Nixon Eyes Wider Vietnam Troop Cuts and All Volunteer Army
President Nixon plans further reductions in U.S. troops in Vietnam and the shift to an all volunteer army within a year. He will discuss with Defense Secretary Melvin R. Laird at the Western White House and review final withdrawal figures aiming for 39,000 by Sept. 1. The move to volunteer service follows pay increases and a new draft lottery system to reduce conscription and boost support among young voters.
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San Clemente
Calif
White House
Nixon
Pacific
Laird
U.S
Vietnam
Ronald S
Iegler
Pentagon
Reception Tonight For Rev Kingman
A reception is planned tonight at the Lester Giese home 610 N Indianola Cuero for Rev Perry Kingman Episcopalian minister from Valley City North Dakota visiting to interview for rector of Grace Episcopal Church The vestry will meet at 6 pm before the reception at 7 pm All Grace Church members and interested persons are invited
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Perry Kingman
Cuero
Lester Giese
N. Indianola
Kingman
Valley City
North Dakota
Grace Episcopal Church
Paul Abbott
Corpus Christi
Giese
Gieses
Grace Church
Across the Lake Village Painting Trip and Market Visit
A travel diary style note describes a hotel by a large lake with a mail boat crossing at 8 each morning and a plan to visit primitive villages and Chi Chi Cantenango for a famous market. It mentions painting boats, stamps found, and local villagers with several named families and guests visiting Victoria and nearby towns. A separate note reports a truck trailer crash near Sanguinary Highway Grand Ronde Oregon spilling dried animal blood turned real by rain.
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St. Peter
St. Lucen Toleman
Atillan
Chi Chi Cantenango
Sanguinary
Shriver Halts Campaign Plans To Brain Storm With McGovern
Sen. George S. McGovern will huddle with running mate Sargent Shriver this week for their first extensive campaign planning session. Shriver cancels nearly all appearances except a Detroit visit to meet McGovern as emphasis shifts to a coast to coast blitz after Labor Day.
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George McGovern
Sargent Shriver
McGovern
Nixon
Shriver
Washington
UPI
George S. McGovern
Detroit
Thomas F. Eagleton
Dmo
East St Louis
Peoria
Carbondale
Ill
Des Moines
Iowa
Milwaukee
Wis
Grand Rapids
Charles Guggenheim
Dust storm kills seven and injures ninety six in California
A severe dust storm on Sunday swept up topsoil, causing two massive pileups on State Route 99 and Interstate 5 near Bakersfield. About 80 vehicles collided, seven people died and 96 were injured, with victims treated at three Bakersfield hospitals. Authorities warned the area is extremely dry and another storm could occur.
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Bakersfield
Calif
UPI
San Joaquin Valley
California Highway Patrol
California
Major Smith
Oakland
Jim Gay
Kern County
Smith
Viana
Highway Patrol
Band Parents Booster Club Slates Meeting Tonight
A Band Parents Booster Club meeting is set for August 28 at 7 30 p m in the new high school band hall. All members are urged to attend as the first meeting of the 1972 73 school year will discuss committee planning and concession stand duties at Cuero Gobbler games.
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Band Parents Booster Club
Cuero Gobbler
Irving Enters Prison With Hope Of Parole
Clifford Irving begins a two year sentence at the federal penitentiary in Lewisburg PA hoping for early parole after ten months. He and wife Edith pleaded guilty to conspiracy in the Howard Hughes hoax, with debts, fines, and a $650000 repayment to McGraw Hill.
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Lewisburg
UPI
Clifford Irving
Irving
Howard Hughes
McGraw-Hill
Federal Penitentiary
Edith
Richard Susskind
Hughes
Fernand Legros
Geneva
Legros
Stars attend Nixon party overshadow Oscar crowd
Hollywood stars draw a crowd larger than any Oscar ceremony for the President's show biz event in San Clemente. The Watergate scandal looms as Frank Mankiewicz says it will pull Nixon into the campaign fray.
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San Clemente
Calif -Hollywood
Washington
George McGovern
Frank Mankiewicz
Nixon
Red Cross Conference Slated In Korea By H C Shin
South and North Korea will open their first full Red Cross conference in Pyongyang to aid separated families. A second round in Seoul is planned for Sept 13 with talks alternating capitals. The effort aims to trace relatives, allow visits, exchange letters, and support reunions amid ongoing political dialogue.
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Seoul
UPI
South
North Korea
Red Cross
Pyongyang
Korea
Lee Hu-Rak
Central Intelligence
CIA
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Helen Thomas
Rev. Kingman
George Blackburn
Emanuel Hebert
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Andrea and
Troy Walton
Victoria
Hattie and
Nathan Post
Mary Sue
Dan Williams
Lee
Freeport
Garlan Bauer
D. O. Williams
Bob Bishop
Ronnie Bryant
Ronnie
Chris
Saigon
Haiphong Harbor
South Vietnam
Afl-Cio
Chicago
AFL. Cio
Reykjavik
Iceland
Boris Spassky
Bobby Fischer
Ulster
Belfast
Brussels
Vatican
Jozsef Mindszenty
Sulphur Springs
Canyon
By H.C. Shin
Yoakum
Yorktown
Reuss’ Pharmacy
N. Esplanade
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