Nixon Embarks On Eight Day Europe Consultations
President Nixon begins a working eight day tour to Brussels and capitals of Belgium Britain Germany France and Italy to build a spirit of cooperation with European allies. He stresses listening over lecturing and seeks European views on solving global problems amid Gaullist calls for a looser euro bloc and possible NATO and Common Market changes.
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Robert 8. Semple Jr
New York Times
Washington
Nixon
Belgium
Great Britain
Germany
France
Italy
White House
Europe
Brussels
Parc du Cinquantenaire
Rockets and mortars hit Saigon and 70 locations
The enemy launched a coordinated rocket and mortar campaign across South Vietnam, striking 17 provincial capitals, 28 district capitals, and 28 allied military sites. Saigon endured two waves of shelling, with light damage and no immediate casualties reported.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
da Nang
United States
North Vietnam
Fourth Precinct
French shock as de Gaulle plan stirs European uproar
London reports reveal President de Gaulle proposed a watered down Common Market entry for Britain in exchange for breaking with the United States. The idea sparked fury across Western Europe over NATO, an independent Europe, and a proposed European directorate including France Britain West Germany and Italy.
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London
Europe
Charles de Gaulle
Britain
United States
Michel Dehre
Nixon
de Gaulle
Brussels
Michael Stewart
Western Europe
France
West
Germany
Italy
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Joseph Lungs
West Germany
Bonn
Soviet Press Attacks Britain Over European Plan
Investia accused Britain of leaking French proposals for a new European economic system. London reporter V Kobysh offered cautious remarks on the proposals and warned of consequences on the eve of Nixon’s Western Europe visit. The piece claimed De Gaulle pushed to redraw the Common Market to include England, creating a new bloc independent of NATO and the United States.
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Moscow
Investia
Britain
London
V. Kobysh
Western
Europe
Nixon
de Gaulle
England
NATO
U.S.A
Thas
Weather forecast and map page note inside newspaper
Forecast calls for cloudy skies with a high near 40 and a chance of rain tonight and Monday. Low temperatures slide to the mid or upper 30s. Plus internal references to Weather details and sections on map page 7, Classifieds, Bridge, Crossword, Editorials, Family Living, Sports, and Television.
Mt Vernon Officials Clash Over Tuberculosis Unit Firings
Mt Vernon and Anna Union officials criticize firings at Mt. Vernon state Tuberculosis personnel. Four workers, later identified as Dorothy Pitchford Bessie Gilbert Dorothy Johnson and Mamie Keene, were fired Tuesday with a six year tenure and work in institutional duties cited. The state personnel department authorized the release, while Local 1754 protests with pickets. A Telegram to Gov Ogilvie seeks rehiring. six month probation era noted as contributing factor.
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Bob Hagen
Southern Illinoisan
Mt. Vernon
Edwin B. Pool
Pool
Anti State Hospital
Richard Ogilvie
R. C. Steck
Mt. Vernon Hospital
American Federation of State
Dorothy Pitchford
S. 25Th St
Bessie Gilbert
S. St. St
Dorothy
John
Perks Ave
Mamie Keene
S. 12Th St
William Davis
Robert Dancey
Davis
State Personnel Department
Pools
Ogilvie
Wilma Wright
Charmbury withdraws as Mine Bureau head candidate
Dr H Beecher Charmbury, Pennsylvania Mines secretary, withdrew from consideration for federal mine director. The Republican professor, 34, preferred finishing state projects over the Interior post, ending months of urging for O Leary's reappointment by Democrats and White House officials.
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New York Times
Washington
Nixon
U.S. Bureau of Mines
H. Beecher Charmbury
Chambury
Pennsylvania
Charmbury
Pennsylvania State University
John F. O'Leary
O'Leary
Interior Department
White House
House
John W. McCormack
Correctional notices and sports roundup at Marion prison
Inside the Southern Hlinoisan highlights corrections and hobbies sections across pages eight seventeen and twenty five. Mt Vernon ties Carbondale for South Seven lead while Salukis defeat St Louis U 78 to 46 on page nine.
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Marion
Hobby
Mt. Vernon
Carbondale
South Seven
Salukis
St. Louis U
Eisenhower’s health update cites intestinal obstruction
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, 78, remains in the hospital as signs of an acute intestinal obstruction appear. Suction and IV fluids are used. surgery may be needed but is deemed high risk given his age and medical history. The Pentagon signals ongoing drafting and health context surrounding his care.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed
Ike
Highe
Hisenhower
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
Frank E. Carey
Associated Press
Dwight DB. Hisenhower
Miners in West Virginia press for medical compensation law
More than 12 000 to 20 000 striking miners in southern West Virginia push for a medical compensation bill. They plan demonstrations and a march on Charleston while deny VISTA involvement. The stoppage shuts dozens of mines spanning 150 miles from the Virginia line toward Kentucky.
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Beckley
W. Va
West Virginia
Charleston
Affinity
United Mine Workers Union
Virginia
Kentucky
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