Viet War Claims Continue As Cease Fire Fails
Saigon reports 480 battles and 371 battlefield deaths in the first 22 hours of a technical peace. A helicopter pilot, WO Anthony Poe of Santa Barbara, California, was killed after being wounded during a courier mission near Can Tho. U S officials note the fighting persists as Joint Military Commission marks consider neutral identifiers.
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WO Anthony “da! Poe
Santa Barbara
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Mekong Delta
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Key Biscayne
White House
South Vietnam
Ronald ‘Ziegler
United States
Central Highlands
Hite
Hung Jury in Sioux City Murder Trial Ends in Mistrial
A juror holding out for first degree murder conviction caused a hung jury in the Cedar Rapids deputy U.S. Marshal Dick McKinney case. Aaron Doolin Joe Lee Love and Bruce Stark, along with two others, faced charges of robbing and shooting McKinney on the southeast side July 20. District Judge Richard Robinson declared a mistrial. U.S. Attorney Evan Suliman said a retrial will be sought.
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Cedar Rapids
Gazelle
Richard Robinson
U. S
Woman Killed in Crash Near Vinton
Mardell Ann McMilin, 20, of rural St Olaf died at 7:50 am Monday in a two car collision on highway 101 four miles north of Vinton. Her car crossed into the opposite lane and struck a car driven by John Boyden, 22, a Urbana high school teacher en route to school. Boyden was taken to St Luke's hospital in Cedar Rapids in serious condition.
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Mardell Ann McMiltin
St. Olaf
Highway 101
Benton County
Woman testifies she was scared into selling business
Margie Bailey, a Cedar Rapids garbage hauler for 24 years, testified in federal court that New York promoter Herbert J. Schaffron frightened her into signing a contract to sell her operation. Bailey, first government witness in Schaffron’s racketeering case, described fear leading to the sale as part of alleged efforts to back a large eastern town garbage plant.
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New York
Margie Balley
Vernon
Herbert J. Schaffron
Copiague
N. Y
Tel Balley
Schaffron
Bailey
Marion
Viet Cong Stymies Peace Talks at Four-Party Meeting
The Viet Cong delegation stalled the four party talks in Saigon delaying credentials and the joint military commission. US ambassador had intervened twice as North and South Vietnamese forces and Viet Cong failed to advance any consensus during hours of sessions.
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Jab Tan Son Nhut
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Sh Foday's Chuckle The Easiest Way to Teach Money
The item notes a humorous quip about teaching children the value of money by borrowing from them. It presents a witty, concise thought attributed to Sh Foday, highlighting a playful perspective on financial literacy for kids.
U S Hopes List of Yanks Lost In Laos Swells POW Total
Washington AP reports the United States expects American prisoners of war to rise with Laos captives added to the total. The Defense Department notes 56 POWs remain unaccounted for and 1,351 missing in action in Southeast Asia. Pentagon cites no Lao lists yet and plans further inquiry with North Vietnam through Paris channels.
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Southeast Asia
Jerry Friedheim
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Gilbert If. Woodward
Budget At a Glance and Pressure Groups Debate Aid
A budget overview notes that pressure groups seek revenue sharing to fund child care or health programs while defense spending rises yet remains below the wartime peak. The article cites total defense outlays including military aid and indirect costs, with Pentagon share and related financial details.
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Heal
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Nixon Budget Analyzed By Economists In NY
Economists say Nixon 1974 budget heads in the right direction but not far enough. Proposed federal spending of 268.7 billion with about a 12 billion deficit, versus 250 billion and a 25 billion deficit this year. Some fear insufficient restraint on deficit spending may fuel inflation. others praise balance and debt containment as a hold action with risks of credit crunch if the Fed loosens.
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Vietnam
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Hough
NW York
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Thorney
London
Jamos O'Leary
U.S. Trust Co
Federal Reserve
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Conference Board
Jaheway
Willian Wolman
Argus Research
Richard Everett
Chase Main Hattad Bank
Cedar Rapids Officials weigh 18 month budget cut freeze
Cedar Rapids officials on Monday discussed how an 18 month housing program freeze will affect city projects. Intergovernmental coordinator Tom Aller noted the $4.5 million in Cedar Rapids HUD projects faces questions since the January announcement by former HUD secretary George Romney. He cited Kenwood ditch and other major projects awaiting approval and said the Neighborhood Development program and HACAP programs must await further information to see their fate.
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Donald Canney
Washington
Hawkeye
HACAP
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