Peacekeeping helicopters hit and shot at near Saigon
Three peacekeeping helicopters were fired on over two days with one hit and two forced down but no casualties. The Saigon command logged over 100 cease-fire violations daily, dropping to 77 in the latest 24 hours. A helicopter on a Pleiku resupply mission landed safely after small arms fire. Two aircraft near An Loc were shot at, one hit, both landed safely with no casualties. Canadian officials said Viet Cong guaranteed return to Bien Hoa. The Saigon government urged an end to firing for a political solution. A deputy hamlet chief and eight relatives were killed in the Mekong Delta. In Cambodia a U.S. aircraft is believed lost since the Paris truce. Informants blamed mechanical failure.
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Saigon
Central Highlands
Pisiku
An Loc
Bien Hoa
South Vietnam
Mekong
Cambodia
U.S
Paris
Phnom Penh
Proxmire Pushes Limousine Cuts In Washington
Senator William Proxmire jogs to work and urges cutting funds for chauffeured official cars amid debates on housing and farm programs. He chairs an appropriations subcommittee and wants to reduce agencies spending on limousines and drivers during rush hours and social duties. NASA chief James Fletcher defends chauffeured travel as cost saving for taxpayers.
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Washington (Ap
William Proxmire
Washington
Wisconsin Democrat
Selective Service
Byron V. Pepitone
Proxmire
James C. Fletcher
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Fletcher
Drug Alcohol Mobile Exhibit Set For Here
A mobile exhibit on alcoholism and drug abuse will visit the corner of Jefferson and Jackson in Mexico on Tuesday and Wednesday. Sponsored by the Missouri Division of Mental Health with East Central Missouri Association for Mental Health, the display offers informational materials and audiovisual programs about state prevention and treatment services. The project is partly funded by the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Dr Harold P Robb notes the exhibit aims to educate Missourians, while Mrs M Lewis Stephenson emphasizes community cooperation to reach both adults and youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson and
Jackson
Mexico
Missouri Division of Mental Health
East Central Missouri Association For Mental Health
National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Harold P. Robb
Mental Health Division
M. Lewis Stephenson
Mental Health Association
Skylab Crew Sets World Space Flight Record
Skylab 1 astronauts Charles Conrad Jr Joseph Kerwin and Paul Weitz set a new world longest space flight record at 3 22 a m EDT surpassing Soyuz 11's 23 days 18 hours 22 minutes. They remained 4 days from mission end 275 miles over Nigeria with Apollo ferry to depart Skylab Friday for splashdown southwest of San Diego.
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Henry Hartsfield
Canary Island
Weitz
Henry
Australia
Conrad
Tom Stafford
Deke
Slayton
Nigeria
Africa
Kerwin
Pacific Ocean
San Diego
Cason Praises Session but Criticizes Bond and Phelps
Jefferson City Missouri AP William Cason president pro tem of the Missouri Senate called the legislature productive despite alleged leadership gaps and what he called interference by Governor Bond. He criticized Lt. Governor Phelps as presiding over the Senate in a juvenile display while praising passage of the sunshine bill and noting Republicans supported his right to preside.
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Jefferson City
William Cason
Missouri Senate
Christopher Bond
Cason
William Phelps
Phelps
Senate
Bond
Iowa Court Rules Finders Keepers in $17,860 Case
A Polk County jury decided that three Des Moines workmen from Tyler Excavating Co. may keep the $17,860 found while razing a former bootlegger’s home on December 8, 1970. Everett Smith, Francis Breen, and Donald Bullington found the money in mixed denominations. Administrators of the estate filed a claim three weeks before the one year waiting period ended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Polk County District Court
Tyler Excavating Co
Everett Smith
Francis Breen
Donald Bullington
Big Bonus Won't Draw Enlistments
Washington AP reports that May enlistments for combat roles in the Army and Marine ground forces fell about 900 short of the combined goal. The test raised bonuses to 2500 dollars for May and June, with potential extension debated in Congress. Navy and Air Force enlistments also missed or exceeded targets, while the Marine Corps surpassed its overall goal.
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Washington
Army
Marine Ground Combat Army
Defense Chiefs
Pentagon
Congress
Navy
Air Force
Marine Corps
Corps
Bipartisan Committee Not All Harmonious
AP analysis notes tensions inside the Senate Watergate committee as Democrats lead probing Republicans. Senator Gurney accuses chairman Ervin of harassing Maurice Stans while questions target laundering of campaign funds and ethics beyond the law. Senator Baker calls for broader scrutiny of all parties and candidates, including the DNC and 1972 White House hopefuls.
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Walter R. Mears
Washington
Senate Watergate Committee
Nixon
Maurice H. Stans
Edward J. Gurney
Florida
Stans
Sam J. Ervin Jr
North Carolina
Gurney
Ervin
John Mitchell
Mitchell
Howard H. Baker
Tennessee
GOP
Baker
Democratic National Committee
White House
Spiro T. Agnew
Senate
Public Opinion
Police Shoot Circus Lion After Escape in Little Rock
In Little Rock Arkansas police shot and killed a 600 pound lion after it escaped from the Ringling Bros circus about two hours earlier. The trainer Wolfgang Holzmier said the animal was dangerous. A zoo veterinarian Dr. Jim Van Patter joined the chase with a tranquilizer gun but the lion was killed on trainer guidance. A second lion was recaptured unharmed behind the state Livestock Show and Fairgrounds after escaping when cages were being resecured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock, Ark
Ringling Bros. and
Barnum and Bailey Circus
Wolfgang Holzmier
Little Rock Zoo
Jim van Patter
van Patter
Schlesinger Nominated for Defense Secretary Post
Harvard trained economist James A. Schlesinger appears before the Senate Armed Services Committee seeking approval as the Nixon administration’s third secretary of defense. His record at OMB AEC and CIA, and past budget battles with Melvin Laird, bolster his case for confirmation.
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Washington
James A. Schlesinger
Pentagon
Senate
Nixon Administration
Schlesinger
Senate Armed Services Committee
Congress
White House Office of Management and Budget
Atomic Energy Commission
U.S
Elliot L. Richardson
Secretary of
Defense
Cattleman Favors General Price Freeze Opinion
Rio Blanco Colorado AP Rancher Bus Norell supports Nixon’s 60 day general price freeze and argues it helps cattlemen by slowing inflation across the economy. He notes higher costs for grazing permits and taxes while detailing his 5 700 acres owned 27 000 acres leased and 12 000 acres federal land with 2 million capital and 79 000 yearly profit.
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Rio
Blanco
Colo
Nixon
Norell
Colorado
Piceance Basin
New York
Harvard Class of 1948 Gifts Over One Million
Harvard graduates from the class of 1948 became the first to give a single class gift exceeding 1 million dollars. Maurice Lazarus of the Associated Harvard Alumni reported a total gift of 1,148,448.48, surpassing the 1943 record of 850,000. Alumni giving for the year is expected to reach about 5 million and set another record.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard University
Maurice Lazarus
Associated Harvard Alumni
Lazarus
Homesick Cubans Want To Go Back Home
Hundreds of Cuban refugees in Miami express a strong wish to return to Cuba. They cite family separation and loneliness in the United States, recount near-drownings and life without their spouses and children. Some have already left for Cuba as freedom flights halt.
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Miami
Fla
United States
Ignacio Hernandez
Hernandez
Havana
Cuba
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Florida
U.S
Canada Imposes Temporary Oil Export Controls
Ottawa announced temporary controls on gasoline and heating oil to protect Canadian consumers amid strong U. S. demand. Energy Minister Donald Macdonald said details would follow and that controls may involve price adjustments or export reductions. He cited price differences with the United States and pledged actions would last until international supplies improve and eastern Canada expands refinery capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Canada
U.S
House of Commons
Energy
Donald Macdonald
Macdonald
10 Cent Mail Proposed By Postal Head
Washington AP says Postmaster General Elmer T Klassen backs a two cent rate hike in January to offset rising labor costs and hints air mail may be reduced. He notes mail delivery has regained ground with 95 percent local next day service and 77 percent air mail within 600 miles. He cites private mail firms and United Parcel Service as strong competitors and describes damage rates.
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Washington
Elmer T. Klassen
Klassen
U.S. News & World Report
United Parcel
United ‘Parcel
MU Biologist to Israeli Post
Dr. Jacob Levitt of the University of Missouri will become senior scientist at the Volcani Institute in Bet Dagan Israel during a sabbatical. He will study environmental effects on plant growth to boost the world food supply focusing on watering conditions.
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Columbia, Mo
Jacob Levitt
University of Missouri
Missouri
Volcani Institute
Bet Dagan
Israel
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