Restructuring Shrinks Vietnam Command Links to Lavelle Case
The USS Command announced major changes in Indochina operations shifting direct control over 7th Air Force and Strategic Air Command missions to the U S Command. Army Vietnam becomes a support unit under U S Command as part of a broader drawdown and consolidation of U S military structure in Vietnam.
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Saigon
USS Command
Indochina
7Th Air Force
Strategic Air Command
U.S. Army
Vietnam
U.S. Command
Field Army
U.S
Air Force
Pentagon
Tan Son Nhut
John D. Lavelle
North Vietnam
Lavelle
Tactical Air Control Center
John W. Vogt
7Th Air Force Tactical Center
North
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Laos
U. S
U S Bombs North Vietnam Steel Plant In Indochina Action
U S jets dropped laser guided 2000 pound bombs into the Thai Nguyen steel plant north of Hanoi destroying North Vietnam's steel capacity. The 7th Air Force announced the attack Sunday.
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Saigon
U. S
Thai Nguyen
Hanoi
North Vietnam
7Th Air Force
U.S
Dilemma as Virginia Dumps Deadline Approaches
Local Tazewell County residents face June to July 1 as Virginia enforces a statewide deadline to close all open trash dumps. Bluefield police file multiple charges against a Texas deputy sheriff after a pickup drags a patrolman 125 feet along College Avenue during an arrest attempt.
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Tazewell County
Virginia
Texas
Bluefield
College Avenue
U S Soviet Arms Curt Pact Faces Senate Scrutiny
Senate hearings on the ABM and five year offensive arms pacts proceed with expectations of approval. Laird notes limits on ICBMs and submarines while acknowledging Soviet advances in MIRV tech and the need for U S programs like Trident and the B1 bomber to offset any lead. The House prepares to act on related funding as debates continue.
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Washington
Senate
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Moscow
Pentagon
Laird
Russia
Sians
U.S
United States
Senate weighs SALT treaty amid broader arms package
Analysts outside the government join former officials to urge ratification. Sen. Hugh Scott notes swift Senate action is unlikely, pushing the issue toward the June recess and the Democratic National Convention. The administration backs the three part package, calling it a triple play for peace as Laird links SALT with continued Trident development.
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Hugh Scott
Rpa
Senate
Congress
Melvin R. Laird
Gun Fights Mar Irish Armistice
British troops claim to hit 10 IRA guerrillas in running gun battles in Belfast 36 hours before a planned truce ending three years of sectarian conflict. No confirmed casualties reported. IRA gunmen attacked military posts in Lenadoon Andersontown and Horn Walk Suffolk, with over 700 rounds fired.
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Belfast
Irish Republican Army
Northern Ireland
IRA
Lenadoon
Andersontown
Horn Walk
Suffolk
UMW Election Rerun Scheduled for December
A federal court will hold a rerun of the United Mine Workers 1969 election from December 1 to December 8. The date followed a Washington meeting among the UMW, the Miners for Democracy faction, and the U S Labor Department, per the Pittsburgh Post Gazette.
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Pittsburgh
United Mine Workers
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Washington
U.S. Labor Department
Miners For Democracy
Army Desertion Rate Declines for First Time in Seven Years
The Army reports a drop in worldwide desertions for the first time since the Vietnam era escalation, with 40,927 desertions in the first three quarters of fiscal 1972, down from 63,000 in fiscal 1971. Officials cite fewer draftees, higher enlistment standards, and faster discharges as contributing factors.
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Washington
Army
United States
Navy
Air Force
Marine Corps
Smart Bombs Hit Thai Nguyen Steel Plant North of Hanoi
U S jets used laser guided 2000 pound bombs to destroy open hearth furnaces at the Thai Nguyen steel works 30 miles north of Hanoi crippling North Vietnam’s steel output. Other strikes hit rail bridges and warehouses as part of more than 270 U S tactical bomber missions across North Vietnam on Saturday.
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Hanoi
China
Air Force
U.S
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Northern Front
Vinh Phu
Thai Nguyen
U.S. Command
Navy
Coral Sea
Phu Ly
My Chanh
Hue
Saigon
King
Wallace Shows Signs of Recovery After Gun Injury
Alabama Governor George C. Wallace, paralyzed from the waist down since May 15, has begun to feel sensation in his thighs and doctors call this cautious optimism for possible continued neurological improvement. He underwent spinal surgery last week and remains hospital bound as he plans to attend the Democratic National Convention in Miami Beach on July 10.
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Silver Spring
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Holy Cross Hospital
Wallace
Laurel
Miami Beach
Nixon Vows Immediate Flood Aid From Agnes Disaster
President Nixon's rep promised federal help to five governors including Milton Shapp to recover from Agnes. Gov Mandel warned funds may be limited while Gov Holton and Gov Cahill joined the talks. Lincoln said援 supplemental appropriations could cover needs for temporary housing relief and restoring utilities.
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Harrisburg
Nixon
Milton J. Shapp
Pennsylvania
Marvin Mandel
Maryland
George A. Lincoln
President
Office of Emergency Preparedness
Lincoln Solid
Florida
Virginia
New York
Shapp
Mandel
Linwood Holton
Russell Peterson
Delaware
William Cahill
New Jersey
Nelson Rockefeller
Arch Moore
West Virginia
Lincoln
Congress
Floodwaters Recede as Virginia Wrestles With Aftermath
Gov Linwood Holton traveled to Harrisburg to coordinate with Mid Atlantic governors as Virginia's historic floods slowly recede. Richmond battles power outages and water shortages while officials project full recovery may take days. Water plants on Occoquan Creek failed Friday but Civil Defense reports restored systems with limited supply. The Appomattox crest above Petersburg eases and I 95 reopens though lingering risks remain.
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Associated Press
Linwood Holton
Harrisburg
Mid-Atlantic
Virginia
Richmond
James River
State Capitol
Holton
the James
Henrico County
The
Virginia Electric & Power Co
State Civil Defense
Fairfax
Prince William
Alexandria
Occoquan Creek
Prince William County
Civil Defense Spokearoen
Petersburg
Appomattox
National Weather Service
Weather Service
State Highway Department
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