Mansfield Backs Richardson HEW Nomination and Finch White House Move
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield says Elliott Richardson will be easily confirmed as secretary of Health Education and Welfare and praises Robert Finch moving to a White House staff role. Mansfield adds he is happy a "real pro" will be in the White House close to the President.
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Senate
Mike Mansfield
Elliott L. Richardson
Nixon
Robert H. Finch
White House
Mansfield
Finch
HEW
Secret money-for-troops pact linked U.S. Thailand troops
Senate subcommittee released testimony detailing a covert agreement in which Bangkok deployed 10,000 Thai troops to Vietnam in exchange for 200 million dollars. The deal reportedly was signed at ambassadorial level on November 9, 1967, with Thailand later confirming a Sai Gon request for volunteers on November 14, 1967.
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Washington
Senate
United States
Thailand
Bangkok
Vietnam
Saigon
South Vietnam
Prominent Speakers Cite Rights War Dissent At College Commencements
Former Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey and Sen. Edmund Muskie urged student inquiry amid campus dissent during a busy day of commencements nationwide. John Holt rejected an honorary degree at Wesleyan calling schools enslaving institutions. Sen. Proxmire condemned Nixon Cambodia policy while Michael Collins backed it. The era's Indochina tensions loomed over ceremonies.
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Associated Press
Hubert H. Humphrey
Edmund S. Muskie
John Holt
Wesleyan University
William Proxmire
D- Wix
Milton College
Nixon
Laird Talks NATO Nuclear Plans In Venice Meeting
U S Defense Secretary Melvin R Laird met with the six NATO nuclear planning group members in Venice to review Soviet nuclear strength and countermeasures for a European war. Officials said he would brief Britain West Germany Italy Belgium Denmark and Turkey with current U S intelligence on Soviet land air and sea armaments.
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U.S
Melvin R. Laird
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Soviet Union
Laird
Britain
West Germany
Italy
Belgium
Denmark
Turkey
Italians Vote in Regional and Local Elections
Italians finish two days of voting for 15 regional legislatures 115 provincial councils and 6 634 municipal councils. The regional legislatures vote is new and the Communist party could win control of two or more. About 75 percent of the 36 million eligible voters cast ballots amid calm polling.
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Rome
Communist Party
Scott Gathers GOP pledges for Senate leadership bid
Senator Hugh Scott is quietly securing pledges from GOP colleagues for a possible bid to unseat the Senate Republican leader next January. Sources say he could win 27 of 43 votes, with one uncertain, tightening his grip compared with last September's 24 to 19 victory over Sen. Howard Baker Jr.
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Washington
Hugh Scott
Senate
Pennsylvania
GOP
Scott
Howard H. Baker Jr
R-Tenn
Everett McKinley Dirksen
Unbelievable Scene Aboard C130 Over Peru
A USAF C130 dropped relief supplies over quake damaged North Central Peru. Pilot Capt. Bill Hudspeth called the scene unbelievable as the Hercules flew above Huaylas Canyon and Huraz where half the buildings collapsed and roofs were gone.
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Peru
Bill Hudspeth
Huaylas Canyon
Hudspeth
Stock Market Edges Higher After Small Morning Losses
In New York the stock market climbed early, erasing morning losses. At noon the Dow Jones average stood at 702.90, up 7.87 points or 1.13 per cent, with declines still slightly ahead of advances on the Big Board and trading slow.
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New York
Cambodian Forces Retake Siem Reap Airfield and Kompong Thom
Cambodian government forces recaptured the Siem Reap airfield in northwest Cambodia and drove Viet Cong and North Vietnamese troops from the center of Kompong Thom. Sporadic fighting continued near Angkor as reinforcements were flown in from Batambang. Tourists were evacuated last week and Angkor ruins remained controlled by Cambodian forces.
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John T. Wheeler
Associated Press
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Siem Reap
Cambodia
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Angkor
Batambang
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Bangkok
South Vietnam
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Soviet Union
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Hanoi
Vietnam
Tan Duc Thang
North Vietnam
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Big Chup
Israeli Airstrikes and Artillery Exchange on Frontier
Israeli planes pounded frontier positions as Israeli and Syrian artillery traded fire across the cease-fire line. The Israeli military command said air attacks targeted Syrian posts along the entire frontier. Eleven Israeli soldiers were reported wounded in the clashes.
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Associated Press
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Golan Heights
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Rafid
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Egypt
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Lebanon
Kiryat Shmona
Tel Aviv
Zerka
Supreme Court to decide voters veto on public housing
The Supreme Court agreed to hear next term whether residents may veto public housing in their community after a San Jose appeal. A 1968 special election backed by city council 57,896 to 68,527 opposed the housing, nullifying progress under Article 34.
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Washington
Supreme Court
San Jose
Calif
San Francisco
California
Diplomat Vanishes in Amman Amid Fedayeen Suspicion
A U.S. Embassy ranking diplomat Morris Draper, 42, disappeared Sunday night on his way to a dinner in Amman Jordan. U.S. officials fear he was seized and held by Palestinian Fedayeen. Draper, a California native, joined the State Department in 1947 and has served in the Middle East for 13 years.
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Washington
U. S
Amman
Jordan
Fedayeen
Morris Draper
California
State Department
Middle East
Czech Plane Hijacked to West Germany
Nine Czechoslovaks four men four women and a child seized a Czechoslovak air liner with 16 passengers on a Karlovy Vary to Prague flight. They forced the pilot to land in Nuremberg, denied injuries, and sought political asylum before custody. The plane and crew would return to Czechoslovakia after refueling.
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Germany
Karlovy Vary
Prague
Czechoslovakia
West Germany
Nuernberg
West of the Pecos Weather Outlook
Partly cloudy and warm through Tuesday with widely scattered thundershowers mainly in the afternoon and evening. High Tuesday 84 to 100 degrees, low tonight 52 to 68 degrees.
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Pecos
House Panel Approves Funds For Safeguard Program
The House Appropriations Committee proposed 365.8 million dollars for next year to advance the Safeguard antiballistic missile program as part of a 1.99 billion military construction bill. Funds support Malmstrom and Grand Forks sites, Whiteman access roads, and prep at five other sites, plus 25 million for Vietnam programs.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Senate
Malmstrom Base
Great Falls
Mont
Grand Forks
N.D
Whiteman
Missouri
Vietnam
Defense
Rogers states U.S. may sell jets to Israel soon
Secretary of State William Rogers says a decision on selling more jet warplanes to Israel could come within weeks. He stresses a balanced approach to keep negotiations open and avoid signaling unconditional support to Israel. He notes Russian pilots in Egypt and hopes for favorable Soviet response to discussions.
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Washington
William Rogers
United States
Israel
Egypt
Soviet Union
Formosans Crack Down On Long Hair
Police rounded up over 400 youths with long hair and forced hair cuts in Formosa. A provincial law banning long hair and hippie dress was passed last August and the crackdown will target both Formosans and foreigners. Most arrests occurred on dates, fines were about 3 dollars with 12.5 cents for a haircut. second offenses carry three days in jail. No Americans arrested yet but tourists were told to shave or leave.
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Formosa
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