China blast raises U S concern over nuclear tests
Washington reports Sen George D Aiken said China detonated a three megaton atmospheric device. Aiken gave the remark at a Senate hearing and offered no source. Officials noted seismic signals and Japan observed abnormal microbarographs near the ninth Chinese explosion.
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Brandt Poised to Lead Coalition After West German Vote
West Germany's Social Democrats announce plans to form a government with the Free Democrats led by Foreign Minister Willy Brandt. The coalition would end 20 years of Christian Democratic rule, with 42.7 percent for SPD and 46.1 percent for CDU in the election.
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Nee He
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Left
Purge widens as Czech reformists ousted from top ranks
In Prague the hardline wing of the Czechoslovak Communist Party purges reform era figures. Dubcek is removed from the presidium while cabinet and central committee purges remove nine ministers and 29 central committee members. Smrkovsky Hajek expelled. 19 liberals resign. The purge spreads nationwide under Oldrich Cernik’s government.
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Sharp warns UN could drown in a sea of words
United Nations External Affairs Minister Mitchell Sharp warned the 126 member body faces a sea of words and could become a side show if institutional problems are not solved. He urged members to lift sights to human welfare and keep peace while proposing bilateral US Soviet talks on nuclear arms reduction.
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Captured Viet document outlines Hanoi aims and US losses
Saigon reports a captured document north of Saigon on Sept. 5 details Hanoi's goal to inflict heavy American casualties to prevent de escalation while the US holds a position of strength. It calls for strengthening Viet Cong and North Vietnamese actions as US bombing pauses and troop withdrawals are noted. Thieu stresses need for US nuclear umbrella to keep South Vietnam safe.
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Cattle Prices Explained Amid Rising Beef Costs
Calgary report quotes Chris Mills of the Western Stock Growers Association on the disconnect between live cattle prices and beef retail prices. He notes rising processing and staff costs push up consumer meat prices even as cattle values fall, with retailers blamed for shifting cost explanations.
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Islanders protest test blast near Aleutians
Port Alberni residents urge U S President Nixon to halt Thursday's planned atomic blast in the Aleutian Islands. Acting mayor George Mc Knight writes a personal appeal while the Alberni Valley Times sends a telegram after a readership write-in campaign calling the test "trying the patience" of Pacific Rim residents.
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Typhoon Elsie Hits Formosa Killing and Injuring Hundreds
Typhoon Elsie swept Formosa with 120 mph winds killing at least 95 people and injuring more than 250 after striking Yaeyama Island. Severe crop damage reported as officials warned of continuing danger.
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