Heavy fighting near abandoned Fire Base Fuller in Vietnam
U S B52 bombers supported South Vietnamese infantrymen in heavy clashes around Fire Base Fuller as North Vietnamese mortar crews bore the brunt of the fighting. Fuller was abandoned after an 800 mortar shell onslaught. Sarge and nearby Alpha 4 and Charlie 2 bases also endured attacks with several wounded.
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Holger Jensen
Associated Press
Saigon
Fuller
Demilitarized Zone
le Trung Hien
Dmz
Michael Putzel
Sarge
Putzel
Hoang Xuan Lam
Hue
da Nang
Quang Tri
U.S
5Th Mechanized Infantry Division
Vietnam
Supreme Court to Decide War Study Secrecy Clash
The Pentagon Vietnam war study fight hinges on who controls what readers see. The Justice Department seeks top secret protections while The Times and The Post push for court balanced access. Courts differ and the Supreme Court must rule on free press versus security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barry Schweid
Associated Press
Washington
Pentagon
Supreme Court
Justice Department
New York Times
Washington Post
the Times
Federal Appeals Court
New York
Gerhard A. Gesell
Post
High Court
Boston Globe
Anthony Julian
Globe
Chicago Sun- Times
Los Angeles Times
Knight
Times
The
the Justice
Ment
U.S. Circuit Court
New York City
Erwin N. Griswold
U.S. Circuit Court For
District of Columbia
Griswold
New York Court
Earthquake-Brought Methane Blast Rocks California
State mining official ties Feb 9 quake to a methane gas explosion that ripped an underground tunnel killing 17 workers. Seven bodies recovered, 10 missing as rescue teams faced smoke and debris. tunnel five miles long lies beneath oil fields near Sylmar, part of the state water project built by Lockheed. Gas likely sparked by drilling equipment as earlier blast injures four.
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Los Angeles
Gordon B. Oakeshott
California Division of Mines and Geology
Sylmar
Ralph Brisette
California
Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Co
Aerospace
Nixon urges a new alliance across ages in America
President Nixon calls for a national alliance between under 65 and older citizens to bridge the generation gap. He condemns nursing homes as warehouses for the unwanted and urges government private sector cooperation to reform elder care and curb rising property taxes. Nixon highlights aging spending, Social Security gains, and revenue sharing as aids to the elderly.
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Frank Cormier
Associated Press
Chicago
Nixon
America
National Retired Teachers Association
American Association of Retired Persons
Indiana
Trans
Vernon
Ind
Hannah Milhous Nixon
California
Indianapolis
Severe 80 mph storm damages Rochester area buildings
Rochester residents faced widespread destruction as 80 mph winds toppled roofs and downed power lines. Mayo Clinic reported about a dozen injuries, with two treated for serious harm. Evacuations occurred in Heritage Apartments and nearby LeSueur as schools and homes suffered roof and water damage.
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Rochester, Minn
Rochester
Mayo Clinic
Neil King
James Watson
al Haag
LeSueur
Minnesota
South Dakota
Madonna Towers
John Marshall Garden
Heritage
Click Riemersma
Elton Hills
Mayo Park
New Ulm
Winona
Mississippi River
S and S Moving Co
Nelson Tire Town Co
Dodge County
Manterville
Fairfax
International postal rates announced after Tokyo convention
Postmaster Kerr announces new international mailing rates following the Universal Postal Convention in Tokyo. Surface letter mail to Canada and Mexico rises to 8 cents per ounce up to 12 ounces, while other countries are 15 cents for the first ounce with higher ounce-based decreases. Air rates vary by region, with Canada and Mexico at 11 cents per ounce and other areas up to 21 cents per half ounce. Aerogramme rate increases to 15 cents. surface post cards to Canada and Mexico 6 cents, others 10 cents. air post cards 9 cents to Canada and Mexico, 15 cents to all other countries.
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Tokyo
Kerr
Canada
Mexico
Central
South America
Korea War Remembrance and Uneasy Peace Lon g Standing
On the 21st anniversary of the start of the Korean War the front along the DMZ remains tense. South Korea fields about 600,000 troops with U S jet forces while North Korea bases 466,000 troops near the frontier. U S forces in Korea have been reduced from 62,000 to 42,000 by July. The armistice monitors struggle with North Korea over fortifications while both sides incurred heavy casualties and costs in the three-year conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Nixon
Indianapolis
Frederick L. Hovde
Purdue University
Weir Cook
Air Force
Midwest
Seoul
North Korea
South Korea
U.S
Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission
38Th Parallel
U.N
United States
U.S. Defense Department
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U.S. Command
Arthur Ochs Sulzberger
Kennedy Airport
Murray I. Gurfein
Gurfein
Appeals
Boats & Motors
Bemidji
Beltrami
Toto Atlas
Korea
United Nations
Bemidji JC
Endevor
Northern National Bank
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