Nixon Hopes For Greater Vietnam Troop Withdrawals
President Nixon aims to move toward withdrawing about 100 000 U S troops from Vietnam by year end with plans for at least 35 000 more to depart by December 15 1969. Defense chief Melvin R Laird prepared for public detailing of the order as the manpower situation will be reviewed again possibly before 1970. The latest pullback would lift total withdrawals to about 60 000 since summer as the United States shifts the burden toward South Vietnam.
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Washington
Nixon
U.S
Vietnam
Melvin R. Laird
Soures
United States
South Vietnam
Nixon weighs further Vietnam troop cuts by year end
White House sources say Nixon has not ruled out beyond 35,000 more withdrawals this year with possible reviews every three to four months. Aiming to about 484,000 U S troops in Vietnam, the potential next steps could extend into early 1970 while avoiding firm dates for additional reductions.
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Pentagon
Nixon
Viet War Accidents Kill 16 and Wound 27 in Four Days
U S and Vietnamese casualties tallied from four days of incidents across Saigon Mekong Delta and near the DMZ. Eight Americans died Saturday in a blast near an artillery base 33 miles northwest of Saigon. A Marine was killed by a helicopter rotor 6 miles south of the DMZ. A gunship attack near Bac Lien killed 4 men and 3 women, with 12 men and 5 women wounded. many civilians among the dead and injured. The events are under investigation by U S headquarters.
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Saigon
U.S
1St Infantry Division
Demilita
Manhattan and escort head through Beauford Sea to test oil route
The tanker Manhattan with the Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker John MacDonald sails off Banks Island in the Beauford Sea bound for Pt. Barrow Alaska. They assess whether oil from North Slope fields can be moved via the Northwest Passage to the U.S. East Coast.
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Beauford Sea
Northwest Passage
Banks hike prime rate amid global credit squeeze
British commercial banks lift their prime lending rate to 9 percent, part of a worldwide tightening that echoed actions in Austria, West Germany and Switzerland. U.S. banks had set 8.5 percent, with Fed restrictions pushing the effective rate to about 10.6 percent.
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Britain
Austria
West Germany
Switzerland
U.S
Federal Reserve Bank
AEC Plans Bigger Tests After Nevada Megaton Blast
Las Vegas reports show the Atomic Energy Commission praising a near megaton underground detonation at Pahute Mesa as very successful. An Amchitka shot next month could lead to several future megaton tests if deemed safe, with seismic readings around magnitude 6 to 6.5 and cheers of national security.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Atomic Energy Commission
Nevada
Alaska
Robert Miller
AEC
Pahute Mesa
Salt Lake City
Miller
Amchitka
Aleutian Islands
Man-made lake fed by treated sewage claims drinking water purity
Indian Creek Reservoir near Markleeville California holds a billion gallons of treated sewage water and rainbow trout. The 27 acre lake, fed by a 14 mile pipeline from South Lake Tahoe, meets U S public health service drinking water standards. Experts say the project tests the concept of reuse while researchers monitor purity and fish survival.
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Markleeville
Calif
Sierra
Indian Creek
South Lake Tahoe
Bob Wakeman
South Tahoe
Tahoe
Wakeman
Flag on Manhattan Aboard Icebreaker Shows Arctic Toll
A tattered U.S. flag aboard the ice breaking tanker Manhattan is nearly worn away after the ship traversed the Arctic Northwest Passage. The flag’s frayed state stands as a stark record of the voyage and harsh conditions faced during the journey.
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U.S
Manhattan
Northwes Passage
Record of Shifting Grocery Labor and Strength
A humorous note observes that today a child can carry ten dollars of groceries alone, whereas twenty years ago two people were needed. The remark comments on increasing strength or efficiency in everyday tasks.
Court Orders Architect To Tear His House Down
Arlington Virginia AP report says architect Brockhurst C Eustice must tear down or move his two story modular home after neighbors invoked a deed covenant prohibiting homes that are not harmonious with the subdivision. Judge Charles S Russell granted a 60 to 90 day stay to ease hardship.
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Arlington, Va
Brockhurst C. Eustice
Eustice
Charles S. Russell
Eusice
Restrictive Cove
Ohio special elections show school bond defeats and local upsets
In Ohio, many school measures faltered in Tuesday special elections led by Columbus where a $63.8 million school bond failed 41,491 to 17,187. Newark and Mifflin district votes also rejected bonds, while Cincinnati suburbs approved a $1.1 million high school gym bond. In city races, Bart Martin beat Rocky River mayor Donald Patton in a Republican primary, with Wickliffe councilors advancing to the November mayoral contest.
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Columbus
Harold Heibling
Cincinnati
St. Bernard-Elmwood
Middletown Forecast Calls for Showers Ending Tonight
The Middletown forecast shows showers ending later tonight with cooler temperatures and lows in the upper 50s. Thursday will be cloudy and cool with highs in the upper 60s to lower 70s, following yesterday’s high of 83 and a warm morning with a low at 6.
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Middletown
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