Assault Near Saigon Presses North Vietnamese Pushback
Communist forces struck An Lac nine miles north of Saigon in a daylight assault believed aimed at widening the war. South Vietnamese defenders, backed by US air power, repelled a six hour fight with casualties on both sides. Reports also placed heavy clashes along Highway 13 near Pleiku and at Qui Nhon as monsoon weather briefly hampered air support.
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UPI
Fan Outa
An Lac
Dischway 1
Sia
An Loc
Binh Long
South Vietnam
An Loc Bet
An Lag
Highway 13
4N Loo
Central Highlands
Plei Hung Khong
Pleiku
U.S
Kontum
St Qui Nhon
Cities squabble over tract plans near Patterson Ranch
Fremont and Newark spar over Singer Housing Company plans to build 2,727 homes and 464 acres across the Patterson Ranch area. Fremont seeks a land swap and a northern plain shopping center, while Newark resists, fearing loss of land. Both cities delay joint analysis as planners trade territorial tactics and traffic studies.Community leaders discuss a Newark camp facility adjacent to a park Fremont wants on its side.
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Fremont
Newark
Patterson Ranch
Singer Housing Company
Gen Driggs
Richard Turnlund
James Peterson
Singer
Fach City
Jack Brooks
Richard Woll
Protests Roil Cities as Nixon Vietnam Policy Probed
Police clash with 3,000 in San Francisco and 400 war protesters at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza. Demonstrators moved toward Capitol Hill while New York UN protesters faced construction workers. Across the country, thousands arrested as riots and blockades erupted at universities, bridges, and city centers. Reagan called the event a tamper tantrum.
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Ronald Reagan
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
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Capitol Hill
Washington
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Missouri River
Kansas City
Nixon
United States
North Vietnam
Reagan
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Union Square
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Times Square
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UPI
Paleos of Fine Arts Lagoon
Palace Pond
Steven Snyder
Stanford University
EPA will not delay 1975 car catalytic converter rule
Washington EPA chief William Ruckelshaus refused to postpone the Clean Air Act standards for 1979 model car exhaust. He said manufacturers show adequate lead time to implement needed technology and that a one year delay could disrupt America’s auto industry. The ruling applies industry wide unless a firm proves otherwise.
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UPL
America
William D. Ruckelshans
Environmental ‘Protection ‘Agency
EPA
Fied
Ruckelshaus
Ruckelhaus
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
International Harvester
Volvo
Sweden
Hucklehaus
Car Comepanies
Acosta bail backers risk loss after no show
In San Francisco the court moved to forfeit the $20,000 bail posted for Roberto Acosta, former executive director of the Southern Alameda County Ecoadrate Opportunity Agency, after he failed to appear for his embezzlement trial. Forty backers posted 10 percent each or $2,000, with 20 acting as sureties for $18,000. Acosta, 38, fled March 10, was arrested in Los Angeles the same day. The fate of the backers and the remaining bond rests on a hearing set for next Friday.
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San Francisco
Roberto Acosta
Alameda County
Jerry Wilhelm
Acasta
Regulst
Acosta
Wilhelm
T Imne
U.S
David Bancroft
Debate Over Alameda County Water District Bond Election
Debate over the Alameda County Water District upcoming 7.9 million bond election on June 27 continues as the district and its critics file formal rebuttals this week. Jessie Rust, once planning commissioner, is sworn in for another term in Newark.
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Jessie Rust
Newark
Alameda County
California Polls Spur Nixon Challenge in November
The California Poll reports that Democratic voters favor Senator Ho ward Kennedy as the strongest challenger to President Nixon in November. High school science teacher Stephen Hill appears to keep his job amid the page 2 items.
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Dandruff
Stephen Hill
California
Howard Kennedy
Nixon
Pipeline fight stalls Alaska oil plan
Environmental groups urge Judge Hart to permanently block an 80 mile proposed oil pipeline across Alaska. A broad news summary notes other items on price control rulings, FBI hiring policy, Nixon Moscow trip hopes, and a stock market rally with the Dow up 7 points to 941.83 and the S&P up 0.61 to 108.33.
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U.S
George L. Hart Jr
Acrosa Alaska
The
Price Commission
New York Stock Exchange
Standard and Poor
NYSE
Allende seeks expropriation of ITT stake in Chile telephony
In a message to congress President Salvador Allende declares profound satisfaction and asks to expropriate ITT's 70 percent stake in Chile's largest telephone company. The article also notes tightened security at all U S military installations in Europe after the Frankfurt Army 5th Corps HQ bombing.
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Congress
International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation
Chile
Europe
5Th Corps
Frankfurt
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