Nineteen Sailors Die As Gun Turret Explosion Strikes Ship
On the U S 7th Fleet cruiser Newport News an explosion ripped through a gun turret. Nineteen sailors were killed and ten injured as the blast occurred near Da Nang. The cause is under investigation and the ship remains near Quang Tri Province in the IEMZ area.
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Saigon
Associated Press
Navy
Dennis Neeld
U.S
7Th Fleet
da Nang
Newport Newslam
Nown
Pied
Quang Tri
Mont
Emilitarized Zone
Cua Viet River
Quang Tai City
Newport News
Norfolk
Vietnam
North
South
Hanphong
Haiphong
James J .L. Holloway
Forrestalian
Gulf of Tonkin
Laird Defends Civilian Control Over Military
Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird said civilian control remains effective and rejected calls for civilian officials in each major command. He spoke after unauthorized North Vietnam raids and noted joint chiefs reporting to the defense secretary. The Lavelle case prompted debates on control, but officials said the system is sound and capable of preventing escalation to nuclear actions.
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Warrenton
Melvin R. Laird
North Vietnam
Laird
Joing Chiefs of Staff
Secretary of Defense
Air Force
John D. Lavelle
Nixon
Senate Armed Serves Committee
John C. Stennis
Dmiss
Richard Schlyeiker
R-Pa
Joint Chiefs
Adm
Thomas H. Moorer
Moore
Moorer
Nixon Signs Arms Pact Amid War Danger Debate
Three American pilots freed from North Vietnamese camps undergo tests and debriefing at U S military hospitals as Nixon presses for arms limitation with the Soviets. He signs a congressional resolution backing the interim Moscow accord to curb offensive missiles for five years. The Senate adds an equality clause on weapon numbers. POWs remain under military custody. one pilot, Gartley, is reported healthy and dining with family. See POWs, Page 28.
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Associated Press
United States
Naval Hospital
St. Albans
Queens
N.Y
Navy
Mark Gartley
Norris Charles
Washington
Nixon
Moscow
Capitol Hil
Senate
Balboa Naval
San Diego
Calif
Air Force
Edward K
Elias
Maxwell Air
Sea Force Base
Montgomery
Jiet Gnion
Gartley
Henry
Jackson
D-Wash
Cmdr
Henry C. Bowman
Bowman
Intercontinental Strate
Gergic
Ald Gartler
Soviet Union
Olga Charles
Spi Iks
Geneva
White House
McGovern Attacks Nixon On City Aid In War Drive
Senator George McGovern walked Baltimore streets accusing Nixon of ignoring city needs to finance the Vietnam war while Agnew campaigned in Louisiana and the South. McGovern urged funds for urban needs as Agnew prepared a broader GOP push with a three state tour. The day included a rally at Baltimore City Fair where McGovern abandoned his prepared speech to press Vietnam funding questions.
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McGovern
Nixon
Agnew
Don McLeod
George McGovern
Baltimore
Spiro T. Agnew
Magnolia
Louisiana
Sargent Shriver
Vietnam
Raleigh Woman's Editor Among Victims in Neuse River Killings
Patricia Grimes and Peter Williams Jr. were found shot to death at Raleigh Beach resort area near an abandoned mill on the Neuse River. Grimes, 24, recently joined the Times as a women's page editor, while Williams, 27, was a sales associate at Williams & Haywood Inc. Both were Raleigh natives with local educations. Chief Deputy L W Kelly said both had been shot multiple times. a suspect arrest of the Real Estate Man was reported.
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Sauna
Tia
Raleigh
Times
Neuse
Neuse River
Patricia Grimes
Peter Pecond
Williams
Williams & Haywood, Inc
Acres
Williams Jr
Virginia
Epis
Wake County
L. W. Kelly
Senate amends Social Security bill amid retirement age clash
The Senate voted 29 to 25 to cut retirement age from 62 to 80 and to lower widows benefits age from 60 to 55, with $1.7 billion cost. Byrd rider proposes test plans for welfare children while Hartke seeks chronic kidney disease disability coverage affecting about 9,000 Americans yearly.
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Washington
Senate
Senate House
Byrd
Harry F. Byrd Jr
India
Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
Russell B. Long
D-La
Vance Hartke
David
Hartke
Lynn Led Benefit For Kentucky Mine Disaster Orphans
Miss Lynn organized a Louisville benefit to aid children left fatherless by the December 30 1970 Hyden Kentucky coal mine explosion. She says about 91 000 was raised last year but much of it allegedly went to parents, while widows pressed for more direct aid to children’s schooling and needs. The report notes continued funds and calls for better distribution.
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Louisville
Lynn
Lol
Kentucky
Hyden
Japan China rapprochement aims at Asia peace
Tokyo reports Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka says a new Japan China accord should bring peace and stability to Asia. He notes the lack of friendly ties with mainland China as a chief source of regional instability and plans a special envoy to Southeast Asia to explain the pact. The US Japan security treaty remains unaffected according to Tanaka.
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Tokyo
Minland
China
Beister Kakuei
Tanaka
Japan
United
Oki
Chou
Asia
Nawa
En Lai
Sup
United States-Japan
Taiwan
Peking
Two More Die In Violence In Ulster
In Belfast a civilian was killed by a car bomb and a British soldier shot by a sniper. The blast wounded 18 and damaged shops as tens of thousands marched in protest. Earlier a soldier died in Ardoyne and a stretcher bearer was wounded. The death toll in Northern Ireland’s sectarian violence rose to 587.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Ardoyne
Shankill Road
Stormont Castle
van ‘Guard
Loy
Patricia McKay
Falls Road
Hanoi Writer Recalls 49 Days Covering POW Release
AP Special Correspondent Peter Arnett details his 49 day stay in Hanoi reporting the release of three American prisoners. He describes tense encounters with North Vietnamese officials, their objections to certain references, and the effort to balance foreign reporting with official sensitivities.
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Peter Arnell
New York
Haepoi
North Vietnam
Peter Arnett
Lieu
Hoa Binh
Liew
Mr. Arnett
Democratic Republic of
Vietnam
Hanoi
Fas Shere
Weather Readings From Atap Register Building
Virginia forecast Sunday shows partly sunny and warmer conditions with highs in the upper 60s to mid 70s and cooler nights in the 40s to 50s. Mountains may reach upper 60s, lower elevations in the 70s, and southeast coast around the low 70s. North Carolina notes considerable sunshine but cooler, with highs in the upper 50s inland and low 70s along the coast. Monday brings partly cloudy skies.
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Virginia
Nortit
Carolina
Downtown Weather Log Snapshot From Weekend
A downtown weather log records Saturday night temperatures from 57 at 7pm to 50 by 1am Sunday with barometer around 2.91 inches and wind mainly from the south southwest. Sunday shows a high of 72 with a low near 50 and trace precipitation, noting a 24 hour rain total of about 0.13 inches.
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South Vietnam
Jlo
Saigor
Maryland
Mcnavern
Miss Grimes
Kelly
Neuse River Resort
Copal School
The
University ‘of North Carolina
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Times Whout
Summer
Nicole Jones
Queen Anme
Toledo
Ohio
Lefi
Peking Rey
Toyko
Shanghai
Ulster
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