U S Viet Navy Patrol Turned Over To Saigon
Saigon accepts 125 more patrol boats as the United States ends coastal and inland waterway operations in Vietnam. The transfer raises South Vietnam navy strength to 1,500 vessels, marking the end of the U S combat role in brown water patrols begun in 1965.
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Saigon
United States
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Tran van Chon
Jerome H. King Jr
Navy
U.S
U.S. Navy
Mekong Delta
7Th Fleet
Coast Guard
da Nang
Mekong
Cambodia
Kompong Cham
Coin Dealers Bid On Rare Silver Dollars
Washington reports lawmakers may authorize transfer of surviving Carson City silver dollars from Treasury to GSA for public auction. About 2.8 million coins dated 1878 to 1891 could be sold with bids limiting buyers to one coin per year and prices set in advance. Proceeds go to the Treasury and a new Eisenhower dollar may be minted for circulation.
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Treasury
General Services Administration
GSA
Louis Brooks
Congress
Carson City Group
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Cape Kennedy Name Change Fails in Congress
The bill to revert Cape Kennedy to Cape Canaveral died in the Senate Interior Committee, blocking the current session. Florida Senator Gurney plans another effort next year, while Cape Canaveral has appeared on maps for centuries after Kemedy’s 1963 death.
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Washington
Cape Kennedy
Cape Canaveral
Congress
Florida
Senate Interior Committee
Edward J. Gurney
Board of Geographic Names
Kemedy
New Ruling Liberalizes Food Stamps
Washington report notes Agriculture Department policy allowing up to 49 cents cash back per food stamp transaction and deposits on eligible items. Change from stamps no longer limited to store credits and new rule to permit bottle deposits. Policy responds to requests from 9 million users and retailers to speed transactions.
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Washington
Alp
Congress
Agriculture Department
Medicare Faces Premium Hike For Aged Subscribers
The aged must pay 6 percent more for supplemental Medicare benefits next July 1 as doctor charges rise. The premium rises from 35.30 to 25.60 monthly for 19.5 million subscribers, with HEW citing higher physician fees and increased use of services. The government will fund an additional 70 million dollars from general revenues next year due to the higher premium.
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Washington
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Dirty Ice May Hold Clues To Life On Earth
Chicago AP report details Dr. J Mayo Greenberg of SUNY Albany and colleagues creating a lab version of dirty ice—frozen water ammonia and methane with heavier elements—then exposing it to ultraviolet light to produce complex organic molecules. Findings suggest interstellar grains may contain biochemically relevant compounds and could seed prebiotic material independently of planets.
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Chicago
Earth
New York
J. Mayo Greenberg
State University of New York At Albany
Greenberg
National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Green Bank
W. Va
Wich
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Lewis ©. Snyder
University of Virginia
Stetson Hat Firm To Abandon Line
Philadelphia AP reports the John B. Stetson Co. will stop manufacturing Stetson hats at its Philadelphia plant. Executive VP Norman Karpf blamed a severe decline in hat use and reduced payroll from 5,000 to 300. Decline tied to postwar style and cars making hats unworn.
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Philadelphia
Norman Karpf
John B. Stetson Co
Karpf
John B. Stetson
West
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Patrick
Solar System
S. H. Bauer
Cornell University
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Frederick
Nya Ailiers
SEARS
Sears, Roebuck and CO
Mattre
Mt. Saluges Sa Ee
PW. Patrick ST
Frederick, MD
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