Lockheed Rejects C-5 Settlement Offer
Washington AP Lockheed chairman Daniel Haughton said the firm rejects the Pentagon’s 200 million fixed loss proposal on the C-5 transport dispute. He called it excessive and unwarranted and said Lockheed will pursue litigation to recover losses.
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Washington
Locksheed Aircraft Corp
Lockheed
Daniel Haughton
Pentagon
David Packar
Packard
Haughton
Parkard
Hanughton
Tockheed
Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals
U. S
Congress
Drop My Lai Counts Against 4 Officers
Four more officers faced charges over the My Lai massacre in Vietnam were dropped by Gen Jonathan Seaman at Fort Meade. Lt Cols David Gavin and William Gavin and Major Charles Calhoun were dismissed for insufficient evidence, leaving three officers still charged, including Maj Gen Samuel Kost er, Col Oran Henderson, and Capt Dennis Johnson. The panel had held secret hearings in Washington and Vietnam.
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UTIL
My Lai
Jonathan Seaman
First Army
Fort Meade
David Gavin
Stafford Springs
Miss
William, Gavin
Greenville
Tenn
Charles Calhoun
Wake
Calhoun
Fares Barker
Ernest Medina
Sammuel Koster
West Liberty
Iowa
Americal Co
U. S
West Point
Oran Henderson
Indianapolis
7Th Infantry
Dennis Johnson
Oakland
Calif
Pentagon
Vietnam
Seaman
Bowles Hopeful No 150 Draft Averts Iowa Shortfall
Iowa draft director Glenn Bowles said that reaching draft lottery No 150 would help avoid higher local calls in 1971. He noted January Iowa calls were 333 nationwide and 24 in Linn County, with 1970 and 1971 targets influenced by the single year of names in the 1971 lottery. Bowles warned late December deferment withdrawals could still expose men to 1971 draft.
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Jowa News
Glenn Bowles
Iowa
Bowles
Towa
Linc County
Linn County Selective Service
National Selective Service Officer
Dole Likely to Take NRA Chair Post for Nixon Reelection
Sen. Robert Dole indicated he is President Nixon's choice for the Republican national committee chairmanship. He said his main job would be assisting Nixon's 1972 reelection and aims to resolve differences with Senate Minority Leader Scott before an official naming next week. Morton to depart as chairman as he moves to interior department.
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Robert Dole
Kan
Nixon
Republican National Committee
Tale
White House
Senate
Scott
Dale
Rogers C. B. Morton
Morton
Interior Department
Walter Hickel
Mercury in 1927 fish prompts safety review in New York
New York researchers report preserved state fish, some dating back to 1927, contain mercury up to 1.03 parts per million. Findings follow FDA removals of contaminated swordfish and tuna from markets. Industrial areas show highest levels, though some pristine waters show 0.5 ppm. Mercury poisoning risks include brain damage and birth defects.
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New York
New York State
New York State Museum
Henry Diamond
Department of Environmental Conservation
Diamond
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Trandequoit Bay
Rochester
Deaths Tied to Blizzard Hit Iowa Cities Across State
A severe blizzard left multiple traffic deaths and subzero readings across Iowa. Mil Qu Meyers, 74, and Mrs Edward McLaughlin, 66, died after shoveling snow. others, including Angus Morrison, Dale Smith, and Walter Bel tur, perished from cold and exposure. Decorah registered 28 below zero. Davenport, Manchester, Cedar Rapids and Fayette posted deep subzero lows. Schools reopened gradually with UNI partly accessible while UNC resumed later.
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Tom Gazette
Towa
Iowa
Q. Meyers
Sioux City
Edward McLaughlin
Angus D. Morrison
Davenport
Dale Smith
Decorah
MccGrogor
Fayette
Maruiette
New Albin
Elkader
Oelwein
Waukon
West Union
Manchester
Cedar Rapids
Anti-Drug Crackdown In Vietnam
Saigon reports a U.S. led program to curb drug abuse among American forces in Vietnam. Ground and air patrols target marijuana fields while eradicating crops. South Vietnam bears destruction duties. Last year over 64,000 GIs admitted drug use with thousands investigated.
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Saigon
Vietnam
The
Arty
Creighton Abrams
U.S
Nmot
Marjuana
South Vietnam
Mekong
Self serve liquor stores show uneven per worker sales
State audit compares self serve and over the counter liquor stores noting the top per employee sales at Sioux City self serve outlets and the high overall sales at Dubuque and Des Moines locations. The report cautions that low per worker figures do not prove inefficiency without full factor review.
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Harrison Weberman
Prose Assn
Des Moines
Lloyd Simith
Sioux City
Dulbuque
Smith
Laird Sees Vietnam War Role Shrinking by Next Fall
Defense Secretary Laird said U.S. combat responsibility in South Vietnam would end by fall as Phase One of Vietnamization wraps by midsummer. Training and equipping South Vietnamese forces would take over logistics and air support later, with total Asia troop commitments reduced by over 20 000 by end of 1971.
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Paris
Laird
South Vietnam
Nie
Adm
Thomas Moorer
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Bangkok
Saixon
U.S
Asia
Japan
South Korea
Thailand
Okinawa
Philippines
Maurér
David K
Bruce
Vietnam
Philip Habib
Local Flu Outbreak Reported Near Major Airport
An influenza outbreak was localized around a Florida city, with 18 deaths reported at Fort Lauderdale. The National Center for Disease Control said the spread could threaten a national scale. A Florida health official cited visiting tourists and cold weather as factors. Broward county health director Paul Hughes warned about international travel connections.
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Atlanta
Fort Lauderdale
Five Word A Month Humor Fragment
A quirky note imagines adding five words monthly to a vocab, promising a dramatic shift in speech after a year and prompting friends to wonder about the owner’s new hook on language.
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