Nixon campaign in New Jersey amid protests and egg tosses
President Nixon drew large crowds in Morristown and Hackensack as he promoted William Cahill, sought reform, and defended Wilson’s legacy. Egg struck his limousine in Morristown but he was unharmed amid antiwar demonstrators and candlelit clusters. In Hackensack he spoke at a high school field with guard precautions and peaceful protesters nearby. Also noted, Margaret Corbin became the first woman pensioner of the U.S. government with a monument at West Point.
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Morristown
Hackensack
Takini
Virginia
Linwood Holton
New Jersey
William T. Cahill
Cahill
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
Robert Mescer
Hachensach
Secret Service
Margaret Corbin
U.S
West Point
N.Y
Neutralist Urges End To Viet War in South Vietnam
SAIGON AP Senator Tranh Van Don, a key opposition figure, calls for a neutralist foreign policy and free internal competition with the Viet Cong as a path to end the war. He notes U.S. withdrawal seems certain and warns against reliance on foreign powers, suggesting a possible coalition with the Communists if needed.
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Sen
Tranh van Don
South Vietnam
Don
Neo Dinh Diem
Duong van Minh
Big Minh
United States
Vietnam
Pentagon trims bases in drive to save defense budget
The Pentagon reports 1 457 base closings and consolidations since 1961 as part of ongoing savings. Officials say total savings exceed 2.299 billion with major actions in United States and Puerto Rico and overseas, reflecting civilian and military job reductions and trimmed installations.
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Washington
Pentagon
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
United States
Puerto Rico
Laird
U.S
Congress
Sors
McNamara
Franco Shakes Up Government in Major Cabinet Change
Madrid AP Franco staged a sweeping cabinet overhaul naming 13 of 18 ministers out and created a labor ministry. He kept Adm. Luis Carrero Blanco as vice president rather than appointing him president of the government. Prime changes touched Foreign Minister Castiella and Tourism Minister Fraga Iribarne among others. Franco also signaled a path toward Juan Carlos as future king.
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Madrid
Francisco Franco
Adm
Luis Carrero Blanco
Fernando Maria Castiella
Manuel Fraga Iribarne
Carrero Blanco
Franco
Spain
Juan Carlos de Borbon
Drug raids target school narcotic trade in Bronx
In a Bronx operation near Public School 23, police seized seven men and charged them with bartering heroin and cocaine for stolen TVs, radios, clothing, and jewelry. Detectives observed students from 8 to midteens trading narcotics for goods while officers conducted the raid between 7 and 9 AM. Nearly 75 bags of heroin, four cocaine capsules, and about $250 in cash were seized. some students reportedly sold narcotics for lunch money.
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New York
Bronx
Morris High School
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