25 Jul 1970
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1970
Page
1
U S aircraft pounded abandoned Firebase Ripcord area in North Vietnam on Friday at the summit and surrounding positions. The strikes aimed to destroy remaining combat value and equipment.
Allied forces claim 119 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong killed in South Vietnam as clashes widen from the Mekong Delta to the central coast. Ripcord base abandoned under heavy fire. two American and two South Vietnamese soldiers killed. Cambodia reports small attacks at three scattered points as forces regroup.
Yale psychologist Kenneth Keniston urged removing lethal weapons from authorities to curb campus violence while nuclear advocate Edward Teller warned protests threaten defense. Keniston praised New Haven police chief James Ahern as a model, urged ending Indochina war and realigning foreign policy, and urged responsible defense research only in wartime.
The Army will present closed door findings on whether Capt Jeffrey MacDonald hair matches strands from his slain wife at a Ft Bragg hearing. The session aims to decide if MacDonald should stand trial for murder of his wife and two daughters.
Welfare Secretary Richardson said odds are better than even for a national family assistance plan replacing state welfare with a guaranteed annual income. He cited hearings before the Senate Finance Committee and praised Senator Bennett for support. The plan would give a four person family at least 1600 dollars annually plus 860 dollars in food stamps, with states allowed cash supplements.
Army Captain Jeffrey MacDonald told Newsday he thought of hanging himself the night after questioning about the slayings of his wife and two children. He described a belief the case would be cleared in days and said he waived counsel, later stating there was no hint he was a suspect. The Ft. Bragg murder hearing resumes with further testimony.
Egyptian President Gamal Abdul Nasser says accepting the latest U.S. peace proposals was a tactic to curb arms from Israel. He told the Arab Socialist Union congress that Israel sought rejection to justify more arms from the United States. Nasser doubted quick peace and noted closer Syria with the Soviet Union, with Aly Sabri to visit Moscow every two months to consult on political and military issues.
Two men testified that a former FBI agent incited them to bomb the home of Mafia figure Joseph Bonanno and a related explosion at Grace Ranch. Judge Frey fined Dunbar and Stevens $286 each after partial belief and acknowledged possible manipulation by Hale.
A Montgomery County public health physician says about 800 elementary students receive Dexedrine or Ritalin to calm hyperactivity. The program, not school directed, uses these drugs with parental consent and typically lasts six months to four years.
President Nixon, en route to his Western White House stay, urged a homegrown pioneering spirit that tackles problems without blaming others. He recalled the moon landing and Pioneer Day in Salt Lake City, saying America can solve its challenges with effort and determination.
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