Hanoi Delegates Sidestep Troop Withdrawal Question
At the Paris peace talks the United States pressed North Vietnam for a direct withdrawal pledge of about 100,000 troops in the South. Hanoi sidestepped each time, sparking a six-hour rebuttal period the longest since February. Ambassador Walsh pressed for a clear answer. Col Ha Van Lau and Viet Cong spokesmen challenged U.S. aims. The central dispute remained troop withdrawal and a political settlement.
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Paris
United States
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Hanoi
U.S
Lawrence E. Walsh
Henry Cabot Lodge
Col
Ha van Lau
Walsh
Duong Dinh Thao
Boeing Nears End Of Minuteman II Mod Program
Boeing employees wind down a power modification project for Minuteman II missiles in the area by month end. Of 78 Heritage Village Mobile Home Park trailers, 26 are deactivated with 52 more to follow by Aug 22. Most Boeing families will be reassigned after work. Park owner Bill Shumake plans upgrades reducing units from 304 to about 250 while keeping park as private business. Improvements include new entrance and landscaping. Apollo 11 astronauts practice at Kennedy Space Center ahead of launch.
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Boeing Co
Heritage Village Mobile Home Park
Thompson Blvd
Boeing
Bill Shumake
Mobile Home Park
Shumake
Heritage Village
Rockefeller tight security meets Latin leaders in Brazil
Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller met with Brazilian industrialists at a Sao Paulo club as guard troops and an armored water cannon surrounded the hotel. American planners shifted plans to curb possible Uruguayan student protests while Paraguay sought long term loans for roads rail and health facilities.
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Sao Paulo
Brazil
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Uruguay
Rockefeller
Paraguay
Punta del Este
Montevideo
New York
Asuncion
Alfredo Stroessner
Stroessner
Considering Costs Curb For Medicaid
TOPEKA AP Word comes that the U S Department of Health Education and Welfare is weighing proposals to curb Medicaid costs. Marvin Larson Kansas Social Welfare director says he telegrammed Washington for details. Larson responds to a federal notice noting possible changes in physician reimbursement approaches.
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Topeka
Kansas
U. S. Department of Health Education and Welfare
Marvin Larson
Kansas Department of Social Welfare
Washington
Clifford Stayed at Work After Leaving Pentagon
Former Pentagon chief Clark M. Clifford, the last secretary of defense under Johnson, worked behind the scenes with the Nixon administration for months after leaving the Pentagon. He later urged U.S. troops be withdrawn from Vietnam by the end of 1970 and called for halting ground offensives, arguing that continuing pressure would cause more casualties. Clifford has not detailed the nature of his backstage involvement or clarified his role in shaping policy.
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Washington
Clark M. Clifford
Defense
Nixon
Pentagon
Clifford
Foreign Affairs
U.S
Republican
Johnson
W. Abrams
North Vietnam
Vietnam
Largest assault by Reds around Tay Ninh reported
AP says communist forces launched the largest summer assault on Tay Ninh and surrounding Phu Kuong district with six attacks. A 300 man element breached a sector as U.S. and South Vietnamese troops fought in village streets near the Cao Dai temple area. Casualties reported include 36,378 American battlefield deaths since 1961 and 516,087 enemy deaths to date, with 68 and 56 enemy KIA in subsequent engagements and prisoners and civilians fleeing nearby.
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Saigon
Tay Ninh
U S
U.S
Cambodia
Phu Kuong
Paris
Conflicting views on Sedalia school integration action
Sedalia residents debate the school board rejection of two Missouri Human Rights Commission proposals to address integration. NAACP leaders vow to seek national guidance while PTA and local supporters defend the board, arguing the options split families and create logistics issues. The superintendent notes pupil choice across three districts.
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Sedalia
Lawson
National Naacp
Morris Walker
Sedalia Council
Parent Teachers Association
Human Rights Commission
Morris
Hubbard
Mark Twain and
Jefferson
Rev
Albright
T. J. Norris
Missouri Commission
Arts Fair Dates Announced at State Fair Grounds
Sedalia council announces the Art Fair opening at 4 p.m. Friday in the Fine Arts Building. Artist M. Charles Rhinehart of Ste. Genevieve will set up a studio at Thompson Hills Cafeteria for talks and demonstrations. Mr. and Mrs. Rhinehart stay with Dr. and Mrs. Hopkins at 1506 West Broadway. Show hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 12 noon to 3:30 p.m. Sunday.
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Sedalia
Former Post Office Set for Remodeling
The Sedalia Post Office Building at Fourth and Lamine moves toward federal use with interior remodeling led by Sammons and Buller. The GSA estimates a 165000 dollar cost, end-game bids by Oct. 20, design by late September, and about a year for construction. Occupants will include IRS, USDA, Extension Service, Railroad Retirement Board, and Army Navy recruiting offices. The project gutted interior and adds new heating, air conditioning, plumbing, two office floors, and basement storage.
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Sedalia
Fourth and Lamine
Sammons and Buller
Frank Bukaty
General Services Administation
Kansas City
Democrat-Capital
Bukaty
Internal Revenue Offices
Department of Agriculture
Federal Extension Service
Railroad Retirement Board
Army and Navy
GSA
Weekend Skies Turn Cloudy With Showers Southward
Weather outlook shows showers moving south to reach the area by early Saturday. Saturday brings cooler temperatures with clearing skies. Friday’s highs hover in the 80s, with Friday night lows in the upper 50s to 60s.
Confidence Expressed In Efforts At State Fair CC
State Fair Community College efforts to build a Permaneer Corp training program received a strong vote of confidence from company officials led by vice president Harry Yepsen. He denied any discussions of leakage or industrial espionage and said plans are proceeding well. Yepsen invited college officials to visit Permaneer plants to help establish training, countering recent magazine claims of espionage attempts.
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State Fair Community College
Permaneer Corp
Harry Yepsen
Sedalia Democrat-Capital
Yepsen
Missouri Harbinger Magazine
Permaneer
Owsley Transition from Jail to Phillips Hotel Boss
AP reports Arvid Owsley, long known as Jackson County sheriff and once famed for prison tenure, has retired to manage Kansas City's Phillips Hotel. The 20 story property will host 375 paying guests nightly, with tipping allowed and a focus on occupancy as the key metric.
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Kansas City
Arvid Owsley
12Th Street
Bright Light District
Phillips Hotel
Jackson County
Owsley
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