Saigon renews cease-fire bid amid Paris talks
South Vietnam renewed its call for general elections and a total cease-fire with North Vietnam marking the 17th anniversary of the Geneva accords. Officials in Saigon urged immediate talks without preconditions, while U S and Paris sources anticipate rebuff from Hanoi and Viet Cong.
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Washington
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Jordan Kept Up Pressure as Guerrilla Bases Fall
Jordan reports pinning down guerrilla remnants in northern territory while hundreds of fighters flee toward the Jordan river area and Syria. Iraq and Sudan sever ties seeking Arab unity and regional mediation efforts continue without a formal Sadat statement.
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Hussein
Iraq
Jordan
Anwar Sadat
Libya
Amman
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17 Years to a New Industry Declares Global Shift
The article proclaims a turning point in global influence as a long era of dominance by a single power fades. It asserts that the era when one nation could bully others has ended, signaling a move toward a more balanced world order and new industrial development.
Pondering Peking Diplomats Queue In Capitol
Asian envoys crowded the Capitol to meet Secretary of State William P Rogers seeking clarity on President Nixon’s Peking trip and the meaning of old friend The diplomats weigh how far to rely on Washington commitments amid Cold War tensions with Red China and regional allies. James C H Shen lodged a protest with the State Department regarding the trip’s framing.
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U.S
Roy W. Johnson
United States
Johnson
Paris
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Washington
Saigon
Nguyen van Thieui
Vietnam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Newsmen Sunday
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Red China
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Rogers
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Carl Albert Takes Hold As House Leaders Push Front
Speaker Carl Albert shows firm leadership as he pressures committee chairmen on key fights. He blocked Rep. Harley Staggers on a CBS contempt citation and won a floor vote on civil rights issues. Albert also moved to expand the EEOC via the Rules Committee, earning praise from supporters.
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Washington
Carl Albert
Albert
Rep
William M. Colmer
CBS
House
Tornado Threat Highlights Mobile Home Dangers
National Weather Service chief Allen Pearson warns mobile homes are sitting ducks in tornadoes unless properly anchored. He notes about 700 tornadoes yearly with under 100 major storms. Anchoring costs range from about 20 to 90 dollars and storm shelters should be built at trailer parks.
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Kansas City
United States
Allen Pearson
Pearson
National Weather Service Agency
Ohio readies income tax plan with graduated rates
The state prepares a graduated income tax after House approval, with rates from one to four percent for individuals and four to eight percent on corporate profits. Effective date likely September 1, retroactivity is blocked by the state constitution. Senate review and new tax forms to follow.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
Harold Hovey
House
Senate
Kosydar
Acheson Critiques Kennedys In Life Interview
Former Secretary of State Dean Acheson says John F. Kennedy was out of his depth as president and not decisive. He also rebukes Robert Kennedy and calls the Cuba missile crisis legend about Kennedy misinformed while labeling the bomb decision as high school thought.
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Dean Acheson
Life Magazine
John F. Kennedy
Life
Acheson
British Broadcasting Corp
Kennedy
United States
Kenneth Harris
Harry S
Cuba
Pearl Harbor
California City Riot Strikes Main Street After Rally Flops
Police and sheriff deputies moved in to quell a large disturbance in Oxnard's Mexican American district. Rioters looted stores and attacked officers as fires were set including a bank, school, and pharmacy. Nineteen arrests were made as 100 to 150 youths rioted after a police rally did not occur.
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Calif
Antipolice
Cooper Avenue
Weekend Rain Drops to Middletown Bring Calm Weekend
It will be mostly cloudy and cooler tonight with a chance of evening showers. Low around 60. Tuesday brings mostly sunny skies and mild temperatures with a high near 80. Yesterday’s high was 77 and the overnight low 66. Middletown received two tenths of an inch of rain over the weekend.
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