U.S. jets strike airfields 150 miles north of DMZ
UPI reports deepening B-52 and F-4 operations above the DMZ as U.S. planes bombed Quang Lang and Vinh in North Vietnam amid renewed protective reaction strikes. The raids followed Sunday attacks near Dong Hoi. Nixon aims to trim U.S. forces to about 184,000 by December amid continued combat.
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West Coast millionaire wins world chili cookoff in Texas
C V Wood of Los Angeles captured the world's champion chili cook trophy in Terlingua while New York chef George Wright earned the right to challenge him next year. Judge panel included H Allen Smith Ruth Lee Peter Hurkos Carroll Shelby and Frank Tolbert as Wick Fowler cried foul over perceived tasting gaps.
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Death toll nears 200 in Filipino election campaign
Manila reports show 168 killed and 197 wounded since July 9 as voters cast ballots in a high stakes election for one third of the Senate and thousands of local offices. Police and troops manned hotspots amid a record violence toll in a 25 year history.
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Mills for President or Speaker Bid Behind the Scenes
Washington window notes Mills could be eyeing the Speakership rather than the presidency. The piece details Mills’s age, background, voting record, and limited prospects for a presidential run while hinting that the real target may be the House Speakership, contingent on Carl Albert stepping aside.
Nixon urges speedup in hiring unemployed for U.S. funded jobs
President Nixon calls on governors mayors and county officials to accelerate filling 70,000 federally financed public service jobs under the Emergency Unemployment Act of 1971. He notes only 31,000 of 100,000 funded jobs have been filled and urges rapid action to curb unemployment in hard hit areas.
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