Truce area attack kills 10 in Tri Ton school yard
Shelling in Tri Ton Mekong Delta district town kills six students and two teachers in a school yard near the military commission conference room. Two soldiers die and six are wounded in another shell strike on a remodeling building. Col. J G Whitted among those present but unharmed. Cease fire violations tallied at 121 in 24 hours. 169 enemy soldiers killed, 42 South Vietnamese killed and 201 wounded. Pilot Steven Myers questioned after helicopter crash north of Saigon. Authorities report limited progress in the crash investigation.
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Tri Ton
Saigon
Mekong Delta
Military Commission
U.S
Joint Military Commission
Can Tho
J.G. Whitted
International Commission
Steven Myers
South Fork
Libyan Planes Allegedly Ordered to Shoot Down El Al
Beirut based Al Yom, citing Arab sources, claims Libyan Revolutionary Command Council ordered Mirages to intercept and shoot down Israeli El Al jets to avenge a Libyan airliner downing. Libyan Embassy declined to comment as a strike keeps El Al grounded. TWA not confirming incident.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Mediterranean
el al
al Yom
Egypt
Muammar Kadafi
Revolutionary Command Council
Trans World Airlines
TWA
Europe
Cairo
Tel Aviv
Kadfai
Rogers heads for Paris
Secretary of State William Rogers travels to Paris to meet with French officials on ongoing diplomatic talks. The trip aims to advance negotiations on security and economic issues while signaling U.S. commitment to alliance ties.
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Washington
Secretary of State
William
Hall of Fame checks terminal in Cincinnati tour
Former show business figure and U S Senator George Murphy tours Cincinnati Union Terminal as a possible site for the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame museum. The Save the Terminal Committee and civic groups raise funds to preserve parts of the concourse and rotunda amid demolition orders.
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Cincinnati, Ohio
U.S
California
George Murphy
National Football Foundation Hall of Fame
Cincinnati Union Terminal
Murphy
Foundation
New York
Southern Railroad
Amtrack
Laos Cease-Fire Violations Prompt Resumed US Bombing
U S forces carried out nine B52 strikes in southern Laos at the request of Premier Souvanna Phouma as the cease-fire entered effect. The Laotian government reported 60 violations since the cease-fire began, with 20 in the last 24 hours, and fighting appearing to taper, notably around Pakse.
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Vientiane
Laos
United States
U.S. Pacific Command
Honolulu
Pak Song
Souvanna Phouma
U.S. Defense Department
U.S
Vietiane
Fed boosts discount rate to curb inflation
The Federal Reserve Board raised its discount rate from 5 to 5.5 percent effective Monday as part of a credit tightening to combat inflation. Chairman Arthur F. Burns urged banks to restrain rate hikes and noted the need for temporary sacrifice in earnings to support national economic welfare. The committee also set three new standards for prime rate decisions by large commercial banks.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Arthur F. Burns
Nixon Administration
Burns
U.S
Israel invites probe into Libyan airliner downing
Israel welcomed an international investigation after it shot down a Libyan airliner over the Suez Canal killing 106 of 113 aboard. Defense Minister Dayan cited misinterpretation by Cairo control and his own forces, and urged a hotline with Egypt to prevent repeats.
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Sinai Desert
Tripoli
Libyan Revolutionary Command Council
Kadafi
Cairo
Tel Aviv
Israel
Egypt
Moshe Dayan
Cairo Air Control
Suez Canal
David Elazar
Dayan
Beersheba
Nixon and AFL-CIO discuss Phase 3 wage controls policy
In Miami Beach officials say White House advisers and AFL-CIO leaders, led by George Meany, are negotiating broad Phase 3 wage price language. Meany urges higher wage limits, near 7.5 to 8 percent, while stressing wage restraint unless prices drop.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Nixon
Afl-Cio
George Meany
White House
Meany
Afl-Cio Executive Council
Washington
Labor
Cost of Living Council
Dunlop
Labor Federation
Weather outlook cool through next week with 20s to 40s
Partly cloudy skies tonight and Sunday with lows in the 20s and highs in the upper 40s. The forecast extends into next week with cool temperatures, lows around the 20s and highs in the 40s.
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Seven Mile
U.S. 127
Butler County
Grimes
Rogers
Paris
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Save the Terminal Committee
Cincinnati
Palm Springs
Calif
Vietnam
Indochina
Cambodia
South Vietnam
United Nations
Kurt Waldheim
Waldheim
Commission of Control and Supervision
Canada
Commission On the
Ottawa
Pakse
Mekong River
Panhandle
Labor-Management Advisory Committee
Cost of Ne Council
John Dunlop
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