War Bargaining Seen As Enemy Objective
The report details heavy fighting around An Loc and Chon Thanh with North Vietnamese units advancing along Route 13. Maj. Tran Ai Quoc confirms outpost withdrawals as defenders face shelling while civilians flee toward safety. US forces widen bombardment, and observers compare tactics to 1954 meat grinder operations as airpower seeks to blunt the push.
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Koichiro Morita
Highway 13
An Loc
Chon Thanh
Tran Ai Quoc
Loc Ninh
Viet Cong
Bodies Found in Burning Davis Home After Murder Suicide
In Davis California a University of California professor his estranged wife and their three children were found dead in a burning home. Police described the deaths as murder suicide. The tragedy occurred early Saturday morning.
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Davis
Calif
UPI
University of California
North Viet Nam Claims Two U.S. Warships Hit at Sea
North Vietnam said two American warships were hit and set afire by coastal artillery from Quang Binh province. A Paris peace talks statement claimed four U.S. warships were hit in the last three days, with the two ships from Saturday firing on populated areas in the province.
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Paris
North Vietnam
Quang Binh
U.S
Six narcotics peddlers executed in Iran under new law
From Tehran six narcotics peddlers were executed by firing squad on Saturday. The executions bring the two year total to 139 since a drug crime penalty law took effect, reflecting strict implementation amid Iran’s ongoing crackdown.
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Tehran
Iran
Justice Department heroin hotline logs 400 calls in first day
The justice department reported about 400 calls Saturday during the first 24 hours of its new heroin hotline in service. The service aims to connect users with treatment resources and provide information on addiction help.
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Washington
Justice Department
Campus siege as police surround Sinola University
Police encircled Sinola state university in Culican after student demonstrations turned deadly with two killed and ten wounded. Local authorities tightened security and investigated the clashes between students and officers.
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Culican, Mexico
Sinola State University
Gridiron Club Hosts Eight Women Guests At Dinner
Washington's Gridiron club invited eight women guests to its annual spring white-tie dinner drawing protests from women pickets and supporters of equal access. Speakers included Reps. Martha Griffith and Margaret Heckler as featured participants in songs skits and speeches marking the event.
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Washington
UPI
Morey’s
McSorley
Gridiron Club
Club of Washington Newsmen
Teacher Gets Hearing On Anamosa Contract
Anamosa school board held a private hearing Saturday at the request of Donna Hellmich who will not have her contract renewed. The board had decided not to rehire her but said she could be rehired if a future social studies vacancy opens. Hellmich was hired two years ago to fill a vacancy created by Terry Ball his return to the district is planned this fall.
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Anamosa
Anamosa Community
Donna Hellmich
Miss Hellmich
Terry Ball
Cedar Rapids News Briefs Roundup of Local Meetings and Ads
Local briefs list meetings and events across Cedar Rapids organizations including NARVRE Unit 29 at Bishops in Lin on Friday at 1 p.m. Optimists, Kiwanis, Sertoma, and Downtown Kiwanis host noon talks and dinners at various venues. Community groups advertise dinners, slide shows, flower and plant sales, a Tulip Festival bus tour, and Beads sale. Public notices note antique show, couple of health and styling ads, and a Bicentennial commission meeting with travel details.
Book Recounts Lawyer Known as Man of Mystery
The Times investigation traces Fidel Goetz and the Rosenbaum brothers in a Penn Central money diversion. Goetz leveraged a Liechtenstein trust to seize 4 million dollars from Penn Central, aided by Joseph and Francis Rosenbaum and Liechtenstein entities. The scheme linked to Executive Jet losses and a 1969 German bank loan, with legal actions uncertain and no charges yet filed.
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Penn Central
Joseph Rosenbaum
Rosenbaums
Francis Rosenbaum
Joseph
Penn
Marxer
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First Financial Trust
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Times
Office of Strategic Services
Vaduz
Fidel Goetz
West Germany
William G. Hundley
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