Planes Back Over Laos as Nixon Signals Response
President Nixon orders U S warplanes over Laos after North Vietnamese and Pathet Lao forces overrun a town and outposts. Pentagon calls the clash a major ceasefire violation as B52s and F111s resume bombing, with Laos' cease-fire tenuous and the Royal Lao government requesting air support.
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U.S
Laos
Nixon
Pathet Lao
Pentagon
Tha Vieng
Jerry W. Friedheim
White House
Gerald L. Warren
South Vietnam
Souvanna Phouma
Vientiane
Nixon Wins House Approval to Extend Price Controls
The House approved by 293 to 114 a bill extending President Nixon’s price control authority for a year with minimal restrictions. Administration sources say he may impose a new freeze, with options ranging from tighter voluntary controls to a free market. Treasury Secretary Shultz now favors tighter controls.
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Nixon
House
Treasury
George P. Shultz
Shultz
Organized Labor
Bor
Senate
Pentagon Trims Military Bases in Largest Cutback Since 1970
The Pentagon announced a major base reduction eliminating 37,000 jobs across 274 installations. Major closings include Boston and Hunters Point shipyards, Long Beach and Newport bases, and Quonset Point NS, with billions in annual savings. Westover Otis Alameda cuts and SAC reassignments follow. The move aims for a wide reshaping of U S military facilities, with further Army reorganization anticipated.
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Pentagon
Associated Press
Boston Navy Yard
Hunters Point Naval Shipyard
San Francisco
Laredo Air Force Base
Tex
Ramey Air Force Base
Puerto Rico
Quonset Point
R.L
Naval Air Station and Hospital
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Imperial Beach
Calif
Massachusetts
Alameda Naval Air Station
California
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Westover
Otis
Army
U.S. Army
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Congress
Cleveland Newspapers Raise Prices At Newsstands
Cleveland's two dailies the Press and the Plain Dealer now cost 15 cents at newsstands and from vendors. The Press raised its price by a nickel on Monday, a week after the Plain Dealer did. Home delivery for six days remains 60 cents, and the Plain Dealer also publishes a 35-cent Sunday edition.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland
The
Press
Plain Dealer
Battle lines drawn over Wood County courthouse fate
In Parkerburg the Urban Renewal Authority plans to demolish the 74 year old courthouse amid a federal suit by the West Augusta Historical and Genealogical Society. The suit seeks an environmental and historical impact study under NEA. Local support for preservation appears strong, while a separate citizens group campaigns publicly to stop the demolition.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Wood County
U.S. District Court
Robert Maxwell
Richard Hayhurst
West Augusta Historical and Genealogical Society
Hayhurst
Paul Hite
Marvin Leach
The
Urban Renewal Authority
Housing Development Corp
Federal Bureau of Public Debt
URA
Brodie Henry
the Historical Society
Citizens To Save
Akron judge denies bid to halt $18 million coliseum project
A Summit County Common Pleas Court judge dismissed the state's injunction request against construction of an $18 million coliseum in Richfield Township. Judge Daniel Quillin ruled the EPA action unjustified and that Nick Mileti may continue work at the site between Akron and Cleveland.
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AKRON
Ohio
Summit County Common Pleas Court
Richfield Township
Cleveland
Daniel Quillin
State Environmental Protection Agency
Nick Mileti
Summit County
Ohio House to vote on record 9.8 billion budget
The Senate passed an impacted cities bill 27 to 5 with Eminent Domain provisions facing criticism as the House plans a Wednesday vote on a 9.8 billion two year budget. The measure would extend tax freezes up to 20 years for private developers and increase education funding allowances.
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Fla
Congress
Florida Senate
Cape Kennedy
Cape Canaveral
Lyndon Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Lori Wilson
Johnson
Cape
Kennedy
Space Center
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John Kennedy
Florida
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Ohio
Senate
Richard G. Reichel
Massillon
Michael J. Maloney
Cincinnati
Tony Hall
Dayton
Boards of Education
John Gilligan
House Finance Committee
A. G. Lancione
Bellaire
Senate Panel Seeks Public Watergate Testimony
The Senate Watergate committee will force White House aides to testify under oath at public hearings starting May 15. Kalmbach, Nixon's personal attorney, is subpoenaed for campaign finance records as the panel presses for fuller testimony. Martha Mitchell says she wants to testify to reveal unseen details about the Nixon White House.
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Associated Press
Washington
White House
Senate
Sam J. Ervin
Nixon
Herbert W. Kalmbach
Los Angeles
Washington Post
Kalmbach
Mar
Tha Mitchell
Ervin Committee
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