Civilians Escaped VC Control Near Saigon
Saigon AP dispatch reports 170 Vietnamese civilians freed from a Duc Ben village by American patrols and South Vietnamese infantry. Seventy-nine escaped to Landing Zone Mary. 91 were rescued en route. Civilians say they were forced to produce food for Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces while villagers starved.
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Saigon
U.S. Army
Duc Ben
Duc Bon
Mary
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
Song Be
Herbert HE. Barnes
Orlando
Fla
Mekong
Widow demands U.S. explanation of Vietnamese agent death
In Saigon the widow of a suspected Viet Namese double agent, Pham Kim Liew, 29, implores two American officers at the U.S. Embassy for accountability. She carries a 14 month old, presents a petition, and threatens self harm if justice and compensation are not provided. An Army office in Saigon is reviewing a claim she filed in August.
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Saigon
Green Berets
U.S
Pham Kim Liew
North Vietnam
Rheault Denies His Men Ever Knew Alleged Spy
Seven Green Berets cleared of murder and conspiracy charges after returning to the United States from Vietnam. Col. Robert B. Rheault and six others said they did not know Thai Khac Chuyen, the alleged victim, and Camp X was exonerated. Army Secretary Resor announced charges dropped due to CIA testimony issues. Rheault urged the incident be forgotten.
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Rheault
Travis Air Force
Base
Calif
Green Berets
United States
Robert B. Rheault
Vietnam
Army
Thai Khae Chuyen
Stanley R. Resor
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
U.S
Share in Freedom Share in Freedom
Civic finance promotion urges subscriptions to U.S. Savings Bonds and Freedom Shares. Public notice outlines offer terms and participation channels.
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U.S. Savings Bonds
NEW Freedom
Groppi Plans March to Challenge Wisconsin Capitol In March
The Rev James Groppi urged students and welfare recipients to join a march into the Wisconsin Capitol to defy a court injunction. The protest followed welfare cuts and an Assembly takeover that caused about 26000 in damage. Police and National Guardsmen surrounded the Capitol as Groppi’s 43 member delegation, including several mothers, continued demonstrations to press for aid measures.
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Wisconsin National Guard
Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Milwaukee
State Capitol
James KE
Groppi
Wisconsin Capiol
Capitol Square
Walter Groppi
William C. Sachtsen
Robert Warren
Capitol
Father Groppi
Canadians to Protest Alaska Nuclear Test Block UBC
About 2,500 University of British Columbia students plan a noon blockade of the Blaine Washington border crossing to protest Thursday's nuclear test in Alaska's Aleutian Islands. Fishermen unions and labor groups joined calls for postponement amid fears of damage to fisheries and coastal areas.
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U.S
Alaska
Aleutian Islands
Canada
Japan
University of British Columbia
Blaine
Wash
U.s.-Canada
Regina
Windsor
London
Qont
Toronto
Montreal
Halifax
Fredericton
United Fishermen and Allied Workers Union
Trudeau
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Northern
Pacific
British Columbia Federation of Labor
United Church of Canada
United States
McGovern charges Nixon buys time with token troop withdrawals
Sen. George McGovern, addressing AP Managing Editors, says Nixon has pursued a retreat from responsibility in Vietnam and at home. He accuses the administration of token troop withdrawals to appease Thieu and urges decisive action to end the war and tackle domestic problems.
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Hartford
Conn
Sen
George
McGovern
Nixon
Associated Press
Sout Dakota Democrat
Thieu
Southeast Asia
Thailand
U.S
Vietnam
Oil Spills Spark Action By State
Atty Gen Robert J Quinn and Natural Resources Commissioner Arthur Brownell announce a crackdown on oil spill pollution with court action against a major oil company and a fishing trawler. A high fine is possible for releasing oil into public waters. exact company not named. Also notes a separate suit by Robert H Quinn to restore school budget cuts in Norwood.
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Boston
Robert J. Quinn
Arthur Brownell
Quinn
Boston Harbor
Robert H. Quinn
Norwood
Suffolk Superior Court
Schess Committee
John W. Coddaire Jr
Bayh Probes Haynsworth In Real Estate And Stock Records
Sen. Birch Bayh disclosed that a private investigator was dispatched to South Carolina to review Judge Clement F. Haynsworth’s real estate and stock records dating back to 1957. The move aimed to scrutinize potential conflicts as Haynsworth pressed toward committee approval, while Senate Republican Leader Hugh Scott signaled a potential vote to report to the floor with reservations.
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Washington
Senate
Clementi IF
Haynsworth
Supreme Court
South Carolina
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Senate Judiciary Committee
Bayh
Arthur McCall
Greenville
Indiana
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
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Chuyen
Vineyard Haven
Mass
Robert F. Marasco
Bloomfield
Thomas C. Middleton Jr
Jefferson, D.C
David Crew
Cedar Rapids
Towa
Leland J. Brumley
Duncan
Okla
Budge E H. Williams
Athens
Boyle
Alvin L. Smith Jr
Naples
Smith
Germaine Wioute
Germaine Monteil
Evelyn Kindler
Germaine Menteil
Cosmetics
Hur
Musical Advance
New York
Lana Cantrell
Lana
Miss Cantrell
Reader’s Digest
Carstairs
Toin
The
Statehouse
Port Authority Apointee Boston
Frank L. Harrington Jr
Worcester
Massachusetts Port Authority
Francis W.sargent
Harrington
Charles A. Connors Jr
Famous Maker
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