Nixon Sees 260000 Vietnam Troops Withdraw by 1970 End
President Nixon outlined a possible timetable for Vietnam withdrawal, aiming to pull more than 260,000 U.S. ground combat troops from Vietnam by year-end 1970 if peace prospects improve. He said the plan would reduce ground forces to about 60 percent of the Army and Marine presence, with air and support troops remaining longer.
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UPI
Nixon
U.S
Vietnam
Defense Department
Army
Paris
Saigon
South Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
Defense
Clark M. Clifford
Foreign Affairs Quarterly
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White House
Soviet Union
National Security Council
America
Geneva
Vienna
Sniper may survive death by own action attempt
A 22 year old man Robert Michniak stood atop a bridge and fired at police and boats below as his hour long duel under the hot June sun ended with a self inflicted shot to his head. He was carried away by police for surgery and his condition remained guarded with a 50 50 chance of survival.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Robert Michniak
Allegheny River
Michniak
Allegheny General Hospital
Bicycle license sales halted at Washington station
License plate shortages pause bicycle license sales at Washington police station with plates on order. city hall will resume issuance once stock arrives. future requirement targets all bicycle owners and fines await a deadline.
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Washington
Glenn Murphy
Weather by United Press International Iowa Weather Outlook
Iowa forecast shows clear to partly cloudy skies with cool nights. Tonight's low near 40 in the northwest to 50 in the southeast, continuing cool through Saturday with light winds and dry conditions.
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United Press International
Iowa
Governor Ray vetoes part of Iowa highway bill
Governor Robert D. Ray issued his first veto, striking a provision that would bar moving resident engineers’ offices. the action targets a $50.3 million per year appropriation for the Iowa Highway Commission and could save up to $100,000 in travel costs over two years. Ray defended the move as essential for efficient operation.
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Des Moines
UPI
Robert D. Ray
Iowa Highway Commission
Ray
Highway Commission
Sec
Iowa
Board of Regents
Richard Turner
Joan Orr
Grinnell
Poweshiek
One Dead and One Hurt in Des Moines Police Chase
A police pursuit linked to a series of Des Moines robberies ended in a collision between a squad car and another vehicle in Ankeny. One suspect, Steven Arthur Hanlin, 29, of Iowa City, died. A second suspect, John Young, 27, of Cedar Rapids, hospitalized at Broadlawns in Des Moines in fair condition, initially identified himself as Harry Schwartz.
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Des Moines
UPI
Ankeny
Steven Arthur Hanlin
Iowa City
Broadlawns Hospital
John Young
Cedar Rapids
Young
Harry Schwartz
Suez City Hit by Heaviest Israeli Bombardment in Months
Egyptian military sources in Cairo report Israeli forces launched a 25 minute rocket and artillery barrage on Suez City at 2 15 am followed by a 60 minute attack at 3 30 am damaging three houses. The Egyptians say the shelling was the heaviest since March. Their artillery returned fire and silenced Israeli positions.
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United Press International
Cairo
Suez City
Suez Canal
Suez
Heaviest fighting in four months near Tay Ninh
U S and South Vietnamese forces pushed Communist units from Tay Ninh City in the heaviest combat in four months, with over 400 attackers killed. Shelling continued overnight around Tay Ninh and nearby zones, including an attack on the Ike landing area 10 miles north. American losses were seven dead and 18 wounded as U S air power and gunships countered the assaults. The report notes large Communist concentrations and new strikes near Saigon, plus a helicopter downing near Xuan Loc and ongoing air raids on reported bases 15 miles north.
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Saigon
UPS
USS
Tay Ninh
Vietnam
Cambodia
Saigo
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry
U.S
Fay Ninh
Xuan Loc
Senate approves 4.8 billion bill funding youth summer jobs
In Washington, the Senate advanced a 4.8 billion catch-all appropriation, including 10 million for 20,000 summer jobs to reduce youth idleness. The measure, approved 84 to 2, moves to a Senate House conference as Javits pushes for more. Byrd sides with the administration’s stated needs, keeping the final total open to compromise.
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Washington
Nixon
Senate
House
Javits
Congress
Robert C. Byrd
Dw.va
Labor Department
Intercepted Memo Questions Nixon Peace Timetable
An intercepted White House memo warns that the peace timetable is fragile and could be derailed if key deadlines are not maintained. The memo stresses urgency and implies political risks if timeframes slip.
Public probate notice for Grace Mottet estate
Notice is given of probate of the will and appointment of an executor for the estate of Grace Mottet. The filing and administration details appear in the public notices.
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Grace Mottet
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