Canada Quits Vietnam Peace Mission Amid War Fears
SAIGON AP Canada withdrew its four nation peacekeeping task force over doubts that North and South Vietnam can avoid renewed warfare. Canadians warned cease fire flaws and noncooperation by Hungarians and Poles. They predicted Viet Cong and North Vietnamese will mount limited offensives by October, risking a shift from political settlement to military action. The move follows frustration with limited access to Paris accords and perceived U S assurances.
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Senate Likely To Bar Funds For Bombing
Senate action signals a halt to U S bombing in Southeast Asia as Republicans join Democrats to back an antibombing amendment. The vote on a 332 billion supplemental bill shows broad opposition to continued bombing in Cambodia and Laos, with House support for a more limited funding ban.
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Ireland in polls as border issues split voters
Ireland on both sides of the border vote today with Irish public sentiment showing division. Princess Anne and commoner Mark Phillips announce their engagement signaling a fall wedding, with timelines noted for coverage.
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NASA apologizes for secret talks with Skylab crew
Houston AP reports Skylab commander Charles Conrad Jr engaged in a private radio chat with Johnson Space Center officials. NASA apologized saying such conversations require illness or extreme emergency, and ground staff were cautioned after the improvised exchange was disclosed.
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Gold hits record high as dollar sinks in London
Gold surged to 113.25 dollars an ounce in London as the dollar slid to new lows in Europe. Dealers reported light trading volume despite gains, noting the Watergate fallout and Iceland summit uncertainties as factors. Paris and Frankfurt also showed dollar weakness and higher lending-rate expectations.
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Pleasant Permian winds dip as warmth holds through Friday
Weather in the Permian Basin stays mild with pleasant conditions and a routine wind shift. Expect 15 to 25 mph winds today turning gusty, easing tonight to 8 to 18 mph, with partly cloudy skies and little temperature change, highs near 88 and lows around 63, as a slow-moving front in the continental U.S. loiters offshore and may not affect the Basin until late Friday or Saturday.
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Domestic Spying Plan Was Used In Watergate Era
Washington AP report details a secret White House plan to spy on domestic radicals. It describes an undercover team from multiple agencies with access to many government parts, intercepting mail, tapping phones, auditing taxes, and planting informers. The plan trace appears in a safe deposit box, with further Watergate links noted including testimony by Haldeman and Ehrlichman and Nixon’s July 1970 withdrawal after Hoover objected.
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Bradley defeats Yorty to become Los Angeles mayor
Thomas Bradley, a Black former police lieutenant and city councilman, defeats Sam Yorty in Los Angeles mayoral race with 56.3 percent of the vote to become the city's first Black chief executive. Bradley vows to reduce violence, expand transit, trim government waste, and lower taxes for the burdened.
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Briscoe Sets Two State Studies For Texas School Finance
Gov. Dolph Briscoe announced plans to push two massive studies through state agencies to overhaul Texas public education financing for 1975. TEA review and a Legislative Property Tax Committee market value study aim to base aid on district wealth, reduce disparities, and shape new funding proposals with no new taxes. Briscoe seeks outside input and full press, promising to meet duties to 27 million Texas students.
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