First Marine Unit Leaves Vietnam for Okinawa
The first contingent of U S Marines to withdraw from Vietnam flew to Okinawa as the weekly U S battle deaths dropped to 153 the lowest in six months. An advance party of 120 Leathernecks from the 9th Regiment departed Quang Tri to prep for the main 8 000 man unit due in Okinawa within weeks. The 9th Marines will stay in Okinawa as a ready reserve and this marks the first combat unit sent from Vietnam since March 8 1965 with U S troop strength at 539 500.
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Saigon
U.S
Vietnam
Okinawa
Quang Tri
Demilitarized Zone
9Th Regiment
Utah Mesa
Khe Sanh
9Th Marines
U.S. 5Th Mechanized Infantry Division
Senate Democrats push larger Europe troop cuts than White House planned
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield backed a resolution to cut U S forces in Western Europe by about 15 000 over the coming year, arguing current plans are inadequate The White House said 14 900 troops would be brought home next year and 5 100 civilian workers abroad, aiming to save about 75 million in balance of payments costs
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Washington
Senate
U. S
Europe
White House
Mike Mansfield
Nixon
Mansfield
United States
Apollo 11 Countdown Begins for Moon Mission
The countdown to Apollo 11 starts at 8 p.m. EDT with power applied to the Saturn 5 rocket and liftoff planned for 9 32 a.m. next Wednesday. Astronauts Neil Armstrong Edwin Aldrin Jr and Michael Collins train in a command ship simulator as they prepare for lunar orbit and a July 21 extravehicular activity. Herbert Hoover Jr dies at 65 in Pasadena California after illness.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Neil A. Armstrong
Edwin E. Aldrin Jr
Michael Collins
Earth
Moon
Herbert Hoover Jr
United States
Huntington Community Hospital
Pasadena
Calif
Hoover
Borman Finishes Russia Visit Calls It A Complete Success
Astronaut Frank Borman left Moscow for New York after a 10 day goodwill tour praised as a complete success and personal pleasure. He thanked Soviet hosts, said he would invite cosmonauts to the United States and noted Apollo 11 timing may limit attendance.
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Moscow
Frank Borman
Soviet Union
Borman
Sheremetyevo
New York
London
National Aeronautics and Space Administraion
United States
German Titov
Cape Kennedy
Frederick
Steelworkers Call For Work Stoppage At Inco Plants
The United Steelworkers of America called a work stoppage at Inco plants in Sudbury and Port Colborne Ontario delaying 8 a.m. reports. Inco, supplying about 40 percent of world nickel, faced a potential long stoppage affecting steel production across the United States Canada Japan and Western Europe. Negotiations paused at 11 a.m. with both sides far apart and the old contract expired.
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Toronto
United Steelworkers of America
Canada
Sudbury
Port Colborne
Ont
International Nickel Co. of Canada Ltd
Inco
United States
Japan
Europe
Homer Seguin
Steelworkers Local 6500
Egyptians claim foray into Ismailia region
Egypt says its forces crossed the Suez Canal and held a northern Ismailia position for about three hours behind exploding charges and demolished fortifications. Israel denies attacks and reports no damage. A Jordanian-Israeli clash near Adhasiya in the Jordan Valley lasts 15 minutes with no reported losses.
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Associated Press
Egypt
Suez Canal
Ismailia
Israel
Tibor Yonash
Tel Aviv
Amman
Adjasiyya
Jordan Valley
U S Peru ties show signs of warming with new ambassador possible
After nine months of decline the relations between the United States and Peru appear to improve as Nixon plans to name a new ambassador and deputy chief of mission. Peru's ambassador to Washington Fernando Berckemeyer said agreement was reached on a successor to Ambassador John Wesley Jones. Edward W. Clark is expected to arrive as deputy chief of mission or charge d affaires. The change aims to reset ties amid IPC expropriation disputes that strained cooperation under the Belaunde regime and prompted Washington to threaten aid and sugar action.
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Joe McGowan JR
Lima
Peru
United States
Nixon
Washington
Fernando Berckemeyer
John Wesley Jones
Taylor G Belcher
Cyprus
Charles W. Adair Jr
Panama
U.S
Edward W. Clark
State Department
Ernest V. Siracusa
Jones
Siracusa
Fernando Belaunde Terry
Tober
International Petroleum Co
IPC
Standard Oil of
New Jersey
Washington- Lima
Juan Velasco
Middletown Area Weather Forecast Update
The forecast for Middletown and vicinity calls for cloudiness and humidity with chances of thundershowers this afternoon tonight and again Friday. Highs Friday in the upper 80s and lows tonight in the lower 70s. Saturday outlook shows partly cloudy skies with little temperature change. Yesterday’s high 85 and low 74 with 0.02 inch of rain in the area yesterday.
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Middletown
Sheridan tank condemned as waste by House committee
Rep Samuel Stratton chairman of the House armed services subcommittee says the army's new Sheridan missile firing tank would not be an improvement even if functional and is almost worthless. The report notes over 1.2 billion dollars spent on the system with poor results.
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Samuel Stratton
D-N.y
House
Armed Services Subcommittee
Maddox Rejects Federal Desegregation Demand in Georgia
Gov. Lester Maddox denounces a Justice Department desegregation order in Atlanta. He vows to go to jail, forgo federal aid, or close schools rather than accept integration. The statement was made during a Wednesday news conference.
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Lester Maddox
Georgia
Maddox
Atlanta, Ga
U.S. Justice Department
Actor shouts for butler after shower incident
A Hollywood actor exits a shower and asks his butler Chalmers to hold his cigarette while he weighs himself twice. the odd moment captures a quirky backstage scene.
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Chalmers
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