MIRVs and Soviet Tests Stir Debate Over Arms Pact
A new Pentagon analysis suggests Soviet MIRV development is further along than previously believed, capable of independent targeting and potentially destroying missile silos. U S plans to continue testing face criticism in Congress and from allies as Rogers warns talks may gain new inspection challenges.
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William Beecher
New York Times News Service
Washington
Pacific
Administration
United States
Pentagon
U. S
Congress
William P. Rogers
Soviet Union
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Rogers
U.S
Fire kills entire Parkersburg family amid eight room home
In Parkersburg West Virginia a blaze killed the parents and 10 of their children while a grandfather escaped through a bathroom window. A teenage boy Roger Bailey 13 and his sister Susan 15 watched the disaster unfold as the eight room frame house was leveled in about 45 minutes. The family lived in a $48 a month home. See 12 On Page 5.
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Parkersburg
W.va
Roger Bailey
Susan
Gobble Named Interim President at Athens College
Dr. Luther L. Gobble, 76, former president of two Methodist colleges, will take the Athens College interim presidency starting July 1 after visiting the campus with his wife. He arrives from Greensboro North Carolina where he retired as Greensboro College president and previously led Lambuth College in Jackson Tennessee. The board notes his favorable impression and a search will pick a permanent president over the next year.
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Athens
Luther L. Gobble
Athens College
R. Carl. Martin
Dr. Gobble
Greensboro
N. C
Greensboro College
Lambuth College
Jackson, Tenn
Athens Campus
Gobble
Martin
Banks Hike Prime Rate to Historic High 82 Percent
The nation’s top banks raise the prime rate to 82 percent from 72 percent effective immediately. The move signals tighter lending conditions and higher borrowing costs for major customers.
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New York
Laird Says Vietnam Pullout Moves U S Closer To Peace
Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird announced Nixon’s plan to pull 25 000 troops from Vietnam brings the United States nearer to peace. He noted a joint service task force will decide which units depart early July with reserves to Okinawa or Hawaii ready to move if needed.
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Associated Press
Washington
Melvin R. Laird
Nixon
Vietnam
United States
Midway
Laird
Southeast Asia
U.S
South Vietnam
Joint Service
Okinawa
Hawaii
Pacific Command
Cancer Kills Robert Taylor
Hollywood star Robert Taylor dies of cancer at 57 after a 35 year career. He rose to fame opposite Irene Dunne in Magnificent Obsession and Greta Garbo in Camille and shared credits with many leading ladies and stars including Barbara Stanwyck with whom he was married for 11 years.
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Hollywood
Robert Taylor
The
Nebraskan
Irene Dunne
Greta Garbo
Jean Harlow
Ava Gardner
Elizabeth Taylor
Myrna Loy
Joan Crawford
Hedy Lamarr
Lana _ Turner
Katharine Hepburn
Greer Garson
Lawrence Grocer Slain and Wife Shot in Moulton Case
Lawrence County authorities search for a .22 pistol believed used to kill Louis Lane 57 and critically wound his wife Mary Lou Lane 42 in their Landersville apartment near a grocery. Sun morning investigation follows autopsy findings of three gunshot wounds. Wayne, their three year old son, is unharmed.
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Moulton
Lawrence County
Landersville
Louis Lane
Ray Little
Mt. Hope
Mary Lou Lane
Harvey Elliott
Lane
U S Saigon Tie Affirmed After Midway Summit
President Nixon moved to trim U S troop levels in Vietnam by 25 000 while President Thieu voiced strong Washington Saigon solidarity after a summit on Midway Island Thieu dismissed talk of serious policy rifts and pledged unity in pursuing peace efforts.
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Midway Island
Nixon
U.S
Vietnam
Washington- Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
mid-Pacific
United States
Saigon
Thieu
Four Boys Drown In Catfish Pond
Four boys, three of them brothers, drowned Sunday in a small catfish pond near Dothan Alabama. State Trooper Wallace Cameron said none could swim and a deep ditch in the pond contributed to the tragedy. Victims were J. C. Mathews 15 Willie James Mathews 14 Johnny Riley Mathews 12 and cousin Jessie Frank Mathis 12 all from Dothan routes. Parents reported them missing and rescue crews recovered the bodies about 4:30 a.m. local time after search efforts by multiple agencies.
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Dothan
Alabama
Wallace Cameron
Cameron
J. C. Mathews
Willie James Mathews
Johnny Riley Mathews
Rte. 7
Jessie Frank Mathis
Rte. 1
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Philpot
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Savage
Racer
Mickey Trammell
Moarow
Athens Limestone Hospital
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Supreme Court
Hamburg
Germany
Werner von Braun
Decatur
Magnavox
Robinson Furniture
Second Avenue
Lawrence Grocer
Huntsville Hospital
Wayne
Lee Lawrence
Ray Fleming
Lynn Pace
Billy Smith
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