Nixon’s Asian swing tests Indonesian, Philippine shifts
In Indonesia Suharto replaces Sukarno and seeks more economic aid while resisting new arms from the U.S. amid a decimated Communist Party. In Manila Nixon wins Marcos backing for Asia-driven defense and economic self help, as anti U.S. protests flare and regional security ideals take shape.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Nixon
Sukarno
Suharto
Communist Party of Indonesia
U.S
Japan
Australia
World Bank
International Monetary Fund
Lew Gulice
Manila
Ferdinand E. Marcos
Marcos
Asia
Guam
America
Philippines
United States
Korea
Vietnam
Huck Finn Days Pie Eating Contest Confusion
Hundreds of children attended Chester Steele Park for the City Recreation Department's Huck Finn Days. In the two year old division judges could not determine a winner while Carl Maehl 2 participates eagerly in the pie eating contest.
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Carl Maehl
Mike
Chester Steele Park
City Recreation Department
Carl
Huck Finn
Sam Donnell
Plot suspected on Nixon life in Manila shooting incident
In Manila a man killed in a gun battle with police near the Intercontinental Hotel carried a home made pistol and a rough sketch of the hotel. Investigators linked the items to a possible plot to assassinate President Nixon, though authorities said no real evidence supported the claim.
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Manila
Nixon
Huk
Intercontinental Hotel
Makati
Mike Cruz
Cruz
Mia
Mal
Manila International
Malacanang—Mal
Moonmen welcomed home after Apollo 11 mission
America and Hawaii celebrated the Apollo 11 astronauts as Neil Armstrong Edwin Aldrin and Michael Collins returned to U S soil aboard a quarantine van at Pearl Harbor. Gov John Burns and military leaders greeted them before arrival at Hickam and onward to Houston for 16 days of isolation.
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Ralph Dighton
Honolulu
America
U.S
Pearl
Neil A. Armstrong
Edwin E. Aldrin Jr
Michael Collins
Ohio
Armstrong
Wapakoneta
Hornet
John Burns
Hawaii
John S. McCain
Pacific
Hickam Air Force Base
Hickam
Air Force
Diamond Head
Houston
Manned Spacecraft Center
Lunar
Nixon aims to formalize Abrams Vietnamization policy
The Nixon administration plans new formal instructions for Gen. Creighton Abrams aligning with Vietnamization and minimizing U.S. casualties. Officials say tactics will not change much, sticking to protective reaction rather than maximum pressure, a shift critics say undermines de escalation and peace prospects.
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Washington
Creighton Abrams
Abrams
U.S
Montana dredge mining may die under new rules
State Board of Health reluctantly approves strict dredge mining regulations in response to a 1969 law aimed at restoring dredged land and streams. Helena attorney Paul Keller says the statute is prohibitive and seeks to eliminate dredge mining, though the board states it has no alternative but to enforce the rules.
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Jerry Holloron
Standard
State Bureau
Helena
State Board of Health
Montana
Paul T. Keller
Keller
Sunny and warm outlook for today
The forecast calls for sunny skies and warmer temperatures with highs near 80 and a low around 46. Readers are directed to Page 2 for the full weather mop and outlook details.
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