Nixon Plan Working Vietnam Viet Kym Shift Seen
American officers report a strategy shift in Vietnam with South Vietnamese forces taking blocking and patrol roles along Cambodia and Laos borders as U S units pull back inland. A senior officer notes South Vietnamese progress in 1969 and early 1970, suggesting possible further force reductions beyond Nixon's 150000 cut.
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Cambodia
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Saigon
Viet Cong
Hue
Michael S. Davison
Davison
Arson suspected as blaze at Ciney plant injures none
A $600000 loss fire at the Ciney injector mold plant erupted on the roof after three explosions. The building was empty. a youth was held on a drunk charge and two non striking workers reported threats during a strike since April. Firemen fought the three alarm blaze until early morning.
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Molders Union
Pueblo Booze and Gambling Allegations Emerge from Pueblo Crew
Edward R. Murphy former executive officer of the USS Pueblo says Navy rules against drinking and gambling were ignored aboard the captured ship with "plenty of both" while on board in 1968. Marine Sgt. Robert J. Chicca agrees drinking occurred off duty. other crew members gambled on duty.
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Japan
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Robert J. Chicca
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Lloyd M. Bucher
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Weekend Weather Outlook With Pleasant Saturday
Saturday will be mostly sunny and pleasant with clear and cool temperatures later in the evening. Lows tonight will be in the upper 50s and lower 60s with a 60s range. Sunday looks fair and warm, following a high of 83 and a morning low of 59.
Nerve Gas to Be Sunk as Secret War Stockpiles Revealed
The United States kept a secret CBW program for decades channeling chemical and germ warfare toward defense and retaliation plans. The article notes 3000 tons of GB nerve gas rockets loaded for sea burial, costs to prepare and destroy, and estimates of global stockpiles with Soviet advantages. It mentions defoliants used in Vietnam and past research into hardy germ strains prior to Nixon’s 1970s ban.
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Lima Faces Unrest as National Guard Stays
With few violent incidents, Lima authorities keep 500 National Guard troops on duty after a riot on the south side. Mayor Christian Morris urged calm and said police and city officials would handle affairs their way. Christine Ricks, 45, died from a single gunshot amid夜 violence following a bicycle theft arrest. A grand jury will review the shooting.
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Christian Morris
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South Side
Christine Ricks
Yippies Close Disneyland in riot at Anaheim
Disneyland shut for more than five hours as about 300 Yippies rallied at its city hall. Police deployed 100 riot officers after loud protests and flags as nearly 30,000 visitors were sent home. 18 arrests for disturbing the peace.
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Germans Accept Loss Of Lands In Treaty
In Moscow the Soviet and West German foreign ministers initialed a nonaggression pact in which West Germany for the first time accepts postwar loss of eastern German territory to Poland and the Soviet Union. The pact renounces force and affirms present European boundaries including the Oder Neisse line, marking a milestone in Brandt's Ostpolitik and Bonn Moscow relations.
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Willy Brandt
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Walter Scheel
Andrei Gromyko
Spiridonov
Gromyko
Egon Bahr
Brandt
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Oder-Neisse Line
East Germany
Nixon’s Name On Postal Bill Assured
Congress sent to President Nixon a bill creating an independent U.S. Postal Service after decades of debate and a lengthy push by a presidential commission. The White House hailed it as a landmark measure for users and workers, with Nixon expected to sign next week.
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Postal Reforms At A Glance
Washington AP outlines major provisions of the House passed postal reform bill sent to President Nixon. It creates a new Postal Service overseen by a five member board with bond authority up to 10 billion dollars, departs from congressional control, and forms an independent Rate Commission. It also raises pay 8 percent retroactive to April 18 and shifts governance away from Cabinet leadership toward labor negotiations with unions. Subtitles set subsidies to decline from 800 million to 40 million by 1984.
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