Less Than One Third of Troops to Return Home from Vietnam
Defense officials say fewer than 8,000 of the 25,000 American troops withdrawn from Vietnam will come home to the continental United States. About 17,000 will be reassigned to Hawaii and Far East posts, with units redeployed to Okinawa Imakuni and other bases. The rotation includes Army and Marine formations, National Guard detachments, and Army reserve groups, many to be demobilized after processing at home stations.
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Partly cloudy with scattered showers forecast today
Partly cloudy today with a chance of showers by evening and highs near 80. Tonight and Thursday bring scattered showers with lows tonight in the 60s and highs Thursday in the mid 70s to low 80s. Winds southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts. Rainfall to date stands at 16.24 inches.
Powell weighs fight for back pay and chair rights
BIMINI Bahamas report notes Rep. Adam Clayton Powell questioning plans to seek restoration of his House Committee chairmanship or the back pay and $25,000 in fines. Powell, once chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, was ousted from his seat and lost $55,000 in pay. He will decide after talks with Democratic party leadership.
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Claws Herald BeeCo Zed Wel. 12 Sie. 273
Orange County newspaper item notes publication details with circulation figures for May 1969 and May 1968. Mentions weekly schedule Wednesday through Saturday and a 10 cent price, covering Orange and Sullivan counties. The fragmentary text references 41,400 and 39,749 as recent and prior circulation figures.
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Rockefeller in Brazil as Nixon envoy on fact finding tour
Rockefeller conferred with Brasilia and Rio De Janeiro leaders and toured Sao Paulo as part of his three day mission. In Rio heavy security was set to deter student demonstrations while the U S aims to expand influence through pre discussions on arms control with the Soviet Union. Nixon scheduled NSC meet and a news conference to outline talks on strategic arms limitations and ABM approval.
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Calif jet hijacked to Cuba flies Oakland Havana
A Trans World Airways jet with 104 aboard was hijacked Tuesday and ordered to fly from Oakland to Havana Cuba. The plane reported weather information for the route and carried 84 000 pounds of fuel sufficient to reach Havana with reserves.
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Keating Sworn U S Ambassador to India in White House
Kenneth B. Keating of New York was sworn in as the United States ambassador to India by Secretary of State William P. Rogers. The 69 year old former New York Court of Appeals justice met President Nixon at the White House for a half hour after the ceremony. He previously served in Congress and as a U S Senator from New York before 1965.
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Pompidou pledges U.S. friendship with Nixon
President-elect Georges Pompidou guaranteed close cordial France U.S. relations in a cable to President Nixon after his victory. The exchange hinted at a possible Washington meeting early next year as Franco American ties are reaffirmed.
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