Four Marines Die as Helicopter Hit in Laos Combat
A U S Marine helicopter was destroyed by ground fire over Laos last Saturday killing four aboard. A Skyraider was shot down the same day as U S air operations focus on North Vietnamese troops and Ho Chi Minh Trail supplies.
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Saigon
Lower Panhandle
Laos
U.S. Command
U.S
Laotian Panhandle
Ho Chi Minh
Trail
South Vietnam
Skyraider
Upper Panhandle
Infiltrators Killed on Golan Heights
Israeli troops killed eight Arab infiltrators in two clashes on the occupied Golan Heights near Quneitra Buquata and Birket Ram with no Israeli casualties. Syria claimed five Israeli deaths and said infiltrators were Syrian Army patrols. An Israeli student demonstration in Hebron was dispersed by troops and police.
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Tel Aviv
Golan Heights
Syria
Quneitra
Buquata
Birket Ram
Infiltra
Damascus
Hebron
Jordan River
Brandt Reports To Allies On East German Talks
Bonn reports Chancellor Willy Brandt sent letters to Nixon Pompidou and Wilson summarizing his meeting last Thursday with East German Premier Willy Stoph. A spokesman gave no details but said Brandt kept the three allies closely informed before the talks and that he and Stoph agreed to meet again on May 21.
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Bonn
Willy Brandt
Willi Stoph
Nixon
Brandt
Steph
Canada vows never to use biological weapons
Canadian delegate George Ignatieff told a 25 nation disarmament conference that Canada will not use biological weapons and would only employ chemical weapons if attacked. He argued unilateral declarations can reinforce the Geneva Convention and push practical progress toward a global ban on chemical warfare.
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Geneva
Canada
George Ignatieff
Ignatieff
Coup Plotters Kill Counts Rise Near Brazzaville
In Brazzaville 63 people were killed as rebels attempted to overthrow President Marien Ngouabi. Capt. Poignee was ordered killed on sight after escaping, while Lt. Joachim Kikanga, cited as leading the coup, had been sentenced to death in absentia. The rebels seized the radio station and fighting caused the casualties. The city resumed normal activity after a night of celebration.
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Brazzaville, Congo
Marien Ngouabi
Ngouabi
Poignee
Joachim Kikanga
Said
Congo River
Kinshasa
Astronauts Explore Moon Rock at Expo 70 Osaka
Apollo 12 astronauts Charles Conrad Jr and Richard Gordon with Alan Bean and spouses walked on a mock moon surface at the American pavilion Expo 70 in Osaka Japan. They viewed an exhibition sample of moon rock returned in November and noted it was their first close look since the lunar mission.
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Osaka
Japan
Charles Conrad Jr
Conrad
Rich
Ard S. Gordon
Alan L. Bean
Finch urges lead free gasoline push to cut air pollution
Health secretary Robert H. Finch asked the oil industry to pursue lead free fuels for cars. He noted congressional proposals would let HEW regulate fuel additives to curb air pollution and expressed hope for progress before any law.
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Washington (Ap
Robert H. Finch
Finch
Department
GI Education Bill Boosts Benefits to Veterans
The Senate gave final approval to a GI education bill raising monthly benefits for single veterans from 130 to 175 dollars and linking veterans programs for high school dropouts and disadvantaged vets. Senator Alan Cranston notes the move brings Vietnam veterans in line with Korean War benefits. the bill goes to President Nixon for signature.
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Washington
Nixon
Senate
Sen
Alan Cranston
Calif
Soviet Warships Enter the Mediterranean Through Turkish Straits
The Soviet cruiser Leningrad and two destroyers passed the Turkish Straits into the Mediterranean today. In the past week a total of 14 Soviet warships have sailed into the Mediterranean.
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Istanbul
Leningrad
Mediter
Ranean
Mediterranean
Postal workers return in Chicago and Detroit amid national emergency
Chicago and Detroit workers resumed duties as the walkout eased, with 32 of 52 Chicago branches back and Detroit operations returning at the 6 am shift. Pickets in Brooklyn remained, while National Guard troops assembled near New York post offices. Congress warned of Easter recess disruption as armed units deployed nationwide.
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Chicago
Detroit
New York
Nixon
National Association of Letter Carriers
Robert Purdue
City
Military Ocean Terminal
Brooklyn
National Guard
Martin H. Foery
Washington
House
Senate
General Post Office
Wyman to Head Drive for Watson in Governor Bid
Hastings Wyman Jr. will leave his post as legislative assistant to Sen. Strom Thurmond on April 1 to become campaign manager for 2nd District Congressman Albert Watson in his bid to be South Carolina governor this fall. Watson praised Wyman as energetic and dedicated, noting his long Republican party involvement since 1967.
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Hastings Wyman Jr
Strom Thurmond
Albert Watson
South Carolina
Rep. Watson
Wyman
Sen. Thurmond
Sewage Plant Decision Near for Horse Creek Valley
At a meeting in Aiken County the Air and Water Pollution Commission discussed who will build the Horse Creek Valley sewage plant between North Augusta and the Valley Public Service Authority. SCWPCA sets April 15 meeting for major parties. North Augusta cites a long plan since 1968.
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Horse Creek Valley
City of
North Augusta
The
Valley Public Service Authority
Aiken
Cecil Collins
W.F. Thompson
WPSA
Langley
United Merchants Co
HUD
Federal Water Pollution Control Agency
Thompson
Five Named for Aiken Alcoholism and Drug Commission
The Aiken County Legislative Delegation proposes Edward Slayton Mrs Morgan Mitchell the Rev Rhett Winters W C Busch and W J Coleman for the County Commission on Alcoholism and Drug Problems Their terms will be staggered two four year two three year and one one year The commission will conduct a continuing study of county needs in alcoholism and drug programs and propose priorities and means to meet them.
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Edward Slayton
North Augusta
Morgan Mitchell
Langley
Rhett Y. Winters
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Graniteville
W. C. Busch
Aiken
W. J. Coleman
Bomb Threat Clears Owens Corning Plant in Aiken
The Owens Corning Fiberglas plant in Aiken was evacuated for about two hours after an anonymous call claimed bombs would explode at midnight. Plant Manager Michael Hardwick said nothing was found and 400 workers were released after the second shift, with the site guarded during the search.
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Aiken
Owens- Corning Fiberglas
Michael Hardwick
Hardwick
Council resolves landfill concerns and annexation talks proceed
City Council met with Marlboro Park Homeowners Association to address landfill issues. The city outlined improvements including fencing, tree barriers, reconfigured garbage areas, and truck routing to minimize residential impact. Council also moved on an annexation request from W.R. Thigpen for Carriage Park Apartments and approved temporary sewer work pending annexation. A flood plain study was requested by the Corps of Engineers and fire protection was approved for Carolina Pipeline Company stations.
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H.O. Weeks
Marlboro Park
Roland Windham
W.R. Thigpen
Carriage Park
Virginia Acres Park
Thigpen
Planning and Zoning Commission
Millbrook
Kennedy
Robbins
Corps of Engineers
Council
The
Carolina Pipeline Company
Dibble Road
Highway 19
Aiken
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France
Harold Wilson
Britain
Red
Med
Spencer Boyd
Roswell
Aiken Preparatory School
Fred Astaire
Ture
Merritt Dixon
Henry A. Woodhead Jr
Boyd
Hindman
Air Force
New York City
UPI
Watson
Scwpca
City of North Augusta
United Merchants Company
Aiken County
Robert McNair
Owens-Corning
George Anderson
Office of Economic Opportunity
Citizens’ Committee
Anderson
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