Eighty Americans Killed in Vietnam War Week Low
Saigon reports eighty U.S. deaths last week the lowest in nine weeks while American wounded rise to 643. South Vietnamese losses total 366 killed and 1,071 wounded. enemy toll climbs to 2,093 killed. Cambodian fighting near Phnom Penh continues with multiple engagements and civilian casualties alleged.
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Saigon
Vietnam
Cambodia
U.S
Phnom Penh
Kompong Luong
Tonle Sap
Bangkok
Orm Pénh
Kompong Speu
Demos Move to Override Nixon veto on hospital bill
House Democrats pressed to override President Nixon s veto of a 1.25 billion hospital construction bill. Republicans offered mixed stances while elections loom, with the measure already passing both chambers in compromise form. Nixon objected to mandated spending of funds and to the bill exceeding his fiscal year budget plan by over 350 million.
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Washington
House
Nixon
Congress
GOP
White House
Senate
Agnew Hails Cambodia Incursion At GOP Dinner
Vice President Spiro Agnew calls sending troops to Cambodia a heroic and highly successful military operation. He accuses congressional critics of trying to hobble the commander in chief while 400,000 U S troops remain in the field as antiwar demonstrators clash with police outside.
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Denver
Spiro T. Agnew
U.S
Cambodia
Agnew
Southeast Asia
Monument to JFK Dedicated Near Dallas Site
A box like memorial to President John F Kennedy was dedicated Tuesday about 200 yards from the assassination site. The ceremony drew about 250 people beside the memorial designed by New York architect Philip Johnson near the western edge of the downtown district. Johnson said designing the memorial was his way of honoring the man he loved and admired.
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Dallas
John F. Kennedy
New York
Philip Johnson
Kennedy
Hot June Haze Reaches 92 Degree Peak in Winchester
The current day sees 92 degrees noted as the hottest so far with 11 am reading at 89 at the Winchester Research Laboratory. A long hot spell is expected. a 1929 discovery surfaces when William Deiches Co of Baltimore billed Kern's Pool Room at 160 North Main Winchester for cigars, found today in the building ceiling during remodeling by W. H. Boone of Florida.
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Winchestert Research Laboratory
William Deiches and Co
Baltimore
Kern
N. Main St
Winchester
W. H. Boone
Florida
I Gal
Y’s
United States outlines Mideast peace plan to halt fighting
Secretary of State William P. Rogers announced a new U S initiative proposing a 90 day cease fire among Egypt Jordan and Israel and negotiations led by U N mediator Gunnar Jarring The plan would pull Egypt and Jordan to accept peace with Israel while Israel would withdraw from lands it gained in 1967 The move accompanies U S concerns over Soviet missiles in Egypt and cuts in direct U S military talk While flagging U S aims in Cambodia Rogers emphasized continuing air operations to protect Americans in South Vietnam and pledged no direct U S military support for Lon Nol regime labeled as a strategic shift
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Washington
William P. Rogers
U.S. Mideast
U.S
Egypt
Jordan
Israel
U.N
Gunnar Jarring
U.N. Security Council
Rogers
Nixon
Middle East
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Israeli Warplanes Hit Syrian Camps Near Damascus
Israeli warplanes attacked two Syrian army camps near Damascus in retaliation for a Syrian assault on Israeli posts in the Golan Heights. The raids targeted Qatana and Kiswah southwest and south of Damascus, with a third camp at Seijen near Suwayda also reported. Syrian officials confirmed the strikes and claimed air defenses engaged the raiders.
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Tel Aviv
Damascus
Golan Heights
Qatana
Kiswah
Seijen
Suwayda
Qatanah
Doctor Aims to Eliminate Needle Fear in Vaccinations
Dayton physician Dr Herman M Lubens with Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and Drs Robert W Ausdenmoore and Alan D Shafer from Dayton bar win AML convention for a painless injection method using an adhesive anesthetic patch. The patch delays needle discomfort by 20 to 30 minutes to peak at two hours, with licocaine in a blue marked pad. The patch is not yet on the market after years of tests on thousands of children.
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Chicago
Ohio
Herman M. Lubens
Dayton
Lubens
Children’s Hospital Medical Center
University of Cincinnati
Robert W. Ausdenmoore
Alan D. Shafer
Administration backs textile import limits amid Japan talks collapse
The administration endorses reluctant textile import restrictions while opposing shoe limits. Commerce Secretary Maurice Stans told the Ways and Means Committee the textile talks with Japan failed and no agreement is possible, urging enactment of current legislation. He said shoes could be addressed under existing law and suggested relaxing a trade act clause to aid companies harmed by imports.
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Washington
Maurice H. Stans
House
Ways and Means Committee
Stans
Japan
Congress
Favoritism Charged in Republican Senate Nomination Race
Potter accuses party Chairman Warren B. French and I Lee Potter of favoritism in the campaign. Darrell F. Branstetter of Roanoke reported bias while campaigning locally. Potter, a State Central Committee member, said he was singled out as the meeting in Richmond screened candidates and he was asked to leave with the press.
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Warren B. French
I. Lee Potter
Darrell F. Branstetter
Roanoke
Warren French
Potter
State Central Committee
Richmond
Weather Alert Richmond Focuses on Storms
A cold front from the eastern Great Lakes moves southward bringing increasing clouds to the state. Scattered thunderstorms are expected as conditions shift across the region.
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Richmond
Great Lakes
State
Rutherford House Hand Craft Shop Vacation Closure Notice
Reward offered for information on tools stolen from back of track on Pennsylvania Avenue. Call 667-4884. Rutherford House Hand Craft Shop closed for vacation June 27 to July 13. Correction: over 5,000 pairs of shoes on sale at Wilkins Shoes Center.
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Wilkins Shoe Center, Inc
Rutherford House
Pennsylvania Avenue
Wilkins’ Shoecenter
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