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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1971
Page
1
The Viet Cong attacked the Di An base near Saigon under cover of darkness, destroying five U.S. helicopters valued at 1.4 million dollars. Two sapper attackers were seen fleeing. no firefight occurred. The raid marks a rare capital-area assault since 1970.
Reserve catcher Milt May drove in the go ahead run with a pinch hit in the seventh as Bruce Kison held Baltimore to one hit over seven innings. The 21 year olds fueled a 4-3 Pirates victory to even the World Series at 2-2 before a record Three Rivers Stadium crowd.
Treasury Secretary John Connally urged bipartisan support for President Nixon's Phase 2 economic program at a private rally by Citizens for a New Prosperity. He warned against doom saying and linked inflation control at home to foreign policy, noting ongoing uncertainty until wage price standards are set. The group plans tax deductible contributions and a national educational drive to back the administration.
Fire Base Five of Bravo Company, after balking at a Saturday patrol and publicized complaints, are back in action near Fire Base Pace then moved to Fire Base Timbuktu 75 miles northeast of Saigon. Spec. 4 Albert Grant from Los Angeles led the protest and helped draft a letter to Sen. Edward Kennedy. Kennedy urged congressional inquiry into Pace incident. The unit has shifted to another base while the Army reviews the policy of active defense.
In a December 10 1969 letter to Gen. Westmoreland Col Oran K Henderson offered to assume full responsibility for a command inquiry into the My Lai raid and for a finding that noncombatants deaths did not occur He said the inquiry was his alone and he would not share responsibility though the Army later questioned him. Westmoreland replied basically thanks but no thanks.
North Carolina nurse Margaret B. Dolan, elected president elect of the American Public Health Association, says health care is a basic right and urges equal quality for rich and poor. She supports national health insurance, expanded preventive medicine, and consumer involvement in system reform.
Defense Secretary Melvin Laird warned that accelerated Soviet submarine construction could place the United States at a political disadvantage by trailing in a nuclear-armed fleet. He cited a goal to match 41 Polaris subs by 1973 and said parity, not inferiority, would be acceptable.
The Soviet Union said it will step up military aid to Egypt amid a dangerous situation in the Middle East, while another nation echoed concerns about U.S. involvement in regional unrest.
Washington and world leaders eulogize Dean Acheson after his death at 78. Nixon and Truman hail his achievement and conscience, while tributes pour in from Japan, Britain, and other nations recalling his postwar policies and US leadership.
Patricia Rob erts Harris, a Washington Negro attorney, won the acting chairmanship of the Credentials Committee by 72 to 31 over Sen. Harold E. Hughes as Democratic leaders seek unity ahead of the 1972 nominating convention. The vote followed rival appeals from labor and reform factions and drew support from McGovern Harris and Muskie factions, with Humphrey and Jackson avoiding firm endorsements.
In Persepolis a desert camp hosts over 50 nations for Iran's 2 500th birthday celebration. VIPs include Spiro Agnew Nikolai Podgorny Haile Selassie and Ferdinand Marcos's wife, amid rumors of discontent over tent assignments and exclusive private visits.
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