United States Tests Viet Lull for Lull Theory
U S officials indicate the United States is reducing large scale offensive sweeps in Vietnam to test the enemy’s willingness to wind down the fighting. They report Saigon command growing more conservative about ground offensives in strongholds like A Shau Valley U Minh Forest and Ca Mau Peninsula as both sides potentially seek a gradual disengagement without formal agreements.
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Hedrick Smith
New York Times News
Washington
United States
Defense Department
Vietnam
Hanoi
Saigon
A Shau
U Minh Forest
Ca Mau
Nixon
State Department
South
Carl Barth
Department
Los Angeles Times
South Vietnam
U.S
France
Soviet Union
North Vietnam
Barth
Mariner 7 Limping Toward Mars Amid Meteorite Hit
Mariner 7 loses directional alignment after a suspected meteorite puncture damaged a pressure tank and caused garbled data from about 20 of 100 channels. The craft tumbles slightly, with a minor trajectory shift and two key channels still critical for the Mars flyby.
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Walter Sullivan
New York Times
Pasadena
Calif
Mariner 7
Mars
Mariser 6
Robert L. Crabtree
Mariner
Earth
Romania Blossoms for Nixon Visit in Bucharest
Bucharest readies a grand welcome for President Nixon with flags along a 12 mile route to the city center. Authorities tightened security as MIG escorts and elaborate preparations marked the first presidential visit to a Communist capital.
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Bucharest
Romania
Nixon
Nicolae Ceausescu
United States
Otopeni
U.S
Air Force One
Pakistan
Ceausescu
Communist Party
Scienteia
American Professors For Peace
Falkville Eyes Water Expansion to Serve New Industries
Falkville has applied to the Farmers Home Administration for 489320 dollars to expand the water system. Coordinator Guy Roberts from the North Central Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission assists Falkville officials, aiming to supply water for hundreds of new customers east of town and attract industries.
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Falkville
Farmers Home Administration
Guy Roberts
Alabama
Planning and Development Commission
Roberts
Town pushes for industrial park on highway access road
Officials seek a $120,000 FHA grant to build an industrial park off a road connecting to I-65 with the rest covered by a loan.
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FHA
Alcoholics Anonymous convention shares raw recovery stories
A Decatur crowd hears testimony from Roger L and others at the Alabama Northwest Florida AA convention. Speakers recountAlcoholism's toll, the loss of friends and family, and the path to sobriety with AA. The piece notes about half survive on the wagon, as readers are urged to see EXPERIENCES On Page 2.
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Roger L
Florida
of Alcoholics Anonymous
Decatur
Monroeville teacher Jacquelyn Hill found near Prattville
Rescue workers recover a partially buried body near Prattville hours after a Monroeville school teacher disappeared July 21. The decomposed remains, not yet identified, were found with a small dog. Hill's toy poodle was last seen with her. Police, investigators, and toxicologist assist in the probe.
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Prattville
Monroeville
Miss Hill
Jacquelyn Ann Hill
Birmingham
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