Nixon Eyes Rapid Vietnam Troop Drawdown and Inflation Fight
President Nixon voiced hope for substantial Vietnam troop withdrawals by year end and predicted inflation measures would show results within two to three months. He defended safeguarding missile defenses, commented on NYC mayoral races, and backed Hoover on wiretap warrants while noting health posts and cabinet decisions ahead.
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Nixon
Vietnam
Clark Clifford
U.S
Clifford
Nguyen van Thieu
Secretary of the Treasury
David M. Kennedy
White House
Los Angeles
Minneapolis
New York
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Martin Luther King Jr
Hoover
Secretary of Health
Robert H. Finch
Finch
Boston
John Knowles
Senate
Jaycees Elect Wisconsin Man National President
In Louisville, after eight ballots, the Jaycees named Andre Le Tendre, a 32 year old from Wausau Wisconsin, as their new national president by acclamation. W E Dunkirk of Normal Illinois and A Kirk Downing of Buffalo New York withdrew after multiple ballots.
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Jaycees
Wausau
Wis
Andre le Tendre
W. E. Dunkirk
Normal
Ill
A. Kirk Downing
Buffalo
N.Y
Phoenix
le Tendre
Lynch Triumphs as Ireland Elects Lynch Leads Fianna Fail
In Dublin Ireland Prime Minister Jack Lynch wins an outright majority in the Dail election his Fianna Fail party plus the speaker holding 73 seats against 66 for the opposition. Lynch declares a great victory as he heads to fishing with a five year mandate.
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Dublin
Ireland
Jack Lynch
Lynch
Fianna Fail
Soldiers of Destiny
Party of Business
Small Farmer
Fine Gael
Labor
Independent
Tornadoes Hit Jamestown and Conewango in SW New York
Tornadoes ripped through Chautauqua and Cattaraugus counties with Jamestown and Gerry sustaining major damage. In Jamestown a plant roof and wall were torn away. seven miles north in Gerry several houses damaged. Conewango suffered severe destruction with many homes and a cemetery tree collapse. No fatalities reported, but many injured by shock and property losses.
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Jamestown
N.Y
New York
Chautauqua
Cattaraugus
Chautauqua Lake Shore
Automatic Voting Machine Corp
Gerry
Upstate
Conewango
N. Y
George Gray
Air Traffic Controllers End Work Stoppage
FAA and PATCO reach understandings after a four hour Washington meeting. Controllers return to work and airports resume normal operations as FAA agrees to address workload staffing and career conditions. Shaffer welcomes full strength at busy travel day.
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FAA
Washington
F. Lee Bailey
Feder
al Aviation Administration
Bailey
Boston
PATCO
Air Traffic Control Center
Chicago
New York
John H. Shaffer
U S ends troublesome curb on Latin American aid policy
The United States will lift the additionality requirement from its Latin American aid loans and review other criticized rules. Charles Meyer announced the shift at the Inter American Economic and Social Council in Port of Spain after Chile disputed reports of a split within the OAS. Latin American nations have long objected that additionality forces costly U.S. purchases.
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Trin
United States
Latin America
Charles Meyer
U.S
Inter-American Economic and Social Council
Meyer
Chile
Organization of American States
U. S
Latin. America
Bankers Trust Says Its Action Slowed Economic Risk
Alfred Brittain III of Bankers Trust Co testified before the House Banking Committee that the bank’s rate move reduced dangers to the economy and kept lending alive for small businesses. He noted residential mortgages would stay at 7.44 percent, while small-business rates would rise less than the overall prime rate.
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Congress
Alfred Brittain III
Bankers Trust Co. of
New
Bankers Trust
House Banking Committee
Brittain
Wright Patman
D-Tex
Secretary of the Treasury
David M. Kennedy
Patman
Continental Illinois National Bank of Chicago
Kennedy
Senate Finance Committee
Liberal Democrats Hint They Will Back Lindsay Bid
Liberal Democrats unhappy with Tuesday's mayoral primary opened informal talks with Mayor John V. Lindsay to discuss backing his re election. Lindsay seeks a new progressive party, and Liberal leaders weigh fusion with his administration. Paul O Dwyer notes coalition defections while Nixon endorses Marchi and other Republicans.
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John V. Lindsay
Lindsay
John J. Marchi
Nixon
Mario A. Procaccino
Paul O'Dwyer
New Democratic Coalition
O'Dwyer
Washington
United States
Republican Party
Sen
Marchi
Prime Beef Letter Questions Governor’s Spending and Appointments
A reader challenges Governor Rockefeller over Mr. Murphy resigning to private practice and being named chairman of State Finance at a salary of 25000, asking how much time he dedicates to the job and criticizing public funds.
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Murphy
Rockefeller
Art Goodwin
Vietnamese Assault Repulsed at U S Base Near Tay Ninh
More than 500 North Vietnamese soldiers attacked Firebase Ike, 15 miles north of Tay Ninh City, but were repulsed after 75 minutes. U S casualties reached seven killed and 18 wounded. South Vietnamese losses grew as fighting around Tay Ninh continued. Strong air strikes followed, with 360 tons dropped north of the area.
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Saigon
U.S
Tay Ninh City
Tay Ninh
Ike
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
Ap Bia
Son-in-Law Of Harriman Shoots Self
The socially prominent 56 year old Stanley Grafton Mortimer, husband of Kathleen Harriman, shot himself in the stomach at Arden House in Harriman New York. He was found in the basement with a 20 gauge double barreled shotgun and was treated at Tuxedo Memorial Hospital with a 15 pint blood transfusion.
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Tuxedo
N.Y
New York
W. Averell Harriman
Harriman
Stanley Grafton Mortimer
Tuxedo Memorial Hospital
Arden House
Fe Ily
Mortimer
Kathleen Harriman
Rockefeller Extends Paraguay Visit Reaches Uruguay Change
Gov Nelson Rockefeller lengthened his Paraguay trip by one day to Saturday and agreed to alter his next stop in Uruguay due to threatened demonstrations.
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Asuncion
Paraguay
Nelson Rockefeller
Uruguay
GM Building Attacked in Montevideo Armaged Suburban Center
Terrorists attacked a General Motors building in Montevideo Uruguay setting fires and causing about 1 million dollars in damage. Two gunmen dressed as police officers tied up two watchmen and sprayed offices and cars with a hose attached to a gasoline pump. Governor Nelson A Rockefeller of New York was in Paraguay at the time.
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Little Valley
Gary Patterson
Cattaraugus
Bonita Pearson
American Legion Post
Montevideo
Uruguay
General Motors
GM Center
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Paraguay
Wealthy Oilman Clint Murchison Sr. Dies
Billionaire oilman Clint Murchison Sr. died at 74 in Henderson County Memorial Hospital Athens. He had suffered declining health and lived at his Henderson County ranch in recent years.
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Athens, Tex
Clint Murchison Sr
Henderson County Memorial Hospital
Athens
Henderson County
Colombian plane hijacked en route to Monterrey
A Colombian twin engine airliner with 30 aboard was seized by four armed men after taking off from Villavicencio and forced toward Cuba. The C47 propeller aircraft belonging to Urraca Air was en route to Monterrey in the eastern plains.
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Colombia
Cuba
Urraca
Villavicencio
Here
Monterrey
End Gambling Ties In MLB Between Braves and Athletics Owner
New York AP reports Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn announced that top Braves officials and the Athletics owner are severing financial ties with Las Vegas gambling casinos.
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New York
Bowie Kuhn
Atlanta Braves
Oakland Athletics
Las Vegas
Seven U S fishing boats seized by Ecuador
Seven U S fishing boats were seized by Ecuador and are being taken into Ecuadorian ports. One vessel was fired upon by Ecuadorian forces, according to industry sources in Washington.
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Washington
U. S
Ecuador
Vatican Sells Major stake in Italian real estate group
The Vatican said it has sold all but 5 percent of its stake in Societa Generale Immobiliare, Italy’s largest real estate company, and denied plans to dispose of all its Italian stock holdings.
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Vatican City
Vatican
Societa Generale Im
Mobiliare
Italy
Pompidou Decorated with Legion of Honor Chain
Georges Pompidou received the Grand Master of the Legion of Honor chain, a symbol of the French presidency, during a ceremony in Paris. The event underscored the president's high ceremonial standing and national honor.
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Paris
Georges Pompidou
Legion of Honor
Ceremony at Elysee Palace Honors General de Gaulle Tribute
A formal Elysee Palace ceremony paid lavish tribute to Gen. Charles de Gaulle, former leader and mentor. The speaker stated that his duty is traced by de Gaulle's example, outlining enduring influence and leadership.
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The
Elysee Palace
Gen
Charles de Gaulle
Methodists Gift Buffalo Church to AME Zion Group
Delegates of the Western New York United Methodist Conference rejected a $60,000 payment for Plymouth United Methodist Church in Buffalo and voted to give the church to the Western Conference of the AME Zion Church. The decision was announced in Rochester.
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Rochester
N.Y
New York
United Methodist Conference
Plymouth United Methodist Church
Buffalo
AME Zion Church
First Lady Pat Nixon Plans Fall Campus Visits
Mrs. Richard M. Nixon outlines fall campus trips to highlight students volunteer social work and community projects. She praises students as terrifically idealistic and more active than commonly believed in tutoring, neighborhood aid, and service despite campus protests.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Power failure at Niagara Niagara plant cuts half output
Western world's largest generating complex at the Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant lost about half its output when oil filled insulators failed and a smoky fire broke out. Six of 13 generators were affected. repairs planned at a rate of about one unit per week. No injuries.
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Niagara Falls
N.Y
U.S
Canada
State Power Authority
Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant
William Latham
The
Power Authority
Latham
Niagara
New York
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