15000 Cut Inils in Saigon Area
American forces in the Saigon military region will be cut by about 15000 men after a major reshuffle of allied units and the transfer of a large base to Vietnamese control. Two full brigades and other units will be shipped home from Saigon and the 11 surrounding provinces. those short of 12 month Vietnam tours will be reassigned. Details on returning units are withheld pending U.S. Command announcement.
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Saigon
3Rd Military Region
Vietnam
United States
U.S
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
Creighton W. Abrams
Thailand
Japan
South China Sea
Tay Ninh
18Th Infantry Division
Michael S. Davison
South Vietnam
FDA to bar cyclamates in all foods after advisory panel shift
Washington reports indicate the FDA will revoke its six month old stance and ban cyclamates in artificially sweetened diet foods. The move follows a medical advisory panel's reversal and comes amid broader stock and economic impact considerations.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Charles C. Edwards
Israel Strikes Jordanian Positions as Cease-Fire Wanes
Israeli air force planes hit Jordanian army strongholds in Jordan for the second day running in response to mortar attacks on Beisan Valley settlements. Jordan tightens security as guerrillas disown the truce. King Hussein warns of plots to assassinate officials. Egypt reportedly moves missiles toward the Suez Canal amid stalled peace talks.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Beisan Valley
Beisan
Maoz Haim
Yardena
Jordan
Middle East
United States
Amman
U.S
Tropical low threatens Bahamas and Florida coast
A fast moving tropical low with 60 mph winds nears the Bahamas and could rapidly develop into a hurricane. The National Hurricane Center warns of heavy squalls and imminent threat to boating, low lying islands, and the Florida east coast this weekend as conditions may quickly intensify.
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Miami
Bahamas
Florida
National Hurricane Center
Allen Sh Laie
North Caicos Island
Winchester Gets Touch-Tone Dial Changeover Sunday
C P Telephone Co of Virginia will switch to new dial equipment this Sunday in Winchester. Manager Harry Doyle says the $1.5 million upgrade offers optional Touch-Tone service with push button phones and improved local and long distance calling. A new time of day number 667-0123 will also go into use.
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Winchester Telephone
C & P Telephone Co
Virginia
Harry Doyle
Doyle
Weekend Special and Shop Ad Snippet
Ad fragment lists items and shops including Fudge Marble Cake Ward's Pastry Shop Winchester Animal Hospital Ellie's Bridal Shop and Boutique with a corrected peaches reference and a new telephone number 667-0260 plus evening gowns. The remaining lines hint at local shops and sales in Virginia with a playful note about a correction and pricing.
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Ward
Winchester Animal Hospital
Agnew Heads Nine Day Asia Trip for Goodwill Mission
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew sails for Asia on August 23 for nine days visiting South Korea Taiwan Thailand and South Vietnam. The White House says the trip demonstrates the President's ongoing interest and aims to brief Nixon on impressions from his prior Asian visit.
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Washington
Spiro T. Agnew
Asia
South Korea
Taiwan
Thailand
South Vietnam
White House
Nixon
Agnew
Ronald Ziegler
Senate to Override Nixon Veto on $4.4 Billion Education Bill
The Senate is expected to follow the House in overriding President Nixon's veto of a $4.4 billion education measure, with a veto override likely Tuesday or Wednesday. The House previously defeated the omnibus $18 billion funding bill 203 to 195, forcing new drafting efforts.
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Washington
Senate
House
Nixon
Space Agency
Appropriations Committees
Capitol
Mike Mansfield
Congress
Hill-Burton
Nixon meets Southern desegregation councils in New Orleans
President Nixon travels to New Orleans to meet advisory councils from seven Southern states. The aim is to strengthen voluntary integration efforts this fall and raise the councils’ effectiveness and prestige while pursuing broad desegregation in the region. George P. Shultz accompanies Nixon as the administration seeks a cooperative approach.
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Washington
Nixon
New Orleans
South
George P. Shultz
Social Security Turns 35 At Ann Arbor Conference
In Ann Arbor during the 23rd Conference on Aging chief architects gather to mark 35 years since the Social Security Act was signed on August 14, 1935. Wilbur Cohen recalls attacks by Alf Landon and the court battles, while Arthur Altmeyer attends as the last surviving original board member. Cohen notes current life insurance in force under the act equals all private life insurance at about $1 trillion.
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Ann Arbor, Mich
Social Security
Ann Arbor
Wilbur Cohen
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Cohen
Social Security Board
Health, Education and Welfare
Lyndon B. Johnson
College of
University of Michigan
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Arthur Altmeyer
Middletown council dismisses engineering firm over sewer project
The Town Council voted to terminate John S. McNair and Associates as sewer system engineers. Mayor Archie Manuel said dissatisfaction with engineering and contractor performance prompted the action. Public hearings were scheduled on two new ordinances including a zoning map amendment and a sewer hookup fee schedule.
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Middletown
John S. McNair and
Archie Manuel
Brock and Davis
John S. McNair
Third St
Main
Church Sts
Main St
Senseng Ave
Weather Preview Sees Fair Virginia Weekend
Richmond AP reports a weak high pressure area over the east coast will bring fair weather for Virginia through Saturday with a chance of a few...
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Richmond
East Coast
Virginia
Waffle Shop Offers Lunch Special and Home Cooking
Tension? Call Concern 667 0145 for a Waffle Shop lunch deal featuring meat two vegetables and a drink. Sun High Peaches from D K Russell and Sons lists 662 7825 with weekday hours 7 p.m. to 7 p.m. Now. Penney’s Gaymode panty hose in six autumn tones at 1.29 dollars.
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Sun High
D.K. Russell and Sons
Penney’s
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Mark
Frederick County
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Lawrence Russell
Winchester
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Will Sager
State Library
Beirut
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Cairo
Egypt
Suez Canal
Jerusalem
Storm
Ellie
Ralph W. Yarborough
D-Tex
Labor and Public Welfare Committee
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Deep South
Alf Landon
London
Ida Fuller
Brattleboro
Robert E. Normandie
Vermont
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