Last U S Combat Troops Leave Viet Nam
The last U S units defending South Vietnam borders begin withdrawing in the biggest cutback of the war. About 40 Army units totaling 6095 men are pulled from combat zones as Nixon’s withdrawal plan accelerates. Major units include the 1st Brigade, 5th Mechanized Division and the 173rd Airborne Brigade. Withdrawal planned by end of August with some personnel reassigned locally. The casualty summary shows 21 Americans killed in action last week.
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Bien Hoa
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Washington artist Miss Spandorf reveals Frederick paintings and stamp design
Vienneseborn painter Miss Spandorf talks about her Frederick works at Agra Gallery in Washington DC She recalls designing the 1963 Christmas stamp inspired by the White House and the national tree Her works have graced the Washington Star and Washington Post and were gifts to notable figures including Lyndon Johnson and Tricia Nixon She plans future Frederick scenes and garden street views amid quiet Church Street musings
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Korea
William Rogers
Surplus Butter Released For Export
The Agriculture Department announced the release of government owned surplus butter for unrestricted export to meet shortages in many nations. Export price is 50 cents a pound at the port, the same as to the United Kingdom since May 12, with about 12 million pounds sold under the program.
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Russia Plans Heroes' Rites For Three Dead Cosmonauts
Moscow honors the three Soyuz 11 cosmonauts Lt. Col. George Dobrovolsky Vladislav Volkov and Viktor Patsayev with a national day of mourning and a Red Square funeral after their 23 day orbiting flight. Officials blame the unconfirmed cause on a possible air system failure.
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Vladislav Volkov
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Space Experts Clash Over Cause Of Cosmonaut Tragedy
Washington AP reports space experts debate the death of three Soviet cosmonauts with theories ranging from a Soyuz oxygen failure to a limit on human stay in zero gravity. Tass cites a midair craft descent as the cause before reentry braking.
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Chicago Daily News
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Georgetown University Medical School
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