Laird Honors Commandos With Silver Stars
Secretary Melvin Laird awarded Silver Stars to Army and Air Force commandos in a ceremony that reveals a larger raid at Son Tay than previously disclosed. Ninety six raiders received medals, with four others already honored as the White Tanya, forming a 100-strong team led by Col Arthur Simons. The unit faced heavier enemy fire and suffered significant casualties during the failed attempt to locate American prisoners.
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EP Bragg
Melvin Laird
Army
Air Force
North Vietnam
Laird
Britain cut power as 125000 workers strike
Britain faced a rotating power cut across regions including London and Buckingham Palace during a three day work slowdown by state owned utility workers. Parliament and royal residences operated by candlelight as 430 percent pay demand fueled the action.
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NCON
Britain
London
House of Commons
Buckingham Palace
Northern Ireland
Social Security Benefit Bill Clears Senate Panel
A Senate Finance Committee panel approved a bill to raise Social Security benefits by nine billion dollars annually. Rider provisions on import quotas and family assistance threaten Senate passage and debate is expected to resume next week. If the bill stalls, lawmakers vow to pursue alternate schemes to deliver the increase for 46 million Americans.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Unlisted Ngo hijacks U.N. rostrum in Laotian debate
Ngo, a South Vietnamese citizen living in Paris, spoke for ten minutes at the General Assembly before Lao delegation officials challenged him. He claimed he was invited by Laotian delegates and denied impersonation, while U.N. guards removed him for questioning.
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van Hai Ago
U.N
General Assembly
Lous
Ngo
United Nations
Paris
New York
International League For the Rights of Man
Assembly
Phagna Nith Singharaj
Waffaires Platthama
Chounramany
Fir
Edward Mambre
Laos
Hambre
Nga
Platthara Chounramany
Worst Moment for Cross When His Body Was Found
James Cross spoke at a London news conference after his release about the moment he learned a radio report said his body had been discovered. He described fears for his wife and the strain of captivity under Quebec separatists as he recalled the 24 hour survival mindset and tense exchanges with captors including two women.
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Chanae Fly
Uruguay
United Press International
Fty
Ft. Collins
Colo
Fly
Tupamaros
Aloysia Dias Gomide
Aly
Cross
James Cross
Quebec
London
Montreal
Cuba
Qel
Pierre Laporte
Quebec Liberation Front
Laporte
Constanly
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Jordan
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Steel
Tel Aviv
Golda Meir
Arabidt
Soviet Union
Middle East
Moshe Dayan
Israel
Tilkes
Bolcheam
Germany
Russia
Patyotler Lainok
Ou Wein Kehe
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Lo Harbor
Puerto Rico
New Jersey
Nixon Administration
Tmmercury
John Mitchell
Armco Steel Corp
Houston Ship Channel
Houston
Mitchell
Labor Department
Manpower Magazine
Congress
Dwight Eisenhower
RCA Memphis
RCA Corp
Chiistains Fame
House
Southeast Asia
U.S
Cambodia
Stranger
Rostrum
Robined News Services
Ton
Hughes Tool Co
Culver City
James Farmer
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Farmer
Soit Nos de
Sidaey
Marland
Nixing
Senate Labor and Public Welfare Committee
Jane S
Pittsburgh
Afl-Cio
Isk
Ierest
Ruth Ang Singer
White House
Hus
Ruth
Sant Francisco
Susan Struck
Wash
Umberto LaPagna
Philadelphia
LaPaglia
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Ann Stewart
Teson
Barbara
Enteriwa
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