Laird warns North Vietnam on bombing pause violation
Defense Secretary Melvin Laird cautioned North Vietnam not to breach the November 1 1968 bombing halt understanding. He declined to disclose rules of engagement while stressing protective reaction shields American forces and reconnaissance missions. Laird spoke after a three day Vietnam trip noting progress in Vietnamization and signaling possible troop withdrawals amid stalled Paris talks.
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Saigon
Melvin R. Laird
North Vietnam
Laird
U.S
Vietnam
Washington
Hanoi
U.S. Command
Paris
Army Officer Named in My Lai Massacre Probe
Washington AP report that charges filed Thursday accuse an Army officer of involvement in a second massacre of South Vietnamese civilians near My Lai on March 16, 1968. Pentagon details are not released, but military sources confirm the allegation.
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Washington
My Lai
Pentagon
Associated Press
Willingham
Calley
Nixon Plans Fight To Sign Genocide Treaty
President Nixon aims to break a 20 year holdout by pushing Senate ratification of the genocide treaty. He will seek ABA support at its midwinter Atlanta convention and lead a lobbying effort as opponents warn of international trials. The issue ties to postwar lessons from Nazi crimes and faces strong ABA and Congressional opposition.
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Washington
Nixon
United States
American Bar Association
Senate
ABA
Atlanta
North Vietnam
United Nations
Harry S. Truman
Congress
John Foster Dulles
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Three Die In Separate Wrecks Near Trenton and Franklin
Two fatal crashes near Trenton and Franklin claim three lives. Huffines, 24, of Trenton dies after his car collides with a westbound truck on Ohio 73 and bursts into flames. Lafferty, 39, of Cincinnati dies at Middletown Hospital after a northbound I 75 wreck that also injures Ferguson and Miller.
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Ohio
Jacksonburg Road
Trenton
Interstae
Tommy Goss Huffines
Apt
Poplin Place
Miami University
Sylvia M. Orr
Kettering
Ralph L. Lafferty
Cincinnati
Huffines
Mercy Hospital
Hamilton
Ohio 73
Garret J. Boone
Butler County
Edgar H. Grooms
Butler
Ind
Circleville
Warren County
Lafferty
Orr
Middletown Hospital
Clifford J. Ferguson
Kimble Miller
Ferguson
Lawrence H. Trick
Dayton
Reform move eyes House Speaker McCormack as system eyed
Washington AP reports a Democratic reform push targets not only Speaker John W. McCormack but the seniority dominated House structure. The plan, sparked by Jerome Waldie, seeks committee study next week to overhaul organization and curb chairmen power.
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Washington
House
John W. McCormack
McCormack
Callius
California
Jerome Waldie
Waldie
U S Worries Over Growing Mideast Conflict Risk
In Washington U S policy makers fear a creeping escalation in Israeli Arab fighting could draw in outside powers and drift toward full scale war. Israel has blocked Egypts war of attrition while Cairo backs a cease fire, but Arab leaders insist on retaking 1967 occupied lands in Sinai.
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Washington
US S
Middle East
U.S
Israel
Egypt
United States
Cairo
Elliot Richardson
Yitchak Rabim
Sinai Peninsula
Middletown Weather Outlook: Clearing Tonight and Colder
The forecast for Middletown and vicinity calls for partial clearing and colder tonight with lows 5 to 10 above. Increasing cloudiness and cold with snow flurries again Saturday with highs in the 20s. Sunday will be cloudy and cold. Yesterday's high was 32 with this morning's low at 19.
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Middletown
Man's Focus in Fashion Era Provokes Laughter
Chuckle notes the challenge men face amid bikinis miniskirts and low-cut gowns as the era emphasizes visual styles. It highlights concentration required to gaze a woman in the eye during bold fashion trends.
Agnew Calls Admissions Madness in Colleges
Vice President Spiro Agnew denounces quota based admissions at a Lincoln Day dinner, urging colleges to select on ability. He argues open admissions threaten merit and claims campus dissent hinders free exchange for many fine students.
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Chicago
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
Dock Thefts On Docks Cost Traders Millions Annually
In New York, dock pilferage costs run into the tens of millions yearly, raising consumer prices. Richard Maxwell of the American Importers Association notes it is tolerated on docks, while Gregory Halpin of the Maryland Port Authority calls pilferage a fringe benefit for some longshoremen. Importers bear the losses but seldom protest due to fears of retaliation and higher insurance premiums.
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New York
Richard Maxwell
Transportation Committee
American Importers Association
Gregory W. Halpin
Maryland Port Authority
Maxwell
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