U.S. Helicopter Crewmen Released After Captivity
In South Vietnam last week battlefield casualties rose on all sides, yet American deaths were under the weekly rate with 100 KIA. The U.S. Command reported the release of two helicopter crewmen after five weeks in enemy captivity, WO Michael T. Peterson of Redmond Washington and Sgt Vernon C. Shepard.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Michael T. Peterson
Redmond, Wash
Vernon C. Shepard
Akron
Ohio
Vietnam
Peterson
Shepard
Plan to keep 20 000 to 40 000 U S troops in Vietnam
U S leaders reportedly plan a trainer force of 20 000 to 40 000 in South Vietnam after all combat troops pull out. Melvin Laird testified that this force would be substantially under 50 000, serving a training and advisory role. Officials expect possible total withdrawal if North Vietnam agrees, with a goal to end combat troop presence by 1970.
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U.S
South Vietnam
America
Secretary of Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Vietnam
Pentagon
Laird
South Korea
Europe
United States
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Nixon
Talks Downgraded as Vietnam Peace Talks Continue
North Vietnam denounces the Paris talks as downgraded while pressing Vietnamization. Xuan Thuy boycotts the 46th session, Ha Van Lau replaces him and accuses the Nixon administration of warlike arrogance. Philip Habib, as acting U.S. chief, says a negotiated settlement remains the objective.
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Paris
North Vietnam
Viet
Nixon
Vietnam
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Philip C. Habib
Lodge
United States
Spaghetti Feast at Echo Village Restaurant Notices Washers and Dryers
Evening dinner ad lists all you can eat spaghetti for 1.19 at Echo Village Restaurant. A Montgomery Ward notice corrects a last night's Star page ad from washer to a Model 79281 dryer priced at 168, offering a $3 saving at Ward Plaza.
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Echo Village
Montgomery Ward
Ward Plaza
Glenn enters Ohio Senate race as Democrat
Former astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. announces candidacy for the U S Senate on the Democratic ticket. Glenn, 48, cites deep concern for the country and state and says the Vietnam War is the most important problem facing Americans where lives are lost and dreams shattered.
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Columbus
Ohio
John H. Glenn Jr
U.S. Senate
Glenn
My Lai Massacre: Medina says possible but unclear
Capt. Ernest L. Medina, commander in My Lai, says he did not order or see a massacre but acknowledges it could have taken place. The Army probes 100 to 600 civilian deaths on March 16, 1968, with Lt. Calley charged in the killings.
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Ernest L. Medina
My Lai
Army
William L. Calley Jr
Washington
L. Mendel Rivers
Ds.c
House Armed Services Committee
Rivers
Hugh Thompson Jr
Stanley R. Resor
Subcommittee
Pentagon
Thompson
Medina
Times
Senate Approves Final Vote On Broad Tax Reform Plan
Senate moves toward final passage after two weeks of debate on a sweeping tax bill with Social Security boosts and income tax cuts. Nixon pressed objections and met aides, while House leaders foresee extensive amendments in conference with the Senate.
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Washington
Senate
Nixon
Russell B. Long
D-La
John J. Williams
White House
House
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Ways and Means Committee
Senate Finance Committee
Inquest into Kopechne death to begin January 5
Judge James A. Boyle announced the inquest into Miss Mary Jo Kopechne's death will start on January 5. The proceeding will be held on Martha's Vineyard, following a Pa. autopsy refusal, with Boyle presiding and offering no further comment.
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Edgartown
Mass
James A. Boyle
Mary Jo Kopechne
Boyle
Wilkes-Barre
Miss Kopechne
Kopechne
Washington, D.C
Edward M. Kennedy
Chappaquiddick Island
Martha’s Vineyard
New FDA Chief Edwards to Overhaul Agency Structure
Washington AP reports Secretary Finch reshapes the Food and Drug Administration. Dr Charles C Edwards will lead a three bureau system from foods pesticides and product safety to drugs and veterinary medicine as HEW restores autonomy and pushes hard nosed management.
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Charles C. Edwards
Food and Drug Administration
Herbert L. Ley Jr
Washington (Ap
Robert H. Finch
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Iowa
American Medical Association
Food and Drug Agency
Airliner Hijacked to North Korea with 51 aboard
A South Korean airliner carrying 51 people was hijacked and diverted to Wonsan North Korea after leaving Kangnung for Seoul. Korean Air Lines listed an American passenger named Dr. Kins or Dickens, though U.S. officials found no such resident. South Korea sought help from the International Red Cross to secure the return of all aboard.
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Seoul
North Korea
Korean Air Lines
Dr. Kins
U.S
Dickens
South Korea
Foreign Ministry
International Red Cross
Kangnung
Wonsan
Demilitarized Zone
House approves extra funds to curb border narcotics
The House Appropriations Committee voted to provide 9.35 million more to the Treasury Department to curb illegal border narcotics. The plan adds 915 agents by early January and cites Operation Intercept as evidence enforcement reduces smuggling. Additional 869 thousand reimburses INS for intensified border efforts.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Treasury Department
Congress
Small Business Administration
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Weather forecast notes easing trough in Virginia
A low pressure trough over western Kentucky and Tennessee is expected to weaken as it moves toward Virginia with drier air advancing into the state.
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Richmond
Kentucky
Tennessee
Virginia
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