Nixon Pays Tribute to De Gaulle in Paris Visit
President Nixon, in formal attire, laid a solemn homage to Charles de Gaulle and met with Georges Pompidou during a 18 hour Paris stay. He briefed none and attended a Pompidou reception while omitting a planned summit with a Soviet leader.
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De Gaulle Buried in Colmbey Village Churchyard
Gen. Charles de Gaulle was buried in his village churchyard in Colombey without fanfare while Paris hosted a Requiem Mass at Notre Dame attended by over a hundred world leaders. France declared a national day of mourning as crowds gathered silently across the countryside.
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No U S fatalities for 48 hours in Vietnam
UPI reports the first 48-hour period in five years with no American combat deaths in Vietnam ended at noon today. Spokesmen cited aSharp slowdowns in South Vietnam and Cambodia, noting no significant ground clashes, though two helicopters were shot down in the Mekong Delta and one South Vietnamese was killed with six wounded in that incident.
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IRS Grants Tax Exemptions to Public Interest Law Firms
The IRS announced it will grant tax exemptions to public interest law firms if their litigation serves the public interest and not private gain. Commissioner Randolph Thrower said exemptions require honest public concern and that the organization not disrupt the judicial system or violate ethics canons. About 50 public service firms exist, with growth expected, and no exemptions would be withdrawn under the guidelines.
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Three AWOL Soldiers Captured. Hunt Narrowed in California
Three of six AWOL soldiers escaped from MPs en route to a San Francisco stockade were back in custody. The three remaining fugitives were still at large in Modesto where the escape station wagon was found. Names include Steven Tuggle and Charles Adams both 20, and Jeffery Holland. Kenneth Parks 18 from Tuolumne City, also AWOL from Ft Ord, was captured in Twain Harte. Myron Perkins 18 and Philip Miere 20 surrendered in Tuolumne City and Columba respectively. A friend, Gene Dickerson 20, was arrested for aiding the escape. The station wagon was recovered in Modesto.
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Another War Feared in Middle East Says Arafat
Yasser Arafat told delegates from 70 Afro Asian nations in Tripoli that a new conflict between Palestinian guerrillas and Jordanian forces is likely. He accused the United States of aiding antirevolution forces in Jordan and blamed post Nasser dynamics for renewed threats to the Palestinian revolution. A Beirut report cited Wasfi Tel warning that Jordan’s army could encircle Amman due to guerrilla noncompliance.
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