Dope Pipeline Through Himalayas Ties War Zone Drugs to Saigon
An Associated Press probe traces a longstanding Southeast Asian narcotics web from Meo poppy fields in the Himalayas through Lao and Thai routes to Saigon. A Chinese-ruled network exploits officials and soldiers, linking opium cultivation to heroin refineries and shipments into the United States, with prices soaring from raw opium to a kilo of heroin sold for ten thousand dollars in Saigon.
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Paris
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Hong Kong
Vientiane
Golden Triangle
Burma
Diers
Chu Chow
Bloodier Riots In Northern Ireland Escalate To 17 Dead
In Belfast gunfire and arson mark the third day of unrest as more than 100 are wounded. Bombs explode. Catholic and Protestant mobs clash while troops seal off West Belfast. Latest victims include a British soldier and several civilians, bringing the toll to 45 for the year.
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Irish Republic
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World Council of Churches
Geneva
Vatican Daily
China fears neighbors more than U S pressure says AP analysis
AP Special Correspondent William L. Ryan reports that after years of denouncing U S imperialism China under Chou En Lai now shows marked fear of Japan and the Soviet Union. Peking worries Japan's economic power and potential militarism while noting Soviet troop concentrations and expanded naval reach, linking these concerns to possible future conflict.
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Cambodian Leader Seeks Dialogue With China For Peace
Cambodian acting Prime Minister Sirik Matak said after a Nixon White House meeting that a constructive dialogue with Communist China could ease Southeast Asia tensions and raise the chance for peace. He urged participation in a Geneva conference only if traitors allied with Peking are not allowed to represent Cambodia and stressed neutrality under the 1954 Geneva accords as the path to ending the war.
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Three Men Rescued As Cabin Cruiser sinks Off Thimble Shoal
In Portsmouth a 36-foot Briarwood II burned and sank after two engine compartment explosions. Owner Abbie B. Greene, 80, and crew Bill Bell, 59, and John C. Ivins, 73, were rescued by the fishing boat Point Arena and later taken to the Coast Guard station at Little Creek. No injuries were reported. The vessel had twin 185 horsepower engines that appeared to run before the blasts.
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Court Seeks City Power To Bar Poor From Public Housing
New Rochelle New York housing authority asks the Supreme Court to allow cities nationwide to bar incoming poor from public housing projects. It argues current waiting periods will rise to 15 or 20 years, harming both migrants and existing residents.
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Ellsberg Removal Order Upheld By Appeals Judge
A U S Court of Appeals judge rejected Dr Daniel Ellsbergs appeal and upheld removal to California to face charges of unauthorized possession of secret government documents The ruling follows a prior district court order for his arraignment in California on August 16 Ellsberg surrendered in Boston after admitting he provided copies of the 47 volume Pentagon papers to news outlets The appellate decision holds he would face no tainted evidence challenge by remaining outside California and keeps the removal order in force
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Frank M. Coffin
Bailey Aldrich
Coffin
U.S. Reassess Aid If Thieu Stands Alone In Saigon
U S sources say Washington would reexamine policy toward South Vietnam if Gen Minh quits the presidential race leaving Nguyen Van Thieu as the sole candidate. Officials deny any plan to withdraw troops by Jan 1 or cut aid by June 30. The Saigon race sparks speculation of coups amid flight uncertainties and rumors of airspace restrictions.
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U.S
United States
South Vietnam
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Big” Minh
Nguyen van Thieuw
White House
Ronald Ziegler
Thieu
Howard Kirchwehm
Nguyen Cao Ky
Minh
Kirchwehm
Fears Data Gathering Prompt Call for Privacy Safeguards
A two citizen panel reviewing the 1970 census warns that computer powered data gathering demands strict privacy. They urge creative vigilance to keep data confidential by separating names from statistics, limiting permanent microfilm records, and forming a privacy advisory group within the Census Bureau. Page 2-A CENSUS.
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Citizens Committee
Census Bureau
Bureau
Jersey City ex mayor gets 15 year federal sentence
Former Jersey City mayor Thomas J. Whelan was sentenced to 15 years in prison for extortion and conspiracy as part of Hudson County crooked officials. Judge Robert Shaw blasted the rot set by the organization that enriched itself. Co-defendant Thomas Flaherty received bail and they all appealed, resigning after conviction and heading to federal detention in New York.
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Dollar Holds On In Europe As Dealers See Overvaluation
In Frankfurt and Zurich the U.S. dollar steadied on Tuesday while traders noted it remains ailing and overvalued. Prices were steady in London and Paris as gold pulled back from peaks reached Monday. European dealers warn a fresh wave of American forecasts could revive dollar weakness and expect potential U.S. action per a House Senate subcommittee report.
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Weather readings from station atop Register Building
Virginia forecast calls for variable cloudiness and thunderstorms by Wednesday afternoon and night. Warm with highs around 36. Low Wednesday night near 70. Thursday showers likely early, mainly south, then partly sunny and not as warm with highs in the 90s. North Carolina sees partly cloudy skies with scattered showers through Thursday. Wednesday night lows in the 60s to 70s. Wednesday highs around 80 in the mountains, 80s elsewhere. Thursday highs near 30s.
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