Chinese minesweeper in Haiphong harbor
Pentagon reports a Chinese minesweeper slipped into Haiphong harbor past U.S. mines in place since May 8. Officials say there was likely no intent to clear mines and warn it could be a political gesture showing Chinese support for Hanoi, with limited capability to affect the harbor.
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UPI
Haiphong Harbor
U.S
Pentagon
Defense Department
Defense
North Vietnam
Moscow
Haiphong
Hanoi
United States
Taiwan
McGovern Unveils Liberal Welfare Plan and Tax Reforms
Senator George S. McGovern proposed a liberal welfare overhaul replacing a $1,000 grant with a guaranteed $4,000 annual package for a family of four, plus food stamps, with work required for benefits. He also urged $22 billion in tax loophole closures and a $3 billion Social Security liberalization to lift the aged poor from welfare.
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New York
UPI
George S. McGovern
New York Society of Security
McGovern
Wall Street
South Dakota
America
Planning Commission Votes on Subdivision and Zoning Review
The Planning Commission approved Edward L. Everett's plan to merge five parcels into two building sites for 10 apartment units on the east side of the 100 Block of North L Street. Action on the Hogg Brothers industrial zoning request was deferred. county input to be considered after a citizens advisory committee study.
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Planning Commission
North L Street
Edward L. Everett
Hogg Brothers
Robert Kranig
George Barnes
al Autry
Kranig
Barnes
Autry
Citizens’ Advisory
Admiral leads Gulf attack near Haiphong in bold naval strike
Vice Admiral Holloway II led U S 7th Fleet ships and carrier jets in sinking two North Vietnamese torpedo boats in the Gulf of Tonkin and bombing targets within two miles of Haiphong amid a broader air sea assault. No U S losses reported, but ships faced near misses and shore fire.
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J.L. Holloway II
Gulf of Tonkin
Haiphong
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Sarsfield
Holloway
Newport News
7Th Fleet
U.S
Lyndon B. Johnson
North Vietnam
Vietnam
Nixon announces 12000 troop withdrawal from Vietnam
President Nixon via press secretary Ziegler confirms 12 000 more U S troops to leave Vietnam at 4000 monthly for three months reducing South Vietnam force to 27000 by December 1. Laird cites continued bombing until a negotiated settlement and cease fire.
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Nixon
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U.S
Ziegler
Defense Secreta
Melvin R. Laird
Laird
Congress
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Vietnam
United States
Hawaii
Japan
Kakuei Tanaka
Ronald L. Ziegler
Ellsworth Bunker
Saigon
Honolulu
South Vietnam
Seven percent rise in nationwide crime reported by DOJ
The Justice Department reports a 7 percent increase in crime for the past year. Senator McGovern denounces Nixon claims as a cruel hoax while noting violent crime rose sharply over the years, though Kleindienst calls the trend slow but persistent and says focus remains on enforcement.
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George S. McGovern
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Justice Report
Richard G. Kleindienst
McGovern
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Kleindienst
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Evelle Younger
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