Heavy B52 Raids Hit North Vietnamese Supply Depots
SAIGON AP reports U S B52 bombers carried out their heaviest raids in nine months, targeting North Vietnamese supply depots in Laos and along the Cambodian border. About 60 aircraft dropped nearly 2,000 tons of ordnance from bases in Thailand, Guam, and Okinawa. US and allied forces engaged trucks, warehouses, and depots linked to the Ho Chi Minh Trail as Tet approaches. casualties and enemy movement rose in several zones while Marine withdrawals accelerate toward April 15 with 12,800 Leathernecks expected to leave Vietnam.
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Refugee risk mirrors Palestine in Biafra relief aid warned
An American relief coordinator warned that Nigeria faces a refugee crisis similar to the Palestinian tragedy if Biafran survivors cannot plant yams before the April rains. He noted 600,000 displaced people in camps, with potential to rise to millions, as areas like Enugu struggle with depopulation and lack of municipal services.
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Hijack Victims Get Red Carpet From Cubans
A Cuban hijacker boarded a Dutch airliner en route from Santo Domingo to Curacao with his wife and two children. Police detained him after a detour via Port au Prince and Santiago, sparking a 12 hour delay while all 31 passengers received rum and cigars as they were treated by Cuban officials.
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Sukarno Divorce Reported From Third Wife Ratna Dewi
Jakarta AP reports an army informant says former President Sukarno has divorced his third wife Ratna Sari Dewi, 29, a Japanese-born former Tokyo nightclub hostess, with Dewi believed to be in Paris. Gossip says she seeks a Japanese businessman. she is Sukarno's fourth official divorced wife.
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Israel Jets Hammer Away At Egypts Canal Defenses
TEL AVIV AP Israeli jets struck Egyptian mortar and antiaircraft positions along the Suez Canal for over an hour after weekend fighting on multiple fronts. Cairo and Tel Aviv traded reports on radar stations, troop transports, and saboteurs while clashes continued in Lebanon and Jordan with mixed casualty claims. President Nixon reaffirmed U.S. policy to supply arms to Israel and aid to friendly states as needed.
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Israeli Religious Party Threatens Coalition Over Jewishness Ruling
The National Religious party said it would resign from the government coalition unless Parliament passes a law reversing a High Court decision on who is a Jew. The court ruled non Jews under rabbinical law could register as Jews by nationality, prompting threats of a intra government dispute.
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Two Deaf Teens Die in Hilton Fire at Conventio n Headquarters
CHICAGO AP Two 17 year old deaf youths perished as a Sun day morning fire swept the Conrad Hilton Hotel where 41 Jackson ville School for Deaf Mutes students were in Chicago for a basketball game. Fire Chief Quinn said smoke thwarted life saving efforts and 19 were hospitalized while 20 received first aid. Damages were pegged at 150000 with arson probes to follow as the five alarm blaze prompted routine investigation.
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Bartley Battles to Stop Massachusetts House Reduction
In Boston AP dispatch Speaker David M Bartley argues against trimming the Massachusetts House from 240 to 140 seats. He claims supporters of the cut have at most 75 votes and warns the plan would hinder raises for lawmakers. Bartley tugs at political alliances, naming Danovitch and Creighton to key committees while Governor Sargent’s position weakens with dwindling support. Meanwhile Attorney General Robert H Quinn plans to seek a ruling on Leyden school prayer, arguing it violates the First Amendment as interpreted by the Supreme Court.
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