Enemy maps big Viet offensive
The North Vietnamese and Viet Cong exhort troops to prepare for a future grand offensive in South Vietnam. Officials say the new strike will be smaller than Tet but may target major towns, Kontum or Pleiku, with rocket and shell attacks to pressure for withdrawal and undermine South Vietnamese forces. Washington watchers see continued pressure into the election period but not imminent overall collapse.
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Washington, D.C
South Vietnam
Pakse
Hanoi
U.S
Creighton W. Abrams
Bangkok
Thanom Kittikachorn
Laos
Long Cheng
Central Intelligence Agency
Thailand
Cambodia
UPI
Alan Dawson
Phnom Penh
Pochentong
Rock Island
Tll
Arsenal
Heaviest VC shelling hits U S outpost near Saigon
Viet Cong fire from multiple shellings strikes a U S fire base 20 miles northeast of Saigon injuring 18 Americans and 1 South Vietnamese as ground fighting spreads in the Mekong Delta and Laos Bolovens region. U S command notes no new B52 strikes inside Vietnam.
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Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
Bolovens
Laos
U S
Fiddler’s Green
11Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
North Vietnam
Mekong Delta
Presidential Countdown Debuts in The Chronicle Telegram
A new weekly political report by Warren Rogers will launch Monday to blend 132 expert inputs into a "Presidential Countdown" column. The feature aims to stay ahead of the 1972 campaign with at least one disclosed trend weekly. Weather: mostly sunny with highs mid 30s, lows in lower 30s, 20 percent tonight, 40 percent tomorrow, southerly winds. High 35 yesterday at 2 pm. Low 20 yesterday at am.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Warren Rogers
Washington
U.S
Dear Abby Letters in Chronicle Telegram Family Feature
The Chronicle Telegram will run a 1971 Dear Abby collection in its Family Feature section tomorrow with Bob Lynch illustrations. Also previewing a new national highway sign system uses color coded symbols and pictures in a full page color spread. Reporter Jinny Jones finds pet shop trends with HAVING A PET, including a boa constrictor encounter.
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Abby
Chronicle-Telegram
Bob Lynch
C-T
Jinny Jones
GOP lawmakers mount state pay tax repeal drive
A Republican group in Ohio moves to repeal the new income tax via a voter referendum. Petition drives aim to gather 318,414 signatures from 50 counties by August 9. Leader Rep Joseph Tulley warns of Sabotage and notes weak organization but strong anti tax sentiment. A separate Supreme Court challenge will target constitutional elements like exemptions and scope of the tax.
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GOP
Columbus
John Gilligan
Ohi House
Ohio
Attorney General
Secretary of State
Tulley
Secretary of State Petitions
Ohio Supreme Court
Cleveland suit alleges excessive credit rates seek refunds
Three Cleveland lawyers filed a class action against banks oil firms airlines department stores and credit card issuers charging excessive interest on delayed payments. The suit seeks refunds with interest 1000 in punitive damages per holder and full accountings in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court. It names Master Charge BankAmericard Shoppers Charge Avis United Airlines American Airlines Eastern Air and others with majors including J C Penney Sears May Co Halle Higbee Zayre Central Security National Bank of Lorain Erie County Bank of Vermilion First National Bank of Elyria and Gray Drugs Stores.
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Cleveland
Lorain County
Seymour Gross
Arthur Klein
Leonard Salzer
Cuyahoga County Common Pleas
Ohio
Standard Oil Co
Sun Oil Co
Pure Oil Co
Gulf Oil Co
Shell Oi Co
Atlantic Richfield Co
Mobil Oil Corp
Cities Service Oil Co
J.C. Penney Inc
Sears, Roebuck and Co
May Co
Halle Bros. Co
Higbee Co
Zayre Department Stores
Central Security National Bank of Lorain
Erie County Bank of Vermilion
First National Bank of
Elyria
Master Charge
Bank- Americard
Gray Drugs Stores Inc
Avis Rent A Car System Inc
United Airlines
American Airlines Inc
Eastern Airlines
Deaths Births and Local Notices in Elyria
Local Elyria notices summarize deaths and births with brief community notes. Editorial and church updates appear alongside Elyria Municipal Court references and sports highlights, including entertainment and finance items. The record reflects a compact municipal daily card style from the region with brief items on People and television mentions.
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Elyria
Elyria Municipal
Bangladesh Leader Mujib Freed and Flown to London
Bangladesh chief Mujibur Rahman, freed after nine months of arrest by Pakistan’s Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, flew to London aboard a PTA jet. He appeared calm, urged quiet, and avoided public remarks while staying at Claridges Hotel.
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Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Bangladesh
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
London
Pakistani International Airlines
PTA
Bhutto
Karachi
Mujib
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Christian Science Monitor News Service
Bing
Kontum
Pleiku
Military Region 11
Vietnam
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Dallas Zoo
Gorden N. Converse
Chritian Science Monitor
Toweet Row
Robert J. Caldwell
Chronicle-Telegram Bureau
Joseph Tulley
Sueh
Interbank Card Association of New York
Bank American Service Corp. of
San Francisco
BankAmericard
Shoppers Charge Service of
BG Ee
United Press International
Islamabad
West
Pakistan
Heathrow Airport
Claridges Hotel
Awami League
East Pakistan
Agha Mohmmad Yahya Khan
Tril
West Pakistan
Sheik Mujibur Rahman
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