North Vietnamese seize Quang Tri amid central coast advance
South Vietnam ordered abandonment of Quang Tri as North Vietnamese forces captured the provincial capital after five days of heavy fighting. The offensive pushed through central coast areas, severed Highway 1 at Hai Van Pass, and threatened Hue. American advisers evacuated Quang Tri as civilians fled. Marine and ranger units faced stiff resistance north of Da Nang and in the highlands while Hanoi pressed a broader plan to split South Vietnam.
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Paris
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Quang Tri City
Binh Dinh
Lima
Tam Quan
Bong Son
Hoal An
Imperial
McGovern Humble Hoping for Ohio Upset in Nomination Race
Senators Humphrey and McGovern battle in Ohio key cities Toledo Canton and Cleveland with Cincinnati and Dayton, as Ohio and Indiana primaries loom. McGovern seeks upset to spur nomination while Humphrey campaigns in northern industrial belt and touts maritime policy. New endorsements for McGovern include Metzenbaum OGrady Shaul and Victor Reuther and Rep Thompson. A newborn girl was also born in Audrain Medical Center to Mrs Karl Branch.
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Dennis Shaul
United Auto Workers
Victor Reuther
Frank Thompson
New Jersey
Karl Branch
Singleton St
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Brian Wesley
William Diehl
W. Love St
Rosie Branch
Holt Summit
FBI Secret Memos for LBJ Bedtime Reading, Anderson Claims
Columnist Jack Anderson told a House subcommittee that FBI Director Hoover prepared secret memos detailing intimate affairs of prominent Americans for President Johnson's bedtime reading. He urged declassification reform and said Nixon sought to curb the press while AGnew amplified the message. He called for automatic two year declassification.
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Government Information Subcommittee
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Nixon says no U S ground troops in Vietnam fighting
President Nixon told a blue ribbon Texan audience at Connallys Picosa ranch that no U S combat troops will be sent back to Vietnam and that bombing will be limited to military targets. He warned Hanoi of great risk if it presses the southern offensive and urged continued U S air and naval support to Saigon.
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Nixon
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South
Creighton W. Abrams
Saigon
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Picosa Ranch
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Spiro T. Agnew
GOP
Rent Board Woman Charged With Extortion
Rose Wylie a member of President Nixon's National Rent Advisory Board and her son Aaron Blandon were named in warrants charging extortion conspiracy and blackmail over a 1970 attempt to shake down a contractor for a 30 000 education program contract at Philadelphia Housing Authority. Detailing a separate $5 921 theft from the PHA modernization program, the case notes Wylie's power over tenant advisory boards and her national appointment. The couple were to surrender as authorities pursued grand jury action in March.
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Nixon
National Rent Advisory Board
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Sernovitz
PHA
Boys And Girls Marry On Different Pay Scales Says Danny Thomas
Danny Thomas argues that traditional marriage roles shift with income. He states boys no longer marry girls earning less than half or less than double. The comment highlights changing expectations in wages and partnerships.
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All Controls Lifted On Small Businesses
Washington AP reports the government lifted wage and price controls from about 1 million small businesses and small government units with 60 or fewer employees. The Cost of Living Council noted broader controls remain on health sectors and construction while expanding scrutiny on construction and health firms and boosting Pay Board and Price Commission staffs.
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