U.S. Ninth Year Toll Reaches 300000 In Vietnam
AP reports the Vietnam war casualty count tops 300000 as official figures note 39572 Americans killed in action and 258779 wounded since 1961. In Mekong Delta ambush 35 South Vietnamese killed and 12 wounded. The My Tho base in the delta to be handed to Vietnamese navy for maintenance and training.
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U.S
Paris
Mekong
U.S. Command
Vietnam
United States
International Control Commission
The
Gov
Massacre Probe Opens in Thien’s Senate
Saigon two Senate committees approve a joint inquiry into the Song My massacre where American troops faced charges of killing villagers. Senate and House moves aim to resolve US Saigon policy contradictions and pressure for a public debate on the affair.
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Senate
Song My
House of Representatives
Tran van Don
United States
South Vietnam
Chink Lun
Chair of St Peter Debunked by Vatican Tests
Vatican tests by the Pontifical Committee of Historical Science show the Chair of St. Peter likely dates to the ninth century and was possibly the throne of Charles the Bald. The wand and frame dating also point to later medieval use, not ancient origin, yet the chair retains historical and artistic significance.
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Vatican Archeological Commission
St. Peter
Msgr
Michele Maccarrone
Pontifical Committee of Historical Science
Charles the Bald
Maccarrone
John VI
Msgr. Maccarrone
L'Osservatore Romano
Vatican
Papal
Lateran Palace
Apollo 12 moon rock box opens as photos released
SPACE CENTER Houston AP Scientists open the second chest of Apollo 12 moon rocks to examine 12 to 15 rock bags and soil from 24 to 30 inches deep. Officials released color and black and white photos and films of the moon walks and an Earth eclipse. Astronauts Conrad Gordon and Bean face 11 more days in isolation in Houston after quarantine arrival. samples from the first chest are cataloged and packed in vacuum cans.
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Houston
Space Agency
Charles Conrad Jr
Richard F. Gordon Jr
Alan L. Bear
Hornet
South Pacific
Hawaii
Manned Spacecraft Center
Aes
Satuday
Glung Gordon
Conrad
Gordon
Bean
Army judge laments My Lai case talk defiance
At Fort Benning Army judge Lt Col Reid W Kennedy says witnesses are defying his order to avoid public discussion of the My Lai slaying case. He calls a meeting of attorneys to resolve the defiance as Calley faces a general court martial for the March 1968 killings of Vietnamese civilians. Col Oren Henderson questions troop involvement after TV interviews.
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My Lai
Reid W. Kennedy
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Kennedy
Cailey
David Mitchell
U.S. Army
Norfolk
11Th Brigade
Oren K. Henderson
Armed Forces Staff College
Col. Henderson
Wvec-Tv
Hampton
London
Michael Stewart
Nixon
U.S
Vietnam
North Vietnm
Tokyo
Lyndon B. Johnson
Hanoi
Nhan Dan
Johnson
Five Day Forecast Sees Below Normal Avg Temperatures
The outlook shows through Wednesday temperatures averaging below the seasonal 33 degree norm. Cold conditions expected over the weekend with a warmup on Tuesday and Wednesday. Flurries possible Saturday night and a chance of snow Tuesday or Wednesday.
West Germany Signs Pact To Halt Nuclear Arms
Bonn reports unanimous cabinet approval to join the treaty halting nuclear weapons spread. Chancellor Brandt says safeguards ensure peaceful energy use and security, with Bonn’s ratification awaiting approval from Common Market agencies and UN inspection accords.
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Helmut Allard
Moscow
Brandt
Washington
London
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West Germany
United States
Soviet Union
Canada
Sweden
United Nations
Dartmouth business grads see record starting salary rise
Dartmouth College announced that mean starting salaries for business school graduates rose 18.5 percent to 13,400 dollars this year. The gain marks the largest jump in the period, following annual increases of about 11 percent from 1966 to 1969.
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Dartmouth College
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