Anti Mafia push to begin in Cleveland targets five bosses
Justice Department moves to launch four new anticrime strike forces with coordinated probes in 13 cities including Cleveland St Louis Los Angeles and New Orleans. The effort follows tight lipped briefings and high level officials led by Atty Gen Mitchell and Wil R Wilson to crack the New York waterfront crime syndicate and Teamsters documents.
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Justice Department
Borvatas
Criminal Division
Cleveland
St. Louis
Los Angeles
New Orleans
Victor Riesel
Cosa Nostra Borgatas
New York
Carlo Gambino
Teamsters
John Mitchell
Wil R. Wilson
Moon trip up Keep your eye on your baggage
Dr. Krafft A. Ehricke outlines a moon travel plan using six ships and a seven day timeline. Travelers would start at Cape Kennedy, ride space taxis to an orbiting station, then to a lunar craft and lander. The mission spans at least a week and aims to lower costs via reusable vehicles and ship stations with labs.
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Cloudcroft
N.M
Krafft A. Ehricke
Dr. Ehricke
North American Rockwell
International Academy of Astronautics
International Orbiting Laboratory
Moon
Ehricke
Earth
Cape Kennedy
6 000 U.S. troops to quit Thailand by July
A Thai U.S. communique says 6,000 of the 49,000 American personnel in Thailand will withdraw by next July. The move, to begin within weeks, involves Air Force and Army units and aims for an orderly reduction tied to Vietnam war needs.
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U.S
Thailand
Bangkok
United States
Vietnam
North Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
South Vietnam
Thai
Marines Begin Major Vietnam Withdrawal From Region
About 1,000 Marines of the 3rd Division flew from Vietnam to Okinawa as 4,900 more prepared to depart for the United States, in Nixon’s first big withdrawal. In the same action, 1 Marine was killed and nine wounded by mortar fire along the demilitarized zone.
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Saigon
Vietnam
Okinawa
United States
Nixon
Demilitarized Zone
Long range plan for Olberlin discussed by planning commission
American B52 bombers retaliated by dropping 600 tons on North Vietnamese staging areas just south of the DMZ. By Christmas about 18,000 Leathernecks will have left Vietnam as part of Nixon’s second troop reduction. A cutback of 25,000 US troops was completed in August. The 3rd and 4th Marines regiments left in Vietnam patrolled the northern frontier area below the DMZ. The 9th Marine Regiment was redeployed in the initial cutback. Marine spokesmen said the first 1,000 Marines to leave were from the 3rd Regiment and its HQ units. More than 4,300 Marines, who have served for at least a year, would depart within the next week.
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Dmz
Vietnam
Nixon
4Th Marines
South Vietnam
da Nang
Green Beret murder trial ends as CIA blocks testimony
In Washington the Green Beret murder case collapses after the CIA refuses to allow its agents to testify. Prosecutors had sought testimony from CIA personnel tied to the case, but the agency declined, ending the trial abruptly.
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Green Beret
CIA
Washington
U.S
Spy Agency
Green Berets
West German mark strengthens as dollar comes under pressure
The West German mark rose to about 3.84 to the dollar in Frankfurt as authorities let the currency find its own level. London dealers widened mark trades while the pound gained against the dollar amid broad European currency shifts.
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U.S
London
Frankfurt
Europe
Weather Outlook: Cool, Sunny Skies and Light Showers
Cool, fair weather tonight with 40s lows. Wednesday mostly sunny near 70. Thursday partly cloudy with a 20 percent shower chance. Winds southerly 10 to 15 mph tonight, northwest 6 to 12 mph Wednesday. Sunset 7 11 p.m., sunrise 7 24 a.m. High 65, low 57 noted.
China to fete Mao Lin in Peking as rumors of illness fade
New China News Agency announced Mao Tse-tung and heir Lin Piao will preside at tomorrow’s National Day events in Peking to quell health rumors. The report notes China’s nuclear tests, including a three megaton blast, and lists a large delegation of PLA and civilian representatives invited to celebrations led by Premier Chou En-lai.
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Atomic Energy Commission
Washington
Red China
Lop Nor
Tokyo
China
Mao Tse-tung
Lin Piao
Peking
Mao
Lin
New China News Agency
Tien An Men
Hong Kong
People’s Liberation Army
Nguyen Huu Tho
South Vietnam
National Liberation Front
Chou En-lai
Two Sides Viewed in Mideast Tensions
The Chronicle-Telegram with Copley News Service presents Arab and Jewish perspectives on U S Middle East policy and the West Bank. Correspondent Raymond J McHugh reports on Arab views of Zionist influence and Jewish concerns over Arab leaders seeking broader territory. He also filed reports from England Belgium Greece and Spain.
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Copley News Service
Middle East
Raymond J McHugh
Washington, D.C
Sam
U. S
America
McHugh
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Jordan River
Israel
England
Belgian
Greece
Spain
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Duncan
Okla
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Jefferson, D.C
Robert F. Maraco
Bloomfield
Robert B. Rheault
UPI
Dennis Cook
Bob Horton
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Stanley R. Resor
Bulletin
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Resor
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Takala
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Tien Shan
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