Viet Cong Step Up Attacks As Laird Visits Saigon
Vietnam fighting intensified with rocket and mortar barrages and a ground assault on a U S position during Defense Secretary Melvin Laird's Saigon visit. An enemy battalion tried to overrun a U S 1st Air Cavalry landing zone north of Saigon as dawn broke. U S forces reported 11 dead and 30 wounded at the camp, while enemy casualties reached at least 117 with 50 overnight shellings. An Hoa district near Da Nang endured the heaviest shelling, with Marine losses and civilian casualties at a refugee camp. Security measures in Saigon tightened as Laird met South Vietnamese leaders to discuss a measured response and the state of South Vietnamese forces.
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Saigon
U.S
Melvin Laird
South Vietnam
1St Air Cavalry Division
Mekong Delta
An Hoa
da Nang
Central Highlands
Demilitarized Zone
Igon
Cholon
Laird
North Vietnam
Hanoi
United States
Ellsworth Bunker
Nguyen van Thieu
Nguyen Cao Ky
Judge Grants Ray Hearing On Monday
MEMPHIS TENN AP Amid reports Ray will plead guilty to King murder and accept a 99 year term a hearing was granted for Monday morning by Criminal Court Judge Preston Battle. Newsmen were told to arrive early and no further details were given about possible outcomes or plea terms.
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Memphis
King
The
Times
Reyecan
Demonstrations denounce Mao at Chinese Embassy in Moscow
Tens of thousands of protesters converge on the Chinese Embassy in Moscow for a second day of anti China rallies over the Soviet border clash that killed 31 Russian soldiers. Police guard the site as demonstrators, many bused in, denounce Mao Tse tung and press coverage, amid Pravdas charge of provocation aimed at undermining a May world Communist conference.
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Moscow
Mao Tse-tung
Pravda
Peking
Communist Party
United States
West Germany
Bonn
West Berlin
Star Elizabeth Taylor Hospitalized With Spine Cancer Fear
Detroit Free Press columnist Marilyn Beck reports Elizabeth Taylor was admitted to Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Hollywood amid fears she has spine cancer. An anonymous doctor cited by Miss Beck notes the spine deterioration is more serious than first believed. A 20th Century Fox spokesman said they are very concerned for her life.
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Detroit
Detroit Free Press
Marilyn Beck
Elizabeth Taylor
Cedars of Lebanon
Hollywood
Calif
Miss Beck
20Th Century-Fox
Maremont Secures $3 Million M60 Gun Contract
The New England Division of Maremont Corp in Saco won a $3,072,800 order to manufacture 5,334 M60 machine guns for the U S Army Weapons Command at Rock Island Illinois. This followed a January contract worth about $3 million for the same weapon. U S Representative Peter N Kyros praised the award.
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New England
Maremont Corp
Saco
U.S
Peter N. Kyros
Army Weapons Command
Rock Island
Maremont
Maine
Cape Cod Searchers Dig Up Human Leg in Probe
Cape Cod National Seashore rangers uncovered a human leg near the site where four Rhode Island girls’ mutilated remains were found. Medical examiners weigh if it ties to prior victims as District Attorney Edmund Dinis warns of more bodies. Antone Costa, 25, of Provincetown, jailed for murder, undergoes psychiatric evaluation after pleading innocent in Provincetown District Court.
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Cape Lod
Dist
Atty
Edmund Dinis
Cape Cod National Seashore
Richard Strange
Raymond Kempel
Truro
Mass
Mary Ann Wysocki
Providence
Rhode Island College
Daniel H. Hiebert
Rhode Island
Provincetown Truro
Miss Walsh
Miss Wysocki
Antone Costa
Provincetown
Bridgewater State Hospital
Boston
Baby Seal Hunt Starts In Canada
Thousands of baby seals face ice hazards as hundreds of hunters begin Canada's Gulf of St. Lawrence hunt for 50,000 pups. Fisheries Minister Davies watches for rule compliance while protests from animal groups persist. many Newfoundlanders rely on the seasonal earnings.
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Halifax
N.S
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Canada
United States
Cagmont
Prince Edward Island
Karl Karlsen
Jack Davies
New York
Alice Harrington
Washington
Friends of Animals
Blakeslee Warns Parents on Teen Drug Peril
Alton Blakeslee, AP science writer, spent months interviewing authorities to prepare a new series on safeguarding teens from drugs. An expanded version with added material appears as a pamphlet titled What You Should Know About Drugs and Narcotics, available through this newspaper for readers.
Israel and Egypt clash in Sinai air duel over Suez
AP reports a daytime dogfight between Israeli and Egyptian jets over the Sinai Desert. Israeli forces say four Egyptian MIGs entered near the Bitter Lakes. one Egyptian plane was shot down and the pilot wounded but captured. Cairo Radio confirmed an Israeli Mirage was shot down. claims diverging on casualties.
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Tel Aviv
Sinai
Israeli
Bitter Lakes
Cairo
Suez Canal
Israel
Moshe Davan
Egypt
N. J
Dayan
London
Mahmoud Fawzi
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Apollo 9 crew back on duty after Moon mission progress
Apollo 9 astronauts resume duties at Space Center Houston after validating the lunar module and achieving key rendezvous tasks. Mission officials say the July goal for a moon landing remains likely, with 97 percent of primary objectives completed and the launch target under review.
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Air Force
James A.mcdivitt
David RK
Atlantic
McDivitt
Schweickart
Phillips
Apollo
Sehweickart
Moon
Miner Trapped In Utah Mine Earns Regular and Overtime Pay
William Jones, 61, trapped 40 miles inside a North Utah mountain since Saturday, will receive pay under federal regulations for the entire duration of the entrapment. Official says Jones earns $23.52 daily, totaling $628.08 per week with overtime at time and a half.
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Lark
Utah
William Jones
United Steel Workers of America
Jones
Lamothe Nears Retirement From Biddeford State Store
Adrien A. Lamothe, 67, longtime Biddeford state liquor store employee, plans retirement after 16 years at the Route 1 location. Born in Biddeford, he owns an apartment complex at 40 State St and looks forward to summers with his wife, bowling, and leisure travel. He praises coworkers and recalls the old Alfred Street store as a rough predecessor. Lamothe, active in local clubs, has two grown sons and has held various prior jobs. He notes retirement comes at 70 anyway and aims to enjoy good health.
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Adrien A. Lamothe
Biddeford
Todas Lamothe
State St
Golly
Alfred Street
Lamothe
Hell
Elsie Butler
Fremont Club
St. Jean Baptiste Society
Jeannette Bellefeuille
Paul
Connecticut
John
Electrolux
Furn
First National
Today's Chuckle Difference Between Rich And Poor Leaders
A humorous aphorism notes that poverty and wealth shape daily worries differently. The poor fret about the next meal while the rich fret about their last. The quip plays on contrast to provoke a wry reflection on fortune and concern.
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