Packard Says Action To Save Over $1 Billion
Defense Department cancels the Air Force Manned Orbiting Laboratory program citing defense budget cuts and advances in unmanned satellite tech. Estimated savings reach 1.5 billion over five years, with about 300 million saved next year. MOL, announced in 1963, would have flown two man crews for 30 days.
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Packard
Manned Orbiting Laboratory
Lyndon B. Johnson
Air Force
Robert C. Seamans
Civilian Space Agency
Seamans
Vietnam Reds Lose Ground in Heaviest Battles of Year
Saigon AP dispatch reports nearly 400 enemy soldiers killed in multiple clashes 32 miles northwest of Saigon and near Da Nang. Marine and U.S. forces suffer 18 killed and 95 wounded with 137 enemy dead in four more engagements. Rockets strike Bien Hoa with some American casualties.
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Saigon
Suh Marine Regiment
da Nang
U.S
Tay Ninh
An Hoa
U.S. Army
Bien Hoa
Senate OKs anti riot bill in Louisiana 30 to 0
The Louisiana Senate approved an anti riot measure by a 30 to 0 vote. The bill defines riot as public disturbance by three or more people causing or threatening injury or property damage and returns to the House for concurrence. A provision on firing instructors for disruptions was dropped.
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Baton Rouge
Senate
House
Monroe Voters Ballot in Referendum on Urban Renewal
Voters in Monroe head to 20 precincts from 6 a m to 8 p m for a special referendum on local urban renewal. Mayor W L Howard backs the measure while State Sen W D Brown leads the opposition amid a strong turnout and gateline appeals.
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Monroe
W. L. Howard
W. D. Brown
Brown
First Nurse Killed by Hostile Fire in Vietnam War
Lt. Sharon Lane of Canton Ohio, 26, the first U.S. Army nurse killed by enemy fire in Vietnam, served at the 312th Evacuation Hospital in Chu Lai. She declined a ward transfer, loved the Vietnamese people, and died during arocket attack that shattered two huts.
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Saigon
Sharon [Ane
Ohio
Canton
Chu Lai
Lorraine W. Montz
Phoenixville
Lane
312Th
Patricia E. Carr
Louisville
John D. Medlin Jr
Greensboro
N.C
Winston-Salem
Carol Elizabeth Holdsworth to Counselor at Girls Camp
Miss Carol Elizabeth Holdsworth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Holdsworth of 1509 South 5th, leaves this week for a South Carolina girls camp where she will serve as a camp counselor through Labor Day. She will then return to Northeast for her junior year this fall.
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Carol Elizabeth Holdsworth
E. F. Holdsworth
South 5Th
South Carolina
Miss Holdsworth
Northeast
Kleppe acknowledges potential conflict of interests
North Dakota Congressman Thomas S. Kleppe reveals a personal fortune of 3.5 million dollars and says he would vote present if a conflict arises. He holds 46 stocks and 19 municipal bonds including 1.13 million in IBM stock and board seats at Cardinal Petroleum and Dakota National Bank. He notes potential conflict from oil depletion debates and would resign from Cardinal if needed.
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Washington
North Dakota
Thomas S. Kleppe
Bismarck
N.D
Republican Party
Kleppe
Congress
House
International Business Machines Inc
Cardinal Petroleum Inc
Billings
Mont
Dakota National Bank
Cardinal
Rogers Calls for Hanoi to Match Troop Withdrawals
Secretary of State William P. Rogers urged North Vietnam to mirror U.S. troop withdrawals and de escalation. He said Hanoi’s criticism of Nixon’s move signals ambivalence but also pressure for American pullout. Rogers spoke after the Nixon Thieu summit at Midway Island.
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Washington
William P. Rogers
North Vietnam
U.S
Rogers
Hanoi
Nixon
Andrews Air Force Base
Midway Island
South Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
Sunshine Lingers With Scattered Rain Likely
Local residents can expect near 50 percent sunshine today and tomorrow with a 30 percent chance of rain today dropping to 20 percent tonight. Temperatures range from the low to mid nineties with no major changes anticipated as FAA Selman Field notes a high of 90 and a low of 67 yesterday. Winds will be variable from 5 to 15 mph.
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Faa
Selman Field
Monroe
Two Children Charged With Murder In Fatal Fire
Warrants issued by Wood County prosecutor against Roger Bailey 13 and Susan Bailey 15 charging murder of their father Charles Bailey 4 after a house fire in Parkerburg West Virginia. Investigators cited arson and two admit- ted involvement. Children held pending arraignment as grandfather escaped the blaze.
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Susan Bailey
Roger
Charles Bailey
Parkersburg
W. Va
Bruce White
Parkersburg. W. Va
Wood County Prosecutor’s Office
Roger Bailey
Susan
White
Obie
Emmett C. Rousch
College Unrest Bill Hits Snag
Washington AP A divided House Education Committee failed to reach a compromise on a college unrest bill. Opponents blocked federal action while Chairman Carl Perkins scheduled another session to push a bipartisan measure. The proposal would require colleges receiving federal funds to certify steps to prevent student violence and ensure effective communication between faculty, students, and administrators.
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Washington
House
Carl D. Perkins
D-Ky
U.S. Commissioner of Education
Nixon Aid Sought to Withdraw Government Deposits
Rep. Wright Patman urged President Nixon to withdraw government deposits from banks that raised their prime rate to 8 percent. He asked the Fed to end the discount privilege for those banks and urged antitrust action against banks he says conspired to push prices up. Aide James Burke warned the housing market could be disrupted as families struggle to buy homes. Treasury Secretary Kennedy questioned further rate hikes while noting they do not replace the surtax extension.
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Washington
Wright Patman
House Banking Committee
Nixon
Patman
Federal Reserve Board
Atty
John N. Mitchell
James A. Burke
Dmass
Congress
Treasury
David Kennedy
House votes to raise home loan interest cap to ten percent
The bill to raise the maximum allowable interest rate on home loans from eight to 10 percent passed the House 74 to 15 with Senate concurrence. Proponents say lenders are losing money and need the higher rate.
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Baton Rouge
Senate
Four Die in Providence Fire at Lake Providence Home
A mother Ollie Belle McRee and her two children Angela and Calvin McRee died in a home blaze in Lake Providence. Grandmother Annie Belle Grover, 69, also perished. Survivor Annie Wade, rescued by firefighter Roy Ramsey and neighbors, is hospitalized in fair condition. Fire origin under investigation. building a T shape, located at Randell and Fisher Streets.
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Lake Providence
Ollie Belle McRee
Angela MccRee
Calvin McRee
Annie Belle Grover
Annie Wade
Roy Ramsey
Bill Powell
Jerry Bell
East Carroll Parish
Randell and
Fisher Streets
Prices Of Stocks Move In Narrow Range
Prices of stocks continued to drift in a narrow range in New York after Monday’s decline on banks to 82 percent prime from 74. The Dow slipped to 917.27 at 1 p.m. and the Associated Press 60-stock average fell to 326.2 at noon. Advances slightly outnumbered declines, with most changes fractional. steels electronics and airlines rose while utilities and chemicals fell.
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New York
Associated Press
New York Stock Exchange
Chuckle Men Demand Higher Wages for Marriage Suitors
A lighthearted note claims men will not marry women earning under three times a $25 weekly wage, asserting brides must earn at least $75 weekly. The quip reflects social expectations about marriage and income.
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Washtenaw County
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MOL
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Thomas W. Leigh
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U. S. Corps of Engineers
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