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Danville Register

Location

Danville, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 27, 1970

Page

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U S Presses Hanoi For Full Official POW List

The Defense Department pressed North Vietnam for a complete official identification of all prisoners of war and missing persons. Hanoi says its list is complete, but Washington calls it incomplete and unacceptable due to missing names and civilians.

Washington Defense Department Hanoi North Vietnam New York United States Pentagon Asst Defense Daniel Z. Henkin Henkin

Plasminogen deficiency linked to heart attack risk

A study from Orange County Medical Center followed 30 myocardial infarction patients and 100 normals, finding 40 percent lacked plasminogen, an anticlotting enzyme. Researchers urge a blood test for at risk groups to guide preventive measures. regular exercise may boost enzyme levels.

Orange County Calif Bick

Truckers Reject Contract Pact Amid Citywide Strike

The Truckers Truck Drivers Union urged members to reject the five cartage associations contract offer. Ballots mailed June 11 followed mediation by J Curtis Counts. Major food chains and a sixth cartage group granted wage demands. 1 350 independent trucking firms signed new contracts while Sears Midwest earnings fell due to disrupted shipments. Chicago drivers negotiate separately from national talks. A national pact increased wages by 1 10 over 39 months, renegotiable if Chicago drivers gain more.

J. Curtis Counts Independent Union Teamsters Sears Roebuck & Co Midwest Chicago

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Byrd supporters press delegates at Virginia GOP convention

The Virginia Republican gathering features Byrd backers urging delegates to nominate a Republican and predicted Byrd may switch to the GOP. Senator Robert Dole urged electing leaders who will back the President on war and domestic issues as Byrd Airport in Richmond looms in the backdrop.

Republican Party Virginia Holton Harry Dent White House Dent Lawrence Lewis Republicans For Byrd Byrd Joel T. Broyhill Broyhill Senate Washington Ray L. Garland Virginia House of Delegates Byrd Forces Garland Kenneth L. Haggerty Arlington Darrell Branstetter Robert Dole R Kan Richmond Byrd Airport Dole Nixon

UN Leans Toward Peace Efforts At Indochina Middle East Forum

At a UN gathering 15 speakers pushed for rapid peace in Indochina and a just Middle East settlement. U Thant urged early Chinese involvement. Romanian and Liberian officials pressed for limits on military actions and a UN standing emergency force. Others backed German reunification talks and placing the UN at the center of world affairs.

U.N U Thant Indochina Middle East People’s Republic of China World Organization Corneliu Manescu United Nations Angie Brooks Senate Amintore Fanfani Miss Brooks Fanfani Carlos P. Roulo

Dubcek Ousted Amid Czech Crisis and Party Purge

Rumors of Dubcek’s removal spread from Ankara to Prague as the 11 member party presidium expelled him with confirmation by the 150 member central committee. Husak warned of politically accountable rightists and called for a purge while Miloslav Hruskovic moved from deputy premier to central committee secretary.

Prague Dubcek CTK Husak Czechoslovakia Central Committee Miloslav Hruskovic

Senate members debate Cooper-Church language on war powers

The discussion centers on presidential authority and Congress’s war powers. Javits warns the Cooper-Church amendment could allow presidential actions for Marines abroad, while Church and Griffin insist the language clarifies existing constitutional powers. The debate hints at future constitutional amendments and greater congressional consultation before military action.

United States Javits Nepal Congress Church Cooper‘Church Robert P. Griffin Michigan Cambodia Senate

Postal theft crackdown and new mail flight security plan

Congress pressures the Post Office to halt mail theft now totaling about 2 million dollars monthly. The plan requires carriers to use covered carts between airport terminals and aircraft within 30 days after next week’s meeting. Fines scale from 50 to 1000 dollars per piece depending on losses.

Devlin appeal rejected amid Northern Ireland unrest

In Belfast crowds clash as troops clash with rioters injuring nine soldiers and eight more in another district. Miss Devlin loses her appeal against conviction for incitement to riot and rioting with her exile set for four months and a public protest planned at Armagh women's prison.

Belfast Orange Order Armagh Miss Devlin Lord McDermott Northern Ireland House of Lords Bogside Britain London Sir Dingle Foot Armagh Women’s

Syria claims heavy losses in clash with Israel

Syria says its forces destroyed 35 Israeli tanks 32 halftracks three observation posts two radar stations 11 public safety items and one rocket unit claiming 230 Israeli soldiers killed or wounded and 11 Israeli planes downed. Both sides report air combat and shelling amid a major cease fire faceoff near Damascus and the Golan Heights.

Syria Israel Middle East U.S Damascus Tel Aviv Golan Heights Rafid Alitalia Qatana Kiswah Seijen

Richmond desegregation case debates neighborhood schools plan

Judge Merhige weighs HEW Richmond desegregation proposals urging a rule of reason and noting the plan yields limited integration. He criticizes the neighborhood school approach and cites a dual system shaped by discriminatory practices among local state and federal authorities.

County N. C Richmond Merhige HEW East End Chesterfield County

Battle Reports Mixed as U.S. Units Withdraw from Cambodia Edge

Reports say fighting near Oudong and Long Vek is sparse while a path to Battambang is blocked by a battle near Long Vek. The U.S. 1st Air Cavalry Division's 2nd Brigade returns to Vietnam with 500 plus men as all U.S. ground troops pull back from Cambodia's eastern border within five days. Casualties total 330 killed and 1,490 wounded for Cambodian operations to date, with allied losses and enemy kill counts noted.

Oudong Long Vek Cambodia Battambang Pruthinnsa Fawn UPL U.S Saigon 1St Air Cavalry Division Vietnam Cambhalia Henri Huer Fish Hook South Vietnam Huet 101St Airborne Division Hue U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division

Draft offices flood with mail as cam paigns bog system down

The Selective Service System says deliberate campaigns send junk mail to choke the draft process. Curtis Tarr authorizes 200 000 postcard replies and 500 000 more next week to acknowledge filing or reference laws while urging personal handling of legitimate queries.

Washington Selective Service National Headquarters Curtis W. Tarr Tarr

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