Bomb Disrupted Outside Mexican Consulate in Newark
Army demolition experts disarmed a highly effective bomb found in a Newark garbage can near the Mexican consulate on Commerce Street after police were alerted by a newspaper switchboard operator. A caller with a Spanish accent claimed the device was planted outside the consulate. In New York City, seven related bomb incidents have occurred since April 22, including a live bomb dismantled at the French Tourist Office in Rockefeller Center.
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Pressure On Saigon As Viet Cong Move Westward
The AP reports intensified fighting around Saigon with 192 enemy killed as Viet Cong units shift west from the capital. U S forces clash 16 miles south southeast of Saigon and near Phu Vinh in the Mekong Delta, with air strikes tallying dozens of enemy dead while U S losses rise. Military planners warn of a possible Saigon assault later in July or August amid ongoing terror raids and evacuations near the DMZ.
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U.S. Hanoi Talks Move Toward Quiet Serious Talks
In Paris the United States and North Vietnam show signs of probing possible de escalation ideas during private meetings while official talks remain deadlocked. Ambassadors Harriman and Thuy meet weekly with limited progress as Cyrus Vance travels to Washington for consultations. Le Duc Tho has spent weeks in Hanoi as policy reviews surface amid the bombing dispute. Harriman proposed restoring the demilitarized zone and easing infiltration to open broader peacemaking steps.
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Reformers Face Soviet Pressure Over Czechoslovakia Crisis
Soviet and allied leaders met in Warsaw to craft a warning to Czechoslovakia after Prague's 2 000 word critique of communist rule. Brezhnev signaled tough stance while Czechoslovak reformers push for September party congress. Hard-liners seek Soviet backing to undo reforms.
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Oldrich Cernik
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Reform Movement
Heavy traffic delays inaugural Moscow New York air service
The Soviet Aeroflot Ilyushin 62 arriving from Moscow faced heavy New York air traffic and landed at 5:27 p.m. instead of 4:30 p.m. EDT during the Moscow to New York inaugural. Pan Am and Aeroflot began weekly service with Montreal stopovers, carrying government officials and VIPs, amid a delay-filled first evening.
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Marine Pfc James Byrd Dies At Camp Lejeune
Marine Pfc James C Byrd 22 of London Ohio died at Camp Lejeune July 7. Navy investigators say foul play unlikely after he was found near a service club and transported to the infirmary. Autopsy performed at Camp Lejeune Naval Hospital with results pending final conclusions next week. Byrd belonged to Headquarters Company 6th Marines 2nd Marine Division.
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Weather outlook for Miami Valley with showers and heat
The Miami Valley area faces warm and humid conditions through Wednesday with cloudy skies and scattered afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms. Tonight’s low is 65 to 70. Yesterday’s high reached 83 and the area recorded 0.22 inches of rain.
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Seigniorage profits soar as coinage shifts to copper nickel
The federal government posts huge profits from coinage after replacing silver with copper and nickel. Seigniorage, the gap between coin face value and metal cost, surged to near 380 million dollars last year and topped 834 million the prior year, with expectations over 200 million in the current year.
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Seigniorage profits rise from sandwich coins and shortages
The piece explains how seigniorage from coinage profits grew after the 1960s to fund the federal deficit under the unified budget. It notes the Coinage Act of 1965 removing silver from dimes and quarters and reducing half dollar silver, cutting metal costs and boosting Treasury revenue.
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