Air Armada Keeps Up Heavy Raids In Southeast Asia
Washington dispatch reports the allied air armada continuing raids in Laos and Cambodia to block Communist base camps and aid Cambodian defense. Air Force and Marine fighter-bombers from Thailand and South Vietnam and Navy bombers from Gulf of Tonkin carriers hit targets, while about 40 B52s from Thailand Guam and Okinawa dropped roughly 1,200 tons along 800 miles of South Vietnam’s border.
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Saigon
Laos
Cambodia
Thailand
South Vietnam
Gulf of Tonkin
Guam
Okinawa
U.S
Michael S. Davison
Davison
Fishhook
Ho Chi Minh
Phnom Penh
Skoun
Associated Press
John T. Wheeler
Wheeler
Souvanna Phouma
Pathet Lao
Prince Souphanouvong
Souvanna
Bruce Pleads For Sincerity At Viet Talks
Paris AP Bruce, new at the Vietnam peace talks, urged sincerity and quiet resolve to reach a negotiated settlement. North Vietnam accused Washington of colonialism as talks continued with coalition government demands still on the table.
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Paris
David K. E. Bruce
Vietnam
Bruce
North Vietnam
Nguyen Minh Vy
Nixon
Saigon
Washington
U.S
Philip C. Habib
South Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
Pham Dang Lam
Demilitarized Zone
1970 Ceiling Set At No 195 In Draft Lottery
Washington AP draft chief Curtis W Tarr said lottery number 195 will be the highest called in 1970. The ceiling remains 195 for September and likely the rest of the year, shielding men with higher numbers. Total 1970 calls set at 163,500, the lowest since Vietnam war began.
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Washington
Curtis W. Tarr
Tarr
Defense Department
Selective Service
Cease-fire proposal gains cautious backing in U N talks
U N ambassador Yost reports hope for rapid effect of a 90 day cease-fire plan while Palestinian guerrillas vow to continue fighting possibly targeting U N observers. Big Four delegates urge U N mediator Jarring to return as Egypt Jordan and Israel accept the proposal. No clear timing on orders to halt firing.
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U.S
United Nations
Middle East
United States
U.N
Charles W. Yost
Britain
Pence
Soviet Union
U Thant
Gunnar V. Jarring
Egypt
Jordan
Israel
Cousins Grim Faced at Juvenile Court Session
Robert F Kennedy Jr and R Sargen t Shriver III appeared at Barnstable Juvenile Court for preliminary hearings on delinquency by possession of marijuana. They were 16, with Sen Edward Kennedy and family present. Cases were continued. no link shown to adults charged with marijuana or heroin.
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Robert F. Kennedy, Jr
Robert Kennedy
Barnstable, Mass
U.S
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
Robert F. Kennedy Jr
R. Sargent Shriver III
Edward M. Kennedy
Ethel Kennedy
Bobby
Sargent Shriver Jr
Shriver
Henry L. Murphy
1St District Court
Barnstable County
Young Kennedy and Shriver
Kennedy-Shriver
Kennedy
Two Fatal Crashes Claim Man and Infant in Virginia and Pennsylvania
A Pennsylvania man, Richard Bollinger, 29, died in a fiery I 81 crash near Winchester while a Winchester infant, Judy Gay Elsea, 11 months, died after a Chesterfield County collision. Bollinger’s passenger Joel Lindberg, 25, was reported fine. The other crash involved Mrs. Joyce Elsea crossing U S 360 when struck by a tractor trailer driven by Myrt Yancey Carter. A separate New York City skyscraper fire at 1 New York Plaza killed two security guards and injured 35, with investigators citing ventilation and design issues in the structure.
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Pennsylvania
Winchester
Richmond
Chesterfield County
Joyce Elsea
L.W. Turner
Mr. Bollinger
New Holland
North Carolina
Turner
Shawnee Fire Company
Stephens City Fire Company
Bollinger
Elsen
New York
Lower Manhattan
New York Plaza
Chase Manhattan Bank
John T. O’hagan
Postal Bill Expected to Pass Today in D.C.
The House is set to approve a sweeping postal reform bill ending Congress control over mail rates and postmaster appointments. It creates an independent nine or eleven member governor board, allows bonds up to 10 billion, and raises pay 8 percent retroactively. The bill moves toward a self sustaining system with rate changes overseen by a new rate commission.
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Washington
House
U.S
Congress
Nixon
H.R. Gross
Brown
Winton M. Blount
Blount
Senate
Postal Service
Rate Commission
Weather outlook for Virginia shows cloudy period
Richmond AP reports a near stationary frontal system stretching from the central plains to Georgia will keep partial cloudiness across Virginia through Saturday.
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Richmond
Central Plains States
Georgia
Virginia
Weekend Bargains Drive at Local Stores
Frantic shopper notices highlight a Penney’s shoe sale and a Sherwin Williams paint deal. Advertisements also list furnished efficiency apartments for rent and a contact number, 667 0145, for Concern services.
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State. Library
Kennedys
Mideast
Richard Bollinger
Denver, Pa
Judy Gay Elsea
The
Star
Virginia Press Association
Lewis Ebert
Charles C. Cooper
Mark Butler
Eugene P. Miller
Mary Helen Massie
Penney‘s
Sherwin-Williams
S. Loudoun St
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