Secrecy in Talks Cited by State Dept Official
Washington AP reports a top State Department official defended keeping diplomatic talks private to protect negotiations with the Soviets and to safeguard sensitive military plans. Deputy Undersecretary William Macomber Jr. warned leaks could end talks like SALT, while noting some Vietnam study material could have been declassified earlier. He urged balancing security with public information rights amid concerns over overclassification.
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Washington
State Department
Congress
William Macomber Jr
House
Government Information Subcommittee
Macomber
Pentagon
U.S
Vietnam
State
Defense Departments
United States
Stassen Sees Ike Rejected Indochina War In 1954
Harold Stassen, adviser in the Eisenhower era, says Eisenhower decided by early summer of 1954 not to intervene militarily in Indochina despite pressure from Nixon. He notes Nixon urged ground troops and that a NSC group backed combat proposals in April 1964, while Dulles favored elections in Vietnam.
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Philadelphia
Harold Stassen
Eisenhower
Indochina
Richard M. Nixon
Stassen
Nixon
John Foster Dulles
United States
North Vietnam
Pentagon
North
South Vietnam
Dulles
Radford
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
U.S
Vietnam
National Security Council
U S rejects Viet Cong pullout plan in South Vietnam
A roundup from Paris Saigon London Tel Aviv Helsinki Washington and Miami Beach reports show the United States rejecting the Viet Cong proposal for all American forces to withdraw by year end. Other items note a Cambodian pin cer drive, a British court-martial for an antiwar protest, Arab-Israeli clashes, and talks on arms control alongside domestic fiscal and labor news.
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Associated Press
Paris
United States
South Vietnam
Fletcher Christian Descendant Dies on Pitcairn Island
Flora Christian, 62, a direct descendant of Fletcher Christian who led the mutiny on the H M S Bounty, has died on Pitcairn Island. The death was reported by Voice of Prophecy in Glendale, and the island’s radio officer Joram Christian confirmed the passing on July 3.
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Fletcher Christian
Glendale
Calif
Pitcairn Island
South Pacific
Voice of Prophecy
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Glandale
Joram Christian
Flora Christian
Folk Pop Rock acts at 1971 Mississippi River Festival
Jose Greco & Company flamenco dancers perform at 8 30 p m on Tuesday July 13 as part of the Mississippi River Festival at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Judy Collins, singer of contemporary art songs, appears at 8 30 p m on Thursday July 15.
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ST. Louis
Southern Illinois University
Edwardsville
Jose Greco & Company
Judy Collins
Vietnam Force In New Drive Near Cambodia Front
Fort 40 U.S. troops moved in light rain six to nine miles inside Cambodia, aiming to trap a North Vietnamese sapper battalion and disrupt enemy routes. Minh said objectives include finding supply caches and slowing infiltration, with logistics to be helicopter-supported. Casualty figures show Americans 23 killed, 182 wounded. South Vietnamese 321 killed, 674 wounded. Communists 2,800 killed last week.
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Parrot’s Beak
Cambodia
Svay Rieng
Phnomenh-Saigon
Kompong Trach
Nguyen van Minh
3Rd Military
Associated Press
Holger Jensen
South Vietnam
Minh
Saigon-Phnom Penh
Jensen
U.S. Command
Baby Stephen Mark Sokal Born at Research Hospital
Stephen Mark Sokal is the newborn son of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald M. Sokal of Ward Parkway Kansas City born Wednesday at Research Hospital. The baby carries the name Stephen Mark with maternal grandmother Mrs. Arthur T. Bailey of 216 Boulevard and paternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Phil Sokal of Tulsa Oklahoma.
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Stephen Mark Sokal
Ronald M. Sokal
Gs Ward Parkway
Kansas City
Research Hospital
Stephen Mark
Arthur T. Bailey
216 &, Boulevard
Phil Sokol
Tulaa
Okla
Audrain Demos Plan For Rally In Mexico Park
Audrain County Democratic Club schedules a Sunday rally at 4 p.m. in Plunkett Park Mexico with Sen. Ike Skelton as speaker. A barbecue supper will be served and the public is invited. Other state office candidates are expected. Skelton sponsored the 18 year voting bill and has held multiple legal posts.
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Audrain County
Democratic Club
Plunkett Park
Mexico
Ike Skelton
Lexington
Bill Doak
Sen. Skelton
General Assembly
Omaha Park Violent Night Sparks Citywide Protests
In Omaha Elmwood Park across from Memorial Park, about 300 youths clashed with police over a curfew. Two officers and a photographer were injured, with others treated for head injuries. Tear gas and nightsticks were used after 10 p.m. as arrests occurred amid damaged police cruisers and Molotov incidents.
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Omaha
Neb
Memorial Park
Elmwood Park
Dodge Street
Wow-Ty
Pete Petrashek
Elmwood
University of Nebraska At Omaha
U-N-O
Eugene Leahy
Park
Federal minority hiring plan imposed on St Louis trades
The U S Department of Labor disavows the St Louis voluntary plan and imposes a federal minority hiring plan for construction trades in the St Louis area. The rule aims to boost minority representation with specific percentages for each trade over 40 years, affecting contractors with federally financed work of 500000 or more and potentially influencing nonfederal work.
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Fletcher
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Washington
San Francisco
Atlanta
Hearnes says nation not on downhill road
Governor Warren Hearnes told a Lake Ozark gathering that while the American people are disenchanted with institutions he rejects the notion that the country is sick or headed downhill. He warned extremists on both sides and urged delegates to discern what is right and wrong and continue the work of building a stronger nation.
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Warren EB. Hearnes
International Apple Institute
Hearnes
United States
Henry Wright Recovering After Surgery at Missouri Med Center
Henry Wright of Bolivar is recovering from surgery at the University of Missouri Medical Center in Columbia. He underwent the procedure on Wednesday and is listed in room 517 West.
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Henry Wright
Bolivar Sr
University of Missouri Medical Center
Columbia
West
40-Horse Hitch Aims To Headline Milwaukee Parade
Milwaukee AP reports a 40 horse hitch is being arranged as a Fourth of July parade highlight. The plan features antique wagons from Baraboo’s Circus World Museum and marks Milwaukee’s 10th season hosting the event in 1972. Richard Sparrow of Zeiring Iowa trains Belgians for the spectacle under sponsor Jos Schlitz Brewing Co. president Robert Uihlein Jr. and notes the route’s 14 corners will make handling challenging.
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State Historical Society
Baraboo
Robert Uihlein Jr
Jos, Schlitz Brewing Co
Richard Sparrow
Zearing
Iowa
Sparrow
Uihlein
Barnum & Bailey Circus
Jake Posey
Posey
How to make money and spend wisely urged by Ledger ads
The text stresses that interest in earning money must pair with prudent spending to save. It urges readers to examine Ledger ads for guidance on wise financial habits and budgeting strategies. It frames money handling as essential to preserving earnings.
Democrats Blast Nixon Pep Talks at midyear hearings
Senate Democrats and House leaders attacked the Nixon administration’s economic approach in a midyear hearing. They cited a 23 billion dollar deficit and 5.6 percent June unemployment while urging action and a wage price review board. Rep. Ben Blackburn applauded the Democratic kickoff, and Mansfield pressed for joint effort for the common good.
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Washington
Senate
House Economics Committee
Nixon
Paul McCracken
Council of Economic Advisors
Mike Mansfield
House
Carl Albert
D-Okla
Rep
Ben Blackburn
Georgia
Mansfield
White House
Congress
Jack Miller
Lown
Albert
Mrs Truman in Good Condition at Research Hospital
AP reports Mrs Harry Truman is in good condition at Research Hospital in Kansas City after entering June 21 for a routine medical examination. No details on the tests or return date to their Independence Missouri home are provided.
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Kansas City
Harry Truman
Research Hospital
State Dept Man Rebuffs McCloskey at Laos hearing
At a House hearing on government secrecy Rep. Paul McCloskey pressed State Department witness William Macomber Jr. about U.S. air strikes in Laos. Macomber refused to discuss Laos specifics saying he is not an expert and that specialists would talk to McCloskey. The session followed the House's defeat of McCloskey's resolution seeking Laos operation details.
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Washington
Paul N. McCloskey ,Jr
R-Calif
State Department
Laos
William Macomber Jr
McCloskey
House
Secretary of State
U.S
Nixon
William Sullivan
Senate Refugees Subcommittee
Sullivan
Macomber
Frank Horton
R.N.Y
Pool Table Incident Ends With Quarter Recovered
Moorhead Minnesota AP Marvin Zutz stuck his arm in a coin operated pool table at a bar to grab a dropped quarter and was trapped to the elbow. Firefighters spent 45 minutes disassembling the table to free him and he regained his quarter.
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Moorhead
Minn
Marvin Zutz
Zutz
Lawrence
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