Death Rates Fall In Vietnam Post Bombing Halt
Saigon reports show American battlefield deaths declined by about one third since the November 1968 halt in bombing North Vietnam. Over 62 weeks, 10,958 Americans were killed in action versus 16,463 in the prior period. South Vietnamese and allied casualties rose slightly with renewed fighting near Da Nang and My Lai, including an attack on a refugee camp and shelling along a supply route.
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Saigon
United States
North Vietnam
Lyndon B. Johnson
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Chau Thuan
My Lai
U.S
Postpone UC Dam Planning Meeting
The meeting to organize the French Creek Regional Planning Commission for the Union City reservoir area is postponed to February 4 at 8 p.m. in the Union City High School library. Union City borough secretary Harry Smiley said only four resolutions have been approved and nine subdivisions may decide participation.
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French Creek
Amity
Union Townships
Union City
Wattsburg
Union City High School
GNP leaps to 932.3 billion in 1969 inflation surge
Inflation drives GNP to 932.3 billion in 1969, up 68.6 billion from 1968’s 865.7 billion. Price rises account for about 4.75 points of the 7.75 percent gain, with real output up roughly 3 percent. Analysts caution on recession signals amid strike impacts and slow quarterly gains.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Department
General Electric Co
Russians Win In Nigeria
A global tally backs the Russians as Nigeria’s crisis deepens with a 1966 coup and the Biafran secession, highlighting Africa’s power politics. Nigerians’ tribes and regions faced violence and displacement as Gowon and Ojukwu led opposing factions amid international influence.
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Nigeria
Africa
Yakubu Gowon
Odumwegu Ojukwu
Gowon
Biafra
Nixon may balance budget without new excise taxes
The Nixon administration signals it can write a balanced budget without increased excise taxes on liquor, cigarettes, and gasoline and without speeding up gift and estate tax collection. A Treasury official cautions decisions are not final and budget timing remains fluid, with a target around 200 billion dollars and further Cabinet-driven cuts already ordered.
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Washington
Nixon
Treasury Department
Treasury
Congress
Hand School Duties To Phantom Units
Governor Shafer moves to transfer county school duties to 29 intermediate units while House Bill 40, needed to establish the units, awaits action. Erie County officials warn July 1 deadline if HB40 fails, risking upheaval as HB41 already shifts powers and duties.
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Raymond Shafer
Kenneth Frantz
Erie County
Shafer
House
Senate
General Assembly
Gome
Renewal deadline moved back two months for Fourth Ward plan
The Erie County Redevelopment Authority extended the public hearing deadline for the Fourth Ward urban renewal project to May 1, delaying from March 1. HUD approved the extra two months after Capotis reported on delays including on site work and appraisal work. The Julian Fine company won the appraisal contract at about $2,000.
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Erie County Redevelopment Authority
Chris Capotis
Erie County
Te Authority
Tce
Capotis
Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development
Journal
Corry
HUD
Julian Fine Company
Pittsburg
Fine
Reduced Draft Indicates More Troop Pullouts
Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird signals another sizable Vietnam troop withdrawal by midsummer as overall U.S. armed forces manpower could drop by about 300,000 by June plus potential draft reductions. He linked larger cuts to continued withdrawal pace and budget trims, implying further pullouts between mid-April and July.
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Melvin R. Laird
U.S
Vietnam
Los Angeles
Laird
Nixon
United States
Defense Department
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