State Department Denies Dispute With CIA
The State Department refused to back a claim that Secretary Rogers is angry at the CIA over reports that the Soviets may strike Chinese atomic plants. CIA chief Helms is linked to stories on Sino Soviet tensions and the Green Beret case, with officials noting CIA silence on overseas matters.
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Washington
State Department
William P. Rogers
Central Intelligence Agency
Red China
Robert J. McCloskey
CIA
Richard Helms
Helms
Green Beret
Saigon
U.S
Army
Peking
McCloskey
Rogers
Cuba
Returning Soldier Prefers Home To Big Reception
Idaho Falls AP report details Spee 4 Mike Dubbe 21 and 116th Combat Engineers Battalion returning from Vietnam after nearly a year. Troops sought home hugs civilian garb and quiet moments with spouses despite a planned informal welcome at Idaho Falls airport attended by thousands. General Westmoreland and other brass were to attend a full review later.
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Idaho Falls
Idaho
Spee
Mike Dubbe
116Th Combat Engineers Battalion
Vietnam
Byrnes Hospitalized Heart Attack Feared
Former U S secretary of state and Supreme Court justice James F Byrnes was admitted to Baptist Hospital in Columbia with a suspected heart attack. Doctors reported a comfortable night and some improvement an hour after admission. Byrnes, 90, had earlier health issues and was governor of South Carolina from 1950 to 1954.
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James F. Byrnes
U.S
Byrnes
South Carolina
Izard Josey
Baptist Hospital
Josey
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States
Congress
Senate
House
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Truman
10 Per Cent Air Fare Hike Begs CAB Action
Trans World Airlines proposes a 10 percent rise in domestic fares, a bold move seen as the CAB prepares to hear oral arguments next Thursday from airlines and foes. About 15 carriers seek increases while 20 Western Congress members urge suspension and investigation. Hastern Airlines argues the industry’s finances worsen, warning fare stability is untenable as costs rise. Chairman Crocker signals swift action, potentially allowing a Oct. 1 effective date.
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Washington
Trans World Airlines
Civil Aeronautics Board
CAB
Congress
John E. Moss
Dcalif
Hastern Airlines
Hastern
John H. Crocker Jr
Haynsworth Nomination Faces Senate Delays
In Washington, Senator Mansfield signaled a slow path for President Nixon’s Supreme Court pick, Judge Clement F. Haynsworth. Civil rights and labor groups oppose confirmation, while a Sept. 9 Judiciary Committee hearing is planned with expected smooth passage despite opposition. The delay could aid opponents seeking time to mount a case.
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Washington
Nixon
Senate
Clement F. Haynsworth
Supreme Court
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Southeast Asia
Mansfield
Haynsworth
Afl-Cio
NAACP
Senate Judiciary Committee
Lindstrom Says Crewmen Can Be Freed
Prospect Heights Illinois AP The Remember the Pueblo Committee chairman says three American helicopter crewmen held by North Korea can be freed through private negotiation without an apology. He hints at required state actions and plans for a Panmunjom visit to accept release, while State Department says no such role is known. The crewmen were captured August 17 after a helicopter was shot down.
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Prospect Heights, Ill
North Korea
Paul Lindstrom
State Department
Lindstrom
Panmunjom
Washington
Robert J. McCloskey
Remember the Pueblo Committee
Syria Declines to Free Six Israelis After Hijack
Syrian officials said they would release all passengers aboard the Trans World Airlines jet hijacked to Damascus except for six Israelis. The Boeing 707 was seized by a young Arab couple identifying with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. An explosion damaged the cockpit as the plane landed, but most passengers and crew escaped unharmed. The hijackers claimed a Palestinian revolutionary court would try an unidentified passenger blamed for Palestinian deaths.
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Syria
Trans World Airlines
Ara
Athens
Tel Aviv
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
Adriatic Sea
TWA
Los Angeles
New York
Rome
Popular Front
Yitzhak Rabin
United States
Counterattack Near Da Nang Presses Vietnamese Division
U S Marines and South Vietnamese infantry launched a dawn counteroffensive against a North Vietnamese division in the Hiep Duc Valley, 31 miles southwest of Da Nang. Light contact reported. Friday saw the only notable clash with 2 Marines and 2 enemy dead.
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196Th Infantry Brigade
Hiep Due Valley
Nang
Saigon
U.S
da Nang
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Associated Press
Richard Pyle
Hiep Duc
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