North Vietnamese pullback amid Laos supply strikes
UPI reporting from Vientiane says intelligence indicators show North Vietnamese forces withdrawing from two U S bases after bombing disrupted rice and munitions supplies. General Vang Pao reports thinned support near Long Cheng and Sam Thong, while Pathet Lao claims 12 000 Thai troops are in Laos and presents a five point peace plan calling for end to U S bombing.
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Long Cheng
Sam Thong
van Pao
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Hanoi
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Vang Pao
Pathet Lao
Laos
Souvanna Phouma
North Vietnam
Luang Prabang
Marines Turn Over North Vietnam Provinces to Army
U S Marines relinquished command of South Vietnam’s five northern provinces to the Army as 7 000 Leathernecks prepared to depart for home. Lt Gen Melvin Zais assumed command of U S Forces in the northern war zone at Da Nang. Army troops now outnumber Marines in I Corps and phase three withdrawal reduces U S strength to about 40 000 Marines in the north.
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Nixon
Vietnam
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Palms
Calif
Don Valley High School Girls Protest Over Desks
In Bentley England UPI reports schoolgirls at Don Valley High School protest wooden desks claiming they pose a safety hazard as tights snag on splinters and create uncomfortable situations during classes.
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Bentley
England
UPI
Don Valley High School
Colleges Urged to Shape Up as Job Market Slumps
A UPI survey finds a sharp drop in campus recruiting for 1970 graduates due to a defense cut, high interest rates, and a surplus of grads. Firms cancel visits. demand favors “can do” hires. Some majors prosper, others face weak prospects as students tidy up appearances to improve hiring chances.
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UPI
Aerospace
Defense
Raymond Stocker
University of Rhode Island
College Placement Council
Council
Stanford University
Princeton
Rutgers
Rhode Island
Wisconsin
Texas
Colorado State
Eugene L. Nelson
University of Colorado
Arthur Lecher
University of Pennsylvania
John L. Munchauer
Cornell University Career Center
Egon Plager
Siena College
Isle of Dogs Declares Independence From Britain
In London the 11 000 residents of the Isle of Dogs announced a self styled independence from Britain over inadequate schooling transport and high rents They formed an independent council naming two prime ministers and vowed demonstrations unless tax rebates of 2 40 per inhabitant were provided The foreign office dismissed the move as a local protest by a neighborhood on the River Thames
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Johns
Isle of Dogs
Raymond Padgett
John Westfallen
Padgett
Harold Wilson
Foreign Office
End of Eight-Week NYC Gravediggers Strike Reached
New York gravediggers union Local 365 reached a tentative contract with 44 cemeteries after an eight week strike that halted all burials except Orthodox Jewish rites. About 15,000 bodies were stored as talks continued through a 33 hour session. Arbitration was narrowly avoided by a state law forcing settlement.
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New York
UPI
Cemetery Workers and Greens Attendants Union
Firemen End Airport Walkout at Heathrow
London officials state the seven night strike by Heathrow Airport firemen ended today as crews agreed to return to work this afternoon and meet with management to resolve the dispute. The walkout, which began last Monday, shut the airport from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. daily, diverting Trans-Atlantic flights and keeping some crews overnight at other European airports. Supervisors staffed engines during operating hours. The strike’s cost was described as quite considerable.
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London
UPI
Heathrow
Europe
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