Plane Crash Kills 33 On Philippine Domestic Flight
A Philippine Airlines Hawker Siddeley jet prop crashed into hilly country north of Manila on a flight from Cawayan to the capital. Official lists show 29 passengers and 4 crew aboard, with one Western name among them. A baby survivor died in hospital. cause unclear as weather was reported clear and last radio contact was with Cawayan tower.
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Cawayan
Apollo 13 Rockets Toward TV Tell-All After Flight
Apollo 13 astronauts James A Lovell Fred W Haise and John L Swigert speak tonight about their oxygen tank explosion and four day survival struggle. They meet with the review board headed by Edgar M Cortright to review the accident and future fixes.
South Vietnamese Deepens Split Into Cambodia Action
South Vietnamese forces pressed a third major push into Cambodia as a task force of about 2,000 Rangers with tanks crossed into Svay Rieng Province near Tuyen Binh. Reports say 144 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong were killed in the first 24 hours, with 20 South Vietnamese killed and 75 wounded on Monday.
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Saigon
Cambodia
Svay Rieng
Tuyen Binh
Navy cancels major Eight day First Fleet exercise
The Navy cancelled an eight day operational and readiness exercise code named Reverval 270 due to budget cuts. Pentagon sources say the move follows a $1.1 billion Pentagon reduction with the Navy absorbing about one third. The cancellation coincides with Soviet plans for worldwide ocean maneuvers.
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Washington
U.S. Navy
Pentagon
Soviet Union
Melvin R. Laird
Navy
Bank Firebombed in Los Angeles Branch
A gasoline firebomb shattered a Bank of America window in downtown Los Angeles causing extensive interior damage. Three suspects fled in a car after the blast at Wabash and Sentinel. A second bomb was found unused nearby. Police noted no link yet to Santa Barbara unrest.
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Bank of America
Santa Barbara
Wabash and
Sentinel
Senate approves expense paid Russia trips for officials
A Senate bill authorizes up to 1000 elected U.S. officials to take two week expense paid trips to Russia over five years. The $5 million plan permits members of Congress, governors, state legislative leaders and large city mayors to travel with spouses at government expense to foster greater understanding.
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U.S
Russia
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House
Ing
Mike Gravel
Alaska
Drugs In Auto Plants Raise UAW Alarm Nationwide
United Auto Workers leaders report widespread narcotics use in auto plants and factories across the nation. Douglas Fraser and Paul Schrade describe evidence found by shop stewards in restrooms including marijuana paraphernalia and needle marks on workers. Other officials were reluctant to comment.
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United Auto Workers Union
Douglas A. Fraser
Chrysler
Detroit
Paul Schrade
Los Angeles
Delegation Probes Indigent Care at University Hospital
Aiken County legislators agreed to discuss indigent patients using University Hospital facilities with University Administrator George Little. They will seek criteria for indigency and consider future payments, while cautioning about potential charges for non-emergency cases and intercounty responsibility.
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Aiken County
George Little
Little
University
Augusta
Aiken County Hospital
Kenneth Owens
North Augusta
Aiken
Owens
Edgefield County
G. H. Grant
Marshall Cain
Guy Heyl
Heyl
Columbia
Charleston
Gilbert McMillan
Aiken Hospital
Rep
Cain
Budget Tops $1.9 Million in Aiken County Appropriation
Aiken County approves a 1.9419 million dollar supply bill with new 78 thousand drainage funds for U.S. 1 projects and 12 thousand for the library. Other increases cover indigent care, retirement, and a merit based sheriff’s plan as negotiations on a new county center continue.
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Aiken County
University of South Carolina Extension
Aiken
Aiken County Public Defenders Corporation
U.S. 1
Kalmia Hill
S.C
Fred Scott
SC General Assembly Begins Final Week Amid Probe of Key Issues
The South Carolina General Assembly starts its last week facing stalled adjournment as lawmakers balance campaign plans for June primary and ongoing fights over six new circuit judges, Winthrop male graduation, and a minibottle liquor bill with uncertain Senate passage.
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South Carolina General Assembly
House
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Cuban Invaders Equipped To Carry On Long Battle
Two groups of Cuban exiles report they are equipped for a long campaign against Fidel Castro. Castro mourned five slain soldiers at a funeral and vowed to exterminate the invaders. Alpha 66 claimed its guerrilla action is only beginning amid anniversary coverage of the Bay of Pigs defeat. Castro warned of plans to sabotage Cuba’s sugar harvest as he pushes a 10 million ton target.
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Fidel Castro
Castro
Alpha 66
Havana Radio
Cuba
Law Moving In On Drug Pushers
South Carolina law enforcement moves toward a crackdown with undercover work and more raids. SLED reports a surge in narcotics samples at its laboratory from Oct 1969 to March 1970, with officials citing rising drug use and related crime across the state. University students staged sit ins against campus drug raids amid complaints of campus access by narcotics agents. Charleston police report steady narcotics arrests as crews pledge relentless pursuit of pushers.
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South Carolina
University of South Carolina
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