South Vietnamese reps repulse multiple Communist attacks in August
South Vietnamese forces, taking full responsibility in Vietnam, repelled a wave of Communist attacks Friday as U.S. warplanes conducted 35 bombing missions from noon Friday to 6 a.m. Saturday. Da Nang saw fighting with 19 North Vietnamese killed. South Vietnamese losses were four dead and 16 wounded. In New York City, a bar shooting left two dead and two wounded before the gunman fled. One victim identified as Leon Schneider, 48, of East Meadow, N.Y.
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Airlift Begins For Orkney And Shetland Islands
Britain launches an emergency airlift to feed 34 000 people on Orkney and Shetland as seaport strikes threaten hunger. RAF Hercules planes depart Kinloss with 20 tons of staple foods while dockers vote to load ships for offshore oil rigs.
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Veteran held in assassination plot against Nixon
A 27 year old Army veteran Andrew B. Topping described as a right wing radical was arrested in New York after paying $1,000 to a Secret Service undercover agent to assassinate President Nixon. He faces federal charges of threatening and attempting to kill Nixon and is held on $500000 bail. He had private detectives on retainer and his wife died by suicide five days after their baby was born.
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Rogers refutes Shriver on Nixon Vietnam bid claim
Secretary of State William P. Rogers dismissed Sargent Shriver’s charge that Nixon missed a historic 1969 chance to end the Vietnam War as political fantasy. Rogers said no Paris officials recalled any such opportunity and questioned Shriver’s knowledge of negotiations.
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Lompoc Council Prepares Long Session On Zoning and Bonds
The Lompoc City Council will hold a regular meeting at 7:30 p.m. in City Hall with two public hearings, ordinances, six resolutions and two other items centered on proposed zoning changes for 17.51 and 14.7 acres, a county air burn request, bond issues, and a special election setup for November 7. leveaging the Teleprompter and Forest Service requests and approving a community improvement program.
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McGovern appeals to New York donors for campaign funds
Senator George McGovern met with about 50 wealthy New Yorkers at Arthur Krim’s East Side home to urge party unity and support to defeat Nixon in November. McGovern said the meeting focused on inspiration and the need for financial backing, with Krim arranging the session as McGovern’s postconvention swing through New England and New York concluded.
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