Viet Cong peace plan rejected by U S officials
The United States denounced the Viet Cong tripartite provisional government proposal as an electionless bid to control South Vietnam. Ambassador Porter argued the plan blocks international supervised elections. Viet Cong and South Vietnamese officials defended the declaration, urging a positive U S response and signaling possible prisoner repatriation.
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Paris
United States
Viet Cong
Nguyen Thi Binh
Hanoi
Nguyen Minh Vy
Vietnam
America
Rain Chance 20 Percent This Afternoon
Variable cloudiness and cooler air move into the Lawton area with a 20 percent chance of showers or thunderstorms today. Highs in the upper 80s, lows in the mid 60s, and similar conditions through Friday.
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Lawton
Citadel At Quang Tri Engulfed In Bunker War
South Vietnamese marines press into the Citadel at Quang Tri amid heavy fighting with North Vietnamese troops. Reports show stalemate with high casualties on both sides as U S air power targets routes from Dong Hoi to near the DMZ.
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Quang Tri
AIGON
Associated Press
Holger Jensen
de Viet
Saigon
North Vietnam
Ese
Jensen
Flossie
Demilitarized Zone
Dong Hoi
U.S
Hanoi
China
U.S. Command
U S Soviet trade accord targeted by year end
The United States and the Soviet Union announced progress on a broad trade agreement after Kissinger’s Moscow talks. They said lend-lease settlement and trade pact discussions would continue in September with aim to conclude soon, noting Nixon’s goal of action by year end could come sooner.
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Washington
United States
Soviet Union
Henry A. Kissinger
Moscow
Peter G. Peterson
Nixon
Kissinger
Communist Party
Leonid L. Brezhnev
Andrei A. Gromyko
Vietnam
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Europe
War funding clash caps defense bill fight in Congress
In Washington the House faces likely defeat over a measure to cut U.S. funds for the Indochina war as part of a $74.6 billion defense bill. Other amendments would let military services shift GIs KP duty to civilian workers.
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Washington
U.S
House
Army
Navy
Air Force
POW Delegation Flies Toward Hanoi to Secure Release
Four militant opponents of the Vietnam War travel from New York to Hanoi to secure the release of three American fliers. They are joined by the wife of one POW and the mother of another. The group will stop in Copenhagen before arriving Friday for a two week stay. The POWs include Navy Lt. Markham Gartley Navy Lt. Norris A. Charles and Air Force Maj. Edward Elias.
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Copenhagen
Hanoi
New York
Cora Weiss
Cochairman
Committee of Liaison
Vietnam
Navy
Markham Gartley
Norris A. Charles
Air Force
Edward Elias
Demos Keep Fast Campaign Pace as Nixon Pushes Behind Scenes
McGovern and running mate Sargent Shriver maintain active campaign pace with stops in Albany New York City Waterbury and Hartford. Kennedy assists with fundraising in New York while Shriver reports 100000 pledged by 25 Texas businessmen. Nixon meets with aides at Camp David mapping final eight weeks. Agnew announces a nine day trip across seven states starting next Tuesday.
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George McGovern
Sargent Shriver
Nixon
Agnew
Mexico
United States
McGovern
Edward M. Kennedy
Albany
N.Y
New York City
Waterbury
Hartford
Texas
Houston
Shriver
Eunice Kennedy Shriver
Camp David
Maryland
Washington
Ronald L. Ziegler
Minnesota
Missouri
Ohio
Tennessee
Kentucky
Illinois
District of Columbia
Wheat sales to China hinted in Agriculture Dept report
The Agriculture Department said export records indicate about 15 million bushels of U S wheat designated for China under a special program. The payment registrations show third party exports may qualify for subsidies, with no confirmation of direct sales by U S exporters. The announcement came as Earl L Butz testified on the U S Soviet wheat deal, noting possible future China trade.
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Ashington
Agriculture Department
U.S
China
Department
Export Marketing Service
Washington
Earl L. Butz
Butz
House Agriculture
People’s Republic of China
House panel trims social welfare bill by nearly a billion
The House Appropriations Committee reduced the Nixon vetoed social welfare bill by 935.5 million, proposing a 29.6 billion package for HEW and Labor for the fiscal year. The measure remains above Nixon’s request by 835.8 million, risking another veto. The panel plans a House vote next week while awaiting Senate action.
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Washington
House
Nixon
House Appropriations Committee
Departments of Labor and Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Labor Department
Appropriations Committee
White House
State Prison Trusties Escape in Oklahoma
Two prison trusties seized a two ton truck and crashed a gate to flee the McAlester state prison. Richard T. Jones and David E. Kates, both in their 20s, were identified as the escapees.
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Mcalester
Okla
Freedom
Gordon Wright
Richard T. Jones
Wewoka
David EF. Kates
Grove
Jones
Seminole County
Kates
Oklahoma County
Wright
Ss Edit Office and Want Ads Contact Numbers
Local notices list contact lines for the Ss Edit department at 353-0620 for office matters and 353-0620 for want ads plus 353-0626 for circulation inquiries. This brief snippet provides hotline references likely from a newspaper classifieds or staff page.
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Oklahoma
Tulsa
Cong
Norman
Pete Kyle McCarter
University of Oklahoma Regents
Rex Sparger
Office of Economic Opportunity
National Ceo Association
Oklahoma City
Eleanor Gray Knudson
University of Oklahoma College of Nursing
Orvis School of Nursing
University of Nevada-Reno
Senate
THE
Maurice Stans
Sen. Kennedy
St. Louis
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