South Vietnamese Switch to Mobile Raids Across Laos
Saigon officials say top field commanders admit heavy losses at Suos Cambodia and shift to mobile cross border tactics. They cite loss of U S ground forces and plan to rely on continued U S air support for the near term. Names of officers cannot be disclosed.
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Suos
U.S
Sauol
Cambodia
Sauvol
South Vietnam
Did
Krek
Laos
Demilitarized Zone
Hanoi
Upshur
da Nang
Phnom Penh
Air Lead Levels Rise Across Los Angeles Philadelphia Cincinnati
EPA released a study based on samples from 1961-62 and 1958-69 showing increased lead concentrations in three major cities. Lead mainly comes from motor vehicle exhausts and may raise blood and body lead levels, especially in children. The University of Cincinnati led the study with support from industry groups.
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Los Angeles
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati
U. S. Air Pollution Control Office
American Petroleum Institute
International Lead Zinc Research Organization, Inc
Ronald E. Engel
Air Pollution Control Office
Engel
Hoffa Gives Up Teamsters Reins Amid Legal Strife
James R. Hoffa will not seek the Teamsters general presidency citing legal difficulties and endorses Frank E. Fitzsimmons to succeed him. Hoffa, in a Lewisburg prison cell, faces possible parole hearings while Fitzsimmons leads a more relaxed regime for the two million member union.
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Washington
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Frank E. Fitzsimmons
Hoffa
Lewisburg
Fitzsimmons
Teamsters
Team Sters
U.S. Parole Board
Justice Department
Atty
John N. Mitchell
William Loeb
Manchester, N.H
White House
Ritzsimmons
Wie Reau
Miami Beach
Congress
Afl-Cio
Don Vestal
Nashville
U.S. District Court
Vestal
International Presidency
Hoffa and
Kennedy Health Plan Draws Fire From AMA
The AMA closely scrutinizes Sen. Edward Kennedy as he holds 10 health care hearings across the country. AMA coverage questions Kennedy's motives and political aims while contrasting his plan with tax credits for private insurance. Some editors criticize the magazine's focus. others urge broader discussion of healthcare system failures.
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Organized Medicine
Edeward M. Kennedy
American Medical Association
Massachusetts Democrat
AMA
Kennedy
America
Marvin E. Johnson
Colorado Medical Society
American Medical News
Denver
Los Angeles
Ieuior
Chester J. Herman
Bethesda
Herman
NATO to hold exploratory talks on European troop cuts
Allies except France agreed at a Lisbon meeting to explore how to proceed with mutual troop reductions in Europe. Secretary Rogers urged caution while planning a broader security conference after Berlin advances, with talks possible in the fall and a new NATO secretary general to be named.
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France
Soviet Union
Europe
United States
William P. Rogers
NATO
North Atlantic Council
Rogers
Maurice Schumann
Moscow
Berlin
Schumann
Brezhnev
Manlio Brosio
Brosio
Joseph Luns
San Francisco group urges police focus on violent crime
A 28 member Citizens group urges the police to crack down on violent crime and ignore discreet prostitution pornography homosexuality and gambling. Police Chief Nelder says the report shows defeatist attitude while committee leaders defend reallocating resources to serious crime and street safety.
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San Francisco
Alfred Nelder
Joseph Alioto
Board of Supervisors
Moses Lasky
William H. Orrick Jr
U.S. Justice Department
Ford Foundation
Commer
Nelden
Nelder
Irving F. Reichert Jr
Mills Uses Free Plane Rides in Campaign Against Revenue Sharing
Rep. Wilbur D. Mills plans more free flights on company jets to Oklahoma City and other states as he campaigns against Nixon's revenue sharing plan. Mills says hosts arrange travel and expenses, while he does not take speaking fees.
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Washington
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Oklahoma
Nixon
Mills
House
Ways and Means Committee
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Arkansas
Kerr-McGee Corp
Oklahoma City
Kerr-McGee
Robert Kerr
Arkansas Lake
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Sears, Roebuck
Springfield
Illinois
John L. Wheeler
Sears
Wheeler
John A. Cooper Co
Bella Vista
Ark
Senate Debates End to Draft as Vietnam War Fund Cut Planned
Senate votes on amendments to hasten a volunteer army by ending the draft or shortening its extension. Hatfield seeks July 1 draft halt, Schweiker aims to halve the two year extension. Debate cutoff may hinge on McGovern-Hatfield measure with a June 18 funding vote on Indochina war. If blocked, millions in deferred status could remain.
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Washington
Nixon
Senate
Mark Hatfield
R-Ore
Richards. Schweiker
R-Pa
White House
McGovern-Hatfield
Supreme Court rules on voting rights districting and single member preference
The Supreme Court held that district court apportionment decrees altering election laws need not be submitted for federal approval under section 5 of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. It favored single member districts and noted district court decrees are generally beyond section 5 reach, with implications for Mississippi and other Southern states. Georgia Governor Carter commented on the ruling.
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Supreme Court
High Court
Jackson
Miss
Justice Department
U.S
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
Louisiana
Virginia
South Carolina
North Carolina
Arizona
Hawaii
Hinds County
Jimmy Carter
John N. Mitchell
South
Unemployment Up to 6.2 Percent in May
The May unemployment rate rose to 6.2 percent, matching a nine year high. The government reported the jobless rate as the economy shows renewed weakness and slack in the labor market.
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Washington
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