North Koreans raise demand for released crew
In Panmunjom North Korea insisted on an unconditional apology and a written assurance no further incidents would occur as the three U.S. airmen held since the helicopter incident near North Korea demand their release. The U.S. side maintained the helicopter entered North Korean airspace accidentally during a training flight with no weapons aboard.
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Panmunjom
Korea
North
United States
United’ ‘States
Lee Choon-sun
North Korea
Adams
U.S
Pueblo
Gilbert H. Woodward
State Department
Libyan convoy seizes Benghazi as new junta rises
Libyan troops and tanks moved into Benghazi overnight, seizing the city in support of a new revolutionary junta. Observers in Tunis view the action as opposition to Col. Chouireb's military regime. Air and border controls tightened as Britain was urged to intervene, while doctors were called to Benghazi Central Hospital. Western diplomats worried over the junta’s leftist tilt and ties with militant Arab states. In Santa Barbara, welfare recipients abroad lose aid.
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Damascus
Syria
Benghazi
Tripoli
Cyrenaica
Idris
Tunis
Saad Eddin Abbou Chouireb
Libya
Col
Choulreb
Middle East
Britain
Stewart
Israel
War Toll Drops Then Rises in Vietnam Conflict
AP reports casualties in Vietnam shifted last week with 185 Americans killed and 1,057 wounded, while South Vietnamese HQ logged 354 killed and 966 wounded. Enemy fatalities ranged around 2,493 to 2,724, and overall American deaths since 1961 reached 38,313 with 248,153 wounded and 1,348 missing or captured.
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Geon (Ap
Mietnam
Bekty
U S
Segara
U.S
da Nang
Hiep” Dur
Que Son
U S Troops Strength Drops to Five Hundred Nine Thousand Eight Hundred
Washington AP reports US military strength in Vietnam fell to 509,800 men at end of August as the administration aims for 515,000 by September 1. Officials note normal replacement flows cause minor fluctuations around the target. On Tuesday the level was 511,800 and it is expected to rise toward 515,000 next week.
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Washington
Vietnam
Pentagon
Dewey Homestead Landmark Faces Demolition Near Legislature
In Montpelier Vermont the birthplace of Spanish American War hero Admiral George Dewey will be torn down next week to make way for a motel or office building. The Dewey Homestead near the state capitol needs about 50 000 in repairs after a public fund drive failed to raise the money.
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Montpelier
George Dewey
Dewey
State Capitol
France Tightens Belts to Save the Franc in New York
France orders austerity to save the franc with a plan for 1970 budget balance, tax relief for low income groups, and restrictions on credit and prices. Premier Chaban-Delmas and Finance Minister Giscard d Estaing outlined measures to cut internal spending and shift production to export markets amid a 12.5 percent franc devaluation.
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Tiras
Paris
Frech
Jacques Chaban- Delmas
Valery Giscard
Estaing
Giscard
d'Histaing
National Assembly
Ministry of Finance
Louvre Palace
Chaban-Delmas
Widio
Georges Pompidou
Counsel Named As Chairman of Bias Board
Boston AP report says Asst Atty Gen Glendora M Putnam will be sworn Sept 16 as chairman of the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination. She has served as MCAD counsel six years and succeeds Erna Ballantine of Boston. Putnam, a Bennett College and Boston University Law School graduate, is a former Republican State Committee member from Lawrence.
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Boston
Glendora M. Putnam
Massachusetts Commission ‘Against Discrimination
Francis W. Sargent
Putnam
MCAD
Erna Ballantine
Bennett College
Boston University Law School
Republican State Committee
Lawrence
Francelia Hits Honduras Coast With Heavy Damage
Hurricane Francelia slammed into the hills of Guatemala and northern Honduras, bringing 110 mph winds and heavy property and crop damage along the coast. The National Hurricane Center warned rainfall up to 2 inches and high tides threatening coastal villages from the Gulf of Honduras triangle. Radio Belize reports indicate extensive property damage from Punta Gorda northward.
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Miami
Francelia
Guatemala
Aatter
Honduras
National Hurricane Center
Gulf of Honduras
Punta Gorda
Radio Belize
British Honduras
Eastland finds no barrier to Haynsworth Supreme Court pick
Senator Eastland says after reviewing Justice Department files the conflict of interest charges against Clement Haynsworth are unfounded and he sees no barrier to Senate confirmation. Hearings by the Judiciary Committee are expected to last two or three days. Some rights groups plan to testify against him over views on school desegregation and freedom of choice plans.
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Washington
James C. Eastland
Senate
Clement F. Haynsworth
U.S. Supreme Court
Mississippi
Haynsworth
Eastland
Judiciary Committee
Sargent Claims Flood Savings of 1.4 Million
The Massachusetts report, citing the White House Office of Emergency Preparedness, credits Army Corps of Engineers flood control work and a steady spring thaw for saving communities more than 14 million this spring. Operation Foresight spent 310000 in federal funds to build protective dikes walls and sandbag barriers at eight high risk points along rivers and streams.
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Buston
Massachusetts
Francis W. Sargent
White House
Office of
Army Corps of Engineers
The Highways Are Yours Are You Littering The Nwa
A brief reader query questions local littering behavior and prompts reflection on highway cleanliness in the region. The note cites community standards and urges responsible disposal to keep roadsides tidy.
NAACA Files Suits For Jobs
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People announced a national drive to curb discrimination in government funded construction. Two federal suits seek to halt projects until qualified Black workers obtain jobs, with an additional complaint urging suspending Charlotte Model Cities work until affirmative hiring plans are in place. Roy Wilkins condemned cutbacks as harmful and urged equal opportunity despite program size.
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New York Times
News Service
New York
National Associaton
Advancement “of Colored People
Roy Wilkins
Association
Nathin
Wilkins
Buffalo
Chicago
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Charlotte
N.C
Dirksen Tumor Found Malignant After Surgery
Everett M. Dirksen rests after removal of a cancerous lung tumor. Aides could not estimate when he would return to his GER leadership duties as doctors say the tumor in the right upper lobe of his right lung was malignant but not spreading. He remains at Walter Reed Army Hospital for observation, with a recovery expected over weeks.
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Washington
Everett M. Dirksen
Dirksen
Walter Reed Army Hospital
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