Top Communist Delegates Boycott Paris Peace Talk
Paris AP reports the chief Communist delegates Shin Thuy and Binh sent deputies to the weekly Viet peace talks while leaders stayed away in protest of Nixon air raids on North Vietnam and the threat of a ground invasion. Deputies Tien and Vy urged withdrawal of U S forces and condemned U S policy as aimed at domination of Indochina.
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Paris
Hanoi
Xuan Thuy
Viet Cong
Nguyen Thi Binh
Nguyen Minh Vy
North Vietnam
Nguyen van Tien
Nixon
Demilitarized Zone
Tien
United States
South Vietnam
U.S
North
Capiiv
Nguyen van Thien
Nguyen Cao Ky
Trai
Nasser Death Suspected From Dissident Egyptian Officers
Dr Albert Sabin said there is reason to suspect Nasser did not die naturally He attributed possible cause to a dissident group in the Egyptian armed forces In 1968 Sabin learned of officers seeking a showdown with Israel and pressuring the Soviet Union to intervene
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Tel Aviv
Albert Sabin
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Sabin
Im- Sabin
Israelis Weizmann Institute of Science
Nasser
Egypt
Israel
Soviet Union
Red China launches second satellite in space race
The Pentagon reports China orbited a second satellite, about 1 600 miles from Earth, circling the globe every 106 minutes and passing the United States. A US Navy pilot witnessed the launch, detected at about 7 15 a m EST, with initial details released after the event.
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Washington
Pentagon
China
United States
Tokyo
Returnig
Nike Hercules defense cuts reshape US air shield
The United States plans to halve Nike Hercules missile deployments and shift defense strategy as Washington scales back major city air defenses. The move comes amid disclosures of long range bomber programs and a layered shield including over 1,500 fighter interceptors and ground to air missiles.
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Washington
United States
Air Force
Soviet Union
America
Ribicoff urges Congress to oversee PX reform in military
Senator Ribicoff pressed for direct congressional oversight of PX operations amid reports of major scandals in the $6 billion annual Army and Air Force Exchange Service. He cited testimony of cronyism, illicit payments, and audit failures at Long Binh and Vietnam clubs, urging tighter controls and supplier accountability.
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Ribicoff
Washington
Connecticut
Congress
Post Exchange System
William B. Campbell
Army Air Force Exchange System
Army
Clement St. Martin
Long Binh
Earl Cole
Army Engineers
NAACP gift funds college library with Crisis volumes
The Comanche County chapter of the NAACP presents Cameron College with a $1,500 set of Crisis volumes covering 62 years of Black history and studies. The local chapter hopes fraternal groups will help pay, while college president Dr. Don Owen calls the gift important for the library.
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Comanche County
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Cameron College
N. H. Jones
Te New Zion Baptist Church
Cameron
Don Owen
Crisis
Arno
New York City
Constitution
Manne Paes Publishing Co., Inc
Ord & A
Scouts Begin Selling Tickets For Scout Rama
Scouts set sale start for Monday with pickup at the Boy Scout Services Center 0 Cache Road 5 30 to 7 30 pm Proceeds fund operations with 25 percent for equipment Top seller wins a wrist watch Units failing to collect tickets pick them up at Montgomery Ward during business hours Tuesday Scout O Rama to be held Saturday April 10 at the National Guard Armory
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Hunting Horse
Boy Scout District
Scout-Rama
Boy Scout Services Center
Cache Road
Iain Ok Mees
Montgomery Ward
National Guard
Daylight Saving Time History Briefly Traced
Daylight saving time was first established by Congress in 1918 and 1919 and later removed until wartime enactments from 1942 to 1945.
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Crum
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Cole
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Tyear
APO
Er Batik
NEW Freedom
Westinghouse
PSC
Paha
Gore
Ax VE Ees National Bank
Lawton
City Hall
Oklahoma
Okla
J. G. Knox
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