Fighter-Bombers Rally To Southeast Asia Amid Fresh War Moves
A Kansas based squadron of F105 fighter bombers heads to Southeast Asia as U S officials consider deploying more air power after a North Vietnamese offensive. Air units in several states are alerted, with the 23rd Tactical Fighter Wing at McConnell AFB sending one squadron across the Pacific. Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird previews a news conference as the Nixon administration weighs broader strikes while pledging to protect remaining U S forces.
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Washington
Southeast Asia
U.S
23Rd Tactical Fighter Wing
McConnell Afb
Kan
Pacific
Pentagon
North Viet Opens Fourth War Front
North Vietnamese troops captured Loc Ninh, a district town 75 miles north of Saigon, signaling a fourth front in the nine day offensive with multiple assaults across the Mekong Delta. U S warplanes conducted 600 plus strikes in Vietnam and Laos as losses mounted with two Navy fighters and a rescue helicopter shot down and six Americans missing.
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Mekong Delta
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North
South Vietnam
Laos
Loc Ninh
Ohio approves nation leading strip mine law and consumer bill
Ohio legislators finish action on a stringent strip mine reclamation bill and a consumer sales practices act. The House endorsed 870 Senate amendments and sent both measures to Gov. Gilligan for signature. The strip mine law gives enforcement power to the forestry chief, while the consumer act bans deceptive tactics and expands attorney general authority.
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Ohio General Assembly
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Senate
State Division of Forestry and Reclamation
Oakley Collins
Ironton
Senate House Conference Committee
March Jobs Gain and Slower Wholesale Price Rise
The Labor Department said total employment rose by 620,000 to 81.2 million in March while wholesale prices increased only 0.1 percent, the smallest rise in five months. Unemployment edged up to 5.9 percent, though joblessness fell by about 200,000 to 5.2 million. Farm and processed foods prices eased 0.4 percent as overall inflation cooled. The report supports President Nixon’s economic policies amid a mixed economy outlook.
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Washington
Nixon
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Johnson rushed to hospital after chest pains
Former President Lyndon B. Johnson was admitted to the University of Virginia Hospital cardiac unit with chest pains. Dr. Richard Crampton said he is comfortable and stable undergoing tests, with no specific heart attack confirmed. Johnson was visiting his daughter and son in Charlottesville and had planned to travel to Washington for a wedding.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
University of Virginia Hospital
Richard S. Crampton
Johnson
Crampton
Charles Robb
University City
Robb
Farmington
Washington
Ohio Teachers Get Approval for Pay Increases
State Superintendent Martin Essex said districts may begin implementing the federal Pay Board wage hikes for about 29 000 teachers and 49 000 nonteaching staff. Minimum teacher pay rises to 5800 with 6400 in July for bachelors level, and masters level rises to 6351 immediately and 7008 in July, affecting 393 districts. Administrators tied to starting teacher pay gain roughly 4 000 raises.
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Columbus
Ohio
Martin Essex
General Assembly
Ohio Coal Move Plan Approved but No Date Set
Gov. John Gilligan's office confirms Hanna submitted a procedural plan for the move has been approved. The coal company, Ohio's largest, has not proposed a completion date.
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John Gilligan
Hanna
Coal Company
Ohio
Nader Group Files Suit to Stop Gem of Egypt Move
Ohio Public Interest Action Group warns it will sue Hanna Coal Co to block moving the 7 000 ton Gem of Egypt strip mining scoop across Interstate 70 in Belmont County. OPIAG seeks withdrawal of permission while Hanna says a 24 hour maneuver is possible.
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Nader Group
Columbus, Ohio
Ohio Public Interest Action Group
Hanna Coal Co
Interstate 70
Belmont County
OPIAG
U.S. Department of Transportation
Ohio Department of Highways
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