Okinawa Returns Pact Reached Between U S and Japan
Secretary of State Rogers and Japanese Foreign Minister Aichi announced a treaty to return Okinawa to Japan, with a signing set for June 17 in Washington and Tokyo. The accord envisions full American withdrawal by 1972, sale of bases to Japan for over 320 million dollars, removal of nuclear weapons, and continued VOA operations for five years.
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Clyde H. Farnsworth
N.Y. Times News Service
Paris
William P. Rogers
Kiichi Aichi
Japan
Okinawa
Washington
Tokyo
Rogers
Aichi
Organization For Economic Cooperation and Development
Nixon
U. S
Far East
U.S
Indochina
Naha
Voice of America
China
William Rogers
Israel seeks more U.S. weapons amid Cairo pact concerns
Premier Golda Meir urged Washington to reassess Israel's arms needs in light of a new 15 year Soviet Egypt treaty. She described the pact as colonial slavery and warned it could unsettle the Middle East balance and threaten peace. She also cited Cairo's stance on the Suez Canal as affecting efforts to reopen the waterway.
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Associated Press
Golda Meir
United States
Israel
Soviet Union
Egypt
Middle East
Knesset
Jerusalem
Washington
Cairo
Meir
Suez Canal
Anwar Sadat
Sadat
Senate orders treatment for addiction in military
The Senate voted to require the armed services to treat drug and alcohol addiction among U.S. servicemen, noting higher heroin risk in Vietnam than combat fatalities. The report also notes Middle East arms balance concerns and a Cambodian battle near Phnom Penh.
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Washington
Senate
U.S
Vietnam
Virginias delegation seeks capito reapportionment wrap
Members of the Virginia House of Delegates return to the state capitol today to finish the reapportionment task that has stalled the 1971 session, with recesses continuing as the General Assembly works toward the final redrawing of districts. West Virginia, under Gov Arch Moore, says the state is leaving poverty behind for a decade of opportunity.
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Richmond
Virginia House of Delegates
State Capitol
General Assembly
Bluefield Board Reads Tax Ordinance on Banks
Bluefield Board of Directors hears third reading of an ordinance to impose the business and occupation tax on local banks and similar institutions but sends the measure to the next meeting without action. Health officials tackle two water pollution issues in Mercer County affecting Green Valley Glenwood public water and Christian's Fork near Princeton.
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Bluefield
Bluefield Board of Directors
Mercer County
Green Valley-Glenwood
Christian's Fork
Princeton
Stock market slips to small loss with firming late trade
The market ends with a minor setback but trends higher in late trading signaling a cautious recovery. Investors monitor volatility as indexes hover near recent lows.
Senate approves two year draft ceilings and approval vetoes
The Senate set ceilings for the draft at 130000 for the year starting July 1 and 140000 for 1972, rejecting a lower 100000/60000 alternative. It also tied any further draft expansion to congressional approval and discussed a $2.7 billion Pentagon pay rise requiring cuts unless extra funds pass. The McGovern Hatfield amendment to cut off debate loomed as debate entered a sixth week.
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Washington
Senate
Pentagon
House
Senate Votes For Treatment Of Addicted GIs In Vietnam
Senate approved 76 to 0 a measure forcing military services to identify and treat service members addicted to alcohol or drugs in Vietnam. Rep. Halpern and colleagues cited estimates of up to 60,000 GIs using hard drugs, mainly heroin, amid rising narcotics cases. Defense officials acknowledged limited data on drug use and noted amnesty programs saw thousands seek help in early 1971.
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Washington
Senate
U.S
Vietnam
Armed Services
Harold Hughes
Iowa
Defense Department
Seymour Halpern
Kn.v
Senate Labor Subcommittee On
Halpern
Robert H
Moore: State Entering Decade Of Opportunity
West Virginia is shedding its poverty image Gov Arch Moore Jr told about 250 businessmen at Marshall University The governor touted rising personal income growth in 1970 a drop in welfare rolls and employment gains saying the state is on the road to growth He praised road building and the highway network as opening the state and urged individuals to drive progress rather than wait for it.
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Huntington
West Virginia
Arch A. Moore Jr
Marshall University
Moore
West
Telegraph-ette Urges Thrifty Use During Blackouts
Power companies urge reduced electricity use in blackout prone areas. Despite constraints, the economy requires money to circulate. The real patriot buys appliances but avoids using them to conserve energy.
Red Troops Battle Near Phnom Penh Across Vihear Suor Marshes
Cambodian forces fought heavy hand to hand battles near Prey Thom and along four villages in the Vihear Suor Marshes east of Phnom Penh. U S air and artillery strikes targeted supply lines as refugee movements increased and enemy casualties were reported.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
High Command
Prey Bang
Kompong Chamland
Lompong Ampil
Vihear Suor
Mekong River
Sampans
Chhang Song
Cam
Prey Thom
Virginia House resumes reapportionment fight in 1971 session
Virginia lawmakers return to the Capitol hoping to finish changes to single member districts amid federal objections. The State Senate reconvenes Friday as Justice Department officials consider whether a Supreme Court decision affects Mitchell’s Voting Rights Act objections.
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State Senate
David L. Norman
U.S. Attorney General
Justice Department
Civil Rights Division
Virginia
U.S. Supreme Court
Indiana
U.S. Atty
John N Mitchell
Mitchell
High Court
Rock youth dies in Bluewell area crash after graduation
Nineteen year old Roger Dale Gilbert of Rock died when the car carrying him left Lorton Lick Road near Bluewell and struck a utility pole after sideswiping another car. David James Cecil 17 and Norman E Patrick 22 were involved. Cecil survived. Gilbert had graduated from Montcalm High School the previous night and his funeral arrangements are pending.
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Lorton Lick Road
Bluewell
Roger Dale
Gilbert
Rock
David James Cecil
Bluefield Sanitarium
Ken Hilling
Roger Dale Gilbert
Rt. 2
Montcalm High School
Princeton
Norman E Patrick
Bramwell
Cecil
Mercer County
Fair Con
Bluefield
Patrick
Gary Lee Ritter
D. R. Bowman
Cravens- Shires Funeral Home
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Department of Japan
Santiago
Chile
Salvador Allende
Ralling
Telegraph
Ette
South Vietnam
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Saigon
Pleiku
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