U S Thai Force Nears Viet Level
U S Air Force reinforcements in Thailand push total personnel to about 48 000 to 49 000, closely mirroring U S strength in South Vietnam as Nixon says Vietnam troop levels will drop to 39 000 by September 1. The expansion includes base reopenings at Takhli Nam Phong and new refueling and fighter units across multiple airstrips.
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Bangkok
Thailand
U.S
South Vietnam
Nixon
Vietnam
Thanom Kittikachorn
National Executive Council
Air Force
Takhli
Nam Phong
da Nang
Korat
Udorn
Abol
Kanomn Phanom
On the Road to Quang Tri a Battle Near La Vang
North Vietnamese gunners delayed until the last pontoon was in place before shelling a bridge near Quang Tri City. A T54 tank and 130mm gun roared from La Vang as refugees fled. A French photographer was wounded. Maj. Me and Maj. Furrow led a task force toward Quang Tri amid shelling and heavy casualties.
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Quang Tri
Vietnam
Quang Tri City
la Vang
Furrow
Maj. Me
Warplanes Pummel North Vietnamese Bunkers Near Quang Tri City
U S Navy fighter bombers hit bunkers south of Quang Tri City to clear a path for South Vietnamese paratroopers advancing on the provincial capital. About 200 North Vietnamese troops were entrenched in bunkers as air strikes continued. Casualties: 180 NVA and 10 S Vietnamese killed or wounded. On the Hue front, 122mm shells felled the city. Saigon reports 208 NVA killed and 45 weapons captured along the Cambodian border. four South Vietnamese dead and 31 wounded.
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Saigon
Quang Tri City
Associated Press
Dennis Neeld
Gail Farrow
Urbana
Ohio
Neeld
Ngo Quang Truong
Hue
Saigon Command
Family Mourns Sunday Portrait Carrier at Vietnamese Funeral
A sister in Can Givec bears a portrait during a funeral as the Meing town witnesses a buildup of Air Force and Marine personnel moving from Vietnam. About 5,000 Army troops maintain supply lines to Sattahip port near Utapao, while most airmen operate over Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. Officials keep the U.S. air operations secret with restricted base entry and orders to not speak to reporters.
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Binh
Can Givec
Meing
Vietnam
United States
Sattahip
Utapao
North Vietnam
Laos
South Vietnam
Thailand
U.S
Autopsy Results Expected Today in Child Death
In Chattanooga officials anticipate an autopsy conclusion on Delores Dale Collins, seven, of Hartselle connected to suspected Rocky Mountain spotted fever. The child died Tuesday at T C Thompson Children’s Hospital. funeral is set for 2 p.m. at Fairview Baptist Church, Addison. Erlanger Hospital reported initial results inconclusive.
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Chattanooga
Hartselle
Delores Dale Collins
Frank Collins
T. C. Thompson Children's Hospital
Fairview Baptist Church
Addison
Erlanger Hospital
Austin High Teachers Named Leaders of Secondary Education
Three Austin High School educators, M. Dean McMinn, Clarence William Brunner, and Mrs. Arthel P. Frith, were chosen as Leaders of American Secondary Education for 1972 by Dr. J. W. Sailors. The national honor reflects their professional and civic achievements.
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Austin
J. W. Sailors
M. Dean McMinn
Clarence William Brunner
Arthel P. Frith
Nixon aides push plan to curb meat price rise
Treasury Secretary George Shultz met 16 supermarket executives and top inflation officials in Washington and forecast meat price relief within months. He planned talks with farmers and farm suppliers and noted possible "better buys" ideas to show consumer price differences among beef, chicken, and fish while rejecting producer price controls.
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Washington
Nixon
Treasury
George Shultz
Shultz
Cost of Living Council
Virginia Knauer
Council of Economic Advisors
Herbert Stein
Treasury Department
Tomb for Vietnam Unknown Dead Planned at Arlington
Arlington plans a $15,000 tomb for Vietnam unknowns to be built this fall, though no unidentified Vietnam soldier is known to exist. If a grave is found, the tomb will be used. otherwise it remains unused. The site, near WW II and Korean War unknowns, follows Nixon calls for such a memorial amid a major renovation with $2 million in Congress funds.
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Washington
America
Arlington National Cemetery
U.S
Robbie R. Beller
Arlington
Beller
Nixon
Eisenhower
Korea
Congress
Vietnam
McGovern delays welfare plan until after Democratic nominating
George McGovern postpones unveiling a revised welfare reform plan until after the Democratic National Convention. A spokesman cited avoiding convention clutter while aiming to close tax loopholes and boost revenue, with the plan now tied to securing the nomination.
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Gregg Herrington
Washington
George McGovern
McGovern
Sen
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Humphrey
California
Yale
James Tobin
Economic Brain Trust
Oklahoma City
GM Reports Record Sales Across First Half of Year
General Motors reports a record six month total of 2,936,963 vehicles driven by a 67 percent rise in passenger car sales to 450,872 in June and a 32.1 percent jump in commercial vehicles to 106,922. GM foresees 1972 as a peak year for the auto industry while American Motors posts eight year highs and a 19 percent first half gain.
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Detroit
General Motors Corp
Ford Motor Co
Chrysler Corp
General Motors
Mack W. Worden
American Motors Corp
Auto Giant
Knox Receives Possession Conviction At Hearing
Tommy Knox, 21, of 804 4th Ave SE, pleaded guilty in Morgan County Circuit Court to unlawful possession of marijuana and not LSD sales as previously reported. He was fined 1000 dollars and sentenced to 12 months hard labor on probation, with probation continued and a psychological examination ordered. Dec. 22, 1961. Also noted: since then 45,791 GIs killed in action and 1,124 Americans missing in action.
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Tommy Knox
4Th Ave. SE
Morgan County
Knox
Bernstein On Words Shaft and Word Misuse
Commentary on slang progression with notes on shaft meaning to victimize and its acceptability. Discusses tautology errors and misuses of climax and crescendo with etymology and original senses. Concludes with brief author attribution.
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Theodore M. Bernstein
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Non Han
Ubol
Gulf of Siam
Kakuei Tanaka
Liberal-Democratic
Wednesday
House of Representatives
Japan
By Holger Jensen
Raymond Thomann
Maj
le Vance
Capt
Kontum
An Loc
My Chanh
Nguyen Thai Binh
Hanoi
Delta
Bernstein
Shaft
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