Death of John Vann Ends Long Vietnam Leadership Era
Longtime American adviser John Paul Vann died in a fiery helicopter crash near Kontum at 47. A fearless leader, he shaped U S strategy in Vietnam, urging direct Vietnamese efforts and warning against rosy official views. His career spanned World War II, Korea, and Vietnam where his beliefs influenced many officers and units.
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Rved
America
Vietna
John Vann
Associated Press
Peter Arnett
Horst Faas
Pleiku
Vietnam
John Paul Vann
Vann
Kontum
South Vietnam
Indochina
Mored Corps
Ly Tong Ba
Denver Aircraft Company
Hau Nghia
Saigon
Philosphy
U S Planes Attack N Vietnam Coastline
American warplanes, including bombers from the Air Force Navy and Marine units, conducted more than 300 strikes along North Vietnam by the coastline from the demilitarized zone to Haiphong hitting fuel depots, coal storage, bridges, and troop targets near Haiphong Thanh Hoa Vinh and Dong Hoi.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
Haiphong
Thanh Hoa
Vinh
Dong Hoi
U.S
Air Force
Navy
Marine
Senate Group Votes 10 Percent Social Security Increase
The Senate Finance Committee approved a 10 percent rise in Social Security benefits affecting about 27 million pensioners. Conservatives blocked 20 and 15 percent proposals with 7-7 votes. The bill, tied to June 1 increases, would raise average monthly payments for individuals from 133 to 146 dollars and couples from 223 to 245 dollars.
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Washington
House
Senate Finance Committee
Russell B. Long
D-La
Senate
Long
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Tragedy in Lockport: Youth Dies in Car Crash
In Lockport New York Donald Vogt 18 of Cambria was killed when the automobile he rode in hit a pole and overturned in the Town of Newlane.
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Lockport
N.Y
Donald Vogt
Cambria
Newlane
Rockefeller signs 1016 measures as 282 vetoed in 1972 session
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller wrapped up the 1972 legislative session by signing 1,016 bills and vetoing 282. Notable actions include banning ghost writers for term papers, allowing environmental and recycling regulations, dedicating funds for auto exhaust research, strengthening court provisions in child abuse cases, and expanding state aid and welfare payment practices.
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Albany
N.Y
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Commissioner of Environmental Conservation
Court of Claims
Mansfield Praises Nixon in Commencement Address
Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield praised President Nixon for responding to world events with a constructive approach. He cited Nixon’s visits to Peking and Moscow and said history may turn toward peace in 1972 as commerce improves.
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Bozeman
Mont
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Nixon
U.S
Indochina
Mansfield
Montana State University
Motana Democrat
Peking
Moscow
Wich& Commer
Flood Kills Dozens and Traps Hundreds in Rapid City
Torrential overnight rain caused floods, fires, and explosions in Rapid City and surrounding Black Hills. Officials report at least 55 dead and about 300 missing as bridges fail and homes are wrecked. National Guardsmen and emergency crews flood the city to aid victims. Homes, schools, and churches shelter the homeless while gas lines are shut off to prevent fires.
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S.D
Pennington County Sheriff's Office
Sheriff's Office
Black Hills
Dale Bruce
South Dakota
Donald Barnett
Canyon Lake Park
Race
Glen Best
Harold Higgins
Rapid City Journal
Rapid Creek
Tricia's Hubby Promoted In Army ROTC
Ed Cox, President Nixon's son in law, says he has been promoted to first lieutenant in the Army Reserve Officers Training Corps. He will report for four months of active duty starting in February and plans to take the New York bar exams July 27 28 after graduating next week from Harvard Law School. He and Tricia celebrate their first wedding anniversary Monday with a small party.
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Washington
Edward Cox
Nixon
Army Reserve Officers Training Corps
Cox
White House
New York
Cams
Harvard Law School
Tricia
Insurgent detainees tunnel free in Colombo escape
More than 20 detainees under emergency rules in Colombo, Ceylon, tunneled out using kitchen knives and cooking utensils, creating an 86 foot passage and slipping away. In New York, a Niskayuna grocery heist yielded over 12000 dollars as police tracked a bandit who fled unseen past Town Hall and a nearby gas station.
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Ceylon
Colombo
Schenectady
N.Y
Niskayuna
Chinese chartered plane crash near mountains with missing troops
A chartered Nationalist Chinese transport plane carrying U.S. and South Vietnamese troops crashed into a central highlands mountain a week ago. U.S. military sources say 14 Americans, 1 Vietnamese, and the six Chinese crew are missing as bad weather hampers search efforts.
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Saigon
U.S
First Black Woman Governor Sworn In For Day
Senator Barbara Jordan of Houston was to be sworn in as governor for a day in Austin making her the first black woman to serve as state chief executive. The move allows the assistant presiding officer of the state Senate to act as governor when both governor and lieutenant governor are out of state.
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Austin
Tex
Barbara Jordan
Houston
State Senate
House Speaker Carl Albert Hospitalized After Chest Pains
Oklahoma City AP reports House Speaker Carl Albert was hospitalized Friday night with chest pains and nausea. A St Anthony's Hospital spokesman said he would likely be released today if no complications arise. The report notes the overnight stay plan.
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Oklahoma City
Carl Albert
St. Anthony's ‘Hospital
Albert
Kissinger Opens Talks With Japan Amid Protest
Henry Kissinger began fence mending talks with Japanese leaders in Tokyo after being showered with anti American leaflets by two young demonstrators. He told 47 industrialists that U S policy in Asia remains unchanged and denied any secret deals in Moscow or Peking.
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Totyo
Henry A. Kissinger
U.S
Tokyo
Asia
Niven
Peking
Moscow
Kissinger
U. S
Nixon
China
Eisaku Sato
Two Massachusetts youths die in crash near Stephentown New York
Richard M. Bixler aged 18 and Stephen J. Hickey aged 17, both of Pittsfield Massachusetts, died when their car left Route 43 and plunged off an embankment in Stephentown New York. A passing motorist found a section of broken guard rails at the scene.
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Stephentown
N.Y
Massachusetts
Richard M. Bixler
Stephen J. Hickey
Pittsfield
Muskie declines backing McGovern for Democratic unity
Senator Muskie said he will stay in the race and not endorse George McGovern now. He argued endorsing McGovern would suppress dissent and fail to resolve party factions over McGovern's defense and economic proposals. Humphrey, the other Democratic contender, recently lost California's primary.
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Washington
George McGovern
S. Muskie
Muskie
McGovern
Muske
National Press Club
Minnesota
Hubert H. Humphrey
California
Six Hurt as Hurricane Winds Hit Liberty Trailer Park
Severe winds near hurricane force struck the Liberty Sullivan County trailer park injuring six people. Eight mobile homes were demolished, 17 shifted from footings, 36 damaged, with about 200 units affected. Two elderly residents hospitalized, others treated on site. Red Cross aid provided. Police and sheriff deputies guarded the damaged park overnight to prevent looting.
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Liberty
N.Y
Sullivan County
al Weather Service
Community Generela Hospital
Red Cross
Guns Blaze in Belfast and Londonderry
Protests by hundreds of Protestant residents spread across Northern Ireland as gun battles erupted in Belfast and Londonderry. The British army reported civilian injuries and said four gunmen were hit while 363 have died in almost three years of violence.
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Londonderry
Northern Ireland
London
Treeth Republican Army
William Whitelaw
Britain
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