U S Bombers Batter A Shau Valley For Second Day
U S fighter bombers hit North Vietnamese positions in A Shau Valley for a second day as South Vietnamese and American forces prepared for a larger operation. Official briefings warned of possible misdirection, while field reports noted only reconnaissance by elements of the 101st Airborne to start, with a larger push expected later.
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Saigon
U.S
A Shau
Nguyen van Thieu
Creighton W. Abrams
South Vietnam
Abrams
A Shan
Thieu
Robert W. Leonard
le Trung Hien
101St Airborne Division
Cuang Tri City
Laos
Associated Press
J.T. Volkerstorfer
101St
Volkerstorfer
5Th Mechanized Division
U.S. Command
Vietnam
Nixon
Dec. l
Israeli Deputy Premier leaves for Washington on peace talks
Israeli Deputy Premier Yigal Allon departs for Washington for a two week visit amid efforts to push a partial settlement with Egypt. Dayan rejects fear of the Egyptian Libyan Syrian federation while Sadat unveils the federation and pressures over a partial Middle East peace plan focuses on redeployment of forces along the canal.
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Associated Press
Yigal Allon
Washington
Egypt
Allon
Canada
Pre
Mier
Golda Meier
Nixon
Suez Canal
Allen
Moshe Dayan
Cal
Israel
Anwar Sadat
Sadat
Middle East
East Bank
Proxmire Attacks C5 Transport as Defective
Sen William Proxmire charged the C5 transport is unsafe unreliable and full of defects urging the Air Force to return 35 delivered aircraft for manufacturer funded repairs. He cited GAO findings of numerous deficiencies per plane and warned of ongoing wing crack and fatigue issues possibly requiring new wing mods.
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Washington
William Proxmire
Air Force
Wisconsin Democrat
Pentagon
Lockheed Corp
Senate
Proxmire
Defense Department
General Accounting Office
Eves Proxmire
Lockheed
GAO
Debate Opens On Education Bill
The administration backed bill provides 1.5 billion dollars for school integration and faces Senate debate with Southerners aiming to attack federal desegregation policy. Key figures include Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield and Senator John Stennis as amendments target uniform national policy and school choice impacts.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Nixon
John Stennis
D-Miss
Senate House
Sam J. Ervin Jr
Dn.c
Abraham A. Ribicoff
D-Conn
GOP Governors Meet To Plan Party Unity
In Williamsburg Virginia AP reports 11 million new voters target as 1972 strategy centers on attracting 18 to 21 year olds under a prospective voting age change. Nixon speaks on domestic programs. Agnew attends. Dole denounces FBI criticism and discusses Vietnam as next election issue.
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Williamburg
Nixon
GOP
Spiro T. Agnew
Statehouse
Robert J. Dole
Kansas
FBI
Dole
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Vietnam
Earth Week events spotlight pollution and recycling efforts
Earth Week activities span the United States with dramatic protests in Atlanta and New York. Des Moines students surpassed their waste paper goal, Hartford hosts a rally raising funds for environmental groups, and officials urge action toward cleaner, greener communities.
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James Phillips
Associated Press
Atlanta
Hartford
Conn
Connecticut Earth Action Group
Vernon Kisling
Rhode Island
North Dakota
Grand Forks
Hugo Magnuson
Ping Pongers Return From China Tour With Mao Impressions
Members of the American table tennis team returning from mainland China describe pervasive Mao imagery in hotels and public spaces. Captain Jack Howard and others note optimism about future Sino American friendship, while some players recall no cars and bicycles in Peking and posters that criticized U.S. imperialism.
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Associated Press
Mao Tsetung
China
Newsmen
Mao
Jack Howard
Mao Tse-tung
Judy Bochenski
Eugene
Ore
Olga Soltesz
Orlando
Fla
United States
Peking
Chicago
Graham Steenhoven
U.S
Detroit
Steenhoven
Howard
Kennedy Airport
New York
Tim Boggan
Merrick
N.Y
Glen Cowan
Japan
Soviet Space Station Salute Reported In Orbit
Moscow Radio announced the launch of an orbital scientific station named Salute with unclear crew status. Bochum Observatory cited a 3:40 a.m. EST launch and a stable orbit. Tass described mission work on design elements and onboard systems.
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Moscow
Moscow Radio
West Germany
Bochum Observatory
Heinz Kaminski
Tass
Newark Ends 11 Week Teachers Strike With Reopened Schools
Newark teachers strike ends after 11 weeks leaving 80,000 students and 4,200 teachers returning to classrooms. The stop began as the city faced prolonged school closures while striking educators sought terms. In a separate report Nixon criticized welfare incentives, while Soviet space talks spur rumors of an orbiting lab and past Soyuz 9 mission details were noted.
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Newark
N.J
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Dayan
Georges Pompidou
Orvillierse
Michigan
William G. Milliken
New York City
John W. Lindsay
Central Park
Reds Launch
Bulletins
Coordination-Computing
Soviet Union
Andrian Nikolayev
Vitaly Sevastyanov
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