Laird Reports Progress In Vietnamization Of War
U S Defense Secretary Melvin R Laird says solid progress in Vietnamization will allow continued troop withdrawals. He cautions hard knocks and disappointments ahead while noting advances are uneven across areas and stresses safety and protection of American troops.
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Laird
Saigon
U.S
Melvin R. Laird
U.S. Pacific
Defense
Earle G. Wheeler
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
South Vietnam
Concorde to test sonic boom over Britain this month
The 1,450 mile per hour Concorde will break the sound barrier and conduct sonic boom tests over Britain later this month. The Board of Trade said Western Scotland, Wales and western England are expected to become Bang Alleys during the tests as France and Britain jointly develop the aircraft.
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Britain
Board of Trade
Scotland
Wales
England
France
Nixon Faces Dilemma Over Planes After Israeli Raid
U S officials say President Nixon faces a tougher choice on Israel's request for 25 Phantom jets and 100 Skyhawks after an Israeli raid near Cairo. Washington condemns the attack on the El Khanka metal works and weighs Middle East stability versus arming Israel. Rabin and Richardson discussed the issue, with no immediate broad war feared despite deteriorating conditions.
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Cairo
Nixon
Israel
United States
U.S
Middle East
el Khanka
Eliot L. Richardson
Yitzhak Rabin
Israt
Richardson
Carl Barthh
Mideast
Clude
Egypt
Gamal Abdel Nasser
World Tour Planned for Astronauts
President Nixon announced a 40 day four continent goodwill mission for Apollo 12 astronauts Charles Conrad Jr Richard F Gordon and Alan L Bean starting next Monday from Houston to Caracas. The 20 nation tour may add more countries and will cover Peru Chile Panama Portugal Luxembourg Denmark Finland Romania Austria Morocco Tunisia Ivory Coast Tanzania Malagasy Republic Ceylon Burma Indonesia Nationalist China and Japan.
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Alan L. Bean
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Caracas
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Peru
Chile
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Finland
Romania
Austria
Morocco
Tunisia
Ivory Coast
Tanzania
Malagasy Republic
Ceylon
Burma
Indonesia
China
Japan
Cuban voyage ends as 500 youths sail back to USA
Saint John New Brunswick Reuters report says a converted cattle freighter prepared to sail with 500 American youths returning from Cuba where they helped harvest sugar. The Venceremos Brigade members faced customs seizures in Calais Maine and a passenger who was sent home for lacking a passport.
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Bay of Fundy
Cuba
Luis Arcos Bergnes
David L. Swearingen Son
U.S
America
Vietnam
Calais
Maine
United States
Michael Cunningham
Syracuse
N.Y
Cunningham
Agnew Gives Up White House Office Space
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew is shifting most of his work to the Executive Office Building suite and is quietly relinquishing the White House office space that had been assigned to him. His press secretary Herbert Thompson said the change is Agnew's initiative and not prompted by White House staff.
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Spiro T. Agnew
White House
Herbert Thompson
Prague students end hopes for more freedom amid regime rule
In Prague, students retreat from politics after 1968 reforms are rolled back. Former leaders speak of courage followed by demoralization as Husak pressures tighten. Professors are expelled or urged to recant, while youth face limited chances to travel or protest. Public life shifts to passive acceptance.
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New York Times
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Dolly
Vinaria
Charles University
Czechoslovakia
Communist Party
Communist Party College
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Husak
Moscow
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