Heavy air clashes along Laos border in Vietnam war
American fighters exchanged missiles with North Vietnamese antiaircraft defenses along the Laos border over the weekend. U S commands report destroying one SAM site and one antiaircraft radar, with no U S losses. Ground fighting rose in central and northern South Vietnam as nine Americans wounded and one killed.
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Saigon
U.S
Laos
North Vietnam
Ameri
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Ban Kar Pass
Barthelemy Pass
Plain of Jars
South Vietnam
da Nang
Highway 16
Ban Me Thuot
Highlands
Cambodia
Triborder
Food Stamps Rule Relaxed by Nixon Administration
The Nixon administration revised new food stamp rules to ensure all eligible families receive at least what they did under the old system. Agriculture Secretary Butz announced benefits will be as high or higher, with increases for low income households, while keeping two new eligibility conditions in place. The move avoids cutbacks that would have affected about 2 million people and 65,000 would have lost coverage. The program costs about 2.2 billion this fiscal year and requires employable recipients to register for work.
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Washington
Nixon Administration
Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
Butz
Cleveland black leaders warn of unrest over Perk policies
Cleveland's black leaders accuse Mayor Ralph J. Perk of racial bias in recent civil service attacks and in firing the 29 member Model Cities Board of Trustees. They say most employees targeted, or threatened with dismissal, have been black and warn of renewed racial tension if changes are not made.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland
Ralph J. Perk
Perk
Civil Service Commission
Model Cities Board of Trustees
Dock strike renewal looms on West Coast ports
A renewal of the dock strike that shut 24 West Coast ports for 100 days last year nears today with the risk of federal intervention. Talks between Pacific Maritime Association and ILWU with mediator J Curtis Counts extend late into the night after the union tabled a new offer.
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San Francisco
West Coast
Pacific Maritime Association
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Association
J. Curtis Counts
Counts
Sky Marshals touted as hijack defense in 1972 year
Customs Commissioner Myles Ambrose said the sky marshal program logged 539 arrests and seized thousands of weapons in its first year. Twenty arrests occurred aboard aircraft including seven hijacking cases and 13 threats to flight safety, with 519 arrests on predeparture checks and over 50 bomb threats addressed.
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Washington
Customs Bureau
Customs
Myles J. Ambrose
Ambrose
Sky
Refugee camp ambush in Gaza leaves nurse dead and two Americans wounded
Israeli security forces scoured a Gaza refugee camp for Arab guerrillas who killed Mavis Pate 46 of Ringgold Louisiana and wounded Rev. Edward Nicholas 49 of Austin Texas and his 17 year old daughter Carol. Nicholas was treated for gunshot wounds in Beersheba and expected to be released.
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Gaza Strip
Mavis Pate
Ringgold
Edward Nicholas
Austin
Tex
Carol
Nicholas
Baptist
Baptist Hospital In the Gaza Strip
Israel
Miss Pate
Beersheba
the Baptist Hospital
Pesticide Substitutes Urged in Cotton Fields
Washington AP reports Agriculture Secretary Earl L. Butz announced a government plan to cut DDT use on cotton from 11 million pounds in 1971 to seven million this year and four million by 1975. The aim is to address environmental concerns and reduce calls for a ban.
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Washington
Earl L. Butz
Agriculture Department
102 Congress Returns To Work
Washington notes the 92nd Congress reconvening to clash over Nixon administration programs. Democrats aim to nominate a challenger to Nixon while pursuing welfare reform local revenue sharing and health care financing. Nixon’s blueprint for action targets these areas for 1972 passage.
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92Nd
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Nixon
White House
Senate
House
Obituary Classifieds and Editorials Noted in Local Paper
A fragmented page shows obituary notices and editorial items with scattered references. The readable text hints at classified listings and television price notes amid local notices.
Ohio Legislature Adjourns as Pay Raise Passes
Ohio lawmakers recessed until February 29 after approving a 98 million state employee pay raise affecting about 80 000 workers with boosts of 38 cents an hour or 10 percent. The measure drew mixed criticism from Republicans citing taxpayer burden and favoritism toward deputy highway directors, while unions praised it and sparred over strategy. The redistricting bill passed as emergency legislation reducing the U S House delegation from 24 to 23, with Betts not seeking reelection.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
U.S
House
William McCulloch
Piqua
Jackson Betts
Findlay
Betts
Bangladesh Leader Alleges Massacre by West Pakistani Forces
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman claims three million Bangladeshis were slaughtered by West Pakistani troops during independence struggle. He tells David Frost in Dacca that killings, rapes, and looting devastated towns and villages, damages extended to communications and industries, and that 85 percent may face starvation. He urged UN action against Yahya Khan and associates.
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Associated Press
Sheik Mujibur Rahman
Bangladesh
Sheik Mujib
Dacca
David Frost
Agha Mohammed Yahya Khan
Mujib
United Nations
Yahya Khan
Awami League
Shiek Mujibur Rahman
Muskie Opens Ohio Campaign Amid Democratic Primary Push
Maine Senator Edmund Muskie launches his Ohio campaign with a delegate candidate address and campaign HQ opening in Columbus. Hubert Humphrey follows with a delegate caucus speech as both vie for Ohio 38 at large slots. McGovern Jackson and McCarthy supporters indicate efforts, while local Dems mostly back Muskie, aided by Giligan Lavelle and Donahey.
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Columbus
Ohio
Maine
Edmund Muskie
Hubert Humphrey
Clifford Irving denies loan arranging claim
New York AP Irving denies arranging a 205000 loan involving Richard Nixon’s brother and Howard Hughes. He calls the allegation fabrication while Noah Detrich says Hughes aide notes a loan occurred but Irving had no knowledge.
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Clifford Irving
Howard Hughes
Defense
Clark Clifford
Richard M. Nixon
Clifford
Johnson
Washington
Noah Detrich
Hughes
California
Irving
Dayton
Ohio
Journal Herald Today
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Melvin Belli
Richard Nixon
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New Orleans
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