Laos War Multifacted Conflicts Reported by Asia News
UPI reports Laos faces three concurrent war threads. Government and Pathet Lao peace talks stall while Meo forces face punishment by Communists and Gen. Van Pao's troops. North Vietnam seeks to secure the Ho Chi Minh Trail as Swirl of fighting centers on Luang Prabang and Long Cheng with Highway 7 pressure. Bebe Daniels, wife of Ben Lyon, dies at 70 in London after illness.
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Vientiane
UPI
Pathet Lao
van Pao
North Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh Trail
South Vietnam
North
Luang Prabang
Souvanna Phouma
Khang Khay
Savang Vathana
Indochina
London
Bebe Daniels
Ben Lyon
Miss Daniels
Mack Sennett
Lyon
Richard
Barbara
Long Cheng
Pathet Lao Vientiane
Seth Pethrasy
Laos
Sam Thong
Ban Na
Pha Khao
North Laos
Highway 7
Hanoi
Bolovens
Route 9
Probers summon key men in slot machine syndicate
Senate hearings near end name Martin J. Bromley as a central figure in a world wide slot machine syndicate tied to service games. The probe traces a 1945 Bromley family network through Club Specialty Overseas Inc and related firms active across eight nations.
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Washington
UPS
Senate
Farflung Enterprises
Service Games
Abraham A. Ribicoff
D-Conn
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Martin J. Bromley
Subcommittee
Service Games Complex
Bromley
Irving Bromberg
Club Specialty Overseas Inc
U S helicopters evacuate base Lolo in Laos under heavy fire
American UH1 Huey crews braved intense anti aircraft fire to extract under 1 000 South Vietnamese troops from fire support base Lolo nine miles southeast of Sepone near the Ho Chi Minh Trail. North Vietnamese forces pressed toward the hilltop position as U S B 52s targeted artillery left by South Vietnamese forces. Two U S helicopters were shot down with one American casualty reported.
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Saigon
UPS
Laos
Lolo
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Sepone
Gina Lollobrigida
Brown
U.S
Phnom Penh
Kompong Cham
Cambodia
FDA and FTC probe all meat dog foods claims
FDA and FTC are investigating labeling and advertising of canned dog foods made solely from meat and byproducts or fortified with vitamins and minerals. Vet experts warn exclusive all meat diets can cause adverse health effects in dogs and mislead consumers about a balanced diet.
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Washington
UPI
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Mark L. Morris Jr
Topeka
Kan
Morris
Journal of the American Eterinary Medical Association
JAVMA
Donald A. Price
States move to legalize generic drug substitution
Three big states California New York and Massachusetts push bills to let pharmacists substitute generic drugs for branded prescriptions. The move aims to cut high drug costs amid insurer and pharmacy pressure. Prices for generics show large gaps vs branded names used in hospitals and clinics.
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UPI
New York
California
Massachusetts
Jerry Zelin
Genericos Corp. of America
Moonachie
N.J
Adolph Stortch
Purepac Co
Elizabeth
Medicare
Pharmacy Board
Medical authorities urge methadone restrictions
In a joint statement the American Medical Association and the National Academy of Sciences National Research Council urge that methadone not be prescribed by private doctors. They warn of diversion into illegal channels and note many accompanying therapies require special clinics or treatment centers.
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Washington
UPI
American Medical Association
National Academy of Sciences National Research Council
Nixon to announce Tricia engagement at White House party
President and Mrs. Nixon will reveal the engagement of elder daughter Tricia to Harvard law student Edward Cox at tonight's Irish Evening of Entertainment. Cox, 24, will wed June 5 in the White House with Julie Eisenhower as matron of honor and Howard Ellis Cox Jr. as best man. the event honors Mrs. Nixon's birthday and Irish ties.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
White House
Tricia
Harvard
Edward Finch Cox
Cox
New York City
Westhampton Beach
N.Y
Edward G. Latch
House of Representatives
Metropolitan Memorial Methodist Church
Miss Nixon
Julie Eisenhower
Howard Ellis Cox Jr
Pentagon
Princeton
Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs
U.S. Army Reserve
Ralph Nader
Raiders
Federal Trade Commission
Col
Howard Ellis Cox
Mazie
Smith College
Yale School of Architecture
New York
Cox, Treanor and Shaughnessy
John Lynch
Ireland
Shannon Castle
Priscilla
Boston
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Bennington Banner
Main St
Bennington
The
Banner Publishing Corp
United Press International
New York Times News Service
Matthews, Shannon & Cullen Inc
Vermont
Madison Avenue
Canberra
Parliament House
By Leroy Pope
Zelin
Stortch
Spalding
England
Robert Pacey
Mike Nichols
Joseph Heller
Manchester
Harte Theatre
Bronson
Brewster McCloud
Williamstown
Leonardo de Vinci
Harte
Parkay
Walker
Pownal Center, VT
Green MT. Racetrack
Fishman's
Main Street
Nixons
Drysdale
Drysdale's
Mastercharge Bank Americand
Hassie
Ford
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