Allied relief strengthens Fire Base 6 siege line
Lead elements of a large South Vietnamese relief force reached Fire Base 6 in the central highlands Tuesday night and more reinforcements followed, easing the two week siege. The push involved six battalions moving north toward the hilltop base and a paratrooper battalion from the south, with total regional forces reported at 23,000. U.S. jets attacked missile sites in North Vietnam and Laos as clashes continued around Hue, Da Nang, and the A Shau Valley amid ongoing enemy offensives.
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Saigon
Central Highlands
Ing
U.S
North Vietnam
Laos
Mu Gia Pass
Ho Chi Minh Trail
da Nang
Hue
101St Airborne Division
A Shau
Maryland primary vote and UFA clash over Troy firemen
A Maryland special primary election sees 18 to 21 year olds voting for the first time in the 1st District as William Mills defeats rivals for the Republican nomination. UFA president Charles Doyle ends picketing after a tense meeting, says the union will campaign door to door to support pay parity with police and criticizes City Manager De Santis as using intimidation.
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Ralph A. DeSantis
Troy
Uniformed Firemen’s Association
Charles Doyle
UFA
Doyle
DeSantis
Cpl
Arthur Wills
Military Order of the Purple Heart
Rogers C.B. Morton
Maryland
Chattanooga
Tenn
John Franklin
San Jose
Calif
Norman Y. Mineta
Mineta
1St
William O. Mills
Morton
Interior
Mills
Congress
U S To Be Watchdog For Asia As Vietnam Draws Down
Defense Secretary Melvin Laird outlined the Nixon doctrine's Asia posture after troop withdrawal. He said the United States would maintain air and naval power in Asia as a deterrent, while shifting combat duties to South Vietnam. He noted continued U.S. presence to support air and logistics, and commented on Soviet arms shipments to Egypt with cautious diplomacy.
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Washington
Melvin R. Laird
United States
Southeast Asia
Asia
Vietnam
Laird
Laos
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Mediterranean
Egypt
William P. Rogers
William L. Calley Jr
My, Lai
Gentlemen Bandits Steal $250000 From Brooklyn Bank
Two armed robbers abducted bank official DiSogra and forced him to open a vault at a Commun ity National Bank branch on Fort Hamilton Army Base in Brooklyn. They escaped with about $250,000 after holding 12 relatives hostage on Staten Island and leaving others unharmed. DiSogra described the ordeal as terrifying yet disciplined by all involved.
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Charles A. di Sogra
Brooklyn
New York
Staten Island
Charles A. ‘DiSogra
DiSogra
Ft. Hamilton
Community National Bank and Trust Co
Ping Pong Diplomacy In Beijing Draws 18000 Fans
U S table tennis players met a Chinese team in a friendly match before 18000 cheering spectators in Peking. The Chinese won 5 to 3 over the men while the U S women lost 5 to 4, highlighting tactful play and mutual respect rather than domination.
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Peking
U.S
Graham B. Steenhoven
Detroit
Peking Seen as Potential Shift in Foreign Policy
AP analysis notes Beijing smiles at Americans and hosts a select Chinese tour, while Moscow and Soviet experts sense possible shifts in foreign policy. The gesture appears aimed at a limited audience with no official easing toward Washington, leaving Russians wary of new trends.
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Foreign Ministry
Moscow
Far East
China
U.S
Red China
Peking
Washington
U S Delivers Plane Parts To Aid Ceylon Battle
A U S Air Force plane landed in Colombo with spare parts for Ceylon s air force fighting Che Guevarist rebels. Six U S built helicopters were being readied by Britain for shipment, while a Ceylon jet crashed after a strafing run as North Korea embassy officials faced expulsion.
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U.S
Ceylon
Colombo
North Korea
Britain
London
United States
Singapore
United States may announce China trade policy soon
State Department spokesman said the U S will decide on China trade policy and Chinese representation at the U N. Press officer Robert J Mc Closkey denied any organic link to the thaw that brought China to invite the American table tennis team to visit the mainland.
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Washington
State Department
United States
United Nations
Robert J. McCloskey
U.S
China
Americans welcome by China table tennis team visit
An American table tennis team was greeted in China with banners and a public address praising their visit. The crowd expressed sympathy for 18 year old John Tannehill of Middleport Ohio who has excited the team and praised Chairman Mao Tse-tung as RED CHINA.
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United States
China
U.S
John Tannehill
Middleport
Ohio
Mao Tse-tung
Steel Union Warned On Big Demands
The White House warned that a large steel wage rise could erode international competitiveness and reduce jobs. The three month inflation alert stopped short of naming a acceptable increase, but cited a seen pattern from can industry settlements and warned of broad effects if steel costs rise. Union leader I W Abel contested the report, and urged the steel workers to pursue equitable terms despite inflation.
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Washington (Ap
White House
Nixon
Paul W. McCracken
R. Heath Larry
U.S. Steel
Pittsburgh
Secessionists Proclaim Sovereignty in East Pakistan
NEW DELHI AP The Bangla Desh secessionist government proclaimed sovereignty in East Pakistan and sought recognition from democratic nations. The rebel capital would be Chudanga near the India border as West Pakistani forces push on key urban centers despite monsoon delays.
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New Delhi
UPS
Bangla Desh
East Pakistan
West Pakistan
Free Bengal Radio
Chudanga
India
Foreign Ministry
Partic
Karachi
Khan
Chou
Pakistan
Indira Gandhi
Peking
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Tri-Border
Cambodia
U.S. Jets
Michael Castellano
Joanna Millar
Louis Baratta
Margaret DiSogra
John Baratta Sr
John Baratta Jr
Carl Millar
By Tim Holt
THE
Associated Press
Easton
Robert E. Bauman
Marvin O. Morris
Annapolis
Elroy G. Boyer
State Senate
House of Delegates
Boyer
Rock Hall
By William L. Ryan
Red
Steel Union
I. W. Abel
United Steel Workers
Woman's
Rangpur
Dacca
Sylhet
Comilla
Chittagong
Chou En-lai
A. M. Yahya Khan
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