Laird Defends Realistic Deterrence Policy Shift
Defense Secretary Melvin Laird promotes a strategy branded realistic deterrence though officials say the U S has already moved toward it under Nixon’s doctrine. The plan seeks smaller modernized forces, extended to allied nations, with continued nuclear power to deter Soviet or Chinese atomic aggression.
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Hebert Urges Pro Military Path For Vietnam Victory
Rep. F Edward Hebert vows to keep the House Armed Services Committee on a tough pro military course after Rivers death Hebert says the draft must continue and military spending rise with a modern Navy top priority Nixon plan to hand war to South Vietnam seen as only viable path Hebert argues US victory could have been achieved five years ago by bombing North Vietnam and Haiphong harbor he criticizes antiwar critics as ignorant and emotionalism Hebert also says the draft will not end and US commitments abroad should be reassessed
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Viet Cong Clashes Ramp Up Along Cambodian Border
In Cambodia six miles southwest of Mimot South Vietnamese troops battled North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces from dawn into midmorning. Officials reported 74 enemy dead, with South Vietnamese losses at 10 killed and 36 wounded. In the Mekong Delta, 30 Viet Cong were killed in scattered contacts as Saigon troops swept U Minh forest. casualties there were five killed and six wounded. In Saigon, anti American students attacked two US military buses near a housing complex in Cho Lon, burning one vehicle. no injuries were reported amid ongoing anger over a Viet Namese student killing by an American soldier in Qui Nhon.
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Servicemen Ask Court For Rights
Two groups of antiwar soldiers ask the Supreme Court to grant servicemen free speech and press rights. They seek permission to distribute antiwar papers and hold peace meetings on bases, challenging an Army rule banning on base distribution of papers deemed to threaten loyalty or morale. The Ft. Bragg and Ft. Jackson cases allege harassment over security clearances and threats of courts martial. Lower courts have refused intervention.
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Elk Island Park sees 52904 visitors in July
Elk Island National Park officials report 52,904 visitors in July, down 6,810 from the same month last year. The park lies about 3 percent miles east of Edmonton.
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