Nixon and Chou Reach Basic Agreements in Shanghai
UPI reports Nixon and Premier Chou En-lai reached basic accords on cultural exchanges trade and steady diplomatic contact. A communique outlining these will be released in Shanghai between 1 and 4 p.m. China time.
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Hangchow
UPI
Nixon
Chou En-lai
Shanghai
White House
Ronald Ziegler
Chou
Ziegler
William P. Rogers
Chi Pung-fei
United States
U.S. Casualties Spike in South Vietnam Helicopter Loss
A South Vietnamese general Brig. Gen. Phan Dinh Soan and three American crewmen were believed killed when their helicopter crashed off the U S S Craig near Chu Lai. One American died and 33 wounded in combat as heavy losses marked the heaviest U S casualty toll in a year.
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Vietnam
7Th Cavalry Regiment
George Armstrong Custer
Little Big Horn
196Th Light Infantry
U.S
Equalize Public School Spending Across States
Education Commissioner Sidney P. Marland urged plans to equalize per student funding nationwide. He cited New York at 1500 dollars and Alabama at 500, noting intrastate gaps and proposed raising federal support from 8 to 30-40 percent. He warned interstate disparities will be tackled later.
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UPS
New York
Alabama
Sidney P. Marland
Marland
Indiana
California
Texas
New Jersey
Minnesota
Israel raids into Lebanon described as heaviest since 1967
Israeli air and ground forces pressed a 60 mile advance into Lebanon near Beirut in what Arab and Israeli sources termed a major punitive operation. The assault involved dozens of warplanes and armored units with reported guerrilla casualties and civilian losses including deaths and house destructions.
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United Press International
Lebanon
Beirut
al Fatah
Middle East
Damascus
Tel Aviv
Northern Ireland Minister John Taylor Shot by Gunmen
Northern Ireland home affairs minister John Taylor was seriously wounded when gunmen fired at his car in Armagh. The attack, claimed by anonymous IRA callers, marked the first such assault on a Northern Ireland minister in 50 years.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
UPI
Irish Republican Army
Friday
John Taylor
Brian Faulkner
IRA
Taylor
Armagh
Londonderry
Right Place at the Right Time Shapes Paul Thompson’s Career
An interview traces Paul Thompson from a sergeant’s typist pick to city librarian of Lompoc. His path includes library work in Stanislaus County and Turlock, farming on a spare five acres, and a goat dairy passion. He pursued education at Modesto Junior College San Jose State USC and balanced family life with varied public service.
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Paul Thompson
Thompson
Lompoc
Modesto
University of Southern California
Stanislaus County
Turlock
Iowa
Minneapolis
California
Richard Penney
J. C. Penney
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Stork
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Larry Warner
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Linda
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Warner
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