UN Security Council backs ties cut with Rhodesia
The Security Council approved a compromise resolution calling on member states to sever transportation and diplomatic links with Rhodesia. It passed 14 to 0 after the United States and Britain vetoed a tougher measure that would have cut all communications and condemned Britain's stance on Rhodesia’s republic declaration March 1.
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United Nations, N.Y
U.N. Security Council
Rhodesia
United
Britain
Revenuers Close Brothel in Reno Nevada
Agents shut down Nevada's Mustang Ranch near Reno after finding liquor sold without a $50 federal tax stamp. Owner Joe Conforte denounced the move as a harsh IRS act and moved workers from the Mustang Ranch trailer cluster to a nearby site. The IRS seized property and ordered the girls to depart Tuesday night. Brothels remain legal in parts of Nevada but can be closed if deemed a public nuisance.
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Reno
Nev
Revenuers
Nevada
Joe Conforte
Internal Revenue Service
Mustang Ranch
IRS
Pollution Indictments Target U S Steel in Chicago
A federal grand jury indicted U S Steel Corp and Charles Kay superintendent of its South Works plant on five counts of polluting Lake Michigan. Alleged discharges of iron oxide and blast furnace waste occurred between Sept 26 and Sept 30, violating navigable waters law. This marks the second Lake Michigan pollution case against U S Steel that year.
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Chicago
US Steel Corp
Lake Michigan
Charles Kay
South Works
U.S. Steel
Rampage in Menado destroys homes shops and temple
In Menado North Sulawesi a six hour mob action by thousands of Moslems burned a Chinese temple to the ground and damaged a church and Catholic youth building After claims a Chinese insulted the Prophet Mohammed no deaths were reported by Antara agency during the spree.
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Indonesia
Sulawesi
Celebes
Menado
Mohammed
Antara
Roman Catholic Youth Secretariat
Surfers Fight Beach Build Threat on Oahu coast
Hawaii SOS leader John Kelly warns mass beach construction could close South Shore swells including Waikiki. He says 80 percent of Oahu surfing areas could be destroyed from Koko Head to Pearl Harbor. SOS backs 12 bills to shield reefs and surf spots amid 40,000 Hawaii surfers.
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Hawaii
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Oahu
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Boost In GI Benefits Heads To Nixon For Action
A bill to raise education benefits for veterans by 35 percent moves to President Nixon after swift House approval. The Senate plans quick action Monday on higher monthly payments for unmarried veterans from 130 to 175 dollars and a 45 dollar boost in education benefits. The measure aides vocational rehab farm cooperative aid and apprenticeship programs, benefiting about 1.4 million veterans.
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Nixon
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Senate
Senate House
Harmony Grade School Sinks For Months In Belleville
Harmony Grade School in Belleville Illinois is sinking about a quarter inch weekly above an abandoned coal mine. Superintendent Leonard Parrish says pupils must move to Harmony Emge and Ellis schools while engineers study the issue.
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Belleville, Ill
Harmony
Leonard Parrish
Emge
Ellis
Missing Penguin Sighting in Bel-Air Spreads Rumors
Mrs Felix Chappellet in Bel Air reports finding a penguin at her home on Wednesday after drawing the drapes. She fed the bird at her pool and said she would contact the zoo, noting neighbors Jennifer Jones and Eddy Fisher were not owners.
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Los Angeles
California
Felix Chappellet
Bel-Air
Jennifer Jones
Eddy Fisher
Worley Children Share Birthday From Same Moment
In Climax Virginia AP report the Worley children ages 7 6 and 1 all celebrate birthdays at a party today Each was born March 19 between 7 am and 8 am at Danville Memorial Hospital under the same doctor in attendance.
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Climax, Va
Wayne Worley
Danville Memorial Hospital
Ex-Addict Predicts Pot Legalization Cited by Youth Speaker
Parker Rice a 16 year old son of a Baptist minister joined Domingo Garcia at St. John s United Methodist Church to recount drug use from running away to marijuana and LSD use. Garcia warned that legalization faces youth demand and that pot leads to harder drugs while noting Aiken Augusta drug issues and urging faith to help kick habits.
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Domingo Garcia
Greenville
Rice
Garcia
St. John's United Methodist Church
Aiken
Augusta
Breathalyzer checks rise in Aiken after SC tests
Since South Carolina began mandatory breathalyzer tests on February 1, about 37 persons were checked at the Aiken Police station with roughly 20 additional suspects brought in by city, state patrol, and county officers. In March 17 checks were recorded, with an estimated 90 percent in the legally drunk range. Aiken County has two breathalyzers, one in Aiken and another in North Augusta. State troopers arrested 608 suspects in February to be processed at nearby stations.
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Aiken Police Department
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Jug O Punch Aiken Hunt Meet Bid For Imperial Cup
Jug O Punch winner of the Atlanta Cup at the Atlanta Hunt Meet will race in the Imperial Cup at Aiken Hunt Meet Saturday. Trained by W G Walsh of Southern Pines N C the four year olds and up not having won 1800 twice in 69 are eligible for the $3500 fifth race. Walsh seeks a third consecutive Imperial Cup trophy following wins with Free Romance and Sandhill Flight.
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Jug O’punch
W. G. Walsh
Southern Pines
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Walsh
Tive
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Sandhill Flight
General Injured In Copter Crash Near Saigon
A helicopter carrying Maj. Gen. Lloyd B. Ramsey of the Americal Division crashed into a jungle hillside. Ramsey survived with a broken left arm while five others were injured and two people were killed. The incident followed a week in which 101 U.S. troops were killed in action and 620 wounded. Survivors and bodies were evacuated after an overnight search and airlift. Ramsey was in good condition despite injuries.
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U.S. Army
Americal Division
U.S. Command
U.S
Lloyd B. Ramsey
Ramsey
Sihanouk Deposed by Cambodian Assembly Vote
Cambodian National Assembly members labeled Prince Norodom Sihanouk a dictator amid corruption murder nepotism and Viet Cong ties before a unanimous no confidence vote toppled him noted by Cambodian Radio after debate on Wednesday.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Cambodia
National Assembly
Norodom Sihanouk
North Vietnamese push deeper into Laos as thousands flee
North Vietnamese forces advance from Sam Thong base toward Long Cheng as they press deeper into Laos. An estimated 18 000 civilians and soldiers evacuate the area amid rocket fire and a large civilian-military evacuation effort at Vientiane airport.
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Laos
Sam Thong
Long Cheng
Vang Pao
United States
Air America
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Plain of Jars
Sam Thong- Long Cheng
Vientiane- Luang Prabang
Filibuster monotone marks SC House debate on loan fees
South Carolina House debates a measure allowing savings and loan firms to charge borrower fees. Rep Jimmie Martin’s monotone filibuster led opponents to draft amendments, including a plan to cap fees at one and a half percent, amid discussions on escalation clauses and potential impacts on fixed incomes.
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Lexington County
Jimmie Martin
Savings and Loan Companies
Martin
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