Jets strike North Vietnam power plant and targets
American jets disabled the Lang Chi hydroelectric plant on the Seng Chay River about 63 miles northwest of Hanoi, officials said. Bombers also hit suspected Northern concentrations and ports near the demilitarized zone, while Hanoi claimed a Japanese ship unloaded medical supplies at Haiphong. President Thieu’s bid for autocratic power faced a National Assembly clash, then was granted control over security, defense, finance, and economy. U.S. reports noted ships entering or leaving Haiphong since a mine incident last month.
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Nine year old Phan Thi Kim phuc recovering in Viet hospital
Phan Thi Kim phuc, nine, recuperates at a Sagon children's hospital after a napalm attack during a South Vietnamese airstrike near Trang Bang. Her parents comfort her as her two year old brother died the day of the incident, the mother carrying his burnt body in her arms.
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Nixon warns aid cuts threaten US commitments abroad
President Nixon warned that Senate proposals to cut foreign aid and to withdraw American forces from Vietnam by August 3 could damage American credibility. He urged maintaining the Foreign Assistance Bill with Mansfield’s amendment, arguing deeper cuts would jeopardize Vietnam peace proposals and complicate defense treaties with Portugal and Bahrain.
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Portugal
Bahrain
Mexico Typhoid Epidemic Shocks Central Mexico
Mexican health officials face what may be the worst typhoid outbreak since World War II with at least 400 reported cases across four central states since January. Observers fear the total may be much higher. The disease shows resistance to chloramphenicol, though ampicillin remains effective.
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New York Times News Service
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Mexico
South Africa Students urged to stay within law amid protests
In Johannesburg and amid clashes over non white education, students were urged to keep their protest lawful as police cracked down in Friday demonstrations. Lawyer Isael Maisels advised adherence to a government ban on outdoor protests. sixty six students remained jailed from Friday’s clashes.
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Aap-Reuter
South Africa
Isael Maisels
Stwatersrand University
Kissinger to Maintain US Japan Security Treaty
US national security adviser Kissinger and Japanese Foreign Minister Fukuda agreed to uphold the US Japan Security Treaty despite global changes. They emphasized not becoming a military power, focusing on economic aid and peaceful aims, with talks covering Vietnam Taiwan and US China relations.
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Shinsaku Hagen
Sato
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TH Kiswager
China
Dr Eisinger
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Mr Fukuda
Asia
Liberal Democratic Party
Mikio Mizda
Japan Socialist Party
Rhodesian Disaster at Wankie Pithead Service
A memorial service at Wankie mine pithead honored 419 miners killed in a colliery blast last Tuesday. Officials contemplate the fate of the mine as fires burn deeper, with 7,000 feet of Kamandama shaft still holding the trapped, after a crowd of about 4,000 Africans and Europeans.
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Concorde Makes Manila Stopover During Asian Tour
The Anglo-French Concorde 602 landed at Manila International Airport on its Asian sales tour after a stop from Singapore en route to Tokyo. A reheat control fault delayed its Singapore departure, cancelling a demonstration flight, and a weather radar fault was also found. Lord Jellicoe arrived to take over from Michael Heseltine as Britain’s Concorde tour facilitator.
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