North Vietnam takes Quang Tri in major Saigon setback
Saigon reports North Vietnamese forces seize Quang Tri after five days of heavy fighting. South Vietnamese abandon the provincial capital, with reports of 80 Americans evacuated and 40 choosing to stay and fight. Highway 1 northern Da Nang area challenged as Hue looms closer.
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Ohio Primary Push Shapes McGovern and Humphrey Race
Ohio voters head to the polls amid last day campaigning by McGovern and Humphrey with 153 Democratic delegates at stake. Humphrey campaigns across northern Ohio while McGovern seeks a breakthrough buoyed by new endorsements and rising momentum in Cleveland and Akron.
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Nixon Says No U S Ground Forces Will Be Recommitted
President Nixon, in Floresville Texas at John Connallys ranch, says no American combat troops will be directly involved or recommitted in South Vietnam. He warns Hanoi faces great risk if it continues its naked invasion and casts continued U S air and naval support as essential for Saigon. Nixon fields questions from Texans and recalls contact with Lyndon Johnson during a barbecue gathering.
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The Quipster Santa Letter Requests Sin-in-Tow Parents
A humorous note claims the writer asked Santa Claus for nothing for herself yet requested sin in tow for her parents, a playful wrinkle in holiday wishes.
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Price Panel Frees Small Businesses from Controls
Washington AP report says the Cost of Living Council exempted millions of small businesses and small government units from wage and price controls. Exempted firms total about five million, affecting $500 billion in yearly sales and 19 million workers. Rumsfeld calls it a simplification and not elimination, with scrutiny kept on health and construction sectors.
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Election Law Violations Probe Housing Scandal Spurs Inquiry
Congressional investigators probe apparent breaches of new election law and failure by political fund raising committees to disclose Tes when registering. The inquiry centers on financial mechanisms behind an inner city home ownership program, amid multi billion dollar losses and a widening scandal.
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Area Showers Miss Odessa Area Showers Miss Odessa
A Pacific coal front moved into the Permian Basin at 7.2 m today cooling the area through Tuesday. The front brought showers as far south as Fort Stockton to Childress in the Panhandle. Forecasters report no rainfall at Midland Odessa Airport though. Temperatures drop from Sunday's high to around 43 Monday and lower Tuesday as north and northeast winds gust up to 15 to 49.5 mph. Winds should ease at night with no additional fronts visible. Overnight, scattered showers and storms moved through Central Texas as wild western weather continued. Tornado watches extended into 23 counties from the east Texas Panhandle to the High Plains and beyond.
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