McCarthy Denies Polish Joke Claim About Muskie
Former senator Eugene J. McCarthy says a GOP publication misquoted him calling Senator Ed Muskie "the latest Polish joke." He released Thursday a letter to the editor of Monday requesting a retraction.
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Washington
Eugene J. McCarthy
Edmund Muskie
Maine
Minnesota Democrat
Republican National Committee
McCarthy
Ed Muskie
Army
Vietnam
Cambodia
Ellis Williamson
Greg Hayward
Low Vietnam War deaths in July. drops continue
The Defense Department reports 66 American battle deaths in Vietnam in July, the lowest monthly total in over six years. Pentagon spokesman Jerry W. Friedham says casualties should keep falling as troop withdrawals proceed, noting May 1965 had 32 deaths and May 1968 saw the highest toll at 2,169.
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Washington
Vietnam
Defense Department
Pentagon
Jerry W. Friedham
Friedham
Hill-Burton program marks 25 years of health aid
The Hill-Burton aid program reflects 25 years of operation providing hospital aid and modernization across 3,800 communities. Since 1946 it has helped create statewide hospital planning agencies and attracted doctors to rural areas, administered by the Department of Health, Education and Welfare.
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Washington
Hill-Burton
Hill- Burton Hospital
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Lister Hill
Alabama
Harold Burton
Ohio
Civil Rights Commission criticizes Nixon busing policy
The U S Civil Rights Commission warns Nixon's plan to limit busing as a last resort may undermine desegregation. The panel urges immediate elimination of the dual school system and support for officials enforcing legal obligations. The commission is led by Rev Theodore Hesburgh of Notre Dame.
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Washington
U.S. Civil Rights Commission
Nixon
Commission
Theodore Hesburgh
University of Notre Dame
Man in Forest Fire Crew After Earlier Blaze
Phillip J. Kelley of Rialto California serves a four month sentence with a U S Forest Service fire crew in the San Bernardino Mountains. He previously caused a wildfire that burned 34000 acres in the Watershed, costing 16 million dollars in damage and 1.25 million to extinguish.
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Lytle Creek
Calif
Phillip J. Kelley
San Bernardino Mountains
Rialto
U.S. Forest Service
Scientist grows kelp embryos to replenish ocean beds in California
Wheeler North of Caltech raises over a million kelp embryos in the lab and plants them at five sites in California. Fifty eight plants survive across three locations. The scientist projects a survival rate of at most one seedling per 100,066 embryos.
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Pasadena
Calif
Wheeler North
California Institute of Technology
Mexico to boost grain exports to India and partners
Mexico will increase exports of grains to India Pakistan Turkey Iran Japan and Venezuela. The Agriculture Ministry said 56000 tons of wheat will go to Iraq 40000 to India 20000 to Pakistan and 20000 to Turkey plus 50000 tons of black beans to Venezuela. Japan has shown interest in red beans.
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Guanajuato
Mexico
India
Pakistan
Turkey
Iran
Japan
Venezuela
Ministry of Agriculture
Iraq
Mexican Agricultural Research Institute
New defense minister named in Australia
Prime Minister William McMahon named David Eric Fairbairn to replace John Grey Gorton as defense minister. Fairbairn, 54, will stay as education and science minister for now. Gorton was dismissed after criticism of his memoirs serialized in an Australian newspaper, with alleged cabinet secrecy breaches cited.
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Canberra
Australia
William McMahon
David Eric Fairbairn
John Grey Gorton
Fairbairn
McMahon
Gorton
Heroin Center Hidden Along Mekong Revealed in Laos Dispatch
An Associated Press team profiles Ban Houei Sai Laos as a major opium and heroin hub. The piece describes Meo growers, caravans, a large refinery rumored to process 100 kilos daily, and a burned-out plant near Ban Houei Tap with remnants moved upriver to Ban Quang.
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Laos
Associated Press
Vietnam
Bernard Gavzer
Ban Houei Sai
Mekong River
China
Burma
Thailand
Vientiane
Ing
Southeast Asia
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Ban Houei Tap
Ban Quang
North Vietnamese Shelling Rises Along DMZ Front
North Vietnamese forces bombarded Alpha 1 and Alpha 2 bases just south of the DMZ as U S B 52s conducted heavy strikes in the area. Lt Col Le Trung Hien reported government troops wounded but none killed, while American and South Vietnamese units held positions and monitored enemy artillery from the buffer zone.
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Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
Alpha
Dmz
le Trung Hien
Hien
Fuller
South Vietnam
Cam Lo
Charlie 1
U.S
Richard Gardner
North Vietnam
U.S. 24Th Corps
Gardner
Palestinian Liberation Army
Syria
Anwar Sadat
Egypt
Northern Ireland violence ebbs after four days of turmoil
Belfast quiets after rioting, shootings and bombings leave 25 dead. Catholics flood into the Republic as British forces face snipers and ambushes in Londonderry and Newry. Dublin calls for reform of Northern Ireland governance while London aims to restore order with 12,500 troops.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republic
Londonderry
Bogside
Newry
Aughnacloy
County Tyrone
Dublin
Jack Lynch
Lynch
Irish Republican Army
Brian Faulkner
London
Edward Heath
Jordan Says Guerrilla Action Caused Syria Border Clash
Jordan charged that Syria failed to curb Palestinian guerrillas, provoking Thursday’s fighting that led Syria to sever relations. A government spokesman said raids across the border were mounting and that Syria vetoed a joint investigation. The report notes earlier border closures by Libya Algeria and Iraq.
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Associated Press
Jordan
Syria
Amman
Hussein
Libya
Algeria
Iraq
Radio
Damesascus
Dar’s
Officials see Nixon to approve wage board plan
Washington officials believe September 21 marks a turning point as President Nixon weighs creating wage price review boards or sector specific panels to curb inflation. While wary of a broad control scheme, he hinted at a voluntary incomes policy and a targeted approach with major industry negotiations to guide any action.
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Washington
Nixon
National Commission On Productivity
Ing
Federal Reserve Board
Arthur F. Burns
Commission
20 States Vie for Shuttle Base as Cape Kennedy Favored
A proposed 100 flight space shuttle could cost up to 16 billion dollars and attract 73 sites in 20 states. Cape Kennedy Florida appears likely to win as Congress backs NASA toward a reusable two part shuttle with potential later over water launches from first development sites.
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Washington
Capitol Hill Shuttle
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Congress
Space Agency
NASA
Dale Myers
Agency
Manned-Flight Office
Earth
Myers
America
California
Edwards
Vandenberg Air Force
New Mexico
White Sands Missile Range
Utah
Wendover Air Force Base
Florida
Elgin Air Force Base
Capitol Hill
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