House votes against Oct 1 Vietnam pullout directive
The House rejected the Oct 1 deadline for withdrawing from Vietnam 304 to 103, with Democrats and Republicans split. Critics argued the plan extended the war, while proponents urged public demand for withdrawal before the presidential election. Other foreign aid votes included limits on Rhodesian chrome and Brazil arms, and aid totals $2.13 billion with allocations for military assistance and relief.
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Thomas P. O'Neill Jr
Massachusetts
House
Nixon
Congress
United Nations
Rhodesia
U.S
Ronald V. Dellums
D-Calif
Brazil
Rogers assails Clark over Hanoi Radio and Vietnam policy
U S Secretary of State Dean Rusk assails Ramsey Clark for broadcasting on Hanoi Radio urging bombing stoppage. Rusk notes policy remains unchanged amid stalled settlement talks. He criticizes Clark as a Johnson era official involved in sending troops, saying his actions are contemptible. Rusk to testify before GOP Platform Committee on peace as key election issue.
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U.S
North Vietnam
Ramsey Clark
Johnson
Hanoi
United States
Clark
Vietnam
GOP Platform Committee
Miami
Five slain in Manila hotel lobby shootout
In Manila five men were killed in the lobby of the Intercontinental Hotel during a gun battle between the bodyguards of a businessman and the suburban mayor Nemesis Yabul of Makati. The mayor said former labor leader and businessman Delfin Cueta accosted him and tensions escalated into gunfire.
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Manila
Nemesis Yabul
Makati
Intercontinental
Delfin Cueta
Treasure Hunt clue No 11 at Long Beach ocean treasure search
The 11th clue in a $1,000 Treasure Hunt co sponsored by the Independent Press Telegram and the California International Sea Festival at Long Beach places the chest on a beach within 200 feet of the water and 24 inches deep. If not found it goes to charity. Call Sea Festival office at 436 9717 or 437 4515. The clue describes 55 steps toward the ocean past a blue pole, totaling 160 paces to the burial spot.
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Independent, Press-Telegram
Long Beach
Soldiers say goodbye as Da Nang farewell ends combat
All GIs out of combat turn to Da Nang where a brass band played mateh music. Soldiers unload gear and grenades while in Tokyo Prime Minister Tanaka accepts an invitation to visit Beijing to discuss normalizing China Japan relations.
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da Nang
Tokyo
Kakatiel Tanaka
Peking
China
Japan
Tanaka
Chow Endai
Masayoshi Ohira
U S sergeant convicted in spy case over secret documents
U S sergeant Perkins convicted on five secret documents, attempting to pass them to Soviet agents and falsifying an Air Force form. Witnesses said he carried a Mexico City map and five documents when arrested Oct 18 at Panama City Florida. Government says Perkins planned to deliver to a Soviet officer at the Russian Embassy in Mexico City. Perkins, from Perry New York, grew up in Palo Verde California and served in Vietnam Turkey and across U S bases.
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Peek
Perkins
Air Force
Mexico City
Panama City
Fla
Perry, N.Y
Palo Verde
Calif
Dapat
Vietnam
Turkey
Lakewood YMCA fees and public transit buses in Long Beach
The Lakewood YMCA charges 1.50 per visit or 22 for three months with a smaller Lakewood branch open daily 4 a.m. to midnight. A September course runs Tuesdays and Thursdays 6 to 7 p.m. for 6 monthly or 35 yearly for nonmembers. RTD buses are air conditioned only partly. replacement occurs gradually. Artesia Freeway completion is slated for fall 1974 with terminus depends on Torrance Freeway plans. Compton leg under construction near Wilmington.
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Lakewood
Lakewood Y
California
New York
Southern California Rapid Transit District
RTD
Los Angeles
Action Line
S.A
Artesia
H.P.W
Long Beach
Riverside
California Division of Highways
Torrance
Hawthorne Boulevard
San Diego
Compton
Wilmington Boulevard
Blunder ends Spassky comeback in world chess clash
In Reykjavik Spassky erred late in the lath game against Fischer, losing a drawn position to fall 8-5 behind as Fischer pressed relentlessly and won after 72 moves. Lombardy called it exquisite. Fischer needs 4.5 more points to claim the title while Spassky must reach seven. Rahman recovers from surgery, says a highly satisfactory recovery per London Clinic.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Boris Spassky
Bobby Fischer
Spassky
Fischer
Whl
Bobby
William Lombardy
Laird blasts McGovern defense cuts in 200-page study
Defense Secretary Melvin Laird released Economics of Defense Spending to refute McGovern’s $30 billion mid 1975 cut claim. He argues inflation and military pay drive costs, noting Eisenhower era budgets would look similar today. The report attacks calls for cutting defense to fund social programs while detailing rising nondiscretionary spending and Vietnam costs shifts. Tricia Nixon Cox opened a Nixon campaign storefront near the White House.
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Washington
UPI
Melvin R. Laird
Pentagon
George 8. McGovern
Eisenhower
Laird
McGovern
Addi
Tricia
Tricia Nixon Cox
Nixon Campaign
White House
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America
O'Neill
Carl Albert
Hale Boges
Charles W. Whalen Jr
Wayne L. Hays
Ohio
Gerald R. Ford
Dellums
Latin America
Ogden R. Red
D-N-Y
Bangladesh
Shriver
Rogers
South Vietnam
Philippines
Cies
Larry Silver
Floral Park
N.Y
Rudy Flores
Arleta
Spec
Gary Hniffman
Spokane Wash
D Company
Michael Fields
Pine Tap
Ken Wagner
Walter Perkins
Taumtex Mills
Lagmtex
Dalton
Ray Simunson
Credit Department
James Magers
Boris
London
Mujitur Rahman
Jcpenney
Downtown Penney Saver
Pena
Prest
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