Viet Cong Attack On Saigon Marks First City Hit In Months
Viet Cong gunners launched a single 122mm rocket into central Saigon just after midnight wounding four civilians and causing widespread outages. The attack, the first on the city since August, followed nine overnight shellings with Saigon law authorities and U.S. forces reporting activity near Bu Dop as North Vietnamese troops massed nearby. More clashes and air support continued as South Vietnamese forces fought to defend key positions along the Cambodian border.
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Saigon
U.S
Bu Dop
Vietnam
Laird
Pentagon
South Vietnam
State auto insurance premiums to rise average 14.9 percent
Charleston AP report says about 200000 motorists in the state may see average premium hikes of 14.9 percent with up to 25 percent in four counties. The Insurance Rating Board, representing about 100 stock companies, enacted the statewide increase effective Wednesday.
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Ance
Samuel H. Weese
Insurance Rating Board
Boove
Fayette
Reteigh
Mercer
Travelers
Hartford
Aetna
State Farm
All-State
Charleston
Weese
West
Laird cites 25,000 draft cut from Vietnam pullout
Defense Secretary Melvin Laird says the 50 000 troop withdrawal allows a 10 percent draft reduction next year and a total draft call of about 225 000, down 65 000 from 1969. He plans a February trip to Vietnam to assess battlefield conditions as North Vietnam may increase offensives around Tet.
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Washington
Melvin R. Laird
Vietnam
Defense
U.S
Pentagon
Laird
South Vietnam
Nixon
North Vietnam
Calley's Attorneys Seek Dismissal of My Lai Charges
Defense argues Army timing undermined jurisdiction and that Calley should have faced civilian trial. Judge Kennedy defers ruling and will hear all motions January 20 while directing probes into possible prosecutions of two ex-GIs and four news organizations for talk with witnesses.
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LT. Calley
William L. Calley Jr
Miami
Fla
Ft. Benning
Reid Kennedy
Kennedy
My Lai
Reid W. Kennedy
U.S. Atty
John N. Mitchell
Calley
Justice Department
National Broadcasting Co
Life Magazine
The
Houston Chronicle
Associated Press
Army
Carter
U.S
Daniel
Attorney General
Cpl
Anthony Broussard
NBC
Ronald L. Haeberle
Mail Fraud Trial Set In Bluefield
Marshall G. West a former assistant attorney general and David W. George of Pineville face a U S District Court trial in Bluefield on February 9 for mail fraud. Judge Sidney Christie set the date after pleas of not guilty. A warrant was issued for Richard Morgan of Pineville who failed to appear.
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Bluefield
Marshall G. West
U. S. District Court
West
David W. George
Pineville
Sidney Christie
Christie
Richard §. Morgan
Demonico International Corp
Mespeth
N. Y
Leroy Gilbert
Two Concord Coeds Die in Route 20 Crash
Two Concord College coeds were killed and five others injured, one critically, when a two car collision on State Route 20 near Athens halted holiday plans. Victims include Cecelia Gattuso and Patricia Ann McGraw. One driver, Carol Godfrey, remained in critical condition.
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Concord
Concord College
Athens
Cecelia Gattuso
Kimball
Patricia Ann McGraw
McGraw
Wyoming County
Godfrey
Miss Gattuso
Welch High School
Leo and
Francis Gattuso
Fanning Funeral Home
Welch
Soviets Plan Modest Defense Spending Rise for 1970
The Soviet Union announced a 1.1 percent defense budget increase for 1970, to 17.9 billion rubles about $19.7 billion, as part of broader economic and military plans. Finance Minister Vasily Garbuzov defended peaceful coexistence while Gosplani chief Nikolai Baibakov said industrial growth would miss the year’s target.
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Supreme Soviet
Kremlin
Vasily Garbuzov
Soviet Union
Garbuzov
Nikolai Baibakov
Gosplani
Christmas Tree Fund Reaches 4 773 44 With Tuesday Gifts
Bluefield community Christmas Tree fund reports 215.50 added Tuesday, bringing total to 4 773 44 toward a 6 000 goal. A Tree party for 1 50 underprivileged kids is set for next week at Ramsey Auditorium with Santa delivering toys. Contributions to Community Christmas Tree Association care of Bluefield Daily Telegraph or 412 Bland St. include many local donors and organizations.
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Bluefield
Ramsey Auditorium
Santa
Community Christmas Tree Association
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
W. Va
Bland St
Jay
Kaye Cregger
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Bluefield Hardware Employes Benevolent Association
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