U.S. combat deaths drop in Vietnam for week
AP reports U.S. combat deaths fell to 88 last week from 113, while wounded rose 72 percent to 803. Since Jan 1 1961, 40,846 Americans killed in action, 269,099 wounded, and 1,363 missing or captured. Allied forces say 2,105 enemy deaths last week, war total 607,886. Saigon battle deaths exceed U.S. total for 42nd straight week with 343 killed and 742 wounded.
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Saigon
U.S
Vietnam
U.S. Command
Israeli jets raid Egyptian targets across Suez Canal
Israeli jets crossed the Suez Canal for a 10 minute raid penetrating up to 15 miles into Egypt striking southern targets. All planes returned safely and no further canal attacks were reported. Elsewhere Arab guerrillas wounded six Israeli soldiers at the Golan Heights as one attacker died and mines were found then dismantled.
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Tel Aviv
Suez Canal
Egypt
Golan Heights
Johnson in excellent spirits as hospital progress noted
Army doctors report Lyndon B. Johnson showing satisfactory progress after ten days at Brooke General Hospital in San Antonio. No chest pain for several days and he is increasingly walking around his penthouse suite.
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San Antonio, Tex
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Army
Brooke General Hospital
Hijacker Stays In Cuba After Miami Air Hijack
A United Air Lines jet forced to Havana by an armed hijacker carried 106 aboard but 6 remained in Cuba after landing. The hijacker with a woman and four children stayed behind, while the others were released or flown on. A Colombian Avianca jet with 78 aboard was also in uncertainty as reports conflicted on its landing in Havana.
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Miami
United Air Lines
Cuba
Havana
Bogota
Barranquilla
Avianca
Jose Marti Airport
U.S. Federal Aviation Administration
Jose Marti
Peace Corps Dismissals For Public Dissent Tap Six Nations
Peace Corps reports twelve volunteers were terminated in four months for public opposition to U.S. policy and the Vietnam War. Director Joseph H. Blatchford says dissent is allowed but not when voiced in host nations. Terminated tours include three in Turkey, two in Ethiopia, two in Thailand, and five in Ecuador. a Turkish staffer was also fired.
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Washington
Peace Corps
U.S
Joseph H. Blatchford
Blatchford
Turkey
Ethiopia
Thailand
Ecuador
Nixon Pledges $30 Million Boost in Drug Fight Funds
President Nixon announced a $30 million increase in federal education and research efforts to combat narcotics trafficking. He warned that drug addiction among school age youth is rising, and proposed a total of $135.6 million for fiscal year starting July 1, up from $105.8 million this year. The plan includes raising marijuana research funding at the National Institute of Mental Health to $3.3 million in fiscal 1971 from $2.6 million.
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Washington
Nixon
Ation
National Institute of Mental Health
First Full Strike Hits Las Vegas Strip Casinos
On the Las Vegas Strip workers walked out in the first full-scale strike in 30 years. About 14,000 bartenders maids waitresses and kitchen staff from 16 Strip hotels walked out over wage disputes with the Nevada Resort Association closing games and emptying rooms as management kept properties open to aid departure.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Las Vegas Strip
John Hughes
Sahara Hotel
Nevada Resort Association
Birds Overrun 40 Acre Scotland Neck Forest Zone
Federal officials weigh actions against thousands of birds that blanket a 40 acre tract in Scotland Neck North Carolina at sundown. The flock darkens the sky with species including starlings blackbirds grackles and cowbirds. Droppings pile 9 to 10 inches deep and threaten the forest. Lice and odor are described as unbelievable by Mayor Fred A Harrison. A conference was arranged by Congressman L H Fountain of Tarboro.
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Washington
Scotland Neck
N.C
Fred A. Harrison
L. H. Fountain
Tarboro
Budget Debate Key To Adjournment In South Carolina
The South Carolina Senate moves toward final passage of a record 508 million dollar state budget as Finance Committee members prepare for lengthy arguments and potential filibusters. Senator Ralph Gasque criticizes the Parks and Tourism budget and the Tricentennial Commission, while pay for Speaker Sol Blatt is debated to maintain harmony.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Ralph Gasque
Marion
Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism
Tricentennial Commission
Sol Blatt
House
Sen. Rembert Dennis
Finance Committee
Sen. Gasque
Aiken Trials spotlight on male sprinters and stakes winners
The 28th Aiken Trials features five two year old races and three year old plus events at one half mile. Favorites lean to colts and geldings, with notable entrants Jack of All Trades Buck Run Hand to Hand Mr Leader and Red Reality.
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Aiken
Jack of All Trades
Buck Run
Mr. Leader
Red Reality
Mike Freeman
Greentree Stable
John Gaver Jr
New York
Cambridge Stable
W.O. Hicks
Charles Engelhard
MacKenzie Miller
Walt Whitman
Discovery
Lawrence Realization
Benjamin Franklin
Cragwood Stables
Leader
Buck A Cup Buttons On Sale For Easter Seals Drive
Buck A Cup buttons go on sale tomorrow in Aiken County restaurants to fund the Easter Seal Society of South Carolina. The 18th annual Coffee Day observance on Good Friday is sponsored by the SC Restaurant Association and SC Law Enforcement Association with proceeds aiding cerebral palsy clinics and rehabilitation centers.
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Aiken County
The
South Carolina Restaurant Association
South Carolina Law Enforcement Association
Easter Seal Society
South Carolina
Forrest Holley
Commercial Hotel
Paul D. Grant
Aiken
James B. Brown
Legare Ansel
DuPont Security Department
Savannah River
Conrad Hartzog
R.D. McCroskey
Easter Sear
South Carolina State Highway Patrol
South Carolina Law Enforcement Division
State Department of Corrections
Energy Subsidiary Purchases Two Aiken Land Tracts
Energy Subsidiary Inc., a unit of South Carolina Electric and Gas Co., buys two land tracts near Aiken for 405,064 dollars. The Barr Estate along Pine Log Road spans 828 acres for 273,504 dollars, suitable for residences and light industry. A 370 acre Silver Bluff Farms portion was bought for 131,560 dollars, formerly a cattle farm. John W. Huggins says the purchase is a long term investment with potential residential or industrial development and aims to harmonize with Aiken County.
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Silver Bluff Farms
B.T. Leithead
Oliver Appleton
Huggins
Aiken County
State Sets Deadline On Pollution Plan
The South Carolina Pollution Authority gave North Augusta 30 days to draft a plan to stop Savannah River pollution after a show cause order for dumping raw waste. Mayor Cecil Collins said the city seeks grants and a HUD loan to fund a waste treatment plant. United Merchants, formerly Clearwater Finishing Plant, faced standards violations for Horse Creek Valley and cited delays in a 10 million gallon plant due to VPSA participation.
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South Carolina Pollution Authority
North Augusta
Savannah River
Cecil Collins
Federal Water Pollution Control Authority
Department of Housing and Urban Development
United Merchants
Clearwater Finishing Plant
Horse Creek Valley
William F. Thompson
VPSA
Laos Premier links cease fire to North Vietnamese troop withdrawal
VIENTIANE Laos AP Premier Prince Souvanna Phouma said his government is ready for a cease fire but North Vietnamese troops must withdraw before any halt to American bombing. He tied the talks to a new Pathet Lao peace proposal and said Laos now hosts more than 67,000 North Vietnamese troops, up from last year. He warned the situation is grave but not hopeless and urged calm while watching actions by the great powers.
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Vientiane
Laos
Souvanna Phouma
North Vietnam
Souvanna
Pathet Lao
Prince Souvanna
Nixon
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Bill protects newsmen from interference in riots
A bill proposed by Len Earle Morris would make it a misdemeanor to interfere with newsmen lawfully engaged in duties and allow officers to order media away from riot scenes. The measure cites the Lamar disturbance where protesters clashed with police and one newsman was injured. penalties include up to $100 fine or 30 days in jail.
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Columbia
Len Earle Morris
D-Pickens
Morris
Lamar
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