Close Pacification Training Center Closes After Five Years
Washington AP reports that economic pressure and waning U.S. funding lead to the shutdown of the Vietnam Training Center after five years of classes in language, history, and government for advisers in CORDS. The center produced 1,845 graduates, a mix of military and civilian personnel, while dissenters question language skills and cultural fit among some graduates.
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Washington
U.S
Vietnamy
Vietnam Training Center
Vietnam
Civil Operations and Rural Development Support Organization
CORDS
State Department
Army
World Relations Summit Signals Subtle Soviet Shifts
AP Special Correspondent William L. Ryan dissects the Nixon Brezhnev talks. The piece weighs whether Brezhnev’s leadership hints at detached Soviet secrecy, a new consumer economy drive, and a cautious detente. It notes Moscow’s pragmatism over idealism, the risk to military restraint, and possible slow impact on Vietnam and the Middle East.
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William L. Ryan
Kremlin
Middle East
Vietnam
Nixon
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Moscow
United States
Brezhnev
West
Red Star
NATO
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Pollution Threats to Reggio Calabria Mayor Over Clean City
Police investigate mailed threats and phone calls aimed at Mayor Fortunato Licandro. An anonymous sender blames him for pollution and neglect of public gardens and greenery, demanding a cleaner and greener city.
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Reggio Calabria
Italy
Fortunato Licandro
Reggio
Presque Isle Lakes Pass Pollution Test
Erie County health officials report Lake Erie beaches and inland lake shores have water quality within state guidelines for swimming. Samples began May 1 and all Peninsula and inland beach tests met acceptable limits, with ongoing monitoring planned through summer to maintain quality.
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Gerald Allender
Erie County Department of Health
Division of Sanitary Engineering
Lake Erie
Allender
Lake
Presque Isle Peninsula
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources
Presque Isle State Park
County Health Department
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Caught Red
Stockholm
Sweden
Teachers’ College
Styers
West Smith Street
Soviet Union
Desmond’s Electrical Contractors
Corry, PA
Star Memorial Works Sales Room
Main Street
Columbus, Penna
Victor N. Cragg
Harold Mallery
Mrs
Nancy Gifford
Victor N. Craig
Dukeland
Hamburg
Blue Boy
Weo
W. Smith Street Plaza
Presque Isle Lakes
Ats
Roberts
Columbus
Homelite
Wendel’s
Buffalo Road
Erie
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