Nixon speech stirs Senate over Vietnam and ABM debate
A split Senate reacts to President Nixon's Midway Island address on Vietnam and arms. Critics label his rhetoric as straw man tactics while urging realism on priorities. supporters defend a hard line linking strategic arms talks to ending the war. Nixon appeals for unilateral restraint while warning against proxy control of South Vietnam.
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Nauyen_ Van
South Vietnam
Nixon
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Cranston
Ameen
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Tiberal
Yoderate
Soviet Union
Fulbright
Vietnam
Gaylord Nelson
Wis
Falcon Stadium
U.S
Lyndon B. Johnson
U.s.s
Pentagon
America
Survivors recount Evans disaster as Melbourne sinks destroyer
Survivors from the Long Beach destroyer Evans told navy investigators of no warning before the predawn collision with HMAS Melbourne in the South China Sea. The forward section sank in two minutes. 74 sailors were lost or missing. Survivors, including Long Beach crew, await transport at Subic Bay as officers plan a news briefing.
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Hmas Melbourne
South China Sea
Melbourne
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Jerome H. King Jr
S. Navy
Philip- Subic
Pines
Subic Bay
Albert S. McLemore
San Pedro
Evans sailor among 199 survivors in South China Sea disaster
Senior Chief Boilerman Florentino Macayan was aboard the destroyer Evans when it was sliced during a collision with the Australian carrier Melbourne near the South China Sea. The ship wreck left 73 sailors dead and 199 survivors. Macayan lies critically injured in a Long Beach hospital as his wife, a nurse, awaits updates while caring for their three children.
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Fountain Valley
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Jesusa
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South Vietnam
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Ranh Bay
Vietnam
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Macayan
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Jesus Sa Macayan
South China Sea
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Tape hearings probe King eavesdropping in spy case
Testimony discussed taped conversations involving Martin Luther King Jr and the select service record inquiry. Nichols said surveillance continued after 1965 but denied wider wire tapping or eavesdropping beyond recorded conversations. A separate report noted a car window was smashed and items valued at 135 dollars were stolen from Thelma S Gulleman in Long Beach.
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Ingraham
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Gulleman
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Long Beach
College Chief Resigns to Lead Nixon Institution
Dr. Paul S. Smith 7th, former president of Whit tier College, resigns to direct the Richard Nixon Institution for Human Affairs named for the president’s famous graduate. The institute aims to house Nixon papers and teach a critical comparison of free enterprise with communist and socialist systems. Smith’s resignation becomes effective in September.
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