MISTAKE KILLS 10 7s 15 Gls Die In Loss Of 9 U.S. Planes
U.S. Command reports five more aircraft lost with 15 Americans dead and six wounded. An accidental bombing killed 10 Vietnamese militiamen and wounded 20 as U.S. planes faced various crashes and combat events near Pleiku, Da Nang, Dak Seang, and Laos.
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U.S
Saigon
Ter
Pleiku City
Tan Son Nhut
OHG
Dak Seang
Central Highlands
Laos
Thailand
Khon Kaen
da Nang
Cambodians Hit Red Units Hard Near Angrassom
Cambodian forces battled Viet Cong units for six days near Angrassom south of Phnom Penh. Viet Cong explosions damaged a key bridge along the Phnom Penh Angrassom road as reinforcements moved toward Kompong Som Sihanoukville.
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Ine Patue
Angrassom
Phnom Penh
Gulf of Siam
Kompong Som
Sihanoukville
Norodom Sihanouk
Senate Group Stands Firm Against Aid
A Senate committee led by J W Fulbright and George Aiken pressed against expanding aid to Cambodia after a briefing by Secretary Rogers. They noted Cambodia requested a large army equipment package while the administration had not decided on broader support beyond existing South Vietnamese aid. Symington said Cambodia has served as a sanctuary since 1965 and questioned the emphasis on Cambodia.
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Fulbright
Republican Committee
Sen
George Aiken
Vermont
Aiken
Rogers
Cambodia
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
NYC Police Strike Deadline Looms As City Seeks Court Order
As the midnight deadline nears for a strike by about 80 percent of the New York City police, a meeting is set to decide response to a court order prohibiting the strike. Mayor Lind says the demands could bankrupt the city and endanger citizens. Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association cites a 2700 dollar raise over 27 months to match sergeants’ gains. Meanwhile Minneapolis teachers vote on a tentative contract ending a three week strike.
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New York City
Minneapolis
John V. Lindsay
PBA
Minneapolis Federation of Teachers Local 59
Afl-Cio
MFT
Critics Blast Nixon Over Vote-18 Stand
President Nixon proposes lowering the voting age to 18 by constitutional amendment. Rep. Emanuel Celler decries the move as a Southern strategy to defeat the Voting Rights Act. The act has empowered many Southern Black voters to register and participate.
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Nixon
Washington
Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
House Judiciary Committee
House
Senate
House-Senate Conference
Celler
Sion
Nationwide radiation surveillance urged for nuclear plants
Ernest D. Harvard, chief of the Nuclear Facilities Branch, proposed a coordinated nationwide program with industry, states and federal agencies to monitor reactor radioactivity. He noted current plants are safe but warned growth could raise environmental health risks and cited spent fuel reprocessing as a potential source of higher radioactivity.
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Palm Beach, Fla
United States
America
Ernest D. Harvard
U.S. Bureau of Radiological Health
Bureau
Atomic Energy Commission
Harvard
Bank Lowers Interest Rate To 7% at Calif. Bank
Community National Bank in Bakersfield cuts its rate from 8 percent to 7.5 percent as the prime rate dips, aiming to trigger further nationwide reductions and boost the sagging economy. Bank of America comments on a gradual decline and calls the move not unusual in the broader trend.
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Bakersfield
Calif
California
Community National Bank
Robert F. Parker
San Francisco
Bank of America
Middletown Area Weather Outlook With Warmth and Rain Chance
The forecast for Middletown and vicinity calls for variable clouds and warmth with a chance of showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Lows reach the upper 50s to mid 60s. Wednesday will be warm and humid with more showers and highs in the upper 70s to mid 80s. Yesterday’s high was 78 and this morning’s low 60 with only a trace of rain reported.
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Middletown
Fall May Bring Dip In Inflation
Washington experts predict inflation will slow in the autumn while stock markets slump and economic signs hint at a sagging economy. Heller and Sprinkel defended Nixon administration views as Ford GM report weaker auto sales and profits despite remaining black. White House discussions with advisers followed a planned session not tied to the market drop.
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Washington
United States Chamber of Commerce
Walter W. Heller
Council of Economic Advisers
Johnson
Beryle W. Sprinkel
Chicago
Nixon
New York
John F. Kennedy
Detroit
General Motors
Ford
White House
Big Four Continue Berlin Talks in Second Meeting
The United States United Kingdom France and the Soviet Union held a second round of secret talks in Berlin on reducing tensions over divided Berlin. Francis Seydoux de Clau sonne chaired with Kenneth Rush Roger Jack ling and Peter Abrassimov as ambassadors. Sources expect biweekly meetings and four power staff talks but see no early breakthrough or expansion to include East and West Berlin.
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Berlin
United States
Britain
France
Soviet Union
Allied Control Council
East Germany
West Germany
West Berlin
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Nyc
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Associated Press
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Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association
Kiernan
Bobby Atkins
Lee Harris
Baltimore, Md
Solvay
N.Y
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