Nixon orders Cambodia troop pullout alarms U S officers
The president said troops would begin moving out by midweek and largely out by mid June, startling commanders in the seven front invasion. U S forces have not fully searched enemy base areas or walls of large depots, as hundreds of trails and bunkers remain unexplored. Ground forces face vast confiscations of weapons and supplies while resupply, road opening, and monsoon rains complicate operations.
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Nixon
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Saigon
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Santa Fe Chief Derails in California Valley Crash
Twenty six passengers and crew were injured when the Santa Fe Chief derailed after striking a forklift painter’s hoist near a canal in Riverbank California. Five cars plus four diesel units plunged 45 feet, with three hospitals treating the injured. Estimated damage exceeds 1 million dollars as crews work to remove wreckage and repair tracks.
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U S Mourns Reuther Leadership Loss In Crash
UAW officials urged 1.6 million members to observe a week of mourning for Walter P. Reuther, longtime UAW president killed in a chartered twin jet crash in Penaston Michigan. The crash also claimed his wife and five other aboard as rain and weather halted landing. Reuther was seen as the union conscience and heartbeat amid looming auto industry contract talks.
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Action Line helps readers resolve problems and questions
The column offers readers a service to resolve issues and cut red tape. Readers send questions to ACTION LINE Box 230 Long Beach California or call 432 3451 during listed hours Monday through Friday.
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American Franchisers Inc tied to home work scam
A Los Angeles BBB spokesman reports numerous complaints against American Franchisers Inc at 2825 W Pico Blvd for an ad offering $6 home tasks with pickup later, but no responses after payment. The Postal Inspector is investigating mail fraud, with inquiries directed to Postal Inspector G C Griffs in Los Angeles.
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Antiwar Activity Set Across campuses today
Antiwar college students in Long Beach and nationwide will pursue strikes boycotts and convocations as campuses reopen to push for immediate world issue solutions. Many join the National Student Congress at San Jose State College with the slogan On strike but not shut down Educational re direction. Governor Reagan closed four-year colleges to quell protests over Nixon Cambodia policy and Kent State killings.
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Ohio
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Impasse on L A school pact ends marathon session
Los Angeles City Board of Education split over mediator Benjamin Aaron plan to end a month-long teachers strike. The proposal, endorsed by United Teachers of Los Angeles and UCLA members, would grant 7 percent raises, limit class size to 92, and give teachers more voice in curricula and programs. Board and superintendant remain divided with sessions resuming at 10 a.m. while strike actions continue.
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Nixon summons governors to discuss unrest and war protests
President Nixon summoned the nation’s governors to the White House to discuss campus unrest and Southeast Asia following student strikes antiwar protests and violence that climaxed in a large weekend demonstration in Washington. The meeting, called last week after campus violence erupted, aims to brief governors on the situation and potential federal responses.
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Nixon
White House
Southeast Asia
Ex-LA VA psychiatrist cites high drug use among Vietnam GIs
Dr Myron Feld former Long Beach VA psychiatry chief told a San Francisco meeting that at least 75 percent of combat troops used drugs in Vietnam. He cited opium hashish and marijuana in breakdowns and said drug use complicates treatment of era veterans. Ford, a civilian psychiatrist, noted 10 percent officer usage nearby and 40 percent among noncombat or those who stayed home. Feld resigned from the VA hospital last month after leading psychiatry since 1954.
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Leost
Independent violence report sheds no Nixon or protest results
James Reston notes independent violence analysis finds no outcomes tied to Nixon or protesters. The page references middle class influence on easing marijuana laws, a baseball item, Japan aiming for top economic status, and an early June primary vote tally record.
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