GI Pullout Is Biggest Thus Far
The United States began the largest single withdrawal of its Vietnam War force, with 40 army units totaling 6095 troops pulled from combat zones. The moves, part of Nixon's phased withdrawal, reduce U.S. strength from 543,400 to 241,000 and aim for 184,000 by December 1. The 173rd Airborne Brigade and First Brigade, Fifth Mechanized Infantry Division, longtime DMZ guards, head the cutbacks, with completion planned by August.
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Fifth Mechanized Infantry Division
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Claim Filed Against County Over Rock Fete Damages
Rural Solon farmer Anthony W. Conner sues Johnson County under the municipal court claims act for damages from a peace festival at Lake Macbride field campus April 30 to May 2. He alleges trampling of plowed fields, broken fences, hay and straw bales damaged by nails, broken barn windows, and stolen items. He says the claim was filed as within the board of supervisors authority and direction.
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Johnson County
University of Iowa
Lake Macbride Field
Anthony W. Conner
Conner
Board of Supervisors
Pentagon Papers Reveal Pre Tonkin Attack Talk and Policy Shifts
The secret Pentagon papers show two months before Tonkin advisers discussed attacking North Vietnam’s torpedo boats to lift South Vietnamese morale. The documents trace Kennedy and Johnson era pressures, McNamara’s bombing limits, and the shift toward broader air action amidst court rulings on publication.
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Tonkin Gulf
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North Vietnam
Pentagon
Mike Gravel
Alaska
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Kennedy
South Vietnam
Bay of Pigs
Laos
Vietnam
Pentagon Papers Reveal U.S. Decisions Ahead of Tonkin Incident
The papers show top U.S. officials rethinking policy before the Tonkin incident and justify early August 1964 air strikes on North Vietnam as retaliation for PT boat attacks. They depict frantic efforts to halt South Vietnam’s slide and a February 1965 warning to Johnson that defeat seemed inevitable.
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Commerce Committee vote recommends CBS contempt citation
The House Commerce Committee voted 25 13 to recommend a contempt citation against CBS and its president Frank Stanton for refusing to submit subpoenaed material on The Selling of the Pentagon documentary. The full committee endorsed the subcommittee's unanimous recommendation and the case goes to the House floor for possible prosecution by the Justice Department.
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House Commerce Committee
Columbia Broadcasting System
Frank Stanton
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Justice Department
Today’s Chuckle on Degrees Lacking a Job
A witty quip noting many people pursue BA MA MD or PhD yet still lack practical employment or a job, underscoring a humor about education versus work.
Ellsberg Says Secrecy Caused 50000 Deaths in War
Boston AP. Daniel Ellsberg, MIT researcher and former Pentagon analyst, charged that government secrecy has caused 50 000 American and hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese deaths. He criticized executive branch secrecy and said he released the documents. Ellsberg faces federal indictment in Los Angeles for unauthorized possession and gave other study volumes to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
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New York Times
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Launch Hunt For Suspect In Shoot-out
COUNCIL BLUFFS AP Police narrowed the search for a suspect in a bank holdup that killed two people and wounded two others on Wednesday. Officers said a warrant would soon be issued.
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Council Bluffs
Bank Robbery Suspects Shot Dead by Police
A photo on page 4 shows Don Ford of Rock Island Ill and Lt C E Moore a 52 year old officer among those killed in the confrontation with two bank robbery suspects. One suspect Steven F Scott about 29 recently released from a Colorado penitentiary was among the dead. Wounded in the shootings.
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C. E. Moore
Steven F. Scott
Scott
Colorado
Shootings Tied to Bank Robbery in West Side Sequence
Police recount a bank robbery at a First National Bank drive in on the west side followed by a gunfight that left Patrolman Dan Larsen injured and a suspect fleeing toward Omaha. Dora Henderson was held hostage and reportedly struck during the confrontation as officers pursued fleeing suspects and a car crash ended the chase.
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Michael McEvoy
William Hombach
First National Bank
Scott
Dora Henderson
No Agreement Draft Suspended Over Viet War Withdrawal
Draft suspended after House-Senate conferees fail to settle a deadline for American withdrawal from Vietnam. Conference breaks postponed until next Wednesday, risking delayed final action on a two year draft extension. Chaired by Rep F Edward Herbert and Sen John Stennis, talks centered on a nine month withdrawal with prisoner release, but Senate urged retreat while House stood firm.
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House-Senate
Vietnam
Congress
Armed Services Committee
House
Senate
F. Edward Herbert
D-La
John Stennis
D-Miss
Vote at 18 Ratified in Record Time
In record time three fourths of the states approved Amendment No 26 extending voting to all citizens 18 and older. Ohio became the 38th state to ratify, completing the process five months faster than any prior amendment. President Nixon urged young voters to register and vote.
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White House
Nixon
General Services Administration
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Supreme Court
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Alabama
United States
Bureau of the Census
Vietnam talks offer prisoner release linked to U S withdrawal
Paris AP Xuan Thuy chief of North Viet Nam says Hanoi would free all prisoners taken in the Vietnam war if the United States agrees to withdraw all its forces by year end. Gradual releases would occur as withdrawal proceeds.
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U.S
David K. E. Bruce
Nguyen Thi Binh
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Vietnam
South Vietnam
Mrs. Binh
Nixon
Saigon
Bind
Paris
Xuan Thuy
Mixed Reaction to Viet Cong Peace Plan Draws Comment
The White House on Thursday described the new Viet Cong peace plan as having both positive and clearly unacceptable elements according to officials.
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White House
21 U.S. Combat Dead Last Week
Indo China casualties declined with 21 Americans killed in action, 172 wounded and 12 non hostile deaths. The prior week reported 25 killed and 14 non hostile deaths. The total official toll reached 45 321 killed in action 300 510 wounded and 9 622 non hostile deaths.
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