Nixon Visits Saigon Backing Thieu Amid Vietnam Tensions
President Nixon's Saigon trip signals support for Thieu at a pivotal peace moment. His warning that open concessions are over aims to quiet Saigon critics and ex generals, while underscoring U S backing and stabilized military outlook as Viet Cong and North Vietnamese responses await.
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Taxmen Press Surtax Deductions Through This Week
IRS urges continued surtax withholding at least through this week as Senate acts on extension. Some firms face refunds or double deductions if extension fails. Officials note retroactive renewal to June 30 mitigates short term budget impact. Volcker says small rate drop unlikely to affect billions.
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Internal Revenue Service
Treasury
Paul A. Volcker
Nixon arrives in India amid cheers and protests
President Nixon lands in New Delhi on a 96 degree day to meet Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and discuss India’s place in a peaceful world. About 400 demonstrators waved black flags while thousands cheered as Nixon kissed the occasion and spoke of a generation of peace and progress.
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Indira Gandhi
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Jawaharlal Nehru
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Britain
Mohammad Hidayatullah
U S Ambassador Escapes Knife Attack at Tokyo Airport
Uninjured U S Ambassador to Japan Armin H Meyer avoided harm when a Japanese man Shigetsugu Hamaoka 21 attacked him with a knife at Tokyo Airport. Security guards disarmed the assailant who left a letter demanding Okinawa’s return from the United States and USSR-held northern islands.
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Middletown Weather Shifts to Warmer Showers Friday
The forecast for Middletown and vicinity shows increasing clouds and a chance of showers tonight with lows in the upper 60s. Friday brings showers and high in the upper 80s, followed by a fair and mild Saturday.
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Cattle price drop may curb meat costs later this year
Wholesale prices show a sharp fall in cattle prices for the month to July 15, down 1.60 per hundredweight from mid June. Economists warn one month is not a trend and retail meat prices may not fall until fall, as processing and marketing costs offset declines and consumer demand remains strong.
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Agriculture Department
Arnold Chase
Bureau of Labor Statutics
Chae
Mariner 6 Near Mars Sparks Expected Reveals
Mariner 6 skimmed 2130 miles from Mars as cameras captured closeups to be shown to newsmen from Jet Propulsion Laboratory at 8:36 EDT. Plans called for 24 hour study and release of selected prints, with details possibly revealing terrain and vegetation bands. Mariner 7 faced a device fault and intermittent signals, while Mariner 6 carried 24 images split evenly between telephoto and wide angle lenses.
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Calif
Mariner 6
Mars
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Mariner 7
American battlefield deaths in Vietnam drop to near nine month low
U S casualties last week fell to 110 killed in action the second lowest weekly total in nine months as fighting waned. Enemy losses totaled 1963 while South Vietnamese deaths reached 290 marking a slight week to week decline amid the lull in the war.
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Storm Anna Weakened Yet Remains a Threat in Caribbean
A tropical storm named Anna weakened but remains potentially dangerous as it nears the Leeward Islands and Virgin Islands. Gale warnings were issued, with Anna about 275 miles east of Antigua and moving west-northwest at 20 mph. Maximum winds near 55 mph, rough seas and heavy rains forecast.
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