Nixon Heath begin parley at White House talks
President Nixon welcomed British Prime Minister Edward Heath for talks on bilateral relations and a common peace strategy. Heath praised Nixon's Viet Nam effort as they opened discussions on security and Indochina, with stays at Camp David and a lunch at the British embassy planned.
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Concorde orders dropped by Pan Am and TWA
Pan American dropped seven Concorde options while Trans World Airlines plans to cancel six. Japan Airlines hinted it may also drop options on three planes. JAL extended its deadlines, citing Concorde's inferiority to jumbo jets in range and capacity.
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Agnew Reaffirms Cambodia Support During Asia Tour
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew reaffirmed U S support for Cambodia and then proceeded to Bangkok, completing the third stop in a Southeast Asia tour of seven allied capitals.
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Two Milwaukee Officers Killed in Arrest Shootout
Two uniformed Milwaukee patrolmen Gerald Hempe aged 31 and Charles Smith aged 24 were shot to death after radioing for help while attempting to arrest suspects on North Palmer Street. Four suspects were arrested, including a man found in handcuffs. authorities consider murder warrants for up to two arrestees.
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U.S. Casualty Totals Through Indochina War End
The U S Command released weekly casualty summaries listing 45 941 American service members killed in action in Indochina from Jan 1 1961 to the start of a ceasefire last Sunday. It also tallied 300 635 wounded and 8 805 deaths from nonhostile causes with 10805 set as missing or captured. Four Americans were killed in action last week while 13 were wounded and four were missing or captured after the truce began.
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Weather Summary for Tonidd Area and Regions
Friday forecast shows L B area mostly sunny with a low of 45 and high of 65. Mountains expect variable high clouds with a low of 20 and high of 46. Deserts remain mostly sunny with a low of 33 and high of 74.
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Laos POW List From Communists Hints at New Names
The United States received a Communist list of American POWs held in Laos, previously omitted from Vietnam war tallies. Pentagon officials expected up to 60 new names but cautioned the list may not reach that number. The roster, transmitted by North Vietnamese diplomats in Paris, follows cease fire talks and will be released once families are notified.
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Reds overwhelm South Vietnamese Marines near DMZ
North Vietnamese troops wiped out an understrength South Vietnamese Marine battalion trapped ten miles below the DMZ and overran 200 paratroopers twelve miles south near Quang Tri. The entire marine force of about 100 men at the Cua Viet delta base was destroyed amid shelling and ground attacks. A 1000-man NVA force crossed the Thach Han River near Quang Tri City and overran the paratroopers. Quang Tri faced direct military threat as cease fire slowly took hold amid continued fighting in the Mekong Delta and Quang Tri area.
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Avocado Ire owner wins damages from city for over pruning
An owner of Avocado Ire wins 32 200 in damages from the city after a dispute over over pruning practices. The case highlights municipal intervention and compensation awarded in a zoning or land management issue.
Stennis Shot. Mississippi Senator Improves Slightly in ICU
Veteran Sen. John C. Stennis of Mississippi is reported slightly improved from gunshot wounds but remains in critical condition in Walter Reed Hospital ICU. Police search two suspects after he was shot during a holdup. doctors say he rests comfortably with vital signs good. President Nixon called the news encouraging during the congressional prayer breakfast.
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Mississippi
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Stearns
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R Ove
Canadian peacekeepers wear green berets in Vietnam
In Saigon the international peacekeeping team includes Canadians in green berets, similar to the withdrawn U S Special Forces headgear. The uniform choice drew some concern from guerrillas and a Canadian spokesman noted the chief’s joking defiance about the controversial wear.
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Dorothea Knitting Mills
Yolonto
Little Guy Miller Retires In Style From Bethlehem Steel
Raber Lite Guy Miller, 63, an electrician at Bethlehem Steel for 43 years, rode to work on a 1927 Indian motorcycle. On his retirement day he arrived at the plant in a sleek Rolls Royce, greeted by a chauffeur and a lunch of two jelly sandwiches prepared by his wife Anna.
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Fatal attack on Catholic workers in Belfast suburb
Terrorists hurled a hazardous device into a bus carrying Roman Catholic workers en route to a new Catholic school in a Belfast suburb. Nine injured, two critically, as Protestant extremists and Catholic factions risk further bloodshed in Northern Ireland. Police blamed Protestant militants. Catholic ire warned of retaliatory action amid ongoing sectarian conflict.
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