Laos Laos Laos Vietnam War Casualties Rise
South Vietnamese casualty figures from a 45 day Laos campaign approach 10 000 with 3800 killed 975 missing and 5200 wounded according to high level sources. Official counts list 1146 killed 245 missing and 4235 wounded while North Vietnamese losses near 14 000 credited largely to U S air operations reported by the American command.
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Laos
Namese
U.S
de Viet
South Vietnam
San Vietnam
Pentagon dismayed as South Vietnamese pull from Laos
U S defense officials express private disappointment over Saigon’s withdrawal from Laos before the rains. They say Saigon halted a plan to push toward Sepone and beyond, to keep troops in Laos longer to disrupt North Vietnamese supply lines. Publicly, Washington cites Thieu's election security priorities and limits on American pressure.
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Pentagon
Solor
Laos
Defense
U.S
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Taos
Ho Chi Minh Trai
Sepone
South Vietnam
A Shan
Nguyen van Thien
North Vietnam
Ese
Gay Thien
United States
Thieu
Battle Over Detention Camp Law Sparks House Dispute
Washington AP report describes a split between House panels over the 1950 Emergency Detention Act as a fight to keep the law while tightening safeguards. Rep Schord defends the act as a limit on presidential detentions. Rep Kastenmeier pushes repeal amid fears of mass camps. The Justice Department notes camps closed or repurposed since 1950s.
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Seer Roany
House
Internal Security Committee
Richard Schord
D-Mo
Robert W. Kastermeier
D-Wis
Judiciary Laws Revision
Kastenmeier
Justice Department
Allenwood
Nixon
Schord
Communist Party of the
United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Stock Market Slump Deepens Across Sectors On Opening
The Dow and other measures opened lower as declines spread through airlines chemicals and metals. Major components like Boeing General Electric and Occidental Petroleum fell while TransAmerica rose modestly, signaling broad selling pressure in a fair trading session on the Big Board.
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Jack Lefler
NEW York
Ing
Dow Jones
Boeing
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Sonic Transport Project
Ry Rand
General Electric
World Airlines
TransAmerica
Occidental Petroleum
Up Me Exchange
Casey Nears Confirmation For SEC Post
William J. Casey a New York tax lawyer heads toward Senate confirmation as SEC chairman amid questions over his business affairs. Sen. William Proxmire warned of limited opposition, while a minority report labeled Casey a wheeler-dealer and challenged the nomination.
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Joe Hall
Associated Press
Washington
William J. Casey
New York
Securities and Exchange Commission
Senate
Casey
William Proxmire
Senate Banking Committee
Proxmire
Wisconsin Democrat
Nixon
SEC
Meeting in Paris shows Viet Cong delegation leader with Huang Chen
Mrs. Nguyen Thi Binh, head of the Viet Cong delegation to the Paris peace talks, stands with Red China Ambassador Huang Chen during a Paris meeting on the Indochina situation. North Vietnamese delegates call off the 108th weekly session in protest of U S air attacks. session had been set for today.
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Nguyen Thi Binh
Paris
Red China
France
Huang Chen
Indochina
U.S
North Vietnam
Agnew Regales Crowd With Political Jabs
Vice President Spiro Agnew entertained a $1,000-a-plate audience with dry humor about Republican prospects for 1972. He joked about Texan pressures, questioned Sen. DeLean’s role, and dismissed fears of being replaced on the ticket. He referenced Kissinger and Muskie in the State of the World address context.
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