Navy Puts New TV Bomb In Use Near North Vietnam
The U S Navy announced a new one ton video bomb named Fat Albert is in use against North Vietnam. It is an improved Walleye variant with a nose TV camera and direct-hit capability. Six Fat Alberts scored direct hits and damaged bridges and buildings. The ground war around Quang Tri saw 114 North Vietnamese deaths and eight wounded as Saigon drives toward the city amid clashes and a helicopter crash.
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Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
Navy
Marland W. Towsend
Townsend
Radio Hanoi
South Vietnam
Quang Tri
Quang Tri City
Soviet Strela Missile Reshapes Vietnam War Tactics
Hanoi introduced the infrared Strela heat seeking missile, rapidly affecting U S and South Vietnamese air operations around An Loc and Highway 13. Military reports cite losses of helicopters and planes, with pilots adopting low level flight, autorotation, and thermite grenades or flares to counter the weapon. The weapon’s impact prompts changes in patrols and response measures as U S airpower adjusts to the new threat.
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Saigon
Hanoi
U.S
Strela
An Loc
Highway 13
Midway
Milk Board halts move to cut prices in Pittsburgh
HARISBURG Pa AP The Milk Marketing Board suspended hearings on a Pittsburgh area dairy cooperative bid to lower consumer milk prices. The session broke into shouting as attorneys clashed over access to board records, with Simmons seeking files and the board staff resisting. Simmons threatened Commonwealth Court action to obtain the documents.
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Milk Board
Harhisburg, Pa
Milk Marketing Board
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Area
Harry Xapleaas
Renee Ean
Paul A. Simmons
Morris L. Blanding
Simmons
Monongahela
Willis F. Daniels
Kapleau
Daniels
Commonwealth Court
Board
McGovern Urges Unity After Dramatic Nomination Night
Democratic nominee George McGovern called for unity beyond fury and frustration to defeat Nixon. Introduced by Edward Kennedy and joined by Eagleton and rivals, he spoke at a jammed Miami Beach hall after a long night of victory celebrations and planned early duties with House and State Campaign committees and a fundraising group before returning to Washington.
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Miami Beach
Fla
George McGovern
White House
Nixon
South Dakota
America
McGovern
Edward
Eagleton Named McGovern Vice Presidential Pick at Convention
At the Democratic National Convention in Miami Beach, the party endorsed Sen. George McGovern’s choice of Sen. Thomas Eagleton as running mate after a day of strategic talks and list rumors. Reports tied other names to consideration, with Eagleton emerging as front runner following Ted Kennedy’s decision not to run. The roll call confirmed Eagleton as the No. 2 on the ticket as McGovern pledged to unify the campaign against Nixon in 1972.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Thomas F
Eagleton
McGovern
George McGovern
Landrieu
Democratic National Committee
Lawrence F. O'Brien
Jean Westwood
Utah
O'Brien
South Dakota
Hubert H. Humphrey
Edmund 5. Muskie
Henry M. Jackson
Shirley Chisholm
Terry Sanford
Missouri
White House
Richard Nixon
George C. Wallace
Quorum Sought for Joint Housing Hearing on South Center Plan
A joint public hearing by the Zoning Board of Adjustment and City Council on a proposed 50 unit housing development along South Center hill will occur July 20 at 7 p.m. in Council Chambers. Erie County Judge Lindley McClelland ordered the session after a suit by the Concerned Homeowners Association citing sewer cost impacts and R-1 area downgrade concerns.
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Zoning Board of Adjustment
City Council
South Center Street Hill
Erie County
Lindley McClelland
Concerned Homeowners Association
South Center
Douglas Rozelle
Zoning Board
Britain Launches Offensive Against IRA in Belfast
Gun battles raged through the night in Catholic districts of Belfast as the British army abandoned a low profile and moved to seize the IRA stronghold of Andersonstown. Three soldiers and three civilians were killed, with the toll reaching 16 since Wednesday and 452 in three years of Northern Ireland violence. The invasion, ordered by William Whitelaw, marked a reversal of policy aimed at easing Catholic support for the IRA, and sparked further clashes across Ardoyne Falls Road Ballymurphy New Lodge and Divis.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Andersonstown
IRA
Londonderry
Bogside
Greggan
Britain
William Whitelaw
Army Headquarters
Ardoyne
Falls Road
Ballymurphy
New Lodge
Divis
Autopsy Ordered For Rochester Man Found By Creek
ERSE AP reports Frederick Rode, 44, was found beneath a Four-Mile Creek bridge near Rochester. A deputy coroner ordered an autopsy. police say no foul play is evident and speculate he may have fallen from the bridge after riding a freight train toward Tulsa.
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ERSE
Rochester
N.Y
Four-Mile Creek
Here
Frederick Rode
Rhode
Buffalo
Tulsa
Oklo
Toll call charges drop for Corry area due to EAS
Long distance calls between Corry Spartansburg and Corry Union City will switch to local calls starting September 17 subject to PUC approval. General Telephone reports a company poll in September 1970 found a majority in Spartansburg and Union City favoring EAS. Monthly rates will rise for Spartansburg and Union City customers.
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Corry
Spartansburg
Union City
Public Utility Commission
William J. Schilling
Northern Division
General Telephone
EAS
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Democratic Party
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Hiep Ca
Nan Hung
Cincinnati
Ohio
Detroit
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Clay
Florida
Reubin Askew
Connecticut
Abraham Ribicoff
Sen
Thomas Eagleton
Board State Housing Hearing
Sherbrooke
Que
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