Brezhnev Attacks China at Communist Confab in Moscow
Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev harshly accused Mao Zedong’s China of planning nuclear war and undermining world communism. He denounced a Kuang Ming Jih Pao call to prepare for both conventional and nuclear war, signalling a deepening Soviet Chinese feud at the Kremlin meeting.
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RED China
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Communist Party
Communist Parties
Moscow
Alexei Kosygin
Nikolai Podgorny
Leonid J. Brezhnev
Communist Movement
Soviet Union
Mao Tse-tung
Brezhnev
China
Kremlin
Nixon Convinced N Viets Ready For Serious Talks
President Nixon heads to Midway Island for talks with South Vietnam’s Thieu as White House sources say North Vietnam and Viet Cong have shown readiness for active negotiations in Paris. Thieu backed by South Vietnamese bodies opposes coalition with Viet Cong and seeks constitutional timing for elections. Discussions below focus on force withdrawal details and international guarantees.
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Midway Island
Nixon
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
Thieu
Midway
Senate
National Assembly
National Security Council
White House
Honolulu
Paris
U.S
North Vietnam
United States
A. S. Yesensky
Midway Base
Kee
Commissioned Officers
Heileman bids to buy Blatz Brewery in Milwaukee
Heileman Brewing Co officials may learn next week if a deal for Blatz Brewing Co is possible. Russell Cleary says hearings in Milwaukee with Judge Tehan map future steps as Pabst plans divestment proposals. One bidder is Associated Breweries of Detroit. Heileman and Blatz production would expand if sale completes.
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G. Heileman Brewing Co
Blatz Brewing Co
Milwaukee
Russell Cleary
Robert Tehan
Pabst Brewing Co
Blatz
Tehan
Pabst
Schenley Industries
Cleary
Heileman’s
Associated Breweries of
Detroit
U.S
Heileman
Kingsbury Breweries
Sheboygan
Fox Head Brewing Co
Waukesha
Independent
Milwaukee Brewery
Glueck Brewing Co
Minneapolis, Minn
Wiedemann Brewing Co
Newport, Ky
Machine Products
la Crosse
Cars flown in as Nixon Thieu meet on Midway Island
At Midway Island the Nixon Thieu meeting prompts use of extra cars while 200 reporters bike to cover events. Most of the 1,200 servicemen walk or bike. space constraints limit advance reporters. About 2,250 residents share the island with 600,000 albatrosses, as gooney birds begin their exit season.
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Midway Island
Nixon
Nguyen van Thieu
Atoll
U.S
White House
Secret Service
100 Americans Dead At Fire Base Creek Assault
North Vietnamese forces mounted a major attack on Fire Base Creek near Cambodia, with U.S. reports of about 100 American deaths and 300 wounded over two days. South Vietnamese losses near 107 dead and 379 wounded. General Abrams said it was not a summer offensive but a harassment and casualty tactic.
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Saigon
U.S
Creighton W. Abrams
Vietnam
Midway Island Conference
Nixon
Nguyen van Thieu
United States
Thieu
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Ben da River
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
An Loc
U.S. Command
da Nang
U.S. Air Force
La Farge Girl Crowned Vernon County Dairy Queen
Sharon Davies daughter of Mr and Mrs James Davies of La Farge was crowned Vernon County Dairy Queen during the two day Vernon County Daily Days celebration in Coon Valley Wis First runner up was Vickie Barnes Hillsboro and second runner up Debra Rude Westby The winner is a Kickapoo Rustlers 4 H Club member and will be a junior in high school next year
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Coon Valley
Wis
Sharon Davies
James Davies
R. 2
la Farge
Vernon County Dairy
Miss Davies
Kickapoo Rustlers
Vickie Barnes
Hillsboro
Debra Rude
Westby
Vernon County
Beardtown Tragedy: Husband Kills Family Then Himself
Police report James Dick 38 fatally shot his wife Kay 32 and children Deborah 9 Linda 8 James David 3 before taking his own life. The bodies were found at the Chandlerville Road residence between Chandlerville and Beardstown.
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Beardstown
Ill
James Dick
Kay
Deborah
Linda
James David
Chandlerville Road
Chandlerville
Holmen Girl Crowned La Crosse County Dairy Queen
Barbara Ofstedahl, 15, daughter of Walton and R J Ofstedahl, crowned La Crosse County dairy queen at West Salem Cow Palace. She answered how to promote dairy use, impressed judges with her public dairy messaging and is active in Holmen High activities. Runner-up was Christine Olson, 18, West Salem, with Sharon Sjuggerud, 16, Holmen, as second runner-up.
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Barbara Ofstedahl
Walton L. Ofstedahl
R. J. Holmen
la Crosse County
Cow Palace
West Salem
Barbara
Queen
Christine Olson
R. 1
West Salem High School
Stout State University
Sharon Sjuggerud
Holmen
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Romania
Deci
Sion
Israel
Middle East
Ceausescu
United Nations
N. Viets
By Richard Strobel
Howce
South Vietnamese
Blatz Brewery
el Toro
Calif
Marine Base
Hawaii
Henry Hise
Peteeretee
Richard Maxwell
Spiro Agnew
Bob Hope
Ohio State University
Maxwell
Ohio State
Dale Barker
Barker
Hope
Agnew
Tay Ninh
Thanh Son
Vernon Dairy Queen
Holmen Girl
la Crosse Dairy Queen
Zeke
Holmen High School
Homemakers of America
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