Nixon Sends Kissinger to Saigon for Vietnam Review
President Nixon dispatches Henry Kissinger to Saigon for a broad review of the Vietnam problem including Paris negotiations. Kissinger will meet Thieu Bunker and Weyland, returning to report before the Republican National Convention. No breakthrough is indicated.
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Washington
Nixon
Henry A. Kissinger
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Paris
White House
Kissinger
U.S
Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
Ellsworth Bunker
Frederick C. Weyland
Ronald L. Ziegler
Ziegler
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Trade Balance Deficit Improves in Second Quarter
The Commerce Department reported a dramatic improvement in the nations balance of payments deficit for the April June quarter. Using the official reserve transactions basis the deficit narrowed by 2.5 billion from the previous quarter with a total red ink of 831 million. The late June surge in pound sterling speculation against the dollar weighed on the deficit.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Department
Cloudy Warm Weather Persists In Louisiana
A weak high pressure ridge keeps Louisiana partly cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thunder storms mainly in the afternoon and evening. Highs in the low 90s with tonight’s low near 70. Winds 5 to 15 mph. Monroe FAA reported 94 Monday high and 69 low with no rain. Rain chances 40 percent today and Wednesday, 20 percent tonight. Sunshine about 70 percent.
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United States
Louisiana
FAA
Monroe Municipal
Monroe
Fire Department Restores Water After Weekend Break
Swartz Community residents praise Quachita Parish Fire Department for rapid aid during a weekend water crisis. Chief Homer Massingale and Capt. Whittaker connected old hoses to bypass a broken line near the carbon plant site, restoring water to residents within hours.
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Swartz
Quachita Parish
Massingale
Whitaker
Clingen
Senate votes on arms pact delayed under delay tactics
Washington AP reports Senate foes of the U.S.-Soviet five year arms control pact again failed to set a final vote time. Supporters floated delaying the vote until after a two week recess as opponents pressed for a time limit on amendments and for debate on the Jackson amendment seeking numerical equality in later SALT talks.
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Washington
Senate
Henry M. Jackson
U.S
Alan Cranston
D-Calif
Cranston
House Votes On Disaster Relief Funds For Agnes
The House votes to approve a 1.59 billion disaster relief bill for Agnes victims including 1.3 billion for low interest SBA loans, 200 million for housing and aid, and funds for roads and flood control. The measure also covers other 1971 disasters and foresees possible Senate action after House passage.
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Washington
UPS
East
Nixon
Senate
House
California
Small Business Administration
Rapid City
S.D
SBA
Vicksburg Fire Destroys Vacant Building and Home
A vacant three story building and a one story dwelling in downtown Vicksburg were destroyed by a fire early today. Officials said the blaze may have been deliberate and caused a temporary power outage to a hospital and nearby residences when a wall collapsed ripping power lines.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Goodwill Thrift
First Woman Receives Atomic Powered Heart Pacemaker
Virginia Recupero, a 53 year old Key West grandmother, becomes the first American woman with an atomic powered pacemaker implanted at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami. The device, 2.4 inches by 4-5 inches, runs about ten years between replacements and costs about 5500 dollars.
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Miami
Virginia Recupero
America
Recupero
Key West
Fla
Sol Center
Center
United States
Mount Sinai Medical Center
Florida Division of Health
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Veterans Administration Hospital
Buffalo
N.Y
Mitchell accuses Ramsey Clark of being Hanoi dupe
Former U S Atty Gen John Mitchell blasted Ramsey Clark branding him naive and duped by Hanoi to play its propaganda. Clark returned from North Vietnam urging an end to bombing while Mitchell urged McGovern to confront the issue and defended U S actions.
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Washington
U.S
John Mitchell
Ramsey Clark
Manoi
Clark
Johnson
North Vietnam
San Francisco
Mitchell
Committee For
United States
George McGovern
McGovern
Nixon
Hanoi
Inside The News Star Two Sections Twenty Pages
A compact look inside the News Star features two major sections across twenty pages with local, national, and sports coverage. Readers find columnists, briefs, and community notices shaping the daily newspaper’s aims and tone.
Federal Spending Curbs Advocated
Nixon advisers told the GOP Platform Committee that federal spending must be curbed and price and wage controls maintained to prevent inflation and higher taxes. They urged ending controls gradually while avoiding disruption, backing a $250 billion fiscal 1973 budget ceiling and reform of congressional spending limits.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Nixon
Republican Platform
Council of Economic Advisers
Congress
Council
Record Heat Top US Temp at Blythe Calif 103 Degrees
The National Weather Service reported the highest temperature Monday excluding Alaska and Hawaii was 103 degrees at Blythe California. A contrasting low of 36 degrees was observed at Houlton Maine.
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New York
Laird urges GOP backing for Nixon foreign policy
Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird addressed the GOP National Convention Platform Committee urging the Republican party to reject weakness and fully endorse President Nixon's foreign strategy. He warned that military strength must be maintained while pursuing restrained world tensions and attacked Democratic rival McGovern indirectly.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Melvin R. Laird
Republican Party
Nixon
Pentagon
GOP
Laird
George McGovern
Mander
United States
Shultz Credits GOP Platform for a Bumper Year in Economy
Treasury Secretary George P. Shultz told Republicans the nation enjoys a bumper year due to economic policy and labor peace. He praised rising employment, real income gains, and low inflation while noting unresolved food-price rises and a looming $34 billion deficit.
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Miami Beach
UPS
Treasury
George P. Shultz
Shultz
Republican Platform Committee
White House
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Supreme Court
Charlotte-Mecklenberg
Nixon
Clark MacGregor
Japanese Plan Satellite Orbit
Japanese scientists will attempt to orbit their fourth satellite a 165 pound payload to collect data on the earth magnetic field. A 78 foot solid fuel rocket will launch the satellite at 11 30 a m from an unspecified site. organizers aim to radio back magnetic readings.
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Tokyo
UPS
Today's Chuckle and the Pad Ded Sell Phenomenon
A light item notes an extra-long television commercial described as a pad ded sell. It hints at advertising tricks and audience irritation. The column title captures a playful take on a common TV marketing tactic.
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Montana
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Herbert Stein
Ezra Solomon
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