Badly Mauled Militiamen Are Replaced
In Long Thanh district near Saigon hundreds of South Vietnamese rangers replace government militiamen killed and wounded in a fierce ambush along Highway 15. The battle left 58 militiamen dead and 55 wounded as North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces held their position after mobilizing reinforcements.
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Saigon
Binh Song
Binh Son
Long Thanh
U.S
Cambodia
Kompong Trabek
Svay Rieng
North Vietnam
U.S. Pets Flashed Laser-Guided Bombs Onto the Dragon’s Jaw Bridge At Thanh Hoa
Air Force
Saratoga
Haiphong
Hong Gai
Democrats Add Shriver to 1972 Presidential Ticket
In a prime time unity show the Democrats named Sargent Shriver as vice presidential candidate replacing Thomas Eagleton who withdrew after revealing past mental health treatment. McGovern welcomed the move as Nixon and Agnew faced a revitalized ticket with Shriver pledging a broad social program. The DNC vote tally favored Shriver though Missouri and Oregon votes shifted, and the meeting aimed to address grievances from Latin and women’s caucuses.
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Washington
Sargent Shriver
Nixon
Spiro T. Agnew
George McGovern
Shriver
Democratic National Committee
Spiro Agnew
McGovern
Missouri
Warren Hearnes
Eagleton
Oregon
Wayne Morse
Senate
Guam
Peace Corps
America
Senate Agrees To End Handgun Sale Debate With Vote
The Senate moved toward a final vote on a bill banning handgun sales not suited for sport. Sen. Hruska would exempt dealers, restricting prohibitions to manufacturers and importers and require Treasury model disapproval. Sen. Bayh warned the changes weaken enforcement. The chamber also voted 71 to 21 to drop the 1968 rimfire 22 ammo record-keeping requirement.
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Washington
Senate
Roman L. Hruska
R-Neb
Hruska
Secretary of the Treasury
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Bayh
Ireland Faces Violent Protest Over Internment in Belfast
In Northern Ireland a tumultuous day of gunfire explosions and mass Catholic protests against British internment unfolded in Belfast and nearby towns. Buses were seized, a freight train attacked with gasoline grenades, and clashes with troops left several wounded as crowds demanded freedom for all and an end to internment.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Newry
Lurgan
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Ballymurphy
New Lodge
Andersonstown
Springfield Road
Falls Road
Armstrong Guest Named to Nixon Campaign Posts
Frank Armstrong III of Winchester is appointed Seventh District chairman for the Virginia Business and Industry Committee for the Re Election of the President. Del Raymond R. Guest Jr. of Front Royal is named volunteer district director. Other district area chairmen are listed. Armstrong is a Winchester native, Handley High and UNC alumnus, president of National Fruit Products Inc.
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Frank Armstrong III
Winchester
Virginia Business and Industry Committee
J. Clifford Miller
del. Raymond R. Guest, Jr
Rock Hill Farm
Front Royal
Jerry T. Faubion
C.E. Thurston
Robert V. Hatcher, Jr
D.W. Duncan
Harry C. Gravely
William F. Vosbeck, Jr
Armstrong
Handley High School
University of North Carolina
National Fruit Products, Inc
Nine year old finds no pot of gold in back yard rainbow
Marian Kern of 512 Barr Ave. searched a flower garden after storms on Monday and found only flowers. Her parents are Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur L. Kern. July rainfall reached 2.34 inches by July 13 and 2.42 inches today, with a 58 year July average of 3.88 inches. August average is 3.77 inches.
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Marian Kern
Barr Ave
Wilbur L. Kern
House approves $1.59 billion disaster relief bill
The House Appropriations Committee approved a $1.59 billion emergency disaster relief measure to aid Tropical Storm Agnes victims and repair public facilities. The package, touted as the largest federal relief effort, totals $17.5 million more than Nixon’s July request and includes $1.3 billion for SBA loans to about 115,000 homeowners and 6,000 businesses.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
House
Nixon
Congress
Small Business Administration
Ground Broken for Pullman Expansion in Front Royal
Ground breaking at Pullman Coach Co in the old Silk Mill on 6th St marks a 50,000 square foot warehouse expansion by Mitchell Engineering to be done by October. Mayor Lillard notes W R Jackson of Jackson Furniture Co finances the project. plant manager Huckaby cites payroll of about 800000 and 160 current workers with plans to add 150 more, bringing total to 300.
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Front Royal
Pullman Coach Co
Silk Mill
6Th St
Mitchell Engineering
William A. Lillard, Jr
W.R. Jackson
Jackson Furniture Co
Pullman Couch Co
Virginia
Gaston Huckaby
Huckaby
Jackson
Industrial Development Commission
Happy Creek
Warren County
Howard Duncan
Industrial Commission
Firemen Overcome By Escaping Gas In Norfolk Plant
Sixteen Norfolk firemen were treated at a local hospital after chlorine gas seeped from a sewage treatment plant in the Poplar Hall area, while crews battled the blaze.
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Norfolk
Poplar Hall
No-Fault Insurance Bill Shelved in Senate Move
The Senate sent a no-fault automobile insurance bill to the Judiciary Committee for study by a 49 46 vote after a Commerce Committee routing motion. Senators argued over constitutional questions and legal review while insurers split on the measure and consumers faced potential impact.
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Washington
Senate
Warren Magnuson
D Wash
Roman Hruska
R-Neb
Commerce Committee
Aetna
Nationwide
Allstate
Travelers
Byrd Calls for Ceiling on Federal Social Services Funding
Senator Harry F. Byrd Jr. urges the Senate Finance Committee to cap federal funding for social services under the revenue sharing bill. He notes spending rose from 40 million to about 4.8 billion this year, with New York requesting 854 million and a medium state 440 million. Byrd warns of a growing deficit, arguing Nixon asked for a 1.2 billion ceiling and the House blocked the Senate’s 2.5 billion limit.
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Washington
Harry F. Byrd Jr
India
Senate Finance Committee
Byrd
Senate
New York
Nixon
House
Cooler air follows as high pressure builds in from west
Richmond AP reports a cooler and drier air mass will move in tonight and Thursday as a high pressure system approaches from the west. A correction notes a classified ad for a by owner, all electric four bedroom brick two story Williamsburg style home in Rolling Fields with city water and sewer and contact number 662 7337 was marked sold in error.
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Richmond
Williamsburg
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