Yanks in heavy fighting raise U.S. casualties in Vietnam battles
A nationwide lull in South Vietnam fighting broke with three significant battles near Ham Tan and in other locales. An American unit from the 1st Air Cavalry's third brigade faced heavy Communist bunkers near Binh Tuy, suffering two dead and six wounded. Other engagements produced no American casualties. In separate reports, Sadat warned of limited cease fire extensions in the Middle East, Bolivia urged a return to democracy, and London faced a large-scale municipal workers strike impacting fire and sanitation services.
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Gromyko to Meet Nixon in Capital
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko will travel to Washington to confer with President Nixon on world issues and pursue a better understanding, with a one hour session set for 11 a.m. Thursday. The talks aim to address Mideast and Berlin tensions amid broader U.S.-Soviet dialogue.
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Andrei Gromyko
Washington
Nixon
William Rogers
Rogers
Gromyko
Ex-President Lazaro Cardenas Dies in Mexico City
Lazaro Cardenas, Mexico's president from 1934 to 1940, died at age 75 in his Mexico City home after a cancer illness. He led sweeping agrarian reform, nationalized the oil industry in 1938, distributing land to peasants and expropriating foreign holdings, and modernized infrastructure while remaining popular with the poor.
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Lindsay backs Goldberg in New York governor race
Mayor John Lindsay a Republican endorsed Democrat Arthur Goldberg for governor and Basil Paterson for lieutenant governor, citing support for NYC needs and a shift against a national rightward trend. Martha Mitchell attacked Lindsay as opportunist while Mike Mansfield predicted upcoming U.S.–North Vietnam negotiations.
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Martha Mitchell
Jom Lindsay
John Mitchell
UPI
Mitchell
Florida
Lindsley
Mike Quill
Mike Mansfield
U.S
North Vietnam
Paris
Montana Democrat
Ivephote
Judge Hoffman drops Seale charges in Chicago Eight trial
In Chicago, U.S. District Court Judge Julius Hoffman dismissed riot conspiracy charges against Bobby Seale, the Chicago Eight defendant, after ordering him bound and gagged for courtroom disruptions. The move follows years of legal turmoil and Seale’s confrontations in the courtroom.
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Julius Hoffman
Black Panther National
Bobby Seale
Chicago
Troffman
Seale
Tax Clean Seale Case Faces Separate Prosecution
The Internal Revenue Service says self styled revolutionary Seale’s tax exempt foundation is legal though under investigation. U.S. attorney William Bauer says it is appropriate to try Seale alone on conspiracy after seven co defendants were acquitted. Seale faces murder conspiracy charges in Connecticut and remains under a four year contempt sentence from Hoffman, who severed him from the Chicago Eight case.
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Erry Rubin
U.S
William Bauer
Bauer
Seale
Hoffman
Connecticut
Chicago
Russians Bar Themselves from America's Space Port
Maj. Gen Nikolayev and cosmonaut Vitaly Sevastyanov began a 10 day U S tour but Cape Kennedy was not on their schedule. Officials said they were invited to visit the spaceport but chose an itinerary avoiding U S launch sites, avoiding a reciprocal invitation to Baikonur.
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Cape Kennedy
Andrian Nikolayev
Vital Sevastyanov
U.S
Space Agency
Baikonur
Former Johnson City Bank sold to Bill Noble
Former president Johnson and associates sold Johnson City Bank to Bill Noble a Texas banking executive from Victoria and Linton. He plans growth in the area and is described as a responsible young Texan with proven banking success. Also noted Pope Paul VI quoted Solzhenitsyn in a speech to Italian doctors.
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Johnson City
Tex
Bill Noble
Victoria
Linton
Texas
Johnson
Paul VI
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
First Lady Pat Nixon aids Romney campaign swing in Detroit
First Lady Pat Nixon joined Mrs Lenore Romney during four hours of campaigning in Detroit to boost Mrs Romney's bid for the U S Senate. The high profile appearance aimed to energize Romney forces against incumbent Senator Philip Hart as Mrs Romney seeks a comeback. Dr Walter Bornemeier asked Treasury to specify how many physicians may have substantial deficiencies in income tax returns amid testimony of widespread Medicare Medicaid reporting cheating.
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Lenore Romney
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Nixon
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George Romney
Walter Bornemeier
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American Medical Association
Treasury Department
Russell Long
Wallace Bennett
Utah
Meade Whitaker
Senate Finance Committee
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