South Vietnamese Ambushes Increase Delta Casualties
South Vietnamese troops suffered 36 killed and 14 wounded after an ambush on a highway 72 miles southwest of Saigon, their fourth setback this month in the Mekong Delta. U.S. and South Vietnamese forces carried out operations against Viet Cong and North Vietnamese units, with additional shelling and air strikes nearby. Meanwhile Massachusetts sets a January draft quota of 253 under the new lottery system and draws will determine dates and initials of draftees.
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Saigon
Mekong
South Vietnam
Boston
Massachusetts
State Selective Service Office
Washington
Delta
U.S
Song Be
Paris
Central Highlands
Mekong Delta
State Guard Seeks 1200 Enlistments in Coming Year
Massachusetts National Guard seeks about 1,200 vacancies through June, citing many open positions from six year enlistment expirations and the Dec 12 deactivation of a 509 member unit that sent over half its troops to Vietnam in 1988. Ambrose notes openings to begin early next year for men aged 17 to 26, with age and student graduation timing restrictions.
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Boston
Massachusetts National Guard
Joseph M. Ambrose
Vietnam
Ambrose
Defense Department
Senator McIntyre Calls Oil Tax Breaks a Loophole
Senator Thomas J McIntyre urges Senate tax reform to curb oil industry privileges. He notes domestic oil firms paid under eight percent of income tax last year, cites profits over 100 million with zero tax and another near 1 billion with under one percent. He backs reducing oil depletion from 27 to 20 percent and ending royalty deductions to foreign governments.
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Washington
Thomas J. MclIntyre
D-N.h
Senate
McIntyre
Separated Twins Declared In Very Good Condition
Siamese twins born Sunday to Mr and Mrs Kobierski of Danvers were separated Wednesday in a 12 hour operation at General Hospital. Reported Friday the twins Mairine Ann and Marie Elizabeth weighed 10 pounds 1 ounce together and are in very good condition though long term survival remains uncertain.
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Boston
Massachusetts General Hospital
John Kobierski
Danvers
Mairine Ann
Marie Elizabeth
SALT Talks Open With Mixed Signals In Helsinki
AP dispatches from Helsinki report a favorable atmosphere after two weeks of SALT talks, with both sides calling sessions serious and productive. In Moscow, Krasnaya Zvezda and senior officers warned of a new arms race, while U.S. delegates avoided polemics and prepared for more meetings. The talks continue toward a full-state conference next year.
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Helsinki
United States
Soviet Union
Moscow
U.S
Union
Andrei A. Grechko
Congress Targets Swiss Bank Secrecy in New Bill
Congress moves to require record keeping and reporting by U S citizens dealing with foreign banks under secrecy laws and by couriers who move cash to Switzerland or Nassau. The Banking Committee aims for a treaty with Switzerland and notes past cases of stock manipulation via overseas trusts. Swiss confidentiality is strong, with penalties for disclosure and a history of protecting client secrets.
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Washington
Congress
House Banking Committee
United States
Switzerland
Nassau
U.S
Robert Morgenthau
New York
Liechtenstein
Morgenthaus
Morgenthau
Army Judge silent after conferences at Fort Benning
An Army judge, Lt Col Reid Kennedy, met with prosecution and defense Friday over limits on witnesses and media in the My Lai massacre case. He will set guidelines for Lt William Calley Jr’s general court martial. Calley, 26, faces premeditated murder charges for 109 Vietnamese deaths. He is stationed at Fort Benning as an aide and is confined to the Columbus area unless granted permission to leave.
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APS
My Lal
Reid W. Kennedy
Kennedy
William L. Calley Js
My Lai
Calley
George Larimer
Salt Lake City
11Th Infantry Brigade
Vietnam
Ft. Beaning
Talton W. Long
Columbus, Ga
To the Manner Born? Rothschild Mansion Restoration Upset
Paris story reviews the costly effort to convert the former Rothschild mansion into the U.S. ambassador’s residence. Of $875000 appropriated, about $810045 is spent or committed, with estimates for completion near $1.7 million. If funded, ambassador could move in by 1972, amid privatized fundraising efforts.
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U.S
Rue du Faubourg St. Honore
Avenue Gabriel
Bassy
House Appropriations
Congress
State Department
Appropriations Subcommittee
Washington
Frank T. Bow
Ohio
Rothschild House
Associated Press
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