Vietnam War Costs Rise to Over One Hundred Billion
Washington reports the Vietnam conflict costs are climbing toward 108.2 billion with admitted 1965–1970 expenses plus hidden charges. The Pentagon lists 634,000 personnel and vast aid to Vietnam, Thailand, and Laos, including base and MAP costs now folded into the defense budget, while yearly figures show rising aid and armament outlays.
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Vorster Uses Caucus to Reconcile Nationalists in SA
South Africa's Prime Minister John Vorster claimed a unanimous caucus consensus in Cape Town to heal rifts within the Nationalist party. He said dissident MPs agreed to toe the line to preserve governance under Nationalist policy amid right wing pressure for a new Afrikaner party. Observers foresee renewed tensions as figures like Barry Botha and S E D Brown warn of a credibility gap between Vorster and traditional Afrikaners.
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Symbolic tricks in TV shows noted by Cynthia Lowry
AP writer Cynthia Lowry observes TV dramas use recurring symbols such as safes hidden behind paintings and rich settings to signal wealth and danger. She notes clichés like spoiled daughters in sportscars and unlocked doors before investigations, and recommends tonight's NBC program The Skirts of Happy Chance starring William Shatner and Elizabeth Ashley.
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NBC
William Shatner
Elizabeth Ashley
Albert Ruben
High Dry And Flying High In San Francisco
The Shiga Japan Airlines DC8 that plunged into San Francisco Bay last November is back in daily service between Tokyo and Honolulu after a $4 million repair. The 107 passengers were unharmed when it landed in six feet of water near the airport. A new pilot, Capt Kohei Asah, flies the jet now while he retrains. A federal crash investigation is ongoing with no results yet.
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Kohei Asah
Call For Troop Cuts Soon To Be Renewed
In Washington Senator Mansfield plans to revive a proposal for substantial U S troop reductions in Europe, backed by Senator Symington and Senator Fulbright. A Defense Department survey on eliminating bases could shape action, with Okinawa status linked to Japan relations and Vietnam. Fulbright expects a compromise between Japanese aims and American needs.
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Nixon to pay taxes on two Florida retreats
President Nixon faces about $3,700 in taxes on his two vacation homes in Key Biscayne. Dade County Tax Assessor Wirt Culbertson sent a 1969 assessment notice raising values from $60,650 to $75,860 and from $56,100 to $93,070. Nixon has until June 13 to protest the increases.
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Nixon
Dade County
Wirt Culbertson
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