South Viet Navy fires on Russian ship near Da Nang
President Thieu said the shooting between South Vietnamese forces and a Soviet trawler off Da Nang would not spark international tension. No exchange of notes reported. The trawler reportedly stayed within three miles of the coast as U.S. and Vietnamese forces identified the ship and sought to minimize broader repercussions.
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Nguyen van Thien
South Vietnam
Soviet Union
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Thieu
U.S
North
Soyuz 8 Lands Safely After Five Day Orbit
Soviet space mission Soyuz 8 ended with the three spacecraft safely returning to snow covered fields in Kazakhstan. Cosmonauts Vladimir Shatalov and Alexei Yeliseyev completed nearly five days in orbit as rescue helicopters picked up the crew and ferried them to Karaganda.
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Soviet Union
Soviet
Kazakhstan
Baikonur
Karaganda
Soyuz
Boris Paton
Paton
Firing By South Vietnamese Vessel Hits Soviet Trawler
A South Vietnamese navy ship fired on and struck a Soviet trawler off the coast of South Vietnam near Quang Ngai on Thursday, according to reports. The incident occurred in territorial waters as tensions in the region remained high.
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Quang Ngai
Four American Soldiers Killed Near DMZ Ambush
Four American soldiers were ambushed and killed by North Korean communist forces near the DMZ while returning to their unit after maintenance at a guard post. The bodies were recovered from a 1 1/2 ton truck as patrols swept the area. Names withheld until relatives are notified. Since January, one American has died and six wounded in about 60 incidents on the 18 mile DMZ sector.
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Saigon
U.S
da Nang
3Rd Marine Division
Vandegrift
Khe Sanh
Seoul
Dmz
Nixon launches fight inflation appeals to 2200 leaders
President Nixon mails personal appeals to 2,200 business and labor leaders urging wage price restraint after a nationwide radio address. He presses labor to base wage demands on price stability and asks business leaders to align investment and pricing with the new plan. Burns named Fed chair to replace Martin, signaling continued tight money policy to curb inflation.
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Nixon
White House
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Dover
Lee Lane
Atlanta
Arthur F. Burns
Federal Reserve Board
Major Pullout Of Troops Seen
President Nixon orders plans to withdraw up to 200000 U S troops from Vietnam in 1970. Newsday cites reliable informants as saying an accelerated withdrawal will be announced in the November 3 TV address. Two mobile units, the 1st Air Cavalry Division and the 173rd Airborne Brigade, would stay behind.
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Vietnam
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Washington
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1St Air Cavalry Division
173Rd Airborne Brigade
Army To Resume Chemical Tests At Two Bases
The Army will restart open air chemical tests at Edgewood Arsenal Maryland and defensive gas training at Fort McClellan Alabama after a three month suspension. Secretary Resor cited a civilian safety review endorsing procedures and said previous disclosures spurred congressional criticism.
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Army
Stanley R. Resor
Edgewood Arsenal
Ft. McClellan
Ala
Resor
Congress
Edgewood
McClellan
Charles McC. Mathias
R-Md
Seizure of Gulf Defended by Bolivian Leader
General Alfredo Ovando Candia defended the Gulf Oil holdings seizure as Bolivia nationalizes a major energy asset. He criticized Gulf for earning large profits while the government received little. A decree set up a commission to determine compensation, and a gas pipeline project with Argentina was also nationalized. Pipeline operations to Arica remain unaffected, moving 33,000 barrels daily.
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Bolivia
Alfredo Ovando Candia
Gulf Oil Corp
Ovando
Gulf
Santa Cruz
Arica
U.S
Peru
International Petroleum Co
Standard Oil of
New Jersey
Argentina
Sunday Reading The Fall Furniture Market Opens in High Point
The Sunday Enterprise outlines preparations for the fall furniture markets in High Point and reports a showroom haunting by a spectral presence. It questions if a wrong turn explains the Chappaquiddick incident involving Edward Kennedy’s car and Mary Jo Kopechne, revisiting the night’s events from last July.
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High Point
Sunday Enterprise
Chappaquiddick Island
Sen
Edward Kennedy
Pocha Pond
Mary Jo Kopechne
Death Toll At Least 7 in North Carolina Weekend Crashes
The State Highway Patrol reports at least seven deaths from traffic accidents across North Carolina over the weekend, lifting the yearly toll to 1,373, versus 1,466 in the same period last year. Victims include a man killed near Winston-Salem, Bobby Ray Curry 27 near Wilson, Vernon Burch 42 of Paw Creek, Ellis Ray Green 18 of Marshville, Jacobus Honeycutt 30 of Albemarle, two Western Carolina University students Kerry Rollins and Ed McDuffie near Cullowhee, and others injured in multiple crashes across the state.
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North Carolina
U.S. 401
Wilson
Bobby Ray Curry
Rt. 1
Sims
Thomas’ Vernon Burch
Paw Creek
Charlotte
Restrictions Imposed On Cyclamate Use Nationwide
Secretary Robert H. Finch announced severe restrictions and a phased recall of products containing cyclamate after new lab results linked high doses to cancer in rats. The FDA will require removal of cyclamate products over weeks and force manufacturers to find substitutes, with exceptions for those needing strict sugar limits.
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Robert H. Finch
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Finch
Herbert L. Ley Jr
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
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