Quiet Eloquence Marks Dirksen Farewell in D C
Washington AP reports a restrained farewell to Everett Dirksen with President Nixon praising the late Senate Republican leader. The service drew officials, foreign envoys, and the public as Dirksen lay in state in the Capitol rotunda before funeral and burial plans in Illinois.
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Dirksen
Washington
Everett McKinley Dirksen
Congress
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Senate
Everett Dirksen
Ilinois
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Pekin
House of Representatives
Republican Party
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Everet M. Dirksen
Illinois
Capitol
Great Dome
Dr Cooley Quits Staff At Baylor
Famed heart transplant specialist Denton A. Cooley resigned from Baylor College of Medicine’s clinical staff on Tuesday. Board chairman T. F. McCollum confirmed the move, which ends his ties to Daylor. The resignation follows a prior switch from fulltime to clinical faculty and amid controversy over an artificial heart case at St. Luke's Hospital.
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National Heart Institute
Baylor
Cooley
Patty Paul Etaitas
China
Mao
Chiang Ching
Lin Piao
Pee
Chen Enlai
Hong Kong
Parkin
Ming Son
By carer and mail rates for periodicals
Payment options listed include by carer at 42 cents weekly and by mail to Mt Behe D C Vite Nude Nita Penna. Rates show one month $165, three months $5.00, a year $18.00. Office state rates: one month $1.75, three months $6.00, one year $29.00.
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Mt. Behe D.C
More U S Troops May Be Withdrawn Allies Hold Talks
Top level meetings in Saigon and Washington fueled speculation of further U.S. troop withdrawals and a broader scaling down of allied military operations. Abrams and Thieu discussed options as a Viet Cong ceasefire neared expiry. U S sources warned of continued curtailment if Viet Cong activity stayed low, while Thieu rejected a formal ceasefire.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
U.S
United States
North Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
Creighton W. Abrams
Vietnam
Nguyen Thien
Washington
Nixon
Abrams
Samuel D. Berger
Thieu
Berger
Spy Ship Outback Expected
Washington reports the Navy plans to lay up some intelligence gathering ships as part of White House budget cuts and defense reviews. Destroyers armed with electronics may replace and supplement near shore radio interception and radar monitoring duties, while a subset of vessels likely remain in service in lower risk areas. The Aug. 22 list cites about 2½ dozen ships slated for retirement or retirement consideration.
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Washington
Navy
Pentagon
Pueblo
Hurricane Gerda Causes Minor Canadian Damage
Hurricane Gerda brushed Canada after crossing the U S Atlantic coast, with winds up to 80 mph, four inches of rain in parts of Maine and New Brunswick, power failures and travel disruptions. Nova Scotia reports Apple crop damage valued at about 3 million dollars amid offshore delays and shipping interruptions.
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Walifax
N.S
Gerda
Nova Scotia
Natomas
Brunswick
Litton Thand
Portland
Maine
Eastport
Stock Market Extends Rally in Early Trade
New York AP reports a continued rally with the Dow industrial average around 51 hundred points at 10 30. Advances led declines by 168 issues as big names moved including American Telephone at 244 and up 44, Chrysler up 34 with 1500 shares, and Du Pont up 28.
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New York
American Telephone
Chrysler
du Pont
Czech Communists Move to Oust Dubcek From Party Post
Prague AP report says leading Czech Communists push to remove Dubcek from party presidium amid talks of self criticism and trials for supporters of reform. Dubcek and several presidium members faced pressure as the regime contemplates reshaping leadership after the invasion response.
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Prague
Alexanderymunist
Chic
Gustav Hu
Isak
Ant
Dybcek
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