Red Gunners Launch Heavy Attacks on DMZ Outposts
North Vietnamese gunners pound allied outposts along the DMZ with concentrated mortar and rocket barrages. At Fire Base Fuller near Cam Lo ARVN casualties included seven dead and nine wounded, while U.S. artillery base Charlie 2 reported light casualties from a 122 mm rocket attack.
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Saigon
Upz
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Central Highlands
North
South Vietnam
Army of the Republic of South Vietnam
ARVN
Fuller
Cam Lo
U.S
Khe Sanh
Charlie 2
Fire Base 5 Engagements Report Heavy Losses
Base 5, 190 miles north of Saigon, reports 60 Communist soldiers killed 400 yards northeast of the outpost Thursday with eight ARVN dead and 10 wounded. Later, 70 Communist bodies found near the base after air strikes. American B52s bombed suspected concentrations five miles south of Fire Base 5.
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Saigon
Youth Extension Agent Appointed in Greene County
Richard S. Risk named Area Extension Agent in charge of the Extension Youth Program for Greene County. He leads the 4-H program and youth activities, coordinating with community organizations. Risk, from Jefferson County with a farm background, has four years in the Air Force and a Purdue recreation administration degree. He and wife Barbara Jean will live in Switz City.
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James P. Stansfield
Richard S. Risk
Greene County
Risk
Jefferson County
Air Force
Purdue University
Barbara Jean
Indiana University
Switz City
Another Body Unearthed In Orchard In Yuba City Case
In California a second body was unearthed in peach orchards along the Feather River as investigators in the mass murder case widen the grave sites. Sheriff Roy Whiteaker planned further digging while across the river Juan Corona remained in custody, facing 10 murder charges with a June 16 preliminary hearing.
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Yuba City
Calif
UPI
Feather
America
Roy Whiteaker
Marysvile
Juan V. Corona
Corona
Nixon to announce $100 million narcotics war program
President Nixon is expected to unveil a $100 million national push against narcotics. The plan would combine enforcement education and rehabilitation and be led by a new federal agency. White House press secretary Ziegler said details would be announced within about two weeks.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
May unemployment data shows 6.2 percent rate
The Labor Department reports May unemployment at 6.2 percent, unchanged from December and up 0.1 point from April. Officials note 4.4 million unemployed, seasonally adjusted 5.2 million jobless, with 79 million employed, and long-term unemployment rising to 580,000 the highest in eight years.
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Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS
Nixon
Democrats' Political Ad Bill Altered in Senate
The $9 million debt plagued Democrats from their 1968 campaign. Republicans on the Senate Rules Committee changed the bill to allow far more television ad time for the 1972 tickets. The measure moves to the Senate floor as Democrats seek to restore the spending limits originally drafted by the Commerce Committee.
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Washington
UPI
Senate Rules Committee
Senate
Senate Commerce Committee
Jasonville Hosts Mayors Meeting in Local Dinner
The South Central Indiana Mayors Conference met Thursday at Sea Cove Restaurant in Jasonville with Mayor Edward Watson hosting. Indiana officials discussed state property tax and school funding, noting 65 percent of school costs come from local taxes and 35 percent from the state.
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Indiana
Greerwood
Jack Smith
Watson
Bert F. Morlan
Brazil
Brinegar
Larrison
Robert E. Drake
Franklin
Smith
Bob Haugh
Greenwood
Bill Donnelly
Sullivan
Harry B. Bledsoe
Mose Kassis
Terre Haute
Ronnie D Luxton
Jasonville
Edward Watson
Ivan Brinever
Jeff
Indiana Association of Cities and Towns
Indianapolis
Bert Il’. Morlan
Indiana Mayors Conference
Citizen
Three Area Projects Approved By State
Three projects in this area were among 71 approved by the Indiana Arterial Road and Street Board Thursday. The Bloomington Mill Street project from Seminary to Washington got 10000 dollars, a Busseron Creek bridge in Sullivan County received 12000 dollars, and an 84000 dollar Knox County road project was funded.
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Indiana Arterial Road and Street Board
Mill Street
Seminary
Washington
Bloomington
Busseron Creek
Sullivan County
Knox
NATO nations outline talks on East West troop cuts in Europe
In Lisbon NATO foreign ministers agreed to open negotiations with the Soviet Union on troop reductions as soon as feasible. They plan a Brussels meeting of deputy foreign ministers to set strategy and agenda for East West talks with special representatives named by the U S and allies. The communique welcomed the Soviet offer to discuss reductions and noted progress toward SALT and Berlin talks. Netherlands Foreign Minister Joseph Luns to succeed Manlio Brosio as NATO secretary general.
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Lisbon
Brussels
U.S
Cretary
John Irwin
NATO
United States
Britain
France
West Berlin
Mediterranean
Rome
Europe
Manlio Brosio
Italy
Netherlands
Joseph Luns
Senate split over Vietnam draft policy amid war critics clash
UPI reports the Senate feud over extending the draft with Kennedy and Eagleton opposing conscription, arguing it burdens the poor. Hatfield and Gravel push to force an end by letting the draft die, citing welfare and minority concerns as motives.
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Senate
Edward M. Kennedy
Thomas F. Eagleton
D-Mo
Nixon
Mark O. Hatfield
R Ore
Mike Gravel
D. Alaska
Hatfield
Eagleton
Vietnam
Lockheed Loan Puts 122 Plants at Risk in 22 States
A $645 million loan package for Lockheed Aircraft to finish the L 1101 Tristar jet spans 122 plants in 22 states including Indiana supplier Stewart Warner Corp of Indianapolis with $375 000 in purchases pending The breadth of subcontractors anchors political backing for a $250 million loan guarantee while Senate hearings open with Treasury Secretary Connally as lead witness
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Washington
UPI
Indiana
Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
Stewart Warner Corp
Indianapolis
Airbus
Nixon
Lockheed
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
Treasury
John B. Connally
Hoffa Resigns as Teamsters Leader Amid Parole Concerns
James R. Hoffa, after years in prison, resigns as president of the Teamsters Union. He will remain head of the Michigan Conference of Teamsters and Local 299 while backing Frank E. Fitzsimmons as his successor. Hoffa’s parole prospects may be affected by his other labor roles and current sentence.
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Washington
UPI
James R. Hoffa
Wreamsters Union
Hoffa
Te Teamsters
Frank E. Fitzsimmons
Michigan Conference of Teamsters
Local 299
Ub. Udineitpees
Nixon Urges Clean Energy Program and New Nuclear Focus
President Nixon unveiled a broad energy plan to secure the nation’s future with clean energy emphasizing new generation nuclear reactors as the best hope. He proposed about 100 million in new appropriations for research and development pollution elimination from current energy sources leasing federal lands for oil and gas and exploring new power sources. Administration officials noted some funding parts were frozen by the OMB to economize.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Congress
Nixon Administration
Office of Management and Budget
OMB
San Diego Favored as GOP Convention Site
Washington sources say San Diego is Nixon’s choice for the 1972 Republican National Convention after previously withdrawing the bid in 1972. The city’s proximity to Nixon’s San Clemente villa supports the favored site.
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Washington
UPI
San Diego
Nixon
GOP
San Clemente
Pacific Coast
Bipartisan Employment Law Takes Effect July in Indiana
Indianapolis UP I reports a new law requires a 60 40 party split in seven state agencies by January 1 1973 with July 1 1971 effective date for hiring. Millard Renner officials say Republicans will not be fired to make room for Democrats and applications from qualified Democrats will be accepted after July 1.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Whitcomb
Millard F. Renner
Indiana Department of Administration
Robert Orr
R-Evanesville
Eugene Bainbridge
D-Munster
Thors
Renner
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Revenue Department
Department of Natural Resources
Conservation Officers
Alcholic Beverage Commission
Excise Police
State Insurance Department
State Fire Marshal
Adjutant General's Office
Rockefeller Raps Lindsay in sharp New York clash
Governor Nelson Rockefeller and top Republican leaders Earl W. Brydges and Perry Duryea condemned Mayor John V. Lindsay as inept and extravagant saying the administration has shaken confidence in New York City’s ability to handle its problems. Thestatement circulated amid the ongoing annual budget crisis.
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Albany
N.Y
UPD
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Hursday
John V. Lindsay
New York City
Lindsay
Rockefeller
Senate
Earl W
State Assembly
Peny B. Duryea
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Cuba
George Ashley
Yolanda King
Venezuela
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Ivan H. Brinegar
Indiana General Assembly
Lockheed Loan
Nixon Uraes Program of Clean Energy
NAVY
Samuel L. Gravely
U.S. Navy
Alma
Gravely
Naval Communications
Tracy
David
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