Senate Refuses Troop Cutback in Western Europe
In Washington the Senate blocks a Mansfield driven bid to withdraw half the 300000 troops by December 31. The roll shows 61 36 against the measure, with no Agnew vote as the administration sticks to a hard no compromise stance. A prior Mathias proposal on negotiations and reporting was beaten 73 24, amid Brezhnev talks cited as influential.
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Spiro T. Agnew
Senate
U. S
Europe
Nixon
Mike Mansfield
Agnew
Lyndon B. Johnson
Harry S. Truman
White House
Hugh Scott
Mansfield
Ure
Charles McMathisas
R-Md
Mathias
Congress
Leonid Brezhnev
Nixon Wins Senate Battle Against Troop Cut Proposals
President Nixon won a Senate clash over plans to cut U.S. troop strength in Europe but faces further congressional challenges. The Senate rejected Mansfield's 50 percent European force reduction by a 61 to 36 vote, preserving authority for ongoing foreign policy decisions.
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Nixon
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U.S
Europe
Congress
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
White House
House
Laotians abandon Bolovens outpost opening Vietnam corridors
Royal Laotian Army pulled from Houei Kong on the Bolovens plateau to widen supply routes into Cambodia and South Vietnam. North Vietnamese captured Pak Song and Ban Houei Sai with heavy casualties. no reported Allied losses. In South Vietnam, clashes near Sai Gon left numerous casualties on both sides as U S bombers pressed the Ho Chi Minh trail. A Cambodian push south of Phnom Penh aimed to open an alternate sea route. Protective reaction strikes inside North Vietnam destroyed an anti aircraft gun near the Ban Karai pass. US losses: 24 killed, 240 wounded. allies claim 1 400 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong casualties, with 2 noncombat deaths.
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Senate Kills SST Again
The Senate killed the American SST after a price rise and environmental concerns. Fifty eight senators opposed federally subsidized production, while 37 backed it, arguing the jet was needed to preserve U.S. aviation leadership.
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Senate
Avia
Agreement Signed Between Kosygin and Trudeau in Moscow
In Moscow Premier Kosygin and Prime Minister Trudeau sign an accord for urgent Soviet Canadian contact to maintain peace and for regular foreign minister consultations on international issues. Trudeau meets President Podgorny in the Kremlin and tours the museums with his wife.
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Army Demotes Koster for My Lai Inquiry Failures
Former commander Samuel W. Koster is demoted from major general and censured for failing to thoroughly investigate the My Lai massacre while in command of Americal Division in 1968. Brig. Gen. George H. Young Jr. also is censured and loses his Distinguished Service Medal. Brendan V. Sullivan, Koster's attorney, accuses the Army of political expediency and scapegoating.
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Koster
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George H. Young Jr
Resor
William C. Westmoreland
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Heath and Pompidou Seek Fresh Britain France Accord
In Paris President Pompidou and Prime Minister Heath held near seven hours of talks to revive the Anglo French alliance and discuss Britain’s EU entry. They focused on Western Europe unity, Brussels talks on enlarging the Common Market, and Britain’s monetary role including potential pound changes.
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New Zealand
Nine Jews Convicted in Leningrad Hijack Trial
In Leningrad nine Jewish defendants were found guilty on hijack plotting charges and related anti Soviet slander. They were sentenced to labor camp terms as reported by Soviet sources. the trial began May 11 and concluded on the same day.
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Moscow
Leningrad
Nixon orders emergency aid for drought stricken Southwest
President Nixon ordered emergency aid for drought stricken farmers in Texas Eastern New Mexico and Western Oklahoma. The plan includes 50 million in farm ownership loans at 5 percent, 75 million to expand operating loans, half price feed grains and a hay bank on set aside land. Senators Tower and Bellmon called the measures timely and necessary amid a credit crunch and severe conditions.
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Nixon
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R-Tex
Henry Bellman
R-Okla
Clifford M. Hardin
Senate Action House
Congress
Home Administration
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Tower
White House
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Israeli Consul Kidnapped in Istanbul as Hunt Continues
Turkish authorities press on to find Israeli Consul-general Ephraim Elrom and his captors amid a kidnapping crisis. A deadline threat by the People's Liberation Army looms while a retroactive death penalty for kidnappers is pushed toward Parliament. Four youths allegedly involved in the abduction were named as investigators close in.
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Istanbul
Emphraim el- Tom
People’s Liberation Army
Elrom
Burns Says Tight Money Won't Boost Dollar Abroad
Federal Reserve Chairman Arthur F. Burns said raising interest rates would not meet domestic or international needs and urged continued expansionary policy. He noted inflation control is key and broke silence in Senate testimony as critics questioned monetary stimulus amid the dollar crisis.
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