Bombing raids diverted to defend Laotian Plain of Jars
U S bombers halted South Vietnam strikes for 36 hours as B 52s first joined direct support of Laotian forces defending the Plain of Jars. Attacks also reported around the airfield at Long Cheng and on North Vietnamese troops near the Plain, while Laos recaptured outposts and a Pathet Lao advance stalled.
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Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
America
Laoian
Plain of Jars
Laos
Vientiane
Pathet Lao
Long Cheng
Vang Pao
Moa
Paksane
Quinn Seeks Treatment First For Alcoholism In State Policy
Atty Gen Robert H Quinn urged the Legislature to treat alcoholism as a medical issue not a crime. The plan would commit drunk publics to care and study drunk driving laws, with a goal to cut crime roots and reduce recidivism among about 206000 alcoholics in Massachusetts.
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Boston
Robert H. Quinn
Quinn
Committee On Social Welfare
Massachusetts
Meir urges end to bloodshed and talks in Middle East
Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir in the Knesset appeals for peace with the Arabs and a reciprocal cease-fire. She defends Israeli air strikes on Egypt as reprisals for violations, cites Nasser’s war plans, and warns there will be no halt until Cairo agrees to the 1967 cease-fire. Egyptian officials report deaths among soldiers and civilians from raids on the Suez Canal front and El Khanka.
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Jerusalem
Golda Meir
Middle East
Knesset
Israel
Egypt
Suez
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Nasser
Suez Canal
Cairo
Meir
el Khanka
Middle East Cease-Fire Failure Warns U Thant
United Nations Secretary-General U Thant warned at his first news conference of the year that the Middle East cease-fire has become largely ineffective and warned that only strong measures can avert a new catastrophe. He described the situation as deteriorating and grave.
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United Nations, N.Y
U Thant
Middle East
Three Astronauts Welcome in Peru on goodwill tour
Apollo 12 crew Charles Conrad Richard Gordon Jr and Alan Bean arrived in Lima Peru aboard a US Air Force jet from Caracas Venezuela for the second stop on a four continent 40 day goodwill mission. They were greeted by about 5000 people at Jorge Chavez International Airport as flowers and rice showered upon them during the motorcade through crowded streets.
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Lima
Peru
Charles Conrad
Richard E. Gordon Jr
Alan L. Bean
US Air Force
Caracas
Venezela
Jorge Chavez International Airport
New England's First High Rise School Planned in Boston
Boston approves plans for an $18 million high rise English High School to serve 2,000 students. Mayor Kevin White's office says construction can start this summer after the Department of Public Facilities signed off on final plans.
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Boston
Community Board of Appeals
Senate
John F. Parker
Taunton
James R. McIntyre
Quincy
New England
Kevin H. White
Department of Public Facilities
Rubber Carpet Used To Cushion Turkey Eggs
East Lansing Michigan AP reports Michigan State University poultry experts designed a shock absorbing rubber carpet to reduce egg casualties in turkeys. The carpet absorbs impact from typical 16 inch drops, aiming to lower cracked eggs and improve the turkey birth rate.
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East Lansing
Mich
Michigan State University
Richard J. Diverbiss
MSU
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Malden
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