U S Transport Planes Hit Communist Troop Concentrations
U S Air Force C130 Hercules planes dropped 7.5 ton bombs on hill country southwest of Fire Base 6. Reports say Communist forces caused the worst American casualties in two weeks with a helicopter shootdown and an ambush on rescuers. Vietnam headquarter moves and ongoing reductions in U S troop levels are noted along with clashes near Phnom Penh.
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Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
Hoang Minh Thoa
Cambodia- Laos
U.S. Command
Nixon
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
Lon Nol Returns to Cambodia After Medical Treatment
Prime Minister Lon Nol, recovering from a February stroke, arrived in Phnom Penh from Honolulu aboard a U S Navy DC6. He was welcomed at Pochentoal Airport by Acting Prime Minister Gen Sirik Matak U S Ambassador Eory Swank and about 1000 well wishers and was helped in a wheelchair.
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Phnom Penh
UPI
Lon Nol
Cambodia
Honolulu
U.S. Navy
Pochentoal
Sirik Matak
U.S
Eory Swank
DDT Endangers Murre Eggs On Farallon Islands
UC researcher Risebrough reports murre eggs on the Farallon Islands are 13 percent thinner due to DDT exposure, risking reduced reproductive success. He ties thinning to DDE from chlorinated hydrocarbons, noting oceanic pollution and lingering DDT presence despite bans.
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Anacapa Island
California
Farallon Islands
San Francisco
United States
John Smail
Smail
Risebrough
T. James Lewis
Island Bird Observatory
Samil
Detroit Worried by Japanese Cars Losing Ground at Home
UPI reports Detroit fears mounting Japanese car sales in the United States. Japanese firms hold about 30 percent of import market. Toyota and Datsun lead, while Subaru rises under Subaru of America. Safety recalls and branding strategies shape American scene as VW struggles.
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New York
UPI
Detroit
Automotive News
Subaru
Fuji Heavy Industries
Japan
America
Michael L. Sanyour
Volkswagen
Peugeot
United States
Sanyour
Renault
Toyota
U.S
Datsun
Colt
Dodge
Chrysler
Mitsubishi Co
Mazda
Sangour
Harvard
Wall Street
Subaru of America, Inc
Pennsuaken
N.J
Hoffa to return to penitentiary today
James Hoffa union official furloughed from a federal prison spent Easter Sunday with his ailing wife whose condition improved doctors said she was doing quite well. Attorney Morris Shenker noted Hoffa would return to Lewisburg Pennsylvania today to serve a 13 year sentence for jury tampering. Hoffa visited his wife Josephine three times Saturday and Hoffa stayed with an associate at a hotel while continuing as nominal union president.
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San Francisco
UPI
James Hoffa
Teamsters Union
University of California Medical Center
Hoffa
Morris Shenker
Lewisburg
Shenker
Josephine
Charles O’brien
Hilton Hotel
Elderly face tax overpayments amid complex tax rules
Millions of Americans pay more income tax than owed due to complex Internal Revenue Law. Many elderly miss retirement credit benefits though IRS offers to compute it. To qualify, a taxpayer must list tax exempt pensions, Social Security, private pensions, and earned income on a separate form. The Senate aging committee cites overpayments likely over a million and urges a simpler return.
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Washington
UPI
IRS
Senate Special Committee On
Peace group disrupts Easter Mass in Syracuse Cathedral
Six members of the Freedom Encampment disrupted the 11 a.m. Mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception by parading a wooden cross with a Vietnamese peasant’s hat and a sign. They were arrested by Police Chief Thomas Sardino and charged with disrupting a religious ceremony. Msgr. Shannon called the act an evident disruption and criticized the protesters for alerting newsmen.
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Syracuse
N.Y
UPI
Thomas Sardino
William J. Shannon
Shannon
Crowd damages two Minneapolis clubs over impersonated drummer
About 1,000 fans paid five dollars to hear Buddy Miles at Cafe Extraordinaire. On learning the drummer singer was an impersonator, they smashed stained glass, tables, equipment, cash machines, and a plate glass window, then swarmed into the street, causing estimated total damages of $50,000 to two clubs owned by Bobby Jackson.
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Minneapolis, Minn
UPI
Cafe Extraordinaire
Buddy Miles
Bobby Jackson
Jackson
Liberty
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