World leaders meet amid security scare and war reports
Sadat and Pedgorov held meetings after a banquet while police hunted a money courier linked to a Doomsday Flight plot that netted 360000. Across the globe, Angkor Wat damage was reported. Saigon logged 34 Americans killed and 92 wounded as border clashes intensified along the Indian Pakistan frontier with five battles noted.
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New Delhi
UPI
All-India Radio
Saxlay
Indian Border Security Force
BSF
East Pakistan
Nor Geers
India
Tmchia
Nixon Pressure Over Watson Court Appointment
UPI reports White House distanced itself from Sen Thurmond’s tentative approval of Albert W. Watson to a U S Court of Military Appeals amid liberal opposition labeling him racist The move faced potential Senate confirmation fights recall of Haynsworth Carswell defeats and Watson's mixed record in civil rights politics in South Carolina
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Asnron
UPI
Cosen
Nixon
Gey
Albert W. Watson
South Carolina
White House
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Watson
U.S. Court of Military Appeals
FBI
Thurmond
Brooke
Senate
Clement F. Haynsworth Jr
G. Harrold Carswell
Carswell
Haynsworth
Congress
Piereie
Rowell
Ime
House
Harry M. Goldwater
John West
Allies Fight For Occupied Town Snoul In Cambodia
Communist troops occupied part of Snoul early today while ARVN forces with U.S. air and artillery support retook most of the town in heavy fighting. ARVN losses rose, with at least 12 dead and 61 wounded, plus 8 Americans killed and 92 wounded per weekly casualty figures. Air strikes targeted the marketplace as ARVN reinforced amid evacuation warnings.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Apt
Angkor Wat
le Dat Thuong
My Tho
South Vietnam
Mekong Delta
Angkoc Wat
Pews
Saigon
UPI
U.S
Spolcemen
He GS Command
API
Snoul
Army of the Republic of
South) Vietnam
ARVN
Train Short Circuit Strands 8,000
About 2,000 people crowded subway lanes under the East River when a short circuit cut power to five trains from Manhattan to Queens. One woman died likely of a heart attack, and dozens were treated for heat, smoke, and minor injuries. 23 hospitalized. The dead, Hilde Lasius, 46, of Queens, rode the train with the faulted third rail shoe bear connection. The incident occurred at 8:05 p.m. during rush hour as trains emptied Manhattan. Passengers were not evacuated immediately awaiting possible quick clearance.
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New York
UPS
East River
Manhattan
Queens
Hilde Lasius
Transit Authority
Extension Walks Through Senate No Majority For Critics
A Senate vote defeated a $2.7 billion immediate military pay raise as absent senators undermined the Hughes Schweiker extension plan aimed at persuading nine volunteers to delay the draft for a year. Supporters argued urgent aid for impoverished service families. opponents cited the bill’s cost and the Joint Chiefs backed current pay levels. The loss signals likely defeat for a one year draft extension as many senators opposed the high expense.
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Senate
Richard Schweiker
Harold Hughes
D Lena
srAen Gan
Nixon
Srgies and
Ehwelker
Sen
John C. Stennis
Dmiss
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Hughes-Schweiker
POW Relatives Watch Talks Of Captured Or Missing
Relatives watch from the street as a conference hall hosts talks amid tensions. American and Vietnamese delegates arrived with little sign of progress and a demand for a withdrawal date. The meeting at the Paris talks drew attention from families and officials alike as negotiations continued.
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Suserve
Bobby Vinson
National League of Eee
Southeast Asia
Treet
Hell
Vinson
Paris
Mire
Vinnon
Privanern
de Said
Vietnam
Philip C. Habib
David K.E. Brucela
Draft Deferments Highlight Congress Sons Study
Senate debate on extending the draft notes that among 280 eligible sons of lawmakers only about half have served or are deferred. Senator offers figures showing 28 serving in Vietnam or on duty. several cases of potential favoritism are denied.
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Washington
Congrese
Ikem Axhe
Kohio
Vita
Walvera
Vietnan
Aryts
Upward Revaluation Expectation Shakes Mark Value
Former West German Finance Minister Franz Josef Strauss predicted the mark would revalue about 5 to 6 percent. His view contrasts with the stance of Karl Schiller and the government, who expect the mark to return to 3.66 per dollar, while rumors and market moves show speculators betting on changes. In Frankfurt the dollar rate surged toward 3.57 amid a currency scramble.
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Munich
Germany
UPT
Franz Josef Strauss
Strauss
Economic Weekly
Karl Schiller
U.S
Schiller
Christian
Democratic Union-Christian Social Union
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