Nixon Reveals New Vietnam Pullout Plan and Bombing
President Nixon states a further 20 000 U S troops will be withdrawn by July 1 while bombing North Vietnam continues until Hanoi halts its South Vietnam invasion. He says remaining forces will total 49 000, with about 74 000 air and naval personnel elsewhere involved in the war.
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Soldiers Listen With Mixed Feelings On Nixon Pullout
In Vietnam near Bien Hoa and Sai gon, soldiers hear Nixon urging US troop withdrawal while uncertainty runs high. Ammunition handlers and air Cavalry crews debate the plan as Cobra gunships refuel and lift for further action, with many skeptical of timing and scope.
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Weather outlook with mild Friday temperatures
Today will be partly cloudy and not as cool with overnight lows in the mid 40s. Friday remains partly cloudy and mild with highs near 70. Yesterday’s high reached 63 and the overnight low slipped to 34.
Muskie to End Primary Run and Seek Convention Role
Sen. Edmund Muskie plans to cancel his remaining primaries including Ohio and shift effort toward winning convention delegates. The Maine Democrat, once seen as the frontrunner, will announce a strategy to stay viable at the July convention despite Massachusetts and Pennsylvania defeats. Republican Nixon remains the general election opponent as Muskie weighs a possible compromise candidacy.
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Three-Week Casualty Toll From Viet Nam Offensive
North Viet Nam onslaught yields the heaviest South Vietnamese and American casualties in six months. South Vietnamese reports 1,149 killed in action and 3,376 wounded. U.S. Command lists 10 Americans killed, 8 missing, 78 wounded, and four nonhostile deaths. Total three-week toll reaches 17,820 including North Vietnamese, South Vietnamese and American deaths.
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U S Forces Battle Vietnam Patrol Boats Near Quang Tri
U S Navy ships sank three North Vietnamese patrol boats and damaged a fourth near the demilitarized zone as Hanoi presses a wide offensive. North Vietnamese tanks and artillery clash with South Vietnamese near Quang Tri City while central highlands see quiet. New raids target North Vietnam interior as Haiphong coastal provinces accuse U S planes.
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Astronauts Near Earth Return From 11 Day Moon Mission
John W. Young Charles M. Duke Jr and Thomas K Mattingly II reenter Earth’s atmosphere after a 11 day Moon voyage. Splashdown is set for 2 44 p m EST 178 miles southeast of Christmas Island 1 519 miles south of Hawaii.
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