China plans Mao ceremony as 20th anniversary marked
Tokyo dispatch reports China will honor its 20th anniversary with nuclear fireworks and has announced Mao Tse-tung and heir Lin Piao will attend Wednesday ceremonies in Beijing at Tiananmen Square. The announcement aims to quell health rumors about Mao and Lin amid continued secrecy on nuclear tests, including a Monday atmospheric explosion of about 2 megatons at Lop Nor.
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Marines Begin First Big Withdrawal From Vietnam
About 1,000 Marines of the 3rd Division flew from Vietnam to Okinawa and 4,900 more prepared to depart for the United States in Nixon’s initial 35,000-man pullout. One Marine was killed and nine wounded by a mortar attack near the DMZ. B52s retaliated with 600 tons of bombs. By Christmas roughly 18,000 Marines will have left Vietnam as the second troop reduction proceeds.
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Laird Backs Nixon Plan For Draft
Defense Secretary Melvin Laird urged Congress to approve Nixon's draft lottery proposal to cut uncertainty for young men and lower draft calls in coming months. He said the lottery would reduce the seven year eligibility span to one year for 19 year olds as Vietnam troop levels fall. The hearing before a House Armed Services subcommittee weighed whether Congress would repeal the 1967 Draft Act ban on a lottery, with Republicans and Democrats expressing cautious openness.
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Canada Faults UN For Wordy Talks And Weak Work
Mitchell Sharp, Canada’s secretary of state for external affairs, blasted United Nations member governments for speeches and budget growth while work quality declines. He noted Canada’s strong participation and $4 million annual budget, urging a businesslike approach, a sharper focus on top priorities, and a faster push to model future peacekeeping operations.
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Hanoi Blames U S Exploitation Of Prisoners Wives
The North Vietnamese delegation at peace talks accused the United States of exploiting family sentiment to hide the war in South Vietnam. Dozens of relatives seek help locating missing American servicemen as Hanoi urges immediate withdrawal and repatriation of prisoners.
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Dallas Gunfight Kills Two Wounds Seven
A gunman on a Dallas porch shot and killed a man and wounded four white officers and three women before police shot him dead. Officers Wimner Donovan and Robinson were struck. Robinson’s eye may be saved. Thomas Thomas Lee? Wait: Thomas, 26, barricaded, tear gas deployed, fire started, he was killed by police bullets.
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Crashed Plane Believed Found In Vermont
Warren Vermont early today John MaCone airport manager spotted wreckage of a small aircraft on Mt Hilen at 8 am. He reported extensive fire damage and no signs of life. Authorities search for a missing twin engine Piper Aztec with five aboard from Burlington to Albany, sliced through treetops near the 4135 foot peak.
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