Paris Talks Endure Viet Cong Demands at Talks
Nguyen Thi Binh labeled Thieu regime a repressive Saigon administration built by U S support and urged total U S troop withdrawal to reach peace. Porter rejected war crime charges and urged political talks with Saigon, Lam called for a cease fire to aid settlement.
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Viet Cong
United States
Saigon
Nguyen Thi Binh
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
U.S
William J. Porter
North Vietnam
Porter
Hanoi
South
Pham Dang Lam
South Viet casualties decline as enemy losses surge
South Vietnamese military reports show last week's South Vietnamese deaths at a low not seen since the North Vietnamese offensive began, while enemy casualties were the highest in three weeks. U S forces suffered seven killed and 36 wounded in action, with three American deaths from non hostile causes. Vietnamese totals list 228 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong killed, 463 government troops killed, 2 115 wounded and 114 missing.
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Revenue Sharing Bill Finished By Panel
The Senate Finance Committee completed work on a $29.8 billion revenue sharing bill for cities and states. It plans to phase out a 75 percent federal matching program for social services, replacing it with $1 billion per year in grants starting 1973, and adds child care and family planning funding for welfare mothers.
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Senate Finance Committee
Russell B. Long
D-La
House
Trenton appoints Stubbs as new city law director
In a special meeting the Trenton council selected Middletown attorney Thomas Stubbs Jr. to replace resigning law director Jack Thomas. Stubbs, 29, will receive the remaining 3000 annual salary and has ties to Duke University Cincinnati Law and Peace Corps service in Turkey. He and wife Linda live at 300 The Alameda. In a separate session the Trenton Festival Committee reported a 4054.80 profit to fund park improvements through a city trust. Gary Hudson Carl Baker and Lions Club members will serve on the five person board. The committee seeks a chairman for next year’s festival.
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Thomas Stubbs Jr
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Alameda
Gary Hudson
Jaycees
Carl Baker
Lions Club
Oial Success
Ray Dennis
Saxbe Taft Vote Short Falls Gun Sale Ban Bill
Ohio Republicans William Saxbe and Robert Taft Jr. joined the losing side as the Senate approved 68 to 25 a bill prohibiting the sale of easily concealed hand guns.
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Taft
Washington
Ohio
William Saxbe
Robert Taft Jr
Senate
Influenza Vaccine Developed By Government Scientists
Government scientists announce a new nasal spray influenza vaccine that could later control the disease. In trials on prisoner volunteers, the vaccine provided complete protection against the Hong Kong strain, with potential to adapt for future flu variants, though extensive trials and licensing remain required.
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Washington
National Institute of Alergy
Hong Kong
Senate Passes Ban on Small Handguns
The Senate approved a ban on easily concealable handguns 68 to 25, sending the measure to the House. It targets cheap snub-nosed pistols but would not restrict private ownership or require universal gun registration. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Birch Bayh, could curb about one million yearly sales.
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George C. Wallace
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Roman L. Hruska
Neb
Hruska
Secretary of the Treasury
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Treasury Department
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