Power struggle in Saigon threatens Vietnam war effort
Vietnamese military top command faces a brewing rift led by President Thieu and Vice President Ky. Several senior generals have offered resignations to press Thieu, raising fears in Washington that the factional fight could destabilize command during the war. Thieu moves to consolidate, while Thang backs his side and Thieu aides move into key posts.
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Peter Arnett
Saigon
South Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
Nguyen Cao Ky
Thieu
Nguyen Duc Thang
Mekong Delta
Thang
Cao van Vien
le Nguyen Khang
Nguyen van Vy
U.S
Vietnam
Nguyen van Minh
Tran van la
Delta Command
Fallout Increased Leukemia in Albany-Troy Area
Radioactive fallout from a 1953 Nevada test is linked to a doubling of childhood leukemia over eight years in Albany and Troy. Prof E J Sternglass, Univ of Pittsburgh radiology, notes effects affected fetuses and children born up to ten years later, urging relevance to nuclear policy debates.
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Denver
Colo
Albany-Troy
N.Y
E. J. Sternglass
Department of Radiology
University of Pittsburgh
Nevada
Sternglass
Health Physics Society
U.S
Senate
Man
Louisiana Senate blocks gun control bill and registration proposal
In Baton Rouge the Louisiana Senate rejected a motion by Sen. William Guste to suspend the rules and file a gun registration bill. The vote was 23 to 14. The House earlier rejected a similar measure and also refused a five year mandatory sentence for felons found with a firearm, with reconsideration possible if the Senate supports gun limits.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana Senate
William Guste
New Orleans
House
Guste
Menure
Senate
Armco Names Stitt Senior Product Specialist in Magnetic Section
Armco Steel announces two assignments in its magnetic products division. C A Stitt is promoted to senior product specialist. W C Bergell moves from Butler Works to succeed him as product specialist. They report to H C Rodgers. Stitt holds Lehigh BS in applied science and metallurgical engineering. Bergell has Lehigh BE and CMU MBA.
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Armco Steel Corp
R. E. Getter
C. A. Stitt
W. C. Bergell
Butler, Pa
H. C. Rodgers
Magnetic Steel Products
Stitt
Lehigh University
Butler Works
Dayton
American Society For Metals
Toastmasters International
Berg
Lehigh
Carnegie Mellon Institute
Pittsburgh
Armco
Modern Courts Amendment Takes Effect Earlier In Ohio
Ohio Supreme Court rules the modern courts amendment effective May 7 1969 after ballot issue listing no delayed date. Court also upholds Arthur L Dodge second degree murder verdict and suspends Gallipolis attorney John A Epling for 209 bounced checks and mishandled funds.
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Ohio
Columbus
Ohio Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Secretary of State
Euclid
High Court
Gerry Heaton
Heath
Arthur L. Dodge
Carole Viola
Marian Frances Iliff
Gallipolis
John A. Epling
State Bar Association
Epling
Reagan backs tough gun controls but opposes registration
California Governor Ronald Reagan says he supports measures that keep guns from the wrong people but rejects laws like registration that he says would harass legitimate citizens. He spoke at a Sacramento news conference and criticized proposals seen as needlessly burdensome.
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Sacramento
Calif
California
Ronald Reagan
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