Laird Keeps Vietnam Troop Cut Goal On Paris Talks
The Pentagon reaffirmed Defense Secretary Melvin Laird’s stance that troop reductions in Vietnam hinge on progress in Paris peace talks and on Vietnamization. A Time Magazine report suggesting a 250000 volunteer force was denied, while a GOP newsletter claimed more withdrawals were looming.
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Washington
Pentagon
Melvin R Laird
Vietnam
Time Magazine
Laird
U.S
Paris
Republican National Committee
Nixon
South Vietnam
Two Ohio GIs Die In Vietnam War
Defense Department reports two Ohio soldiers killed in action in Vietnam. Army Sgt. William H. Hand of Lewisburg and Marine Pfc. Thomas R. Sayers of Gloucester are the fallen servicemen.
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Ohio
Washington
Defense Department
Vietnam
Army
William H. Hand
Lewisburg
Marine Pfe
Thomas R. Sayers
Glouster
No Financial Windfall Ahead After Vietnam End
Moynihan warns against expectations of a postwar windfall for domestic programs. He says defense needs may stay high, with automatic increases in nondefense spending and new programs like family assistance, revenue sharing, and mass transit shaping the peacetime budget.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Urban Affairs Council
White House
Moynihan
Vietnam
Herbert Stein
Council of Economic Advisers
Moyniha
Defense Department
Johnson
Storm relief trailer tangled in red tape after hurricane aid
A 50 foot relief trailer loaded with food and clothes for Hurricane Camille victims sits at MacDill Air Force Base awaiting authorization to move. Independent movers Charles and Fran Smith of St Petersburg organized the drive to bypass agencies. Air Force officials shifted to trucking due to Biloxi overload, delaying delivery to Mississippi.
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Tampa
Fla
Air Force Chain of Command
Mississippi
Charles Smith
Fran
St. Petersburg
MacDill
Infant Born With Bullet In His Head In Waynesville
In Waynesville North Carolina an infant is reported in fair condition after birth with a pistol bullet in the head. The mother Glenda Smith Messer 19 was delivered several weeks early when a .32 caliber bullet struck her during a pistol accident by the father. The baby was taken to a neurosurgeon in Asheville and the bullet is not deeply imbedded.
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Waynesville
N.C
Glenda Smith Messer
Asheville
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