Violations Down 20 Percent In Vietnam
In Saigon, cease fire violations fell 20 percent to the lowest level in over two weeks, with 135 Communist attacks reported in the 24 hours to 6 a.m. The clash scene included Quang Tri Province near the DMZ and near An Loc. Prisoner exchanges progress continues as 7,000 Communist prisoners have been freed for 1,000 South Vietnamese, with about 19,000 South Vietnamese POWs and 4,000 Communist-held POWs listed by the sides.
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Saigon
Joint Military Commission
Saigon Command
Quang Tri Province
Demilitarized Zone
Mekong Delta
International Commission of Control and Supervision
U.S
An Loc
United States
Military Commission
South Vietnam
Viet Cong
da Nang
Sa Huynh
la Huynh
Bien Hoa
Loc Ninh
Noisy Welcome for Moore at Ceremony
In Richmond a portrait of E. Blackburn Moore hangs in the Virginia House as a 35 year veteran and former speaker. Delegates and senators give a tumultuous welcome as Moore and his wife enter, with remarks from John Warren Cooke and others.
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Miriam Lawrence
Winchester
House of Delegates
E. Blackburn Moore
House Page
Moore
Richmond
E. Blackburn Moores
Virginia House of Delegates
Virginia
House
John Warren Cooke
Henry E. Howell Jr
Senate
David Silvette
James M. Thomson
Alexandria
Cooke
Alderman Withdraws Name for Fla. Post
Dade City Florida Frederick County Administrator Roger Alderman withdrew his name from consideration as Pasco County first administrator for personal reasons. He was among four candidates and had been scheduled for a public interview before the Pasco County Commission.
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Fla. Post
Dade City
Fla
Frederick County
Roger Alderman
Pasco County
St. Petersburg
Keith Stickley
Winchester Evening Star
the Times
Alderman
Pasco
Tampa- St. Petersburg
Supreme Court declines to review Sirhan case
The Supreme Court refused to review the conviction of Sirhan Bishara Sirhan for the murder of Senator Robert F. Kennedy. His lawyers argued police searched his mother's home unconstitutionally after the 1968 shooting and claimed new evidence suggested he did not fire the fatal shot.
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Washington
Supreme Court Today
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan
Sen
Robert F. Kennedy
Sirhan
California Supreme Court
Kennedy
Ambassador
Los Angeles
Pasadena
RFK
California
State Supreme Court
High Court
William O. Douglas
Byron R. White
Virginia Racing Bill Moves To House Floor
The Virginia House General Laws Committee voted 11 to 9 to send the pari mutuel horse track racing bill to the floor with no amendments. It already passed the Senate and includes a statewide referendum and local option referendums on track placement.
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Richmond
Virginia House of Delegates
House General Laws Committee
Virginia
House
Senate
Ridge Shifts as Cold Front Advances into Appalachians
A high pressure ridge from the Middle Atlantic Coast extends over the southeast and shifts southward as a cold front moves east into the central Appalachians this evening and off the coast tonight.
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Richmond
Middle Atlantic
Appalachains
Kissinger Returns From Far East Talks
Henry A. Kissinger flies from Tokyo to Washington to brief President Nixon on meetings with Hanoi Peking and Tokyo. His plane refueled at Elmsdorf AFB Alaska and is due in Washington later today after briefing Japanese leaders.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Henry A. Kissinger
Nixon
Hanoi
Peking
Tokyo
Kissinger
Japan
Elmsdorf Air Force Base
White House
Washington
Educator of the Year Award Presented in Harrisonburg
Dr. Forrest S. Racey received the Educator of the Year award from Greater Madison Inc at Madison College in a ceremony for Shenandoah Valley education leaders. About 200 attended at Warren Campus Center with Rep. M Caldwell Butler as principal speaker.
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Harrisonburg
Forrest S. Racey
Greater Madison, Inc
Madison College
Racey
Shenandoah College and
Conservatory of Music
Greater Madison
Shenandoah Valley
Warren
M. Caldwell Butler
Virginia
Laos Cease-Fire Agreement Reported By Radio
Vientiane radio announced the royal Laotian government and the Pathet Lao agreed on a cease-fire with a signing ceremony set for 11 a m Wednesday in Vientiane. The plan mentions no terms or effective date. The talks involve Hanoi backed forces and possible withdrawal of foreign troops. The United States has provided aid and air strikes, with B52 and fighter bombers averaging about 380 sorties daily.
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Saigon
Vientiane
Pathet Lao
Laos
Souvanna Phouma
Souvanna
Hanoi
United States
Pentagon
Byrd Opposes U S Aid to North Vietnam and Southeast Asia
Senator Harry F. Byrd Jr says there is no justification for postwar aid to North Vietnam and doubts helping neighboring nations amid U S taxpayer strain. He criticizes the Nixon Doctrine and warns the reconstruction plan may mirror failed wartime aims.
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Washington
Harry F. Byrd Jr
India
North Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Senate
Byrd
United States
Nixon
Indochina
Vietnam
POWs Fly Home in Joy as 18 Leave Clark for California
At Clark Air Base in the Philippines American POWs rejoiced with more than 1,000 teens before 18 of them flew to the United States on a C141 hospital plane due at Travis Air Force Base, California. Capt. Joseph Crecca Jr. and Lt. James W. Bailey were among the released, with 163 freed so far and 432 remaining to be returned from North and South Vietnam.
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Clark Air Base
Philippines
United States
Travis Air Force Base
California
Hanoi
Joseph Crecca Jr
East Orange
N.J
James W. Bailey
Kosciusko
Miss
North
South Vietnam
Air Force
Navy
Wagner High School
Herbert B. Ringsdorf
Elba
Ala
Debbie Henry
Arlington
Joseph C. Plumb Jr
Gary
Ind
Carlene Beck
Fort Walton Beach
Fla
Cmdr
Frederick R. Purrington
New Bedford
Mass
Gunmen invade Indian High Commission in London
Three armed masked men burst into the Indian High Commission in London, beat staff, and opened fire with police. Two attackers died, the third was wounded and arrested. One police officer and several civilians were treated for shock or minor injuries. Authorities indicated the assailants were young men from India or Pakistan, possibly seeking hostages.
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London
Indian High Commission
Scotland Yard
Yard
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