Appeal After Troop Pullout Pressures Abrams To Act
In the wake of Cambodian operations and Sihanouk’s ouster, Gen Creighton Abrams faces pressure as commander in chief over plans to withdraw 150000 troops from Vietnam. Sources say U S military leaders warn that delaying decisive action could leave forces in greater danger. The president signaled a shift, while Abrams warned of risks to troop safety.
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Washington
Cambodia
Lor
Norodom
Lon Nol
Ameri- Creighton
Nix Jenemy
Cans
Nixon
Vietnam
U.S
Abrams pressed for Cambodia operation to protect troops
A military source says General Abrams urged the President to authorize liquidating Cambodian sanctuaries while keeping the 12 month withdrawal plan. The April 20 White House meeting included Rogers, Laird, Kissinger, and the Joint Chiefs, who allegedly approved the venture reluctantly. The report links Abrams push to the rapid post announcement timeline and critiques of piecemeal troop withdrawals.
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Abrams
U.S
Vietnam
Cambodia
Nixon
See
William P. Rogers
Defense
Melvin R. ‘Laird
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Henry A. Kissinger
Rogers
Laird
Joint Chiefs
Pentagon
Nea- House
Earth
Tremely
Smolu Jin
Princeton
Kchowski
Allied Forces Report Casualties and Enemy Losses in Vietnam
Allied forces report aircraft and helicopter losses in Cambodia and South Vietnam with three Americans killed and five wounded in crashes. Civilian irregulars and South Vietnamese troops faced sustained shelling across the DMZ area as operations continued to link routes near Kompong Cham.
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Headquarters Aid
Quang Tri
U.S
Tost
Zeta
Princeton
Smohuchowski
Welch
Kompong Cham
Duces
Dent Nixon
South Vietnam
Jas
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Tered
Demilitarized Zone
Laos
U.S. 5Th Marine Regiment
da Nang
1St Airborne Division
Kathryn
A Shan Valley
Hue
108Th Field Artillery Group
Cong Thien
Dmz
Central Highlands
U.S. 4Th Infantry
US weighs air support options amid Cambodia talks
Reports indicate U.S. officials consider air strikes or other support to prevent enemy use of Cambodian sanctuaries. European allies condemn the Mediterranean buildup as NATO ministers discuss mutual force reductions and new talks with Soviet representatives. The tempo centers on Vietnam and regional leverage before U.S. return to Washington.
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Suth
Pate
Jon Int
Ander
al Ch US
Bas Ime
Re S
NATO
Madrid
Lisbon
Washington
James Bond actor aids friend in true life drama
George Lazenby flew to Germany to aid George Drummond, heir to a Scottish banking family and godson of King George VI, detained in Frankfurt over disappearance of American Express travelers checks worth 100000. Lazenby vowed to raise bail and return to Frankfurt to visit. Police disclosed a British subject arrested with 100000 in travelers checks, linked to a larger half million dollar theft in London.
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Film. Com
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George Lazenby
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Layenby
Her Majesty's Secret Service
George Drummond
Frankfurt
Drummond
England
George VI
American Express
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Belgravia Distriet
Scotland Yard
Foreign Office
James Bond
Sean Connery
Heathrow
George
Nein
U.S
Soviet women dislike state laundries and favor foreign ones
A state run laundry scene reports women in Russia showing little enthusiasm for domestically operated laundries. The piece notes 240 million nationals produce 72 kg of laundry yearly while public facilities run under capacity. Foreign Moscow and American laundries draw crowds for faster, stain free service despite higher prices.
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Soviet Union
Public Bath and Laundry Trust
U.S
Scientists foresee starquake event from distant pulsars
York AP reports physicists Smolachowski and Welch predict a starquake may occur in pulsars about 6 500 light years away in the Crab Nebula, with past bursts observed in 1969 and 1967. They describe pulsars as dense objects emitting rapid radio bursts and note a tentative prediction for fall 1971.
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Iceton University
Roman Smolachowski
Astronom
David 0. Welch
Maseimers
Physical Review Letters Pub
American Physical
Chancellor in Ban Kunstler Speech At San Jose State
California state college system head Glenn Dumke ordered San Jose State University to cancel planned appearances by defense attorney William Kunstler citing prior disorders and safety concerns. Violent demonstrations had occurred at UC Santa Barbara after Kunstler's earlier speeches.
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Cellor
Glenn Dumke
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Formia State Colleges System
Kunstler
William Kunstler
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Hubert Burns
San Jose State
University of California At
California State Colleges
Richter and Seismology Talk of Scales and Quakes
A scientist with a home seismograph explains that the Richter scale measures magnitude not intensity and is meant to supplement other systems. He notes scales like Rossi-Forel and the Modified Mercalli assess effects at the epicenter and require on site measurements. He stresses earthquakes can be measured anywhere, including California.
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California
Congress Faces Debates on Cambodia Polls and Ethics
In Washington this week Congress debates the Cambodia incursion and a range of domestic issues. The Senate begins a push to end U S military actions in Cambodia while the House weighs pollution, crime, and the supersonic plane controversy. A finance panel eyes raising the national debt ceiling and tightening ethics disclosures for members.
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UPI
Cambodia
Senate
Ceil House
U.S
Cambo
Houseldia
John Sherman Cooper
R-Ky
Frank Church
Idaho
Sial
House
Congress
Senate Committee
Rattlesnake Isle Offered For Sale
PORT CLINTON Ohio Rattlesnake Island is for sale at 290000 owned by Rattlesnake Island Corp led by Dr J P Frackelton Bay Village physician The sale covers 65 acres in Lake Erie The island once issued its own postage stamps and hosted a private postal service for guests and staff
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Rattlesnake
Post Office Department
Ford Tri-Motor
Catawaba Indias
Stars on the ground light South Plains homes
On the South Plains near Lubbock more than 8000 farm and ranch sites are illuminated by dusk to dawn mercury vapor lamps supplied by eight co-ops. Modern electrification is widely taken for granted until power outages recall pioneer darkness and highlight the value of the system.
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Plains
Tanner Laine
Iain Tit
Malian Seaman Addresses Twenty-Four Hour Watch
A fragmented report notes a Malian seaman aboard a ship near Chaptsurtinn and a crew change at 1 or 2 16 PM with a 10 49 PM shift. The piece mentions Captain James Curtva of 361 On and a high weight hoosnds in the context of the watch.
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Hamtroen
Malian
Tauner
Jamex Curtva
Oa Highler
Veteran Chutist Falls To Death
A skydiving display near Sydney ends with the parachute tangled and veteran chute instructor Kevin Clifford Nielsen, 26, plunging to his death while his 2 year old wife watches. Nielsen had completed 10 jumps in the event to raise funds for an Australian team. NASA credits spaceflight with widespread effects on astronauts including calcium loss and blood cooling as Apollo 11's command module goes on display in Salt Lake City.
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