Navy sinks two North Vietnamese torpedo boats off Haiphong
U S Navy ships Newport News Providence Rowan and Robison with a Navy plane sank two torpedo boats during a coast raid off Haiphong. Vice Admiral Holloway aboard the Newport News called the operation a daring raid into strongly defended enemy territory. Ships shelled a fuel depot two miles inland.
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U.S. Navy
Newport News
Adm
J.L. Holloway III
7Th Fleet
Haiphong
North Vietnam
Saigon
U.S
Providence
Rowan
Robison
J. L. Holloway III
A. Corsair
Navy
Air Force
Cora
South Vietnam
Quang Tri
Que Son
McGovern Unveils Second Welfare and Tax Plan
Democratic candidate George McGovern proposes a federally guaranteed annual income of 4000 dollars for a family of four, expanding Social Security, and one million public service jobs while closing investment loopholes to fund a 29 billion dollar program and cutting military spending by 30 billion over three years. He says wages and salaries would not pay extra taxes, and economists are asked to study working family supplements.
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New York
George McGovern
South Dakota
New York Society of Security Analysts
Wall Street
McGovern
Gun Battle In Belfast Rocks Royal Victoria Hospital
Gun battle in Belfast roared around the Royal Victoria Hospital as the IRA fought British troops at multiple positions for 90 minutes. No patients or troops were wounded. two gunmen were hit, with reports of up to 16 wounded among guerrillas. A mine near the border killed a man and his dog, marking the 542nd death in three years of violence.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Royal Victoria Hospital
The
Irish Republic
Drafts To End By December Amid Volunteer Push
The Pentagon aims to halt draft inductions by December six months before Nixon’s target date of July 1 1973. Melvin Laird reports the approach to end conscription relies on boosting voluntary enlistments with bonuses. Army Marine Corps enlistment pilots show rising success with incentives, as total manpower sits just over 2.3 million.
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Washington
Pentagon
Nixon
Melvin Laird
California
White House
Sanclemente
Laird
U.S
National Guard and Reserve
Stray Dogs Inherit 14 Million Estate In Florida
In Broward County Court the will of Eleanor E Ritchey was settled granting about 14 million dollars to 81 stray dogs from a 4.5 million estate bequeathed in 1968 to dogs. The fund now stands near 18 million with ongoing annual costs for feed care and medicals. The dogs live on a 180 acre Deerfield Beach ranch and the remainder goes to Auburn University for small animal disease study after all heirs die.
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Eleanor E. Ritchey
Quaker State Refining Corp
Broward County
Quaker State
Miss Ritchey
Philip Bayer
Auburn Research Foundation
Auburn University
Alabama
Nixon Set to Cut Vietnam Troop Ceiling Near Residual Level
President Nixon will announce a new reduction of the Vietnam troop ceiling to about 39,000, with speculation it aims toward a residual force of advisers and support personnel. Ground combat troops have been withdrawn. total U.S. forces in Vietnam have fallen from a peak of 543,400 in 1969.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Vietnam
Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
CBS
Thailand
Guam
7Th Fleet
Ford and GM Price Increase Requests Denied
The Price Commission rejected Ford and General Motors requests for 1973 model price increases citing potential to push profit margins beyond permissible limits. Consumers face no GM or Ford price hikes at least until November, with resubmission possible after Q2 profit figures. Chrysler and American Motors also await hearings next month.
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Washington
The
Price Commission Today
Ford
General Motors
C. Jackson Grayson Jr
Grayson
Chrysler Corp
American Motors
Chrysler
Newark Evening News to cease publication this week
The Evening News of Newark New Jersey will stop publishing with the Thursday edition. The paper says ongoing circulation and advertising declines after a 10 month strike made continued operation financially impossible.
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Newark Paper
Newark
Evening News
New Jersey
Opening Day Observed As Smooth Start Across Area
First graders return to classrooms as area principals report a calm opening day. Ray Chapman and other school leaders describe minimal incidents with few questions from parents, some bus concerns, and overall smooth operations across multiple elementary schools. A correction notes last night's ad error for shirt prices in Bargain's Galore Dress Shop.
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P.E. Morris, JR
Ray Chapman
John Kerr Elementary School
Chapman
Ned Browning
Quarles Elementary
Virginia Ave
Frederic Weichman
Winchester
Star
Galore Dress Shop
Weems Lane
When a Decrease Becomes an Increase in County Enrollments
Frederick County schools opened with 6 524 pupils this year versus 6 694 last year. Removing 333 pupils annexed by Winchester shows actual county enrollment last year at 6 361, revealing 163 more county pupils this year. Thus a decrease is an increase in real terms.
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Frederick County
Melton F. Wright
Wright
Winchester
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Boulder Hill
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Fort Lauderdale, Fla
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Robert Rexrode
Stephens City
D.W. Neff, Jr
Boyce Elementary School
Front Royal
A.S. Rhodes
John Blanton
Mike Kitts
Otterburn School
Gainesboro
Frank Whitacre
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