U S aid plan for Indochina stalls over international support
Washington faces a cool response from non Communist nations as Congress may reject Indochina assistance. Japan shows willingness to pay but seeks strings free aid. Europe is split with Britain offering token aid and France reluctant. Bonn plans to lend up to $32 million for reconstruction in 1973.
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Washington
United States
Indochina
Congress
Nixon
Japan
Tokyo
North Vietnam
William P. Rogers
Great Britain
France
Bonn
Ohio House set hearings on abortion bill and budget protests
Hearings begin in the Ohio House Judiciary Committee on a bill to establish a new abortion law restricting procedures to licensed clinics and accredited hospitals performed only by licensed physicians. State university leaders pressed for higher ed funding, while the Senate launches an inquiry into BES layoffs and the House backs a push for a constitutional convention on secular education subsidies.
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Columbus
Ohio
House
Judiciary Committee
Judiciary
Arthur Wilkowski
Senate
Stanley J. Aronoff
Nati
Edward J. Orlett
Dayton
Congress
Gunman in Mason County hostage drama surrenders
A manhunt in rural Mason County ended when Ronald Osborne 27 surrendered in a hollow near Lieving Road West Columbia after eight miles of barefoot wandering with three women held at gunpoint. He freed Sonya Linden 34 and the event involved police from multiple jurisdictions in a televised style chase.
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Mason County
Osborne
Letart
Lieving Road
West Columbia
Opposition To ERA Gains Momentum Across States
Conservatives, labor leaders and many women oppose ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. With 28 states already ratifying and 15 rejecting or killing it this session, seven more states have action pending. Critics argue it threatens family privacy, existing laws, and states rights. supporters say it secures equal rights under law. The North Carolina Senate defeated ERA 27 to 23 on February 28.
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Aflcio
Congress
United States
North Carolina Senate
Presidents Back Hike In Funds For Ohio Colleges
Ohio state university presidents urged lawmakers to raise higher education subsidies beyond three percent for 1973 1975 arguing current funding jeopardizes quality. They called for at least a 62 percent increase per the Ohio Board of Regents, warning a continuation budget under 6 5 percent would still require cuts at Ohio State Ohio University and Miami University leaders said inflation and costs outpace the proposed rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Statehouse
John Gilligan
House Finance Committee
Board of Regents
Senate
Columbus
Ohio
House
Robert W. Jaskulski
D-11
Garfield Heights
Ohio Board of Regents
Harold Enarson
Ohio State University
Ohio State
Knarson
Claude Sowle
Ohio University
Sowle
Bombs Rock Central London Near Old Bailey and Whitehall
Two large explosions hit central London within hours of a large unexploded bomb found near Scotland Yard. One blast struck outside the Old Bailey, another shook Whitehall and Trafalgar Square. Smoke rose over the Ministry of Agriculture building as hospital teams treated several casualties.
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London
Scotland Yard
Old Bailey
Central Criminal Court
Whitehall
Trafalgar Square
Ministry of Agriculture
Tanker Jets Collide at Lockbourne AFB. 2 Killed
Two KC135 aerial refueling tankers collided and burned as they taxied to a runway at Lockbourne Air Force Base near here. Two crewmen were killed and one injured, seven escaped unharmed. The victims were from Buies Creek North Carolina and Shuqualak Massachusetts. An investigation was begun by base officials.
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Columbus, Ohio
Lockbourne Air Force
Here
Buies Creek
N. C
Shuqualak
Mass
Col
H. F. Hackney
Hackney
Lockbourne Afb
Edith Irving Given 2-Year Term In Hughes Hoax Case
Edith Irving was sentenced to two years in jail in Zurich for her role in the $650,000 Howard Hughes autobiography hoax. She faced a maximum of five years. Prosecutors sought 18 months with no suspension, citing influence from her writer husband Clifford Irving, jailed in Louisburg Pennsylvania.
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Edith Irving
Zurich
Switzerland
Howard Hughes
Henry Ardiway
Clifford Irving
U.S. Federal Penitentiary
Louisburg
Ex Teacher Cleared In Death In Santa Cruz Case
A former Ohio school teacher Susan Young was cleared of blame in Rainbow Dawn Young's death. Her boyfriend Roland Dion was found guilty of second degree murder. Both were convicted of child abuse and neglect and inflicting corporal punishment.
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Santa Cruz
Calif
Ohio
Susan Young
Roland Dion
Rainbow Dawn Young
Military plane crash in Silk Hope area leaves dead
A military aircraft crashed in northern Chatham County North Carolina. Rescue teams reported at least 15 bodies found among the wreckage with no survivors confirmed. Authoritiesabeled the incident a fatal air crash with ongoing search and investigation.
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Silk Hope
N.C
Chatham County
Sheriff's Department
Inside Classified Comics Editorial Obituaries
A compact snapshot of the pages shows classified notices, comic features, editorial notes, obituaries, and sports briefs across a single section. It highlights entertainment and community items alongside local news snippets and theater listings.
Wounded Knee Evacuations Continue As Standoffs Persist
Women and children begin leaving Wounded Knee as federal orders force unarmed departures by 8 p.m. EST. Officials say negotiations are halted with militants who remain entrenched, while AIM leaders threaten violence amid a tense standoff.
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Wounded Knee
Justice Department
FBI
Warning on microwave ovens raises safety doubts
Consumers Union warns against buying microwave ovens due to potential radiation leakage under normal use that could exceed federal safety standards. The group urges caution, while the appliance makers’ association counters that no known injuries have been caused and ovens stay within limits.
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Mount Vernon
N.Y
Consumers Union
Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers
Little ad, long reach helps you sell anything
An old classified pitch invites readers to mail an Action Ad coupon with $2 to reach about 16,000 people at once and sell items from cats to Cadillacs through a single small ad.
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Albany
Wellston
Chamber
Bureau of Employment Services
Mason County Chase
By Linda Roush
Miss Sayre
Afl-Cio
North Carolina
Jack Rhyne
Gastonia County
Rhyne
Phillip Shriver
Miami University
Miami
Shriver
Ralph Erickson
U.S
AIM
New York City
John Y. Lindsay
Lindsay
Messenger
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