Enemy Attacks Puncture Saigon Area With Small Strikes
North Vietnamese and Viet Cong conducted five small attacks north of Saigon. Casualties: eighteen South Vietnamese and one U.S. soldier killed, 17 South Vietnamese and two U.S. soldiers wounded. An ambush on a U.S. convoy killed eight and destroyed two trucks. A payroll convoy was ambushed, eight soldiers killed. ground forces repelled the attack. Viet Cong sapper raid killed eight militiamen and wounded eight. Mortar fire wounded four and damaged the hamlet office.
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Judge Sets Docks In Philly Bustling
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS three striking Philadelphia longshore locals have been ordered back to work. The move aims to curb dockside disruption, restoring operations at major pier facilities and easing supply timelines in the busy port.
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Weather outlook with mixed showers and mild temperatures
Mostly cloudy with showers and thundershowers likely tonight and Wednesday. Lows mid to upper 50s tonight, highs in the 70s. Winds southerly 10 to 20 mph this afternoon diminishing tonight. Also notes hourly temps and labor strike actions in New Orleans and coal miners talks, with ships idle.
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West Virginia
Shooting Rages Across N Ireland with Casualties Reported
British troops fought snipers across the Irish border and in Belfast as Northern Ireland’s two year toll rose to 135 with two deaths elsewhere. A gagged blindfolded victim was found shot in an alley, likely tied to IRA retaliation. four hostages were freed at Longkesh amid a riot and mass detentions of about 260 suspected guerrillas.
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Open House For Adult Education Center In Franklin County
The Adult Education Center at 123 E Second hosts an open house from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday as part of USD 290 programs. Eligible adults sixteen+ without a high school diploma may enroll in Adult Basic Education with no fees. about 6 000 county residents are eligible. In the last two months twenty seven adults completed the program and a new class is forming.
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Franklin County
Ottawan Tire Dealer John Weidmann Retires After 26 Years
John Weidmann, longtime tire dealer at 42 Rockwood Drive, retires effective January 1, 1972 after running a General Tire business since 1945. He opened at 209 E. 2nd and earlier sold Kelvinator appliances and Packard Bell televisions. Weidmann began selling tires in high school and plans to loaf after retirement while noting the local business future is undecided.
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John Weidmann
Rockwood Drive
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E. 2Nd
Kelvinator
Packard Bell
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Exit Taiwan Enter Peking On UN Stage
The U N General Assembly voted to admit the People's Republic of China and expel Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalist regime by 76 to 35 with 17 abstentions. A separate vote rejected a U S bid to require a two thirds majority for expulsion. The decision drew mixed reactions across capitals, while U S officials said relations with Taiwan would continue and the move could ease Nixon's approach to Peking.
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United Nations
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United States
People’s Republic of China
Chiang Kai-shek
U.S
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Taipei
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Asia
Kisaku Sato
Japan
Peking
Washington
Nixon
World Organization
Kissinger Returns From Peking Trip to Report to Nixon
Presidential adviser Henry A. Kissinger flew back to the United States from Peking aboard a refueled Boeing 707. He accompanied his party to Washington to brief President Nixon on arrangements for the forthcoming presidential visit to mainland China.
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Alaska
Henry A. Kissinger
United States
Peking
Washington
Nixon
China
Docking criticizes Kansas agency budget requests as unrealistically high
Governor Robert Docking said state agency requests for the next fiscal year total 1.09 billion, calling the figure unrealistic and unacceptable amid national recession. He urged a fiscally conservative budget, reducing non essential items, and cooperating with President Nixon to curb inflation. Last year agencies sought 1.01 billion. revisions followed before legislative cuts.
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