Soldiers Hurt Accidentally Near Hue In Mistaken Bombing
In Hue area near Fire Base Bastogne, 8 North Vietnamese soldiers were killed and 15 wounded as 1,000 mortar rounds and ground assault hit a South Vietnamese infantry company. U S jets dropped 500 pound bombs into ally lines, wounding 25 and killing 8. Five prior incidents under investigation. About 1,000 South Vietnamese retook Hoai An with light resistance.
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Saigon
U.S
Hue
Dier
Bastogne
Hoai An
Battle for Quang Tri Citadel Narrows As Marines Push In
North Vietnamese forces reinforced the Quang Tri Citadel as South Vietnamese marines fought yard by yard to breach its century old walls. An officer estimated two VN battalions inside, another outside, with about 300 men per battalion. About 200 reinforcements entered Friday night from the west and engaged marine units, yielding 10 enemy killed and one prisoner in bunker to bunker fighting 200 meters south of the Citadel, while nine marines were wounded.
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Quang Tri
Vietnam
U.S
7Th Fleet
Hanoi
U. S
Dikes Hit But Damage Said Minor In North Vietnam
An eight page State Department and CIA report says bombs struck 12 dikes in the Red River delta but caused only minor damage and no major breaches. The findings note stray bombs near military targets caused the hits and that Hanoi area dikes remain intact. Washington released photos to UN officials but kept some July 10 11 images secret.
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Washington
North Vietnam
State Department
Nixon
Hanoi
United States
Red River Delta
Department
U.S
Eagleton vows to stay on ticket amid withdrawal chatter
Missouri Senator Eagleton told a local TV audience he will stay secure within two weeks and that quitting depends on McGovern. McGovern said the ticket’s future rests on joint decisions, while Eagleton’s aide denied any withdrawal. Newsmen were barred from his San Francisco hotel as Secret Service guarded his room. Eagleton said he has not spoken to McGovern since noon Friday and believes voters’ positive reception in Honolulu and San Francisco supports remaining on the ticket.
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Missouri
George McGovern
Custer, S.C
Eagleton
Secret Service
San Francisco
Godley
McGovern
Sindlinger Research
Honolulu
George
Anderson
Missouri Patrol
E.I. Hackaday
South Dakota
Eagleton Says Health Trouble Won’t Shake VP Bid
San Francisco AP reports Senator Thomas F. Eagleton expresses confidence his place on the Democratic ticket remains secure. He says the flap over his health will blow over in a few weeks and that he will be an asset to the ticket despite past treatment for nervous exhaustion between 1960 and 1964.
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San Francisco
Thomas F. Eagleton
McGovern Deliberates Future Of Eagleton Ticket
Sen George McGovern said he and running mate Sen Thomas Eagleton are deliberating the proper course for their ticket and will meet by week’s end to decide if changes are needed Eagleton has signaled his intention to stay in the race and McGovern stressed the final decision rests with both of them with Eagleton’s concurrence required.
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Eagleton
Missouri
McGovern
Belfast Fear Turns City Into a Blood Feud Zone
AP reports Belfast remains terrorized by nightly killings in a sectarian feud. William Whitelaw vows tighter security with troop reinforcements as 31 people this month have been shot dead, including 17 Catholics and 13 Protestants. Police suspect freelance killers, with communities silent on motive.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
William Whitelaw
Whitelaw
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Ulster Defense Association
UDA
Fischer Pouts as May Balk Disrupts World Chess Title Bout
In Reykjavik, Bobby Fischer threatens to skip game nine while accusing deceit over TV filming. Officials say referee Lothar Schmid refused apology for eighth game cameras, which Fischer’s side had protested. ABC halted filming per Fischer demands as Spassky press ahead amid controversy.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Bobby Fischer
Icelandic Chess Federation
Gudmunder Thorarnssen
Fred Cramer
Fischer
Lothar Schmid
West Germany
Boris Spassky
Russia
Schmid
The
American Broadcasting Co
New York
Joan
Efim Geller
Spassky
Nixon warns end of war moves threaten foreign policy
President Nixon argues that adopting end-the-war amendments in Congress could jeopardize U S foreign policy and weapon funding. Senate moves to bar weather weapons and to cut Indochina funding face votes next week. House and Senate leaders seek compromises as antiwar amendments proliferate on funding bills.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
U.S
Senate
Indochina
Washington Post
House
Gerald R. Ford
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Bank Raided Omaha Discount Cash Promo Draws Thousands
About 4,000 people crowded the First National Bank of Omaha as it offered $10,000 in cash at discount prices in a downtown sidewalk promotion. The first 25 got $100 for an $80 trade with numbers issued. later discounts declined. Mrs. Hortense Browne of Omaha claimed the first $20 profit and began waiting Friday night with others bringing snacks and reading material.
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Omaha, Neb
First National Bank of Omaha
Omaha
Hortense Browne
Today's Troubled Children Are Different
Editor notes a Kansas two year federally funded study on juvenile delinquency. It reports rising arrests for serious crimes and drugs from 1966 to 1970, with juveniles now forming over half of serious offenses. The piece notes system inconsistencies, staffing gaps, and resource shortfalls hindering effective intervention.
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Leroy Towns
Kansas
Harris Enterprises
Topeka
GIS
Boys Industrial School
BIS
Larned
Osawatomie
Salina
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Jack C. Pulliam
State Division of Institutional Management
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Kansas State University
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