North Vietnamese assaults hit South Vietnam front lines
North Vietnamese regulars and Viet Cong attacked multiple sites along the northern frontier and near Da Nang. U S forces reported mortars, rockets, and ground assaults with American and South Vietnamese casualties, while air rains dropped hundreds of tons of bombs on suspected positions.
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Saigon
U.S
da Nang
Demilitarized Zone
A Shau
Sarge
Dmz
Faulkner
196Th Brigade
5Th Mechanized Infantry Division
11Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
Bong Son
173Rd Airborne Brigade
198Th
Mekong Delta
Laos
Cambodia
Defector Fedosseiev Defection Rocks Space Affairs
British security chiefs conceal details as Anatol Fedosseiev the Soviet space scientist seeks asylum in Britain. Officials say he has permission to stay. observers weigh impact on Soviet space plans and Western cooperation while US NASA and Soviet teams pursue docking system talks. The defection raises questions about timing of manned Moon missions and the capabilities of space based missile defenses.
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London
Anatol Fedosseiev
Home Office
Britain
Soviet Union
Fedosseiev
Paris
Brussels
Moscow
Kenneth Gaitland
British Interplanetary Society
Houston
Tex
U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Peter Fairley
Independent
West
Fairley
Moon
Mars
Salute Space Laboratory
Earth
Cosmos
Medina opens My Lai Defense at pretrial hearing
Defense aims to dismiss charges against Capt. Ernest Medina for the My Lai killings by arguing improper command influence and military conspiracy. Key witnesses include Aubrey Daniel and Lt. Gen. Albert O. Connor. The hearing covers Medina's alleged orders to kill and Medina's testimony during Calley’s trial.
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Mcpherson
William L. Calley Jr
My Lai
Albert O. Connor
Ft. McPherson
Kenneth Howard
Connor
Bailey
Medina
Charlie Company
Wilson Freeman
James Mobley
Wayne Williams
Pentagon My Lai
John Callaway
Hutton
Daniel
Washington, D.C
Calley
Court nears finish as Ali case and church aid loom
The Supreme Court moves toward the end of its term with major actions expected on Muhammad Ali's eligibility for an exemption and on federal grants to church affiliated colleges. Justices also weigh government wire tapping as they handle 15 argued cases and about 200 petitions before the October recess.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Muhammad Ali
Ali
Cassius Clay
Houston
Astrodome
Jimmy Ellis
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Newspapers battle over secret Vietnam study in court
New York Times and Washington Post seek to publish more material from a classified Pentagon study on the Vietnam War. Courts impose and lift temporary restraints as judges weigh national security against the public's right to know. The cases could reach the Supreme Court.
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NEW York
New York Times
The
Washington Post
Pentagon
Federal District Court
Court of Appeals
Times
Washington
Post
District Court
Gerhard A. Gesell
Gesell
United States
North Vietnam
Tonkin Gulf
Johnson
Saigon
Vietnam
U.S
Gurfein
Nixon
Irving R. H Kaufman
2Nd
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Kaufman
Supreme Court
LBJ Denies Pentagon Study Truth About Vietnam Role
Former President Lyndon B. Johnson disputes the Pentagon study on Vietnam, saying it does not reflect his real role. Time and Newsweek quote Johnson as alleging biased, distorted portrayal and a leak tied to Robert Kennedy aimed at undermining him.
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NEW York
Lyndon B. Johnson
Pentagon
Time
Newsweek
Johnson
New York Times
Austin
Robert Kennedy
Vietnam
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
Kennedy
United States
Daniel Ellsberg
Times
Henry Kissinger
Nixon
Ellsberg
Cambridge
Mass
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Senate nudges Nixon toward Vietnam pullout date
Senate Democratic Leader Mansfield says a nonbinding July 4, 1972 pullout or a nine month deadline tied to POW release could gain passage as a psychological nudge to the President. He notes House veto remains likely and Nixon would veto any law.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
U.S
Vietnam
U. S
Montana Democrat
House
John O. Pastore
D-R.l
Food Stamp Thefts Cut As Tight Rules Take Hold
Washington AP quotes James E. Springfield saying local handling rules reduced stamp thefts, with total losses over six years exceeding 1 million dollars. Since 1965 more than 1.3 million in stamps have been stolen nationally, while 10.6 million people now receive stamps. The program expects a 2 billion dollar budget next year.
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Washington
James E. Springfield
Springfield
Department
Food and Nutrition Service
Welfare Reform Debates Open in House
The House begins a year long welfare reform debate on a bill expanding Social Security, raising payroll taxes, and replacing state welfare with a Washington administered program. It includes $2400 family income for four, work requirements, and faces liberal and conservative opposition.
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Washington
House
Nixon
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Ways and Means Committee
Muskie proposes panel to lift secrecy tags
Sen. Edmund S. Muskie would create a seven member independent board to declassify government documents after two years and to refer material to Congress. The plan aims to balance national security with transparency, and would include a member from the press and government, plus five from private life. Senator George McGovern criticized Vietnam documents as showing deception by Johnson administration.
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Muskie
Associated Press
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine Democrat
Pentagon
U. S
Garden City
N. Y
New York Times
Washington Post
Congress
George McGovern
South Dakota
Vietnam
Lyndon 8. Johnson
Congress of
United States
Israel Hopes Soviet Step Toward Restored Contacts
Foreign Minister Abba Eban said in Jerusalem that Israel expects the Soviet Union to initiate steps to resume contacts broken off during the 1967 Arab-Israeli War. He noted Moscow recognizes Israel's regional importance and needs mutual understanding.
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Associated Press
Soviet Union
Abba Eban
Israel
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Lai
Aberdeen Proving Ground
Daniel Ellsbert
Newsweek Maiza- Zine
Ellsbert
LBJ
Indochina
Sen
Marlow W. Cook
R-Ky
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