Thieu redeploys paratroopers as Hanoi presses capital
Thieu orders a paratrooper division from Da Nang to Saigon to bolster defenses as North Vietnamese forces press the three provincial capitals around the capital. Refugees flood the central highlands toward the coast while Kontum Pleiku and Darlac provinces are abandoned. The loss of Ban Me Thuot and Pleiku city follows a two week offensive with airlifted reinforcements limited.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
da Nang
Dinh Quan
Long Khanh
Highlands
Western Highlands
Kontum
Pleiku
Darlac
Maryland
Ban Me Thuot
U.S
Mayor ends plan to study Bemidji police commissioners
Mayor Doug Peterson halted a proposed investigation committee after only one councilman agreed to serve. He cited opposition from eight callers and stressed the struggle over appointing a chief, with renewed focus on police politics and civil service rules.
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Rich Nelson
Doug Peterson
Bemidji Police Civil Service Commission
Peterson
Bemidji
Pioneer
Ray Holter
Holter
Red Lake Indians
Cameron McMahon
Ralph Moberg
Police Commission
Vic Berglund
Berglund
Everett Hind
Police Department
The Look of Spring Staff Photos
A photo feature by Chris Mattison highlights spring's arrival with staff portraits and candid shots capturing seasonal color and mood across the team setting.
State probe doubts over Red Lake voting rights
U S district attorney for Minnesota questions state authority to investigate or prosecute voting irregularities on the Red Lake Indian Reservation. The informal view cites that state election law requiring public counting of ballots does not apply on the closed reservation and tribal and federal law govern conduct. The letter to Robert Lessard references disputed results and claims of unrecorded votes, with the state attorney general's office reviewing applicability of state law.
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Minneapolis, Minn
U.S
Minnesota
Red Lake
Robert Renner
Renner
Robert Lessard
International Falls
Dfler
Lessard
Irvin Anderson
Anderson
Red Lake Agency
FBI
Senate Opens Tax Cut Debate Amid Ford Pressure
The Senate moves to debate a $29.2 billion tax cut favored by the Ford administration to spur spending and employment. House differences include repeal of the oil depletion allowance, likely triggering a Senate fight and a conference with the House.
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Ford
Senate
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
House
Finance Committee
Anderson delays on land dump approval for Reserve Mining
Gov. Wendell Anderson says he will not rush an on land site decision for Reserve Mining Co. taconite waste. He will visit northern Minnesota disposal sites per Judge Miles Lord and rely on PCA and resources department technical input. Reserve must provide more data on Milepost 7 site to allow reporting within a month. The appeals court found health hazards but not immediate and set a reasonable time to switch.
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Gene Ouradnik
Beltrami County
Ouradnik
Earl Sargent
Minnesota Indian Affairs Commission
Jim Frazee
Twin Cities
ST. Paul, Minn
Wendell Anderson
Reserve Mining Co
Anderson
U.S
Miles Lord
Minnesota
Lord
Lake Superior
Gov. Anderson
Reserve
Grant Merritt
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
PCA
Robert Herbst
Natural Resources
Ford warns that Cambodia collapse could hit U.S. security
President Ford cited the domino theory at a Notre Dame news conference, warning that the fall of Cambodia or another ally could vitally affect national security. He said Communist advances and allied doubts threaten U.S. credibility and security.
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South Bend
Ind
Ford
Cambodia
United States
Indochina
Notre Dame University
Southeast Asia
U.S
America
Leaders flag dwindling Cambodia aid as Ford pressure grows
Congress leaders plan to tell President Ford that more U S military aid to Cambodia is unlikely to pass. Rep. William S Broomfield says aid may stall in the House without a compromise on a universal cutoff date for U S military involvement in Cambodia.
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Washington
Ford
U.S
Cambodia
William S. Broomfield
Michigan
House Foreign Affairs Committee
House
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Cheo Reo
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Larry Dow
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Jansen
Chris Mattison
John Hanson
Office of
Atty
Warren Spannaus
Justice Department
Congress
If Reserve
8Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
St. Louis
Silver Bay
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