Cool Off, Scoop Tells Democrats
Associated Press writer Michael Puzzel reports Sen Henry M Jackson urges a cooling off period as Nixon peace talks proceed. Jackson says Democrats should avoid over criticism that could hinder negotiations before a potential trip to Peking. McCarthy back Muskie stance while Rogers warns against undermining talks. NH poll shows Nixon leading GOP rivals.
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Michael Putzel
Associated Press
Henry M. Jackson
Nixon
Vietnam
Washington
Peking
Jackson
ABC
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Muskie
Eugene J. McCarthy
McCarthy
Minnesota
NBC
Meet the Press
William P. Rogers
South Vietnam
New Hampshire
Counties to vote on ECKAN withdrawal plan
County commissioners from Miami Coffey Franklin Osage and Douglas counties meet at 2 in the Franklin County welfare office to decide on withdrawing support for East Central Kansas Community Action Program. D. A. Yockey calls ECKAN a duplication and a mess while Campbell of ECKAN is out of reach in Florida.
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East Central Kansas Community Action Program
ECKAN
Franklin County Board of County Commissioners
Miami
Coffey
Franklin
Osage
Douglas Counties
D. A. Yockey
ECEAN
Yockey
John Campbell
Campbell
Florida
Partial Halt In Strike Sought
Washington AP reports a House Labor subcommittee backed a 60 day partial injunction on the West Coast dock strike. The 5 to 1 vote would halt shipments to Hawaii and related cargo while letting a major portion of the strike continue. Democrats supported the Thompson substitute while Republicans Ashbrook and Reid abstained or opposed. The measure aims to ease national health and safety concerns and avoid full escalation, with full House action possible by Wednesday.
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Washington
House
Hawaii
Nixon
Frank Thompson
D-N.j
Thompson
John D. Dellenback
R-Ore
John Ashbrook
Ohio
Ogden Reid
New York
House Rules Committee
National Health and Safety
Full House Labor Committee
White House
Congress
International Longshoremens and Warehousemen’s Union
Pacific Maritime Association
Dn.j
House Labor Subcommittee
Catholics Plan Massive D-Day Protest in Northern Ireland
In Belfast and Newry, Catholics mobilize for a Wednesday nonviolent disruption six months after internment without trial began. A Newry march of over 20,000 defied a parade ban yet stayed off center streets as Irish Civil Rights Association leader Rory McShane vowed a massive, successful action. No violence occurred as troops and marchers avoided confrontation.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Civil Rights Association
Irish Republican Army
Rory McShane
Association
Newry
Londonderry
County Weather Forecast With Warm Trend Ahead
The county forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy and warmer conditions with highs near 305. southeast to east winds 5 to 15 mph. Tonight will be partly cloudy to cloudy and not as cold with lows in the teens to low 20s and southerly winds 5 to 15 mph. A mix of clouds and a chance of rain or rain snow is expected for forenoon with highs around the upper 30s to lower 40s. Saturday high around 45 and Sunday low around 20. Today’s record highs and lows are noted with 68 in 1953 and 10 in 38997. Hourly temps end at 8 a.m. today.
React Tries Auction Again In Memorial Auditorium
REACT will hold an auction tonight at seven in Memorial Auditorium to raise funds for firefighting equipment. Cap Printy will call the sale which features clothing dishes furniture and other household items. Postponed from Saturday night, the fundraiser supports equipment for volunteer rural fire crews.
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Ottawa React
Memorial Auditorium
Cap Printy
Arabs Grumble Over Soviet Artillery Quality
Washington AP reports Arab military officers complain Soviet heavy guns are obsolete and parts are unavailable. Syrians and Egyptians, major recipients of Soviet hardware, cite maintenance difficulties and friction with Soviet advisers amid broader tensions with Cairo and Damascus.
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Washington
U.S
Soviet Union
Russia
Ex Governor Anderson Seeks Return To Kansas Governorship
Ex governor John Anderson Jr of Overland Park announced at a news conference his candidacy for the Republican nomination in the August 1 primary. He urged cooperation between governor and legislature and listed education finance, state government reorganization, welfare and penal reform as key issues. Other Republicans eye runs, while no Democrats have announced.
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Peka
Kan
Kansas
John Anderson ,Jr
Overland Park, Kan
Anderson
Reynolds Shultz
Lawrence
Morris Kay
Robert Docking
Manuel Fierro
The
Kansas Institute For Minority Empowerment
Kansas State House
Republican Party of
India Gives Bangladesh Aid Including Jeeps and Ambulances
Calcutta AP Indira Gandhi handed Mujibur Rahman 14.7 million dollars in transport and relief aid plus 50 jeeps 136 ambulances and 800 trucks each laden with 200 bags of powdered milk. Earlier US aid refusal and a 33.3 million dollar items pledge accompanied talks amid regional tensions. A Mirpur cache discovery in Dacca reports over 1 000 weapons buried by Pakistani soldiers for Bihari harassment.
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Calcutta
Indira Gandhi
Mujibur Rahman
Bangladesh
Mujib
United States
Pakistan
India
Dacca
Mirpur
Hanoi Says Nixon Refused Simple Prisoner Swap
Hanoi's Xuan Thuy told CBS that Washington rejected a straight prisoners for pullout exchange last year and linked any deal to Thieu's fate. Rogers said no such swap was discussed and stressed an overall political solution is needed. Thuy warned public disclosure of secret talks hinders peace efforts.
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Washington
Hanoi
Paris
United States
Nixon
Xuan Thuy
Nguyen van Thieu
Thuy
CBS
Vietnam
U.S
Thieu
William P. Rogers
Rogers
North Vietnam
Henry A. Kissinger
Laird
Mr. Nixon
Widespread War Action Across Vietnam Fronts
South Vietnamese forces clashed with North Vietnamese and Viet Cong along a dozen points from the north to the south. Reports cite 77 enemy killed and 20 South Vietnamese dead with 55 wounded. An accidental shell blast at Da Nang wounded five. Heaviest fighting centered in the U Minh Forest and Ca Mau peninsula with dozens of enemy and allied casualties.
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Saigon
U.S
da Nang
U Minh Forest
Mekong
Ca Mau
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Ottawa High
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Robert E. Foster
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Olathe
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REACT
John Anderson
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Quang Ngai
Red China
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Northwest Frontier
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