Oil Slick Halted Along Gulf Coast
A week-old oil slick near Chevron Ol Co. Charlie platform was contained as weather favors cleanup. Coast Guard and Chevron reported 3 of 8 wells still leaking gas or oil, with skimming barges advancing and a cap attempt planned for No 1 well. The slick stretched up to 10 miles and 30 miles from Venice Louisiana, but exact size remained undetermined.
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New Orleans
Gulf of Mexico
U.S. Coast Guard
Chevron Ol Co
Venice
Coast Guard
Chevron
U.W. Weather Bureau
Cambodia Opens Crisis Talks On Withdrawal Of Red Troops
Cambodian government opens crisis talks with Viet Cong and North Vietnamese over troop withdrawal as thousands protest in Phnom Penh. Foreign Minister Phourissara meets Viet Cong envoy to demand removal by Sunday, with potential severing of diplomatic ties if no agreement reached. Government cites embassy damage and safety concerns amid demonstrations and evolving regional tensions. Sihanouk delays Moscow departure, seeking Kremlin help to oust guerrillas.
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Cambodia
Phnom Penh
UPI
Norodom Phourissara
Vo Anh Tuan
Hanoi
National Assembly
Phourissara
Norodom Sihanouk
Moscow
Peking
Sihanouk
Kremlin
United States
Finch Orders Review of Atom Safety Standards
The United States faces a pivotal review of radiation safety rules as Secretary Robert Finch initiates the first general reassessment since the mid-1950s. AEC officials warn tighter limits could cripple peaceful atomic efforts, while two Livermore scientists push for a tenfold reduction, citing cancer and leukemia risk and broader industry impacts.
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Finch
Denver
America
Robert H. Finch
AEC
Lawrence Radiation Laboratory
Livermore
Calif
Federation Radiation Council
Council
Labor, Defense, Interior, Commerce and Agriculture
John W. Gorman
Arthur R. Tamp
Lin
United States
Radiation Council
Joint Committee On Atomic Energy
Gofman
Tamplin
Two Hippies Hijack U S Munitions Ship
The Columbia Eagle, a 10636 ton freighter loaded with bombs for Thailand, was seized by two hippies after sailors abandoned ship on a bomb scare. Rescue crews reported the hijackers used deception to force the crew to leave and flee to safety.
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U.S
Sattahip
Thailand
UPI
Columbia Eagle
Rappahannock
Indians Fail in Attempt To Take Over Ellis Island
A group of about 20 Indians from 14 tribes tried to land at Ellis Island to claim the site for an Indian commune but engine trouble in their 16 foot boat halted the effort before dawn. They had gathered at the New Jersey shore near the Statue of Liberty and planned a dawn landing. Coast Guard patrols found no sign of them. The incident echoed other 1960s direct action attempts tied to antiwar and indigenous movements.
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Ellis Island
New York
UPI
New Jersey
America
Tina Robinson
Coast Guard
Robinson
New Jersey Harbor
Arnold
Alcatraz Island
San Francisco Bay
Ft. Lawton
Puget Sound
Seattle
U.S
Rappahannock
Sihanoukville
Richard Joyce
San Francisco
Columbia Eagle
United States
Joyce
James Debay
Debay
Villagers Debate City Form Study At Bennington Meeting
Villagers vote tonight at Bennington Elementary School for the annual Village meeting following the town action on unification. The agenda includes a possible study of a city form of government and a new charter, a petition for revote on unification, and a 65 cent highway tax proposed to cover services. Village President Henry H. Mallory urges residents to turn down the Consolidation Act citing no improvements or benefits and presses to keep the Putnam Deed of Gift and hospital. The warning notes a yes vote would raise taxes by 1 cent. A trustee post is contested between John R. Stone Jr. and David J. Brown, with Brown backed by the Progressive party. Polls run 1 to 8 pm.
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Bennington Village
Bennington
Leo T. Nash
Henry H. Mallory
William Fox
Nash
John R. Stone Jr
David J. Brown
Progressive Party
J. George Ryan
Brown
Milton Pinsker
Vermont Legislature Enters Second Monday Session
Vermont lawmakers return to Montpelier facing a heavy House calendar with action on education law reform and a drinking age bill. The Senate aims to clear its docket for Tuesday abortion statute debate while Buckley eyes changes on a therapeutic abortion bill. The House weighs an 18.6 million capital budget and tax reforms, with hearings on water pollution control and lakeshore zoning slated for Tuesday.
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Montpelier
UPI
Vermont
House
Senate
Thomas Hayes
Hayes
Senate Justiciary Committee
T. Garry Buckley
Bennington
Buckley
John Burgess
Brattleboro
Deane C. Davis
House Appropriations Committee
House Natural Resources Committee
Inside column notes and political quips from March 17
On March 17 columnist Gerald Raftery jokes that even Karl Marx was Irish. John Chamberlain speculates Mayor Lindsey erred in conceding control to a modern day Irish rebel. Walter Schoenknecht envisions expanding his ski paradise as Mr Snow’s guiding spirit grows.
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Gerald Raftery
Karl Marx
John Chamberlain
Lindsey
New York
Mr. Snow
Walter Schoenknecht
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Gulf Coast
Ward
Chicago
UPS
Montgomery Ward and Co
James Lutz
By Anthony Ripley
New York Times News Service
Gorman
International Commission On Radiological Protection
ICRP
Lloyd River
Rives
Randolph
Mt. Snow Ski Area
National
All-Terrain Vehicles Association
Vietnam
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