South Vietnamese recapture district towns on central coast
South Vietnamese infantry retook Hoai An, Bong Son, and Tam Quan as government forces push along the central coast. About 1,000 troops entered Hoai An ending a three month Communist occupation, while North Vietnamese units outside Bong Son met a government detachment. The battle to retake districts comes amid a broader drive reclaiming multiple towns and guarding the Quang Tri capital. An American adviser, Rudolph Kaiser, was killed in the Mekong Delta in an ambush by Viet Cong forces.
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Hoai An
Bong Son
Bing Dinh
Tam Quan
South Vietnam
Quang Tri
U.S
Mekong Delta
Rudolph Kaiser
Colorado Springs
Colo
Go Cong
Vietnam
Kaiser
McGovern Clears Eagleton Withdrawal Path
In Custer South Dakota President candidate George McGovern said Eagleton must decide whether to stay or quit the ticket while in San Francisco Eagleton vowed to remain in the race. He cited threats from a columnist about past drunken driving arrests and said he will seek medical input to defend his record.
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Eagleton
San Francisco
George McGovern
Jack Anderson
Anderson
Custer, S.C
Anderson Sticks By Story On Eagleton
Washington AP columnist Jack Anderson defended his Thursday report alleging that Democratic vice presidential candidate Eagleton had multiple traffic arrests. He admitted premature broadcasting but stood by the story, citing sources and efforts to authenticate the claims.
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Anderson
Eagleton
Washington
Jack Anderson
Thomas Eagleton
Mutual Broadcasting System
Missing Calley witness charged with perjury
Charles Dean Gruver, a key missing witness for Lt. William Calley, was charged with perjury for allegedly lying about felony convictions. Gruver, 27, from Stotesbury Missouri, testified about orders during the My Lai incident and remains at large.
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Gruver
Stotesbury
My Lai
Ernest L. Medina
Pleasant Weekend Weather For Western Pennsylvania
The forecast calls for mostly sunny and pleasant conditions in Western Pennsylvania on Saturday with high temperatures in the 70s. Saturday night into Sunday should be partly cloudy and mild with lows in the mid 50s to low 60s and Sunday highs in the upper 70s to low 80s. Easterly to northeasterly winds 5 to 10 mph and near zero precipitation chances Saturday.
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Mine Fire Inquiry Ordered by Senate Panel
Senator Harrison Williams Jr. announced a full staff investigation into the July 22 mine fire at Consolidation Coal Co. in Blacksville West Virginia that killed nine. He cited 485 federal safety violations in four years and repeated unguarded trolley cable citations. a spark from such a cable was alleged to start the fire.
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Harrison A. Williams Jr
Dn.j
Senate Labor Committee
Consolidation Coal Co
Blacksville
W.va
Williams
West Virginia
Arch Moore
Senate
Elburt F. Osborn
Bureau of Mines
Hyden
Buffalo Creek
Sunshine Mine
Kellogg
Idaho
U S Intelligence Finds Minor Dike Damage in North Vietnam
The State Department released an eight page U S intelligence study on dike hits in the Red River Delta north Vietnam stating damage is minor and none of the dikes were intentionally bombed. A few dikes were touched by stray bombs near military targets and can be repaired in days.
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Washington
State Department
U.S
North Vietnam
Nixon
Hanoi
United States
Red River Delta
Nixon Uses Farm Youth Vote Signing to Drum Up Support
President Nixon tied a routine bill signing to a campaign-tinged display aimed at farm youths. He signed a measure lowering crop insurance eligibility from 21 to 18, citing historical importance and urging faith in young people while noting the political optics of incumbency.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
Congress
Gary Atkinson
White City
Kan
Atkinson
Kansas
Diane Ruff
Robert Dole
R-Kan
Moscow
Area Vo Tech School Opens Aug 29 in Somerset
The Somerset County Area Vocational Technical School opens August 29 with a $3.6 million facility offering courses in office and agricultural tech, horticulture, auto and diesel work, building trades, cosmetology, electronics, food service, metal fabrication, drafting, medical assisting and more. It serves about 600 students from Berlin-Brothersvalley Meyersdale North Star Rockwood Shade Central City Shanksville-Stonycreek Somerset and Turkeyfoot Valley districts. Everett Nicklow says an open house is planned for late October to showcase student work at the new vo tech site east of Somerset on Route 31 near Route 219.
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Berlin- Brothersvalley
Meyersdale
North Star
Rockwood
Shade- Central City
Shanksville-Stonycreek
Somerset
Turkeyfoot Valley
Somerset Township
Somerset State Hospital
Everett Nicklow
Berlin RD 4
Kidnapers Seize Socialite Wife In Daring Abduction
FBI says two heavyset masked men abducted Virginia Piper, wife of Minneapolis financier Harry C. Piper Jr., from Orono home. A ransom note demanded about $1 million. Cleaning women bound, two Buick cars sought. neighborhood quiet near Lake Minnetonka. Piper, 49, is a director at Piper Jaffray Hopwood and recently named to NYSE nomination.
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FBI
Virginia Piper
Harry C. Piper Jr
Orono
Piper
Hennepin County
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Midwest
New York Stock Exchange
Lake Minnetonka
George Partridge
Minnesota
Wisconsin
North
South Dakota
Iowa
Ilinois
Harry C. HI
Addison
David
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