Cutback in Draft Looms Amid Vietnam Force Reductions
The United States plans a major pullback in Vietnam era forces with a 40 800 man reduction from a 549 500 ceiling as Marine and Army units shrink. The Navy and Air Force also cut personnel bringing total reductions to about 60 000 with further inactivations to follow. General Abrams to release details next week as administrative aims shift toward a smaller US role.
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Forecaster Criswell to Stand Trial in Theft Case
Los Angeles prosecutors charge Jeron Criswell King with five counts of receiving stolen property after police found stolen typewriters two electric saws and a wood cutting router in his Hollywood apartment last May. King 61 formerly wrote a syndicated column and hosted Criswell Predicts on TV. He remains free on 1875 bond. His arraignment is set for Sept 29 with co defendant Earl J Costello 62 a mortician. The item mentions King’s TV appearances and his prior role in the media.
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Shirley Temple Becomes U N Diplomat Known as Dimplomat
Shirley Temple Black, former child star born 1924 in Santa Monica, joins the U S delegation to the General Assembly as a diplomat. She will handle social humanitarian and cultural affairs and notes she is proud to be a wife and mother, not an actress.
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AP Witaphets
Murder Trial Reveals Dad Son Go Go Dancer Triangle
Joel Saikin testified about a "close relationship" between his father Samuel Saikin and go go dancer Ella Jean Scott at the Chesterton farm. He described plans, memory erasing surgery, and the trio’s tensions leading to Scott's 1967 murder and burial in a steel drum.
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Las Vegas
Michigan
Westward shift for Hurricane Hoy eases threat to Leewards
Hurricane Hoy moved to a more westerly path in the Atlantic. Forecasts show no immediate danger to the Leeward Islands or Puerto Rico as it holds at 75 mph with no intensification expected. A hurricane hunter located the center about 825 miles east of San Juan, Puerto Rico, at noon EDT.
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Groups Ask U.S. Extend Farm Act
A coalition of 22 farm organizations urged the Nixon administration to extend the Food and Agriculture Act, which expires next year, while dodging questions on capping government payments to individual farmers. Payment limits pose a major hurdle for plans to extend or replace the current law governing crop subsidies.
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Blaze Destroys Part of Tijuana Block
A fire in Tijuana destroyed about one fifth of a city block early today. Firemen from nearby San Ysidro California aided in extinguishing flames that swept two bars a restaurant and another business on Avenida Revolacion between 6th and 7th streets. Four Mexican firefighters were injured one with a broken leg as a wall collapsed. About 75 people fled residences and buildings in the rear remained undamaged. Roughly 150 feet of storefront frontage was burned before control was achieved around 4 30 a m.
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Army to prosecute all eight Green Berets in Vietnam case
New YorkDaily News reports that the Army will prosecute eight Green Berets accused of killing a Vietnamese civilian. Col Harold Seaman led the inquiry, with Maj George Mabry transmitting the court martial recommendation. Former Green Beret commander Col Robert Nheault is among the charged group. Henry Rothblatt says he has received no official word.
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Copter Collision Kills 12 in Mekong Delta Incident
Military brief reports a helicopter attack near Hae Liew in the Mekong Delta killed twelve people, wounded many others as civilians fled a marshy plain. U S headquarters note no enemy contact and an investigation is ordered.
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Haynsworth hearing details clash over conflict questions
In Washington Ted Kennedy sparred with three colleagues during a Judiciary Committee hearing on Judge Clement Haynsworth nomination to the Supreme Court. debate centered on whether a prior 1983 case and a vending firm tie created potential conflicts of interest. Kennedy pressed that the inquiry bordered on propriety of his sitting on the case rather than criminal allegations.
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Ford and GM Lift 1970 Car Prices Amid Costs
Ford and General Motors announced price increases for 1970 models citing higher labor and material costs. Ford plans a $103 average rise and a $15 option for a five year 50,000 mile powertrain warranty, while GM shows a $119 average increase.
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