Nixon era Viet Cong peace shift spotlights Thieu ouster
U.S. officials note a Viet Cong move to demand Thieu's removal as a condition for future negotiations. The Paris talks and Hanoi Washigton diplomats treat the shift as a strategic signal shaping the October South Vietnamese presidential election.
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NASA chief talks gap after Skylab by 1973
NASA administrator James C. Fletcher says the United States may lack a manned flight for at least five years after Skylab in 1973. Possible options include a second Skylab mission or orbital surveys, plus docking studies with a Soviet Salute station or its later versions.
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States Move To Cut Welfare As HEW Survey Details Reductions
Washington AP 22 states are implementing or considering welfare cuts as HEW reports a reversal of three decades of rising public assistance. Reductions up to 20 percent have begun in 10 states with more possible in 12 others. States like New York and Minnesota, long leaders in expanding benefits, face cutbacks alongside Alabama Maine Rhode Island and Kansas plans.
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Six jailed in heroin haul in San Antonio
Six suspects, four men and two pregnant women, were jailed after about three pounds of heroin, cash, and drugs were seized. The group includes Detroit residents Robert Atansio Esquivel 23 Gavino Torres 27 Paula Lopez Torres 21 and locals Raymond Julio Gonzales 21 Jose Valdez Garcia 20 Rosalinda Sosa Garcia 20. Police say undercover work led to the seizure and three vehicles. They face conspiracy to possess and distribute heroin charges with bonds set at 100000 each.
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Hearings Resume on Illegal Aliens Influx From Mexico
A U S House Subcommittee on Immigration and Naturalization, led by Rep. Peter W. Rodino Jr., resumes two days of hearings in El Paso on illegal border entries from Mexico. Six members will attend as about 20 witnesses are expected to testify on the growing flow of unauthorized entrants.
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House Judiciary Committee
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U.S closes last DMZ base as troops redeploy to South Vietnam
US hands over Fire Base Charlie to South Vietnamese forces ending base control along the DMZ. About 500 US troops depart Charlie 2 while ~50 remain for an 8 inch artillery role and monitoring. Fire Base Alpha at Con Thien also transfers to Saigon with remaining US personnel.
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Man turns manure and bottles into bricks and planks
J D Mackenzie of UCLA engineering claims a process blends cow manure with glass bottles into ceramic bricks and planks. He says the boards do not smell, can be glued or nailed, insulate well, resist water, do not burn, accept paint glaze and can be drilled or sawed.
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Ucla School of Engineering
Symington pushes for Laos spending ceiling in Senate
The Pentagon opposes a 200 million cap on U.S. spending in Laos saying records are unavailable due to combat. Sen. Symington argues without precise figures the ceiling could violate the 2.5 billion limit for Southeast Asia. He cites Laos costs at 374 million annually and seeks full accounting of Thai and Lao aid and anti North Vietnam actions.
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Associated Press
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Battles Erupt as British Troops Clash With Catholics in Bogside
British troops fought rioters in the Bogside district of Londonderry into the early hours as clashes precede the 12th of July Protestant celebrations. Two Catholics were killed and a third wounded after troops fired. the mob reportedly fired first. Authorities said 500 more soldiers were deployed, bringing total British forces to 11,000. More than 80,000 Protestants were expected to march in the commemorations, seen by Catholics as a display of Protestant ascendancy.
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Agnew greeted by hundreds in Jidda during Saudi tour
Vice President Spiro Agnew drew a crowd of about 600 Americans in Jidda at the U S Embassy. He praised Nixon leadership and mingled after his talk signing autographs as a sea breeze cooled the heated Middle East day.
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Nixon economist balks at 1971 GNP target inflation risk
Dr. Paul McCracken told Congress the administration abandoned its $1,065 trillion GNP goal for 1971 as inflation could accelerate if growth pushes to the earlier target. He cautioned that rising inflation and slower output imply only modest declines in unemployment, with Fed policy easing continuing at a slower pace.
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Desegregation Plan Deadline Looms for Fort Worth Schools
Fort Worth School Board faces a July 16 deadline to submit a federally compliant desegregation plan. Judge Leo Brewster warned he will appoint outside experts if the proposal fails to meet guidelines. The board previously rejected Superintendent Julius Truelson’s plan for busing 22 elementary schools and closing I.M. Terrell High School, citing a preference for neighborhood schools.
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Two to attend ecology meet in Carmel training
Speaker Gus Mutscher said Reps. Walt Parker from Denton and Vernon Stewart from Wichita Falls will represent the Texas House at a July 12-16 in service training course on environmental pollution and human ecology. The meeting in Carmel, California will attract legislators and staff from across the nation.
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