Guinean forces repulse second mercenary invasion
In Guinea near Conakry the government says Portuguese led mercenaries were repulsed in a second landing attempt. Radio Conakry reports say about 350 mercenaries including Europeans and Africans landed to overthrow President Ahmed Sekou Touré, with several casualties among Europeans, and no details on identities. The broadcast urged mobilization and praised the heroic Guinean forces.
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Abidjan
Ivory Coast
UPI
Radio Conakry
Guinea
Conakry Radio
Ahmed Sekou Toure
Toure
France
United Nations
U.N. Security Council
Portugal
Davis reshuffles his personal staff
Governor Deane C. Davis moves to reshape his administration promoting Elbert Moulton to a new secretariat and naming WCAX-TV newsman Peter Martin as press secretary and executive assistant. Martin, 30, will be paid $13,000 yearly and join Monday. Moulton divests from politics and will run development and community affairs.
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Moulton
Vermont Republican Committee
Martin
WCAX
Davis
Richard Mallory
Orange
Hanoi strengthens troops for post withdrawal era
UPI reports officials say North Vietnam is reinforcing and supplying troops in Cambodia and South Vietnam to raise strength for operations in 1971 as U.S. troop levels fall. Analysts differ on next targets, with some predicting a return to sanctuaries near Saigon and others shaping to topple Lon Nol and seize rice areas in southern Cambodia.
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Washington
UPI
North Vietnam
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Hanoi
U.S
United States
Laos-South Vietnam
Laos
Saigon
Lon Nol
South
Vietnam
Relief Efforts Accelerate for East Pakistan Flood Victims
UPI reports relief specialist Jurg Vittani says aid to East Pakistan flood victims is now flowing after earlier delays. About 2.5 million affected, with 0.5 million needing urgent food medicine and shelter within 10 days. Air drops from Chittagong deliver 16 tons daily as international teams mobilize.
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Dacca
East Pakistan
UPI
Jurg Vittani
League of Red Cross Societies
Two Bay State hunters drown in Somerset boating accident
Four Massachusetts men aboard a 14 foot motorboat on Somerset Reservoir were crossing to hunt on the far side when a wave swamped the craft. Two surfers, Brian Flagg 20 and Robert Gilly Jr. 28 of Adams, disappeared beneath icy water as rescuers regrouped. The other two men, Robert Gilly Sr. and Adam Crips, were rescued after clinging to the hull for about 30 minutes. State police divers continued search efforts as one rescuer, Robert Rice of Charlemont, helped pull the men from danger.
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Brian Flagg
Robert Gilly Jr
Adams
Mass
State Police
Rockingham
Robert Gilly Sr
Adam Crips
Robert Rice
Charlemont
Wayne D. Rowell
Wilmington
Somerset
Gilly
Flagg
Rice
Rutland hunter killed in shooting accident
In Vermont a Rutland hunter, Allan Joseph Ross aged 38, bled to death after a leg wound from an unidentified juvenile hunting companion on Saturday. No charges were filed against the youth as state police reported multiple hunting accidents over the weekend in a rash of incidents.
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Rutland
Orange
Dennis Murphy
Vermont
Shelburne
Ripton
Timothy Allen Tourangeau
Connecticut
Mt. Tabor
Aiken says bombing impairs foreign aid
Senator George Aiken warns that key foreign aid bills may face delays after President Nixon did not consult Congress before weekend bombing in North Vietnam. He cites a $3 billion international financing bill and a $1 billion foreign aid measure, saying the strikes could hinder passage.
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Washington
UPI
George Aiken
R-Vt
Nixon
North Vietnam
Aiken
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
International Economic Agency
Legislative
Welfare rolls swell nationwide trigger budget crises
Across the country welfare rolls have risen sharply, raising costs and straining budgets in states and cities. The Nixon administration cites the burden to push for reform, while Supreme Court rulings, welfare groups, and public attitudes shape the rise. States report large increases in aid to dependent children, with Texas, Oregon, and Washington showing notable jumps and New York and California contributing substantially to the national rise.
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N.Y. Times News Service
Washington
Nixon
Senate
New Hampshire
California
Supreme Court
Executive Branch
George E. Murphy
Texas
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Department of Health
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Oregon
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Georgia
Idaho
Indiana
Michigan
Montana
Nevada
South Carolina
Virginia
New York
Mary Lou Everson
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Pakistan
Chittagong
J&l Strike
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United Electrical Workers Union
Jones and Lamson Machine Tool Co
Emergency Labor Board
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Ganghes
Red Cross
Khadim Hussain Raja
3Rd Army
Intrepid
Triumph
Pakistan Army
Bay of Bengal
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