B 52 Bombing Runs Intensify Over Saigon Vicinity
B 52s conducted seven missions over Tay Ninh and Bin Duong provinces dropping 700 tons of bombs on infiltration corridors near Saigon. Estimated 40,000 Communist troops operate in the area and some raids were within 33 miles of Saigon. Ground fighting remains light as a five week lull continues. General Wheeler reports the Vietnam military situation is good and commanders are confident in countering any enemy move.
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Tay Ninh
bin Duong
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Washington
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Vietnam
Wheeler
Andrews Air Force Base
Trudeau government halts debate on filibuster control plan
Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau's Liberal government stopped parliamentary debate on a proposal to let the government decide when filibusters are allowed in the House of Commons. Trudeau said Parliament seems irrelevant as members talk without action.
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Pierre Elliott Trudeau
House of Commons
Trudeau
Liberal Party
Commons
Israeli Bombers Hit Egyptian Artillery Across Suez Line
Israeli aircraft attacked Egyptian artillery positions in a second strike across the Suez cease-fire line within 48 hours, as Jordan reported raids on Arab villages across the Jordan River truce line. UN observer General Odd Bull arrived in Cairo to assess rising clashes after the largest air and ground fighting since 1967.
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Jordan River
Mideast
Odd Bull
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U.N
Cairo
Egypt
Israel
Canal
Explosions Hit Manila USIS Library and Embassy
Two blasts struck the U S Information Service Library and the South Vietnamese Embassy in Manila on Tuesday night. Police saw no link to President Nixon’s upcoming visit, noting no evidence of connection between the incidents.
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U.S. Information Service Library
Nixon
Washington
George W. Romney
Housing and Urban Development
Vietnam
Romney
Agnew
Mars
Nixon predicts man will visit other worlds by 2000
President Nixon told 2,000 foreign exchange students at the White House that within 31 years man will have visited at least one other planet bearing life. He spoke during a round the world trip, signaling bold space ambitions.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
Nixon seeks strong executive to head ICC overhaul
President Nixon asked Congress for authority to appoint a powerful executive to lead the Interstate Commerce Commission, the nation’s oldest regulatory body. He argued the 82 year old ICC needs leadership and continuity, with Virginia Mae Brown supporting the reform plan.
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Nixon
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Virginia Mae Brown
Floods Reach Indiana and Midwest Destruction
Torrential rains triggered flash floods across Indiana forcing hundreds from their homes and closing highways. Ohio National Guardsmen restored calm after racial disturbances left one dead and many injured. The Midwest faces about 200 million dollars in crop damage over three weeks.
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Mississippi Valley
Minnesota
Dakotas
Wisconsin
Mahalasville
Ind
Edwardsport
Columbus
Midwest
Ohio
York York
York
Pennsylvania
Solo sailor reaches Pacific crossing with pink dress in mind
Sharon Sies Adams, the first woman to solo sail the Pacific, neared the end of a 6000 mile voyage off California. She met her husband Al Adams near Port Hueneme as she described seven gales and a shark encounter, focusing on the pink dress she made for the welcome celebration.
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Sharon Sies Adams
Pacific
California
al Adams
Stamp collectors urged to mail Apollo 11 covers before splashdown
Postmaster Robert Richards of Long Beach reports 500,000 requests for Apollo 11 first day covers on the USS Hornet cancellation. Covers must be mailed by splashdown day Thursday. the final Hornet mail flight before splashdown departed Honolulu Tuesday.
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Robert Richards
Long Beach
Honolulu
Humphrey and Tito Hold Long Cordial Talks on Brioni Island
Former Vice President Hubert Humphrey met with Yugoslav President Josip Broz Tito on Brioni Island in the Adriatic for a long and cordial discussion. They were accompanied by their wives, but no further details were released by Yugoslav News Agency.
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Humphrey
Tito
Brioni Island
Adriatic
Show Biz Couple Lee Meredith and Bert Stratford to marry
Actress Lee Meredith aged 21 known for The Producers and stage work with Jackie Mason announces marriage plans to Bert Stratford 26 who performed in Broadway's A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and has recorded several records.
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Bert Stratford
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Jackie Mason
Stratford
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