Costly Chinese Communism Death Toll Estimated
A Senate subcommittee study led by Richard L. Walker estimates that Chinese Communism has caused between 34 and 63 million deaths in 50 years, with a reasonable figure near 50 million. The report outlines mass executions, purges, slave labor, and terror under Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai, noting progress alongside brutal costs.
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Washington
Senate
Internal Severity Subcommittee
Richard L. Walker
Institute of International Studies
University of South Carolina
China
Subcommittee
Nixon
Peking
James O. Eastland
Dmiss
Eastland
Walker
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
Chinese Communist Party
Mainland
Mao Tse-tung
Chou Enlai
Recreation Concepts Aired For Frederick County
At a Frederick County Recreation Commission meeting 35 people debated public facilities. A central large park with a lake and all sports facilities was weighed against dispersed area parks. Supporters cited state and federal grant potential. opponents urged bringing recreation to residents countywide.
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Frederick County
Frederick County Recreation Commission
Thomas Rosenberger
Frederick County Board of Supervisors
Central Park
Gene Dicks
Middletown
Summer Rainfall Drenches Town With Cooler Morning
Town records 1.02 inches of rain yesterday, lifting August total to 2.91 inches with gusty winds and a cooling trend. Temperatures fell from 88 to 72 before dawn, bottoming at 55, with August 6 marking a 51 degree morning.
Sweeney Cleared on Running Away Charge in Vietnam
Marine Sgt. Jon M. Sweeney, 21, of West Babylon New York, was found innocent of running away during Operation Dewey Canyon after a week long court martial at Quantico. He testified his unit left him behind and he was captured by Viet Cong and forced to sign antiwar statements and make propaganda tapes.
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Quantico
Jon M. Sweeney
Vietnam
West Babylon
N.Y
Leatherneck
B. Raymond Perkins
Sweeney
Quang Tri Province
Perkins
Ho Chi Minh Trail
North Vietnam
Hanoi
North Vietnamese Break Lull in War
North Vietnamese attacks along the DMZ end a lull with seven rocket and mortar strikes and three ground assaults. Saigon reports at least 15 South Vietnamese and 26 North Vietnamese dead, plus casualties among advisers. Cam Lo district HQ suffered the night’s heaviest damage. Vice President Ky says he disputes his disqualification but will not appeal before midnight.
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Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
le Trung Hien
Dmz
U.S
Cam Lo
Nguyen Cao Ky
Belfast Riots Intensify as Five Die in Week of Violence
Belfast experienced renewed bloodshed with five more deaths amid rioting linked to the Northern Ireland conflict. British troops battled snipers, dozens wounded, and thousands displaced as violence escalated following internment actions and Protestant Catholic clashes.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Londonderry
Irish Republican Army
Harry Tuzo
IRA
Bogside
Irish Republic
Low Ranking Deputy Attends Peace Talks in Paris
North Vietnam's chief negotiator Xuan Thuy sent a low ranking deputy Phan Hien to the 125th weekly session as Thuy was "slightly indisposed." The U S delegation is led by Philip Habib amid retirements and delayed arrivals. Viet Cong's Nguyen Thi Binh attended and accused the U S of propping up Thieu while Lam said Hanoi seeks a protracted war. Habib urged clarifications of Binh's seven point plan, warning it could be rejected as unilateral.
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Paris
North Vietnam
Xuan Thuy
Phan Hien
Thuy
U.S
David K.E. Bruce
William J. Porter
Philip Habib
Habib
Nguyen Thi Binh
South Vietnam
United States
Nguyen van Thieu
Pham Dang Lam
Hanoi
Lam
Mrs. Binh
Scott Calls for Permanent Moon Science Stations
Apollo 15 astronaut David R. Scott urged permanent moon science stations and restoration of canceled moon missions. He proposed a lunar base of scientists and a moon rover carrying up to six men, voiced at a Houston news conference after his 12 day Moon mission with Irwin and Worden.
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David R. Scott
Alfred M. Worden
James B. Irwin
Live Inc Aims Low Income Housing Plan In Winchester
Winchester and Frederick County residents may gain via LIVE Inc a non profit housing effort led by Rev. Bruce A. Macbeth and William W. Buckner. The group will buy renovate and sell homes to low income families, offer affordable loans, and pursue new construction while targeting funds from a May Walk for Development.
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Winchester
Live, Inc
Living Improvement Voluntary Enterprises
Bruce A. Macbeth
William W. Buckner
Frederick County
Weather brings sunny skies and cooler air to Virginia
A high pressure system followed a cold front into Virginia bringing mostly sunny skies cooler temperatures and lower humidity. The note also advertises country ham at 99 cents per pound and a new shipment of red white and blue Stars and Stripes shoes with summer merchandise.
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Richmond
Virginia
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Fountain Street
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Stork
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