Nation in quiet mood amid war anxieties and inflation
Washington lawmakers returning from vacation report a generally calm nation with growing discontent over Vietnam. Voters voice impatience about troop withdrawals and casualties while inflation and taxes weigh on public patience. Nixon remains broadly popular as Democrats and Republicans credit steady problem solving.
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Military Slices Strength As Part Of Savings Plan
The Air Force plans to cut about 60,000 officers and airmen, pushing total U.S. armed forces cuts past 150,000. Navy and Army reductions total 146,000 with ships and additional retirements. The move aims to trim manpower through early retirements and fewer recruits, as the Vietnam war winds down.
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Dirksen Resting Well After Lung Tumor Removal
Senator Everett M. Dirksen rests at Walter Reed after removal of a cancerous lung tumor. Doctors report the tumor is malignant but localized with no further surgery needed. he may be out six weeks, while Senator Hugh Scott notes Republican duties. Dirksen’s son-in-law Howard Baker visits, reporting the senator alert and cheerful.
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Nixon Team Maintains Large Urban Affairs Structures
Nixon aides say the three biggest urban affairs bureaus remain fundamentally unchanged since the Johnson era. Officials cite limited reforms to Transportation, HUD, and HEW after eight months, with decentralization moves in highway safety and plans to merge FHA into HUD. Romney pushes Operation Breakthrough and a shift to regional decision making.
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North Korea Won't Free Airmen Without Unconditional Apology
North Korea demanded an unconditional apology admitting the helicopter mission was criminal before releasing three U S crewmen from the Aug 17 incident. The United States said the helicopter entered North Korean territory accidentally during a training flight and offered assurances it would not recur. The three men are WO Malcolm W Loepke pilot. Capt David H Crawford. Spec 4 Herman H Hofstatter, all injured in the incident.
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Hopeful search continues for Dr. Pike in Judean desert
In Jerusalem AP report troops policemen and air crews comb the Judean desert for Dr. James Pike former Episcopal bishop of California missing since Monday night. His wife said they were researching a book and became stranded after their car stalled six to seven miles west of the Dead Sea. The disappearance prompts four rescue theories from caves heat exposure to Bedouin aid.
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Maryland Wins Fifteenth ACC Track Title
Maryland secures its fifteenth Atlantic Coast Conference track championship, extending its dominance in the league. The Terrapins outpaced rivals with strong performances across multiple events, reinforcing their status as a historic force in ACC track and field.
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Aid Continues Food Shipments After Camille Hits
The U S Agriculture Department will keep sending food to Hurricane Camille victims in Mississippi and Virginia as needed. Russell H Jones and regional Food and Nutrition Service officials report two million pounds in route to Jackson Mississippi and five million pounds already dispatched, including fruit juices meat cheese peanut butter dried fruits vegetables and evaporated milk.
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Robber leaps into car in Newport News bank heist
In Newport News Virginia AP reports a 37 year old man McEvoy Robinson grabbed a bank deposit bag and ran, pursued by pedestrians before a getaway driver was sought and the chase tightened toward the police station.
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Kennedy urges improvement to House tax reform bill
Treasury Secretary David Kennedy told Senate Finance Committee the House plan overprescribes for some taxpayers while denying corporations, but he praised it as a milestone and urged early enactment. He supported reducing oil depletion allowances to 20 percent and warned the administration aims to trim overall costs while keeping key rate cuts for individuals.
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Digging into Ice Age Dreams at LACMA Tar Pits
Scientists near the Los Angeles County Museum of Art dig into tar pits to recreate Ice Age life. Dr. Theodore Downs leads the project aiming to reveal a three million year epoch with fossils cataloged by depth as workers uncover bones of birds and mammals from the tar.
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