North Vietnam fires SAMs as retaliation hints rise
North Vietnam fired SAM2 missiles at three U.S. planes over South Vietnam marking the first air defenses in the Indochina war. U.S. sources warned of new air strikes in retaliation while detailing engagements near the Laos border and Hill 30. 2000 Marines joined Laotian operations to reach 18,000 across the border, with continued heavy fighting and casualties on both sides.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
U.S
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
Hill 30
Lao Bao
Indochina
Cambodia
Demilitarized Zone
Navy
ARC Rescue Bill Offered to Save Appalachian Commission
The Senate Public Works Committee approved a measure to extend the Appalachian Regional Commission for five years and related programs for four years. It would grant airports 90 percent federal aid for general improvements and 100 percent for navigational aids, with a one year extension at a $273 million budget for 1972.
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Washington
Senate Public Works Committee
Senate
Appalachian Regional Commission
Jennings Randolph
D-W. Va
John S. Cooper
R-Ky
Appalachian
Commission
Gilligan pushes austerity to trim Ohio state budget
Governor John J. Gilligan orders continued austerity measures from the Rhodes era to save every dollar. He reports 678 executive positions cut recently and payroll drop from 42 953 to 42 275 in February, urging careful budgeting and better management to fund his programs.
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Columbus
Ohio
John J. Gilligan
Gilligan
James A. Rhodes
Executive Department
Rhodes
House Votes On Secrecy Ends Secret Voting on Amendments
Washington AP reports the House plans to record teller votes for amendments for the first time in history. The vote stems from an administration proposal to remove the 414 percent interest ceiling on long term government bonds as part of a debt limit bill. The debate occurs in the committee of the whole to allow limited quorums and faster procedures before returning to the full House for final votes.
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Washington
House of Representatives
House
U.S. agronomist Claude Fly freed by guerrillas in Uruguay
Claude L. Fly, 64, an American agronomist, was released by Tupamaros guerrillas in Uruguay after suffering a heart attack. He was found with Dr. Jorge Dighiero in an abandoned truck near a hospital and is expected to remain hospitalized in Fort Collins, Colorado, for about a month.
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Uruguay
Claude L. Fly
Fly
Jorge Dighiero
Gilligan pledges no cuts to state funded projects
Ohio Governor John J. Gilligan told union leaders the state will continue enforcing the prevailing wage requirement on state financed projects. He criticized President Nixon’s suspension of the federal Davis Bacon Act as inviting non union labor on government jobs and questioned the action’s legality and scope. Frank King of the Ohio AFL CIO noted Washington lawyers are reviewing the legality amid concerns of broad impact on the industry.
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John J. Gilligan
Ohio
Ohio State Building and Construction Trades Council
Gilligan
Nixon
Congress
Frank King
Afl-Cio
Washington
Nixon Withheld Memo Calling SST a Disaster
Washington AP report says the Nixon administration concealed a Garwin memorandum describing the SST as an economic fiasco an environmental disaster and a social outrage. Rep Conte cites the quote as coming from the Garwin memo and presses witnesses at a House SST hearing. Volpe defends by calling the memo outdated and not new, noting release would require the President or release via lawsuit.
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Washington
Silvio 0. Conte
R-Mass
Garwin
Volpe
Richard L. Garwin
White House
Nixon
James E. McDonald
National Academy of Sciences
U.S
Thieu urges Hanoi to awaken to reality over Vietnam war
Saigon President Nguyen Van Thieu says North Vietnam should awaken to reality and avoid a clash on its soil. In Washington, top Pentagon officials push to accelerate U.S. Marine withdrawal from Vietnam, aiming to pull out most of the 23,000 Marines within months if approved, despite corps opposition.
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Nguyen van Thieu
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Washington
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U.S
Vietnam
Defense
Nixon says Kissinger not secretary of state in title
President Nixon denies reports that his foreign affairs adviser Henry Kissinger has become secretary of state in all but the title. He asserts Kissinger remains in his current post and emphasizes no change in official designation.
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Washington
Nixon
Henry Kissinger
Inside Classified and Sports Sections Overview
The page lists sections including Classifieds, Sports, Editorial, Entertainment, Women and miscellaneous notices with page references and a few unreadable headings. It indicates a multi-section spread typical of a midweek newspaper with several feature areas.
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Teirvibion
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Trorrite
Ccc Ee Grins
Bombing of Capitol Offices Sparks Theories And Hoaxes
An explosion in Capitol area offices triggered numerous theories and fake bomb scares. The FBI stayed silent while authorities debunked most leads. A Weather Underground letter claimed credit, dated Feb 28 and sent from Elizabeth, N J, was turned over to the FBI. Senate discussion focused on improved security while preserving access.
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Washington
Capitol
FBI
Weather Underground
Elizabeth
N.J
Senate
W V A Delegates Debate Special Calendar Activities
Charleston and the West Virginia House of Delegates pushed through a long special calendar during the final 10 days of the 1971 session. A bipartisan tax proposal would raise auto purchase tax from 3 to 5 percent, boosting state road fund revenue by about 7.9 million annually.
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W.va
House of Delegates
House
Senate
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