U S Troop Strength In Vietnam Reduced
The U S Command said troop levels in Vietnam have fallen below the 384000 ceiling set by President Nixon and expect further cuts totaling about 100000 in six months. Current breakdown shows Army 292300, Navy 18700, Marines 27600, Air Force 45900, Coast Guard 100. An OV10 crash in northwest Cambodia killed the pilot. two helicopters were lost in South Vietnam with one crewman killed and another wounded.
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Saigon
U.S
Nixon
Vietnam
U. S
South Vietnam
7Th
11Th Marine
9Th Infantry Division
199Th Infantry
1St Cavalry
Army
Navy
Marines
Air Force
Coast Guard
7Th Fleet
U. S. Command
Cambodia
Thailand
Civil Rights Pledges Not Being Fulfilled
The U S Commission on Civil Rights reports the federal government has not lived up to civil rights promises. It blames leadership quality, urges stricter enforcement, more funding, and remedial measures like a Philadelphia Plan style hiring goal system across agencies.
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Washington
U.S. Commission On Civil Rights
Martin E. Sloane
Nixon
Manhattan
Civil Service Philadelphia
Commission
Sloane
Cross Declares Kidnap Crisis as FLQ Demands Action
A FLQ communique says James Cross and Pierre Laporte will be freed if the government frees 23 jailed or awaiting trial terrorists and halts police probes. Cross is stated alive, with a letter to Premier Bourassa. Trudeau and ministers receive heightened protection amid ongoing kidnapping crisis.
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Montreal
Quebec
James Cross
Quebec Liberation Front
Pierre Laporte
Cross
Robert Bourassa
Bourassa
Laporte
CKLM
Algeria
Cuba
Britain
Canada
FLQ
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Jerome Choquette
Eric Kierans
Ottawa
Jewelry theft targets Sophia Loren in New York
An armed gang entered Loren's 22nd floor apartment Sunday at 7:30 AM and seized jewelry valued at about 600000 dollars. Loren reported 500000 dollars of personal uninsured pieces and 100000 dollars of insured pieces loaned from Van Cleef and Arpels. Two teen brothers later found part of the loot in West New York New Jersey. Police investigate possible link to a prior Gabor theft at the Waldorf Towers.
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New York
Sophia Loren
Miss Loren
van Cleef
Arpels
N.J
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Waldorf Towers
Wisconsin set to taxpollution crisis cited in rally
In Kewaunee Democratic event, Schreiber attacked Jack Olson over taxes and pollution, calling his six Republican years a twin disaster. In Wisconsin, Hardin announced 2.8 million in water and sewer aid during a Janesville Elkhorn stop, defending rural development and loans for farmers. The Supreme Court opened two day desegregation hearings in Charlotte Mecklenburg County Mobile County and Clarke County as civil rights lawyers pressed for guaranteed desegregated education.
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Jack Olson
Knowles-Olson
Wisconsin
Schrieber
Kewaunee
Schreiber
Elkhorn
Wis
Clifford M. Hardin
Hardin Funds
Janesville
Hardin
Washington
Supreme Court
Charlotte- Mecklenburg County
N.C
Mobile County
Ala
Clarke County
Nixon
Wisconsin GOP under fire over tax hikes in final campaign days
With just over two dozen days left in the Wisconsin general election campaign, Democrats accuse the Republican ticket of failing to explain tax increases. State Sen. Martin J. Schrieber, the Democratic lieutenant governor candidate, says the Knowles administration cannot justify the tax hikes.
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Wisconsin
Martin J. Schrieber
Warren P. Knowles
GM Strikers Feeling Pinch in Pocketbook
Detroit AP report profiles Roger Smith and his family amid a monthlong GM strike grounding 343,210 UAW workers in the US and Canada. The Smiths fear a first-time work return for Dorothy, while paying the next $133 house payment looms as Roger relies on $40 weekly strike benefits.
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Detroit
Roger Smith
Dorothy
Gary
Karen
General Motors Corp
Smith
United Auto
United States
Canada
Roger
Wallace Feldt Hurt in Combine Accident at Sulzer Farm
Wallace K Feldt 45 of Monticello suffered serious injuries when his legs were caught in a corn combine at Hans Sulzer farm Route 4 Monroe near his Feldt farm. He underwent a three hour operation at St Clare Hospital and is listed in satisfactory condition today.
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Wallace K. Feldt
Route 1
Monticello
Hans Sulzer
Route 4
Monroe
Feldt
St. Clare Hospital
Sulzer Farm
Sulzer
Explosions Rock Rochester N Y in 25 Minute Span
Multiple blasts hit a federal office building Monroe County office building two churches and a private home in central Rochester within 25 minutes authorities said no serious injuries were reported though damage totaled about 100000. The Weatherman group claimed a nationwide offensive but no clear responsibility was established.
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Rochester
N. Y
Monroe
New Bethel C.M.E
Greater Bethlehem Pentecostal Church
Richard T. Clark
William Harkin
Radical Weatherman Group
University of Washington
Seattle
Long Island City
Queens
Weatherman
Federal
FBI
Selective Service System
U. S. Attorney
U.N. Gathers For 25th Anniversary Summit Debates
Delegates race to finish two policy statements for adoption at the U N general assembly 25th anniversary summit session as rival blocs clash over security and development declarations. The 1971 80 development decade and disarmament goals draw opposition from industrial powers and developing nations in a race to ceremonial approval on October 24.
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United Nations, N.Y
U. N. General Assembly
Assembly
U. N
Australia
Belgium
Canada
Italy
Japan
United States
Britain
U.N
Standoff Over 90-Day Cease Fire Persists in Middle East
Egypt refuses to extend the cease-fire beyond November 5 unless Israel reenters UN talks. Israel demands Egypt pull back missiles before resuming negotiations under Gunnar V. Jarring. An Israeli poll shows 70 percent favor suspending talks over missiles as Cairo rallys support Anwar Sadat.
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Middle East
Suez Canal
Egypt
Israel
United Nations
United States
Golda Meir
Public Funds Used for Involuntary Busing Policy Debate
Discussion centers on involuntary busing and the use of public funds to support it. Officials weigh legal constraints and community impact, examining how school assignments and transportation policies affect students and budgets.
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Dick Ballard
Monroe Optimist Club
Optimist Club
Monroe Hospital
White House
THE
Associated Press
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Gop
GM Strikers
Chris
Cadillac
East
20Th Ave
13Th St
Wallace Feldt
N.Y
Greater Bethlehem
Canton
St. Lawrence University
Frank P. Piskor
Madison
Mahmoud Riad
Cairo
Gunnar V. Jarring
Arab Socialist Union
Anwar Sadat
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Sports Society
Daily Record
Abby
Starr
Green Bay
John W. Byrnes
Bart Starr
Byrnes
Green Bay Packers
Los Angeles Ram
Brown County
FAA
Oklahoma City
Golden Eagle Aviation Inc
Federal Aviation Administration
Wichita State University
Bruce Danielson
Golden Eagle
Mel Hanson
General Aviation District
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