Nixon authorized Laos cross border Marine operation reveals
Government sources say President Nixon approved a secret 1969 cross border Marine assault into Laos near Ashan Valley in Northern South Vietnam two days after his inauguration. About 1500 Marines were sent, with heavy casualties. official counts cite 458 killed and 391 wounded in South Vietnam, while survivors report higher losses. Adm. Moorer testified the move was authorized to protect flanks of a larger operation and marked the first U.S. ground combat in Laos. In Houston, two men were kidnapped and beaten. priest Rev. John Francis Rollman died, and Perry John Lewis survived with serious injuries.
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Marine Corps
Laos
Ashan Valley
South Vietnam
Adm
Thomas H. Moorer
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Senate Armed Services Committee
Cambodia
Harold E. Hughes
Drowa
Southeast Asia
Hughes
U.S
Houston
John Francis Rollman
St. Joseph Hospital
Perry John Lewis
Pearland
Dayan Confesses Israeli Intercept Attempt on Iraqi Airliner
Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Dayan admitted Israel tried to force an Iraqi airliner to land to kidnap Palestinian guerrilla leaders led by George Habash. Habash, on Israel’s most wanted list, was the target along with other front leaders. Lebanon denounced the act as piracy and sought UN action. Egypt hinted at possible Arab retaliation.
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Associated Press
Moshe Dayan
Israel
Dayan
George Habash
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
Habash
Lebanon
U.N. Security Council
Egypt
Tel Aviv
Paris
Ola Forsberg
Finland
International Federation of Air Line Pilots
Beirut
Jezreel
Cambodia insurgents withdraw from Phnom Penh positions
Insurgents retreat from dug-in lines south of Phnom Penh after heavy losses in weeks of intensified U.S. bombing. Cambodian high command declares Phnom Penh out of danger and pledges defense once bombing ends.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
U.S
Col
Am _ Rong
U.S. Congress
Nixon
Peewee
Agnew Campaign Records Scrutinized in Federal Probe
Subpoenas reveal nine Maryland engineering firms donated 18250 to Spiro Agnew during his 1966 Maryland governor race. Investigators probe possible bribery extortion and conspiracy tied to under the table payments. Agnew calls the allegations lies and vows vindication.
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Maryland
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
J. Marsh Thompson
United States
George Beall
Baltimore
Thompson
Ablanalp details Nixon land deal and Kalmbach recruitment
Robert H. Ablanalp known as the spray valve king says he was recruited for the San Clemente land deal by Nixon attorney Herbert W. Kalmbach. He disputes a White House claim that an investment company bought the land and hints another investor was involved at the start. He notes he bought out that investor and defers naming him. The White House plans a full accounting within a month.
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Washington
Robert H. Ablanalp
Nixon
San Clemente
Herbert W. Kalmbach
Washington Star - News
California
Abplanalp
White House
The
Star News
Charles G. Bebe Rebozo
Key Biscayne
Star-News
Phase 4 price controls set to begin Monday
The Nixon administration plans Phase 4 controls to start Monday as food and energy prices rise. Beef and pork shortages, higher wheat prices, and higher mortgage costs loom while major firms face new notice rules and select sectors remain under strict ceilings.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Minneapolis
Chicago
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Cost of Living Council
Kenneth Fedor
Chicago Gas Dealers Ask Weekend Shutdown Over Phase IV Rules
Chicago gasoline dealers urged metro service stations to close August 24 through 26 in protest of Phase IV petroleum regs. Illinois Gasoline Dealers Association cited Cost of Living Council price ceilings and warned the Chicago area margin is insufficient to cover costs.
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Chicago
Robert Jacobs
The
Illinois Gasoline Dealers Association
Jacobs
Cost of Living Council
United States
Mass murder probe grows as 23 victims counted
In Houston area mass murder case two teens face murder charges after search teams recovered 23 bodies with possible more to identify. Pathologists struggle to ID remains while police map sites in Harris and surrounding counties.
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Houston
Joseph A. Jachimczyk
Harris County
Texas
California
Juan Corona
David Owen Brooks
Wayne Henley Jr
Henley
Brooks
Corll
W. L. Young
Houston Police Department
Robert Corskey
San Augustine
Watergate impact on Nixon foreign policy abroad
A New York Times survey shows foreign leaders take Watergate more seriously yet largely support Nixon's course abroad. Critics abroad rise over tapes refusal, but overall not damaging diplomatic efforts. officials warn Congress could curb presidential powers in foreign policy. Nixon continues high-level diplomacy with leaders like Brezhnev and Tanaka and plans a major European trip this fall or early next year.
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Bernard Gwertzman
New York Times
Washington
Nixon
Henry A. Kissinger
The
Times
White House
le Figaro
Paris
Congress
South Korea
Europe
South Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
Peking
Moscow
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Shah
Iran
Kakuei Tanaka
Japan
Gough Whitlam
Australia
Bernard Bongo
Gabon
Sunny Today With Warm Humidity And Showers Risk
Partly sunny and warm with a 30 percent chance of showers or thunderstorms today. Highs in the upper 80s to around 90. Tonight and Monday partly cloudy with a 30 percent rain chance and lows in the upper 60s to low 70s.
Stagestruck farmer pursues big chance on stage
Bonita Troutt interviews Murphysboro farm boy Joey Endres who seeks an acting career. The feature notes his dream, community support, and the stage as a path forward.
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Murphysboro
Joey Endres
Maranda Pioneer
Gallatin County
CUBS
Pirates
Expos
Doggin
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