North Vietnam Attacks End Lull Along DMZ Amid Swift Fighting
In Saigon the North Vietnamese rained rocket and mortar volleys and mounted three ground assaults along the DMZ. At least 15 South Vietnamese and 26 North Vietnamese were reported killed or wounded as U S advisers and Australian ally casualties emerged. Cam Lo district headquarters faced the heaviest night attack with sapper incursions and close range rocket grenades. U S planes and helicopters supported defenders, while B 52s pounded suspected enemy positions in Quang Tri Province. In political news Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky declared the Supreme Court action illegal but said he would not immediately appeal before midnight deadline.
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Cam Lo
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Secretariat
Battle Deaths In Vietnam Hit Six Year Low
The U S Command reports last week’s American battlefield deaths rose slightly to 18, still near a six year low. South Vietnamese killed in action numbered 170, the lowest since May 3, 1969, while enemy casualties fell by about 40 percent from the prior week.
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Rioting in Londonderry as Protestants celebrate historic victory
AP reports religious clashes erupt overnight in Londonderry with Protestants marking a centuries old victory over Catholics while Belfast remains relatively quiet after earlier violence. Other items note political maneuvering in New York over Mayor Lindsay candidacy, China espionage debates in Congress, and a Senate study on Communist casualties.
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Northern Ireland
Londonderry
New York
John V. Lindsay
Chance Co. Plans New 8000 Foot Building in Centralia
CENTRALIA The A B Chance Co announced plans to build an 8000 square foot data processing facility on the southeast corner of East Switzler and Lee Streets. Completion is slated for February with work beginning this fall. The single story concrete block and brick structure will house all data processing for the company and includes visitor and employee parking. The move is praised by Prairie Queen Industrial Development Corp and the Centralia Chamber of Commerce as a sign of a healthy economy and potential future expansion, though immediate employment may not rise.
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Robert Hagerty
Industrial Development Corporation
Excess Supplies Returning From Saigon
The United States plans to ship back several million dollars in excess government equipment from Saigon for reuse by U S agencies. The first shipload valued at about eight million dollars left for the United States, containing heavy earth movers and office supplies. Much of the gear, handed to Vietnam during the drawdown, is no longer usable and is sold for scrap.
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United States
U.S
Red China Death Toll Put At 34 Million
Richard L. Walker, director at the University of South Carolina, estimates the human cost of communist rule in China. The study notes mass executions, purges, slave labor and terror alongside economic progress. Eastland introduces the report amid Nixon’s Peking trip.
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Berlin Talks Near Agreement After Three-Day Diplomacy
The Big Four ambassadors to divided Germany held three meetings in three days amid speculation they near a Berlin agreement. Pyotr AbramSimov said they will meet again in West Berlin Monday while Kenneth Rush noted a news blackout. The talks review points from 17 months of negotiations ahead of submissions to Washington, Moscow, London and Paris.
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Pyotr Abrasimov
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Kenneth Rush
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Washington
London
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Secret War Debate on U S China Policy
Washington AP reports three university scholars urged Congress to end U S covert action in China and warned Nixon could falter in his peace bid. They questioned lawfulness of past overflights while stressing need for real policy shifts before Peking relations normalize.
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China
Allen 8. Whiting
University of Michigan
Center For Chinese Studies
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Harvard Law School
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Harvard
East Asian Research Center
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North Korea
Bethlehem Hikes Delayed On Cold Rolled Sheet Steel
Bethlehem Steel Co defers an 8 percent price hike on cold rolled sheet steel for two months to Feb 1 instead of Dec 1. The delay affects a key steel product used in automobiles and appliances, comprising about 18 percent of U.S. steel output. Other steel price increases remain as scheduled with no reason given for the delay.
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Bethlehem
Bethlehem Steel Co
Judge Pays For The Chickens In Neighbor Dispute
In Louisville, Police Court Judge Glenn McDonald settled a neighbor conflict over three chickens by paying $6 himself. Palestineo Rodriguez faced charges from Ernest J. Harlan for stealth with the birds after a 15 year friendship was weighed against the case. The judge's private settlement ended the dispute.
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Louisville, Ky
Glenn McDonald
Palestineo Rodriguez
Ernest J. Harlan
Police Convention Car Tickets Stir Fraternal Anger
In Phoenix Arizona several cars parked near the hotel hosting the national Fraternal Order of Police convention received parking tickets. Most vehicles bore FOP emblems or decals and those cited voiced anger over the fines.
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Phoenix, Ariz
National
Fraternal Order of Police
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