South Viets Score Two Victories Near Quang Tri and An Loc
South Vietnamese forces reported victories just north of Quang Tri and at An Loc as a government push to open Highway 13 from Saigon to the district capital moved forward. Marine units claimed 49 enemy killed in a 14 hour battle near Quang Tri, with 2 Marines killed and 8 wounded.
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UPI
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An Loc
U. S. Command
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Hanoi
Haiphong
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British Strike Emergency Goes Into Operation
Wholesale prices rose sharply in July, led by food and raw materials, as Nixon Phase 2 wage price controls continued to push inflation. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported an 0.8 percent monthly rise and a 5.7 percent annual pace over eight months under Phase 2, with unemployment steady at 5.5 percent and total employment about 83.4 million. Food prices climbed 2.2 percent, finished goods 1.0 percent, and industrial materials 0.2 percent, while earnings rose modestly to $3.62 per hour and $136.47 per week.
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Washington
Nixon
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Anl
Spassky Quits at 56th Move in Chess Championship
World champion Fischer leads 6 to 5 and nears victory as Spassky resigns after 56 moves in Riga. The match, part of a larger crisis with port strikes and government emergency rules, resumed amid food security worries. Fischer held White, opened with a rare pawn take, and reached a pivotal moment in the 56th move before conceding.
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UPI
London
UPL
Bobby Tischer
Boris Spassky
Fain
World Chess Chain
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Queen Elizabeth
Airport Work On Schedule Opens Sunday Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Municipal Airport will resume normal operations Sunday after extensive runway and taxiway repairs. Airport Manager Roy Jamesson said the work is on schedule and the airport will reopen at midnight Saturday.
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Cedar Rapids Municipal
Roy Jameson
Chuckle Line Teases Letter Writing Style
A playful note riffs on formal letter salutations and faux court language. It mocks overly grand phrasing by referencing a whimsical line about beloved battercup and a juror count, marking it as a light humorous quotation.
Bremer Found Sane, Guilty On Nine Counts In Wallace Attempt
A Maryland jury convicted Arthur Bremer of nine counts connected to the May 15 shooting of Alabama Governor George Wallace. He received a total 63 year prison sentence though potential was up to 125 years. Bremer, 21, did not testify as diary excerpts narrated his prior plots including alleged Nixon assassination attempts.
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UPI
Arthur Herman Bremer
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Milwaukee
Wallame
Laurel, Md
Benjamin Lipsitz
Prince George's County Vireuit
Dora Thompson
Wallace
Powers
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Marshall
Lipsitz
Nixon
Ottawa
Canada
Mixon
Parliament
Fine Arts Center
Tis
Senate Ratifies Nixon ABM Limiting Treaty
The Senate approved the treaty barring ABM proliferation by an 88 to 2 vote. Senator Fulbright voiced dismay over presidential reservations on a companion accord to curb ICBM growth and summoned the Foreign Relations Committee for strategy. Nixon must sign, then it takes effect, limiting each nation to 160 missiles at two sites including Grand Forks, N. D. and a site east of the Urals.
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Sen
James Allen
D-Ala
America
Ser
James Buckley
Con. N.Y
China
Nixon
Urals
Grand Forks
N.D
Executions in Binh Dinh Signal Dengering Saigon Regime
Hundreds of Saigon officials are reportedly executed and thousands imprisoned in northern Binh Dinh province by Communist officers during the occupation. Eyewitnesses confirm about 250 deaths with higher totals suspected. Camps in An Lao valley reportedly hold about 6,000 prisoners.
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Joseph B. Treaster
New York Tins Service
Saigon
Binh Dinh
An Lao
South Vietnam
bin Dinh
Bink Dink
Muskie Tapped for No 2 Spot in McGovern Ticket
McGovern has offered the vice presidency to Sen. Edmund Muskie and awaits his decision after Muskie and McGovern met at Muskie's home. Nelson says the offer seems likely, while McGovern preps a weekend statement as Muskie weighs the role.
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Washington
George McGovern
Edmund Muskie
Maine
Muskie
McGovern
Sen
Gaylord Nelson
Dwis
South Dakota
Nelson
Hubert H. Humphrey
Senate
Bethesda
Berl
Fighting Continues in Ulster Catholic Areas
Belfast reports say a sniper hid in an apartment and fired on an army patrol, killing no soldiers. Two British troops have died since Belfast barricades fell, with three bombs detonating in country towns. The government plans a plebiscite on Northern Ireland’s status, amid Catholic-Protestant tensions and calls for cross-border voting.
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Banths Friday
Newry
William Whitelaw
Britain
Northern Ireland
Patrick Villery
London
Hillery
Jack Tynch
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