Abrams Meets Thieu After Washington Strategy Session
Gen. Creighton Abrams returned from Washington and met South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu for 70 minutes at Thieu's residence. The talks followed Abrams's strategy conference with President Nixon. U.S. forces faced 25 rocket and mortar attacks, with 22 Americans wounded and 2 killed, amid heavy fighting near Quang Ngai and Ike base 60 miles northwest of Saigon.
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Creighton W. Abrams
Washington
Nguyen van Thieu
Nixon
U.S
Vietnam
Thieu
Abrams
Samuel D. Berger
Quang Ngai City
da Nang
Sur
Soviet Minister Gromyko to Address U.N. Assembly
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko arrives in New York to address the U N General Assembly and signal possible private talks on Arab Israeli peace and strategic arms limits. He joins the Soviet delegation as the 24th session opens with President Nixon expected to speak.
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Andrei A. Gromyko
U.N. General Assembly
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Alexei N. Kosygin
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Chou En-lai
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Moscow
Joseph J. Sisco
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Czechoslovakia
Europe
William P. Rogers
Washington
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Thant
Rogers
Maurice Schumann
Britssh
Michael Stewart
Crews Prepare to Descend Consol No. 9 Mine
Recovery teams report to Consol No. 9 in Farmington West Virginia at 8 am Monday to enter the flooded Atha's Run section where 78 miners died last November. Teams will probe the western area, seal two mine sections, and begin cleanup as gas is vented and power is restored.
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Consolidation Coal Co
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Consolidation
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Consol No. 9
Plan To Remove Barricades In Belfast Halted By Riots
In Belfast riots and two British soldiers deaths disrupted plans to end barricade blocks peacefully. Soldier Michael Spurway died near Ballyanahinch and Christopher Edgar perished at a north Belfast camp. Catholic defense committees backed gradual barricade removal with protection guarantees, while Protestant tensions and Paisley activities intensified the turmoil.
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Lance
Michael Spurway
Ballyanahinch
Lisburn
Army
Christopher Edgar
Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Edgar
Citizens Defense Committees
Londonderry
William Cardinal Conway
All Ireland
London
James Callaghan
Gerry Fitt
Bei
Ian Paisley
United States
Ireland
Egyptian Gulf clash as Israel bombs Ras Za'farana Ras Gharib
Israeli jets hit Ras Za'farana and Ras Gharib on Egypt's Gulf of Suez side for the fifth time in six days. Spokesmen say targets include encampments and radar stations. Dayan says strikes aim to keep Egyptian forces off balance and prevent rebuilds.
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Egypt
Gulf of Suez
Ras Za'farana
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Ras Gharib
Gulf
Ras Za’farana
Moshe Dayan
Electoral Reform Debated as Blunder in House Move
Washington AP reports a heated House debate on abolishing the Electoral College or reforming it to reflect direct popular votes. Rep Emanuel Celler argues the plan is a historical blunder while others seek district-based or proportional electoral schemes before a potential constitutional amendment.
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Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
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Celler
Senate
John Dowdy
D-Tex
Alexander Hamilton
Envoy Kidnapping Sparks Fears of More Attacks Abroad
State Department officials warn the kidnapping of U S ambassador C Burke Elbrick in Rio raises the danger of further assaults on American diplomats overseas. They note host governments must provide outside security and that even with guards, absolute safety cannot be guaranteed.
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State Department
U.S
Brazil
John F. Kennedy
Secret Service Guard
United States
C. Burke Elbrick
Elbrick
Rio de Janeiro
Department
Guatemala
John Gordon Mein
Sao Paulo
Latin America
Pentagon backs MIRV test suspension initiative
Pentagon research chief John Fost signaled no intrinsic objections to a joint moratorium on MIRV tests. Senator Brooke and 42 supporters urge Nixon to push a U S Soviet SALT talks start to curb MIRV deployment, aiming to accelerate arms control progress ahead of deployment plans.
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United States
Mansfield
William P. Rogers
United Nations
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