Viet Cong Offensive Expands as U S Casualties Rise
AP dispatch reports escalating three day battle with about 200 American soldiers killed and several hundred wounded. Allied figures show over 2,500 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese deaths, 340 South Vietnamese soldiers killed and 1,063 wounded, with civilians also bearing losses. Marines near the DMZ suffer first such hits, while northern battles see heavy fighting around firebase and Marine base positions.
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Demilitarized Zone
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4Th Marine Regiment
4Th Marine
Apollo 9 crew trains as blastoff nears
Cape Kennedy AP reports Apollo 9 astronauts sharpened skills in a spacecraft trainer as favorable weather forecasts predicted a Friday launch for a 10 day Earth orbit mission. Julio A. Smith 16 Cloquet dies in Duluth traffic toll rises to 55 for the year.
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Earth
Orbi
Duluth
Minnesota
Julie A. Smith
Robert Smith
Cloquet
Duration of Red Attack to Determine Reprisal
Washington reports state department says U S reprisals against North Vietnam depend on duration of enemy attacks on South Vietnamese cities. Press officer Carl Barth notes no declared violation of an understanding while assessing ongoing shelling. South Vietnamese ambassador Bur Diem predicts retaliation could vary from warnings to quick raids if shelling continues.
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State Department
U.S
North Vietnam
Carl Barth
Tha
United Sates
Diem
Israel
Twin Cities airport move wins MCA approval
The Metropolitan Airports Commission unanimously approves a second airport plan placed about 20 miles north at Ham Lake in Anoka County. The vote endorses construction near Minneapolis, signaling a major shift in regional aviation planning.
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Metropolitan Airports Commission
Twin Cities
Ham Lake
Anoka County
California Floods and Mudslides Trigger Mass Evacuations
Record rains swamp California prompting about 6,000 evacuations across six counties from Fresno to Santa Paula. Santa Paula evacuated 4,000 as river floods and mudslides hit homes and stores, while Orange County and the Ojai Valley saw thousands seek shelter in schools. Rescue crews faced road washouts and ongoing flood threats with crews aiding stranded residents.
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Nixon backs enlarged Common Market with Britain
President Nixon pledged U.S. backing for Britain’s entry into a enlarged European Common Market during a meeting with Prime Minister Wilson. Spokesmen said Nixon affirmed NATO support and a united European security framework. The talks also touched on the Arab-Israeli issue and Vietnam, with emphasis on U.S.-British relations.
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West Germany joins UN panel. Soviet bloc boycotts
The Soviet bloc boycotts the UN Preparatory Committee planning the 1971 78 Development Decade after West Germany is named to the 54 nation panel. Yugoslavia attends. Arenales of Guatemala faces bloc opposition from Bulgaria, Byelorussia, Poland and Romania. East Germany is not a UN member and not in any agencies. West Germany's aid to developing nations far exceeds that of all Communist countries combined.
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Guatmala
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LeVander to view Apollo 9 launch from Cape Kennedy
Minnesota Governor Harold LeVander will view the Apollo 9 launch at Cape Kennedy by invitation of Vice President Spiro Agnew. He will travel with other governors after the National Governors Conference in Washington to meet leaders and press for release of federal highway funds. LeVander urges Volpe and Nixon to free highway aid frozen since Johnson era.
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Harold LeVander
Cape Kennedy
Spiro T. Agnew
LeVander
Washington, D.C
Johnson
Minnesota
Federal Highway Trust Fund
Volpe
Nixon
Shortage of RR Boxcars Hinders Grain Movement in Flood Areas
A critical shortage of railroad boxcars hinders grain movement from flood plains in northwestern Minnesota. Deputy Civil Defense Director Roy V. Aune and OFP official Kenneth W. Gardiner toured the Red River Valley and reported to Gov. Harold Le Vander. About 5.5 million bushels of grain sit on flood plains as communities improve dikes since 1966. Roseau braces for flooding after repairs. county drainage work remains limited. Anne's report warns of spring floods if precipitation matches current patterns, noting three times more snow water than in 1965.
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Aune
Minnesota
Crookston
East Grand Forks
Halstad
Alvarado
Oslo
Halleck
Roseau
Red River Valley
Revised Schedules of the Board and Teachers Fail to Gain Accord
Negotiations between the Austin School Board and Teachers Council over salary and related policies stalled with both sides rejecting revised schedules. Three tentative agreements on personnel policy were reached, including long term substitute contracts and illness leave limits, while credit undergrad proposals faced board scrutiny and lingering cost doubts. The board estimated a 25 percent rise in the teacher schedule, or about $854,000, prompting taxpayer concerns.
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Teachers’ Council
Medical Student Charged In Fatal Iowa Crash
Neil C. Henry a 25 year old University of Minnesota medical student was charged with illegal possession of narcotics and marijuana after a fatal accident near Mason City Iowa last Friday. Bond set at 1500 dollars with a March 5 hearing pending. Henry of Minneapolis was found with his companion John Lubitz of Milwaukee Wisconsin dead in the wreckage.
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Iowa
University of Minnesota
Here
Neil C. Henry
Minneapolis
Iowa Highway Patrol
Henry
John Lubitz
Waukee
Wis
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