DMZ Pressure As 20,000 Communists Mass Nearby
US forces withdraw last infantry from Quang Tri while intelligence weighs if DMZ can hold under threat from an estimated 20,000 Communists. U S artillery armor and B 52 air power remain in support as 5,000 South Vietnamese sweep Cambodian sanctuaries north of Saigon ahead of August 29 elections.
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11Th Infantry
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Cambodia
Sauol
Saigon
le Trung Hien
South Vietnam
Quang Tri
101St Airborne Division
24Th Corps
Senate panel votes to repeal Formosa resolution
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted to repeal the 1955 Formosa resolution backing U S aid to defend Taiwan. The move, led by Senators Church and McMathias, follows a broader push linked to Tonkin and shifts in U S policy amid China tensions. The panel Chair Fulbright noted timing relates loosely to events in Beijing while stressing no direct link to Nixon's Peking trip.
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Washington
Frank Church
Ddaho
Charles McMathias
R-Md
House
Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
John Paton Davies Jr
John Stewart Service
Foreign Service
China
New danger posed for livestock
Texas officials vaccinate horses and spray malathion to curb sleeping sickness as swine fever looms from Latin America. Dr. Fred Mauer warns it could reach Mexico and then the United States, urging urgent talks between U S and Mexican agriculture officials.
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Austin
Tex
UPI
Texas
Latin America
Fred Mauer
Texas A&m College of Veterinary Medicine
Mexico
Cuba
Mauer
United States
Louisiana
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Packard resignation rumored over defense policy clash
Washington Reuters report notes rumors that Deputy Defense Secretary David Packard may resign amid disputes with the Nixon administration over support for failing firms and the Bl supersonic bomber project. Packard previously threatened resignation during budget talks and clashed with OMB Director George Shultz over funding decisions.
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Washington
UPI
Defense
David Packard
Nixon
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Pentagon
Packard
House Committee
Defense Department
George Shultz
Office of Management and Budget
OMB
Air Force
Shultz
Postal Union Signs Pay Pact To Lift 750000 Workers
Seven unions signed a contract with the Postal Service granting an average 1710 pay raise for 750000 workers over two years in exchange for automated mail handling. The deal, costing over 1 billion, accompanies broader labor actions across the telecom and rail sectors, including a continued rail strike threat and CWA return to work orders.
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Washington
UPI
Postal Service
Bell Telephone
Communications Workers of America
CWA
Bell System
New York State
New York City
Phoenix
Tucson
Ariz
Gainesville
Fla
United Transportation Union
UTU
Union Pacific
Southern Railway
U.S. Postal Service
Council seeks reduction in trash collection hike
Lompoc City Council urged a revision of the solid waste budget to cut a proposed refuse rate increase by at least 50 cents. Mayor Scott supported a reduction without harming services or raising property taxes, while council members sought more than half a dollar cut.
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Ray McCuen
Lompoc
Gene Wahlers
Art Scott
Wahlers
Scott
Library Board
Mills diplomacy may bring new trade moves
Rep. Wilbur Mills of Arkansas weighs further trade steps amid a widening U S trade deficit. He may push tax proposals and study border measures under GATT guidance to curb imports. Mills chairs the Ways and Means Committee, a control point for Nixon administration priorities, while tensions rise after a White House trade spokesman belittled his influence over Italian shoe sales restrictions.
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Washington
UPI
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
White House
Nixon
Mills
U.S
United States
House
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
House Banking Committee backs 2B loan fund for Lockheed
The House Banking Committee approved a 2 billion emergency loan fund to aid distressed firms including Lockheed Aircraft Corp. and to prevent bankruptcy. The bill mirrors a Senate version and seeks a 250 million guaranteed loan for Lockheed to finish the Tristar jet bus, with timing tied to a capped debate on campaign reform.
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Washington
UPI
House Banking Committee
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Senate
House
Senate Banking Committee
Robert Stephens
D-Ga
Lockheed
Congress
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Bill Leary
Capt
Roy Cunningham
Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Bob Kranig
Postal Union
Serena
Council
Progress
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Southern
National Mediation Board
UTA
Norfolk & Western Railway
Southern Pacific
Chicago & North Western Railroad
Santa Fe
Nebraska
Domenico Signorelli
Paul Thompson
Thompson
James Longtin
Patty Olszewski
Santa Barbara County
Santa Maria
Miss Olszewski
St. Joseph High School
Robin Densmore
Maid of California
Sacramento
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