Vietnam protester beaten as crisis nears week end
In Saigon, antigovernment candidate Tran Tuan Nham was beaten and arrested during a protest in the main square. Police confiscated his campaign poster showing Nixon with a Hitler mustache and a large X. The incident followed previous arrests and comes as lower house elections approach on Sunday.
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Vietnam
Nixon
Nham
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Pentagon official resigns over civil rights stance
Frank Render, longtime top civil rights official at the Defense Department, resigns after criticizing military justice and race relations among servicemen. Sources say he signed a resignation letter Wednesday and declined comment. The report follows related disclosures on State Department discrimination cases and a mixed economic outlook amid presidential remarks.
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Pentagon
Frank Render
Defense Department
Render
Rebuilding on Mississippi Coast Two Years After Camille
Two years after Hurricane Camille billions in federal aid have helped restore the Mississippi coast. The area now shows progress with most of the strip back to normal though scars and memories remain, says Russell Elliott of Bay St. Louis, president of the Hancock County Board of Supervisors.
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U.S
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Hancock County Board of Supervisors
No fault divorce curbs Florida filings dissolves marriage
Florida ends traditional divorce filings since July 1 redefining it as dissolution of marriage. Courts require only irretrievably broken relationships for dissolution. Meanwhile New York reports a rebound in one family housing starts, with metropolitan areas showing increases after a decade of decline.
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Fla
Florida
Sunshine State
New York
Women's rights clash over equal rights amendment
Washington leaders of women groups warn that the vote won 51 years ago will be used to pressure lawmakers who oppose or weaken the equal rights amendment. The news conference included figures from the National Federation of Republican Women's Clubs and the Teamsters union.
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National Federation of Republican Women’s Clubs
Teamsters Union
Attacks Surge in South Vietnam Ahead of Elections
Saigon reports the largest wave of enemy actions in three months with 38 attacks on military and civilian targets in 24 hours, including 19 rocket and mortar strikes. Four attacks hit U.S. forces, killing two Americans and 49 South Vietnamese with 5 Americans and 115 South Vietnamese wounded.
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Central Highlands
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Vietnam
Welfare list drops as jobless numbers rise
Washington AP reports May public assistance recipients declined 0.3 percent from April, led by unemployed father headed families. Total recipients fell to 14,369,000 with 10.2 million in family aid, still 25 percent above May 1970.
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Julie Nixon Eisenhower resigns teaching post after toe injury
Julie Nixon Eisenhower has given up her Florida teaching job at Atlantic Beach Elementary School after a broken left big toe, caused when a book cart toppled onto her foot. X rays show the toe was shattered and crushed, according to White House press secretary Ronald Ziegler.
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Atlanta police suspended over Rico Carty incident
Three Atlanta police officers were suspended without pay after a midnight clash involving Braves outfielder Rico Carty and his brother in law Carlos Ramirez. Mayor Massell called the incident blatant brutality and ordered charges dropped against Carty for creating a disturbance.
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Judge to decide on Fifth Amendment stand in My Lai case
Military judge rules on whether Fredrick Widmer must testify in Capt. Ernest Medina court martial. Widmer invoked the Fifth Amendment, fearing later prosecution despite federal immunity. Bailey argued immunity may not cover cross examination. ruling to be reconsidered.
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Ernest L. Medina
Fredrick Widmer
Lower Burrell
Medina
My Lai
Widmer
Gary Myers
John M. Smail
Kent
Wash
Smail
Col
Kenneth Howard
Howard
F. Lee Bailey
Bailey
Nations agree study group on US import surtax
A 25 nation GATT study group will examine the US 10 percent import surcharge and nonmonetary measures. Klaus Sahlgren of Finland leads representatives from Argentina, Australia, Austria, Canada, Chile, the Common Market, Ghana, Greece, India, Japan, New Zealand, Pakistan, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad-Tobago, Britain, and the United States. The group starts Sept. 6 and reports by Sept. 20.
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Switzerland
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Dollar value not dropping as expected after Nixon move
Ten days after Nixon cut the dollar loose from gold the currency remains strong against many foreign monies. Officials anticipated a dollar decline to boost exports and curb imports, improving the balance of payments, but the dollar has slipped only about two percent, far less than the expected fifteen percent. Israel planted twenty five million trees in seven years of independence.
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Armstrong to Return as Engineering Professor at Cincinnati
NASA veteran Neil Armstrong will leave space agency work to teach engineering at the University of Cincinnati in Ohio. He said space exploration is ongoing and will remain part of humanity, and he joked he would consider flying again if offered, while avoiding a political bid in Ohio.
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