Soldier killed in ambush near Saigon marks first U S life loss
The Saigon area sees its first American fatality as a U S Army soldier is killed and another wounded in a highway ambush outside the capital. Heavy fighting continues north of Saigon as Government troops push Viet Cong from two hamlets along Highway 13.
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Saigon
UPS
Highway 13
Highlands
US. Navy
Hanoi
U.S
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Developers sign waivers to speed Goleta housing project
Wittenberg Corp of Los Angeles signs a waiver with the County Planning Commission to accelerate a proposed 54 unit single family dwelling complex in University Village Goleta Valley. State environmental act compliance required before building permits. Project on north side of Phelps Rd west of Pacific Oaks Rd. Units 2 and 3 final development plan recommended. 19 of 21 homes in first unit already sold.
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Wittenberg Corp
Los Angeles
County Planning Commission
University Village
Goleta Valley
Michael Meier
University Exchange Corp
Abrams confirmed chief of staff by Senate vote
Gen Creighton W. Abrams won Senate confirmation 84 to 2 as Army chief of staff after a six month battle over knowledge of unauthorized air raids in North Vietnam. Abrams testified he did not know raids were occurring as reports were falsified. critics urged further Pentagon investigations and a court inquiry.
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Washington
UPI
Creighton W. Abrams
Senate
Army
North Vietnam
Abrams
Frank Church
D-Idaho
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Korea
Margaret Chase Smith
R-Maine
Proxmire
Pentagon
John D. Lavelle
7Th Air Force
Harold Hughes
Drona
Mrs. Smith
Nixon Campaigning in Georgia Amid 1972 Election Push
President Nixon toured Atlanta for a motorcade on Peachtree Street and a GOP southern officials meeting after White House talks with congressional leaders. McGovern blasted Nixon’s Vietnam policy in Boston as the election nears, vowing to end the war within 90 days of taking office.
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Nixon
Georgia
George S. McGovern
Boston
McGovern
Washington
Atlanta
Peachtree Street
White House
Capitol Hill
Wright Patman
D-Tex
Saigon
North Vietnam
America
Nixon meets Senate GOP on spending curb plan
President Nixon and Senate Republican leaders discuss a proposed federal spending ceiling under 250 billion dollars and granting the chief executive unlimited fund-cutting power. The session precedes a Senate Finance Committee hearing and follows a House passage of the measure.
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Washington
UPS
Nixon
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
Atlanta
White House
Hugh Scott
House
Scott
Park curfew not needed now at Ryan Park says Police Chief
Police Chief Jim Smith told the Parks and Recreation Commission that incidents at Ryan Park have fallen since March and recommended against a park curfew. He noted 18 youth incidents since March 3, eight after 10 p.m., including mischief and fights. He cited longer days and reduced Vikings Motorcycle Club activity as factors in the lull and warned curfew may be reconsidered if disturbances rise. He suggested a late night chain to block park entrance if problems recur.
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Jim Smith
Parks and Recreation Commission
Ryan Park
Smith
Ryan
Vikings Motorcycle Club
Leonard Akronowitz
Ryan Pares
Kissinger Ends Four Days of Paris Peace Talks
Kissinger leaves Orly for Washington after four days of talks with Le Duc Tho and Xuan Thuy. He will brief Nixon and Rogers at breakfast Friday as Paris hosts report no progress.
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Paris
UPI
U.S
Henry A. Kissinger
Washington
Kissinger
Orly
White House
Nixon
Ronald L. Ziegler
le Duc Tho
North Vietnam
Xuan Thuy
William P. Rogers
Kissingers
Arthur K. Watson
U.S. Air Force
United States
Legation
Hanoi
Georges Pompidou
Algiers
Jean-Philippe Lecat
Jean Sainteny
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Brown and Caldwell
James Flegge
William Paulin
Robert Kranig
Jim Ellis
Dave Schwark
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Vietnam
Hughes
Armed Services Committee Proxmire
Lavelle
la Mesa
Venus Avenue
United Press International
House Banking Committee
Watergate
Bill Frenzel
R-Minn
Patman
GOP
Clark MacGregor
Commerce
Maurice N. Stans
John N Mitchell
John W. Dean III
Midwest
Cliff Taylor
Columbia
Valley of the Flowers
Gresco
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