Air and ground actions end 24 day Vietnam lull
Heavy US air raids and intensified North Vietnamese shelling break a 24 day quiet along the DMZ in South Vietnam. Six B 52 raids target positions near the buffer zone while North Vietnamese rockets strike bases south of the DMZ. Bases Fuller Alpha 1 Alpha 2 are hit as 1st Brigade 5th US Mechanized withdraws from Quang Tri.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Dmz
Fuller
Associated Press
J.T. Volkerstorfer
Quang Tri
5Th U.S. Mechanized Division
Medina defense attorney calls My Lai trial a new ball game
Army defense counsel Capt Mark Kadish says Capt Ernest Medina’s court martial will differ from Lt William Calley’s trial though many witnesses may be the same. Kadish, 28, notes the focus will be different and expects a shorter proceeding. He praises Medina as patriotic and among the best Americans he has met.
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Ft, Mcpherson, Ga
Ernest L. Medina
My Lai
William L. Calley Jr
Calley
Mark Kadish
Medina
Kadish
John Truman
F. Lee Bailey
3Rd Army
Brooklyn
N.Y
Airport theft ring exposed by lax security and insider ties
James V. Schaefer testified before the Senate after admitting involvement in a $100 million airport theft ring. He described looting at multiple airports between 1968 and 1970, including diamonds securities and even top secret material. Schaefer said the gang led by Robert Cudak stole over 100 items, burned or disposed of sensitive documents, and faced threats to his family as he sought immunity.
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Associated Press
Washington
James V. Schaefer
Schaefer
Senate
Thelves
Underworld
Sena
Tors
Robert Cudak
Mills Break with Nixon Sharply Over Trade Policy
President Nixon and Rep. Wilbur Mills clash over policy as Mills faces questions about his presidential bid. Mills, chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, criticized Peter Peterson's remarks on Italian shoe imports and warned the White House is not interested in his cooperation. An administration health plan also looms for the committee.
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Washington
Nixon
Wilbur D. Mills
Mills
Arkansas
Peter G. Peterson
Peterson
White House
House
Ways and Means
U.S
Europe
United States
Japan
Fitzgerald Suspends Singing Over Eye Trouble
Ella Fitzgerald suffers a blood discharge in her right eye and must rest indefinitely. Dr Maurice Guyard says hospitalization unlikely but rest is required. She canceled a planned tour in Italy France and Tunisia after a tribute concert in NICE to Louis Armstrong.
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Nice
France
Ella Fitzgerald
Maurice Guyard
Apollo 15 astronauts undergo final physicals before moon launch
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP The Apollo 15 crew David R Scott James B Irwin and Alfred M Worden undergo final major medical exams before Monday's moon launch as authorities brace for crowds exceeding one million spectators.
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Cape Kennedy, Fla
David R. Scott
James B. Irwin
Alfred M. Worden
Space Agency
Scott
Irwin
Worden
Cape Kennedy
Florida Highway Patrol
Florida Highway Safety
Ralph Davis
Brevard County
Mutscher net worth figures differ in SEC filings
SEC filings detail two conflicting financial statements for House Speaker Gus Mutscher from Sharpstown Bank records. One state shows assets of 118 750 and liabilities 21 550 for a net 97 200, another unsigned record lists 568 400 in assets and a net worth of 331 700. The case ties Mutscher to stock fraud allegations connected to National Bankers Life and Sharpstown bank financing.
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Dallas
Securities and Exchange Commission
Gus Mutscher
National Bankers Life Insurance Co
Sharpstown State Bank
Houston
Mutscher
SEC
Sam Stock
National Bankers Life
Frank W. Sharp
Sharp
Sharp and
U. S. Dist
Sarah T. Hughes
Robert S. Stewart
Sharpstown Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Preston Smith
W.S. Heatly
Paducah
Tommy Shannon
Fort Worth
Elmer Baum
Brenham
Washington County
Stewart
Quinton Thompson
FDIC
Sharpstown
Thompson
Al Capp to surrender on Wisconsin charges
Cartoonist Al Capp will surrender voluntarily to Wisconsin authorities on counts of sodomy attempted adultery and indecent exposure filed in Eau Claire. No surrender date set. Capp, whose legal name is Alfred Gerald Kaplin, has denied the charges and was released on personal recognizance after a Boston hearing.
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Boston
al Capp
Wisconsin
Eau Claire
Capp
Alvin S. Hochberg
Alfred Gerald Kaplin
Hse
Europe Market expansion could aid faltering American economy
Britain's ambassador Lord Cromer said enlarging the European Common Market would open new export prospects for the United States and relieve Japanese competition. He warned that neo isolationism or protectionism on either side would provoke reprisals, hurt trade, increase unemployment, and strain the Western alliance.
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Associated Press
Washington
Britain
Lord Cromer
Europe
Western Alliance
Cromer
Bank of England
House of Commons
Edward Heath
U.S
United States
United
Atlantic
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Mannarino
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Wilbur Mills
Singer
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