom Sihanouk to regain power. The move follows the ouster of Sihanouk and transfer of full power to Gen. Lon Nol. Sihanouk remains in Peking and rumors of exile persist amid state of emergency and intensified border tensions.
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Phnom Penh
UPI
Norodom Sihanouk
Sihanouk
Cambodia
Hong Kong
Sihanoukville
South Vietnam
Lon Nol
National Assembly
Peking
Moscow
Cambodia’s Lon Nol Tells Why Buffer Role Fails
Lon Nol and his backers reject neutrality as Cambodian sanctuary for North Vietnamese and Viet Cong grows. They blame ongoing U S and South Vietnamese air and ground incursions as tolerable pressure. The piece argues Cambodians tire of being a buffer state amid the war.
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Sihanouk
Battle to decide fate of northern Laos nears climax
North Vietnamese forces reportedly edge toward Long Cheng near Vientiane as reinforcements flood into Sam Thong and Long Cheng. Laotian air strikes pound guerrillas while government troops claim recapture of Sam Thong amid high casualties and continued heavy fighting.
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Laos
Vientiane
UPI
Long Cheng
Sam Thong
Tha Tam Chung
Plain of Jars
Vang Pao
Pathet
Hanoi
Thailand
Thongpanh Knockly
Defense Ministry
New Book Questions Kennedy Jr Death and Aphrodite Mission
New York UPI reports author Jack Olsen claims Joseph P. Kennedy Jr died in vain as Project Aphrodite failed to save lives. The book asserts the government hid details from the Kennedy family and that Kennedy’s death exposed no strategic gain.
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New York
UPI
Joseph P. Kennedy Jr
Kennedy
Jack Olsen
Star of Our Family
Olsen
James Forrestal
Navy
Project Aphrodite
English Channel
Wilford J
Bud’ Willy
Fort Worth
Tex
Zootsuit
Willy
John F. Kennedy
Forth Worth
Dallas
Chappaquiddick
Mary Jo Kopechne
Edward M. Kennedy
Air Force
Office of Strategic Services
OSS
Joseph P. Kennedy Sr
Tornado Destroys Alabama School
A tornado struck Shawmut Alabama Thursday night killing one person and injuring eight while demolishing Drew Junior High School and damaging several homes. Police initially reported two deaths but later corrected the figure blaming a funeral home for the confusion.
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Shawmut
Ala
UPS
Lanett
Drew Junior High
Eight Die In Seattle Ozark Hotel Fire
A three alarm blaze in the Ozark Hotel lobby spread through five floors killing at least eight people and injuring many others. Fire Chief Gordon Vickery noted a nearby garbage fire hours earlier may indicate arson. About 40 of 62 rooms were occupied and firefighters evacuated residents via ladders.
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Seattle
UPI
Ozark Hotel
Gordon Vickery
Jim Cohrs
Larned
the Ozark
Vickery
European defense transfer urged by NATO witness
Washington report says David Calleo a Johns Hopkins European studies fellow testified before a House foreign affairs subcommittee that Western leaders should begin transferring responsibility for European defense to European countries. He warned the U S must adapt its thinking or its influence in Europe will erode.
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Washington
UPD
United States
David Calleo
Johns Hopkins
House Foreign Affairs
NATO
Europe
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Ewell
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