Viet War winds down as Tet truce nears
SAIGON AP reports small Viet Cong attacks in Saigon area as Tet holidays approach. South Vietnamese announce a 34 hour cease-fire starting Thursday 6 p.m.. U.S. forces to observe. Viet Cong had set a four day cease-fire from Thursday. Citations detail ambushes on government offices, a highway convoy attack, casualties, and a spike in terrorism last week with 107 civilians killed and 197 wounded.
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Vietnam
Foreign Ministry
U.S
Route 1
U.S. Army
Long Binh
United States
North Vietnam
Mu Gia Pass
Hanoi
Ha Tinh
Quang Binh
Media Pass
Argentine Train Crash Death Toll Up to 236
In Buenos Aires the government raised the crash toll to 236, after an express train collided with a stalled commuter train. Ten injured were hospitalized, with many bodies unidentifiable or buried in unmarked graves. Officials question two signalmen and search for a sparker as investigators seek the cause.
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Buenos Aires
Ezequiel Holmber
San Miguel de Tucuman
Interior Ministry
Holmberg
General
Britain Rejects Ban on Nonlethal CS Gas Use
London reports Foreign Secretary Michael Stewart told Parliament Britain resists UN pressure for a ban on CS gas used against rioters in Northern Ireland. He said CS gas induces nausea and vomiting but is not lethal and falls outside the Geneva protocol. The United States uses similar agents in Vietnam.
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London
Britain
United States
United Nations
Michael Stewart
House of Commons
Northern Ireland
Vietnam
Pentagon seeks 19 000 in March draft call
The Pentagon called for the drafting of 19 000 men in March. The request matches February’s quota and all draftees will join the Army.
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Washington
Pentagon
Army
Massachusetts Bill Aims to Shield Residents from Insolvencies
Massachusetts lawmakers consider a bill requiring all insurers doing business in the state to join an insolvency fund run by the state Insurance Department. If an insurer collapses, solvent carriers would be assessed to cover all claims against the insolvent company. Insurance officials say federal options would cost Massachusetts residents more than the state plan.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Joseph P. Hegarty Jr
New England
American Mutual Insurance Alliance
Hegarty
Joint Committee On Insurance
Warren Masnuson
D-Wash
National Association of Insurance Commissioners
Mazamason Cili
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Francis W. Sargent
Sargent
Kennedy
Citizens Coalition For
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Greater
National Air Pollution Control Administration
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
State Health Department
Health Department
Citizens Coalition
Public Health Department
HEW
$6.9 Billion Hike Sought for Mass Transit Aid
U S Senators from large urban states push an amendment to raise federal mass transit subsidies from 3.1 billion to 10 billion, arguing need for longer commitments though House and Nixon admin scrutiny remain. The Senate plans to finish action as supporters note current funding is inadequate.
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Califor
Nia
Alan Cranston
New York
Illinois
Senate
House
Nixon
Congress
Senate Banking Committee
William Proxmire
Dwis
U S Study Says Blacks Making Major Gains
Washington AP report from labor and commerce departments notes sizable gains for Negroes in education income and housing in recent years while whites remain ahead. Median white income rose to 60 percent of white median in 1968 from 34 percent in 1953. Four year high school completion for Black men rose from 36 percent in 1960 to 60 percent in 1960. Substandard housing for Black households fell from 44 percent in 1960 to 24 percent in 1968.
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Washington
Labor and Commerce Departments
Koreans Admit Killing Civilians in Da Nang Area
South Korea’s command acknowledged four Vietnamese civilians were killed by Korean marines last April south of Da Nang, calling the deaths accidental. The statement countered Viet Cong charges of mass civilian slaughter during last year’s sweep operations on Barrier Island and accused the Communists of stirring civilians to strain Vietnamese-Korean ties.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
da Nang
Barrier Island
CAB Opens Consumer Complaint Files to Public Access
The Civil Aeronautics Board will open its consumer complaint files for public inspection after Ralph Nader’s investigator team protested denied access. The board said it reexamined procedures following objections from Nader’s group.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
Ralph Nader
Nader
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