Citadel II Target for Second Try in Quang Tri Assault
South Vietnamese marine replacements press toward Quang Tri fortress in a two pronged push, nearing the citadel walls as North Vietnamese reinforcements flood in. A colonel cites 200 NVA reinforcements inside the fortress and 600 men total if at full strength, with a third battalion fighting outside. Artillery from Soviet 130mm guns pounds Marine positions as plans for a ground assault grow clearer.
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Saigon
Quang Tri
Warning On Bug Control Units Warns on certain bug killer products
Consumers Union warned against using bug killing floor waxes shelf papers and vaporizing strips. The magazine says these products release dangerous chemicals long after application. Shell No-Pest Strip spokesman disputes safety claims. EPA seized 13 shipments of Aeroseal and warned of interstate commerce violations. The Vaporette Vapor Action Pest Strip status unclear. All strips contain insecticide dichlorvos. Shelf papers from Miller Industries and Paper Products named in the notice.
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Consumers Union
Consumer Reports
Aeroseal
Aeroseal Corp
Camp Hill
Vaporette
Vaporette Chemical Corp
Dallas
Environmental Protection Agency
McGovern Backs Eagleton as Ticket Shakeup Intensifies
McGovern, under pressure to drop running mate Eagleton, says he remains supportive and will meet Eagleton Monday night to reassess the situation. The duo spoke after Eagleton returned to his hometown of Rapids City for a rally, with McGovern noting no final decision until their talks.
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George McGovern
South Dakota
Eagleton
Black Hills
Custer
Rapids City
British Moving in Bulldozer Tanks In Northern Ireland
British forces deploy bulldozer tanks and two navy assault ships to Northern Ireland as 21,000 troops ready to strike IRA strongholds. Whitelaw warns barricades must fall. IRA and UDA withstand the pressure. Armored gear and ship support expand security cordons across the province amid a major deployment.
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Northern Ireland
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William Whitelaw
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Armagh
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Fearless
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Trace Source of Eagleton Report to Ex Ambassador
Washington AP The source of the claim that Sen Thomas Eagleton faced drunken driving charges was True Davis a former U S ambassador to Switzerland. Davis disclosed in a CBS interview that he did not intend to publicize the information and he later destroyed the photo stats.
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Washington
Jack Anderson
Thomas Eagleton
Missouri
True Davis
U.S
Switzerland
Davis
CBS
Anderson
Mrs Piper Rescued After $1 Million Ransom Chase
Mrs Piper, 49, kidnapped from an Orono estate by two heavyset men, was found chained to a tree 150 miles from Duluth after her husband paid a $1 million ransom. FBI and six states joined the search. she was unharmed, though tired, and returned home in mid afternoon.
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UPI
Aland
Piper
Morrison
H. C. Piper, Jr
Duluth
John Morrison
Pipers
FBI
Australian Kerry Wells Crowned Miss Universe 1967
Kerry Anne Wells, a 20 year old Perth weather presenter and model, won Miss Universe 1967 at Dorado Puerto Rico. Finalists were from Brazil Venezuela Israel and England. Spanning 60 entrants, the pageant drew an estimated 400 million TV viewers. Police guarded the ceremony amid Puerto Rico Socialist Party picketing nearby.
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Puerto Rico
Australia
Kerry Anne Wells
Perth
Miss Wells
Cerromar Beach
Socialist Party
San Juan
Hawaii
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Iowa GOP embraces broad platform tied to Ray agenda
Republican leaders unveiled a wide yet cautious platform praising Gov. Robert Ray and the GOP controlled Iowa Legislature. It calls for limited changes including a more liberal abortion law and full adult rights for 18 year olds. Maurice Baringer chairs a 32 member committee drafting the document for the Des Moines convention.
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UPI
Republican Party
Robert D. Ray
G.O.P
Iowa
Maurice Baringer
Baringer
Republicans Propose Broad Iowa Platform Reforms
The platform advocates school aid, taxation and spending reform plus government reorganization. It includes a mild abortion plank shifting focus to conscience and health, extending full voting rights to 18-year-olds, a Vietnam veteran bonus fund, raised civil rights commission funding, and injunction powers in housing cases. It calls for studying landlord tenant inequities, adjusting aid to dependent children, and linking low income support to non desertion by fathers. It favors scientific drug control updates, responsible parental oversight of medications, a framework for public employee bargaining, a professional standards board for teachers, four year terms for top officials, a governor lieutenant governor team, compulsory statewide voter registration, and anti tax increases unless essential.
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Ray
Iowa Civil Rights Commission
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