Vietnam lull shattered as 14 Americans die in day of fighting
Saigon reports 14 U.S. fatalities and 34 wounded in a surge that ends a six week lull. Commands say combat rose with 166 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese killed. A Marine battalion began withdrawing to Okinawa, while battles flare from the Mekong Delta to the northern war zone.
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Walter Whitehead
Saigon
UUPS
U.S
Creighton W. Abrams
Vietnam
Mekong
Hickel urges deeper mining with environmental safeguards
Interior Secretary Hickel told the American Mining Congress that the United States must intensify development of underutilized mineral deposits at home while protecting the environment. He warned competition for foreign resources is stiff and urged immediate action to meet future demand, citing iron ore copper and aluminum growth. He called for reclaiming damaged lands and avoiding piecemeal mining as he discussed pending topics at the congress including a potential Eisenhower silver dollar and debates on tax breaks for oil depletion.
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San Francisco
UPN
Walter J. Hickel
Prade
American Mining Congress
Hickel
Mining Congress
Atomic Energy Commission
Soldier-Statesman
James McClure
Idaho
Radiation report finds minimal environmental impact at Idaho site
An on site environmental monitoring report covering July to December 1968 shows radiation levels at the National Reactor Testing Station well below Atomic Energy Commission standards. Liquid wastes were monitored. off site samples from Snake River showed higher gross beta on site, while alpha levels were 34 percent higher locally due to unknown source. Milk samples showed no iodine-131. strontium-90 linked to world fallout.
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Idaho’ Falls
UPI
Atomic Energy Commission
Snake River
Idaho Falls
Bliss
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Investiga
the Daily Bee
Tues
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Treasury
Eugene T. Rassides
Donald H. McLaughlin
Homestake Mining
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Willard
Calkins
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