Navy curtails Viet Nam air action as Seventh Fleet grows
Washington reports Viet Nam naval air operations are being cut by about one third while a 23 ship task force is deployed to protect reconnaissance missions off North Korea. Navy says sustaining both duties could require relief from the Atlantic fleet if the Sea of Japan stay extends.
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Seventh Fleet
U.S
North Korea
Navy
South Vietnam
Laos
Sea of Japan
Atlantic Fleet
Atlantic
Pacific
Viet- Nam
Marines repulse river crossing in Vietnam clash near Da Nang
U S marines reported 50 or more North Vietnamese killed while repelling a river crossing south west of Da Nang with artillery and a gunship. One marine wounded. Other clashes included a Viet Cong shelling 17 bases and a damaging strike on Nha Trang airbase Sunday night.
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Saigun
U.S
da Nang
Nha Trang
Saigon
Vu Gia River
Sam'pans
25Th Infantry
New Jersey Leaves Japan After Seven Hour Visit
The battleship New Jersey departed Yokosuka after a seven hour port call described as routine logistics. A US navy spokesman declined to confirm a Sea of Japan deployment with the 1.8 task force to protect spy flights off North Korea. The ship heads home to Long Beach from six months off Vietnam, with movements labeled classified.
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US. Navy
Sea of Japan
North Korea
New Jersey
Yokosuka
Long Beach
Vietnam
Western Pacific
U.S
Defense Department
Washington
Auto Makers Move to Aid Warranty Repairs
Senate hearings heard Ford, Chrysler, and GM action in Detroit to ease warranty repair reimbursements. Dealers say current hourly pay and higher repair costs force them to use lower skilled workers, harming service. Officials urge stronger enforcement, training, and investigation.
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Washington
Philip Hart
Hart
Ford
Chrysler
General Motors
Detroit
Senate Antitrust Subcommittee
Edwin Mullane
Tom Newark
Jerassfire
Mullane
Herschel Elkins
California
Regional Airport Bill Faces Iowa House Clash
Two Tinn county lawmakers clashed over regional airport authority legislation in Des Moines. Rep. Lipsky urged the bill as vital for economic development while Rep. Radl called it bad and nonsensical. An amendment requiring a 60 percent local vote on airport bonds failed. The house previously cut property tax levies for airports and sent the measure to the floor after Senate approval.
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Des Moines
Tinn County
Iowa
Joan Lipsky
R-Cedar
Laverne Schroeder
R-Mcclelland
House
Senate
Schroeder
Norman Anorda
Rmonroe
Iowa House Okays State Meat Inspection Program
The Iowa House approved updating the state meat and poultry inspection system by keeping it under state control with a 111 to 1 vote. The bill delays financing details as the appropriations committee must decide. A federal takeover was rejected 0 to 18 amid concerns about costs.
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DES Moines
Iowa House
House
Appropriations Committee
Nixon tax reform aims at quick fixes and broader changes
Administration spokesmen told Congress that the president’s tax reform package seeks rapid fixes to flaws and plan for basic structural changes over time. Treasury officials outlined interim steps, tax preference curbs for high earners, repeal of the 7 percent investment tax credit, and relief for low income taxpayers, with revenue effects averaging about a net neutral $4 billion.
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Washington
Congress
Nixon
Treasury
Charles Walker
House
Ways and Means Committee
Walker
Edwin Cohen
UN Povery
Nixon Treasury
Capitol Hill
Cohen
Republican Rep Opposes Meat Inspection Bill
A Des Moines Republican state representative, Scott McIntyre Jr., said Secretary of Agriculture L B Liddy is not qualified to enforce a new clean meat inspection law. He cast the lone "no" vote on the bill, criticizing current inspections and arguing the secretary should not be an elected official.
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Des Moines
L. B. Liddy
Scott McIntyre, Jr
Cedar Rapids
Gazette
McIntyre
Agriculture Department
Liddy
Department
Gyee
Supreme Court curbs police power to fingerprint arrestees
In a 6 2 decision the Supreme Court ruled officers must have probable cause and a judge's permission before fingerprinting a suspect. The ruling narrows Fourth Amendment protections, signaling limits on arrests for investigations. Justice Black dissented, urging a return to broader police power. Burial notices follow for Charles Lewis and others in Texas and California communities.
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Supreme Court
Justice Black
Dolice
Charles Lewis
Oakland
Calif
Justice Brennan
Mae Lewis
Silsbee
Texas
Presley Lewis
Houston
Restitutions
Freddie Appleby
Anamosa
Brennan
Baxter Chapel
Marion
Lloyd C. Kellums
United Methodist Church
Oakland Cemetery
Stewart
Monticello
Tortas
First Traffic Fatality of Year in Cedar Rapids
Four year old Charles Lewis, son of Mr and Mrs Charles A Lewis, was killed Monday afternoon after running into a car at 310 Sixteenth Street NE. Driver David Hoover said he slowed for a girl who crossed. no charges were filed. The death marks Cedar Rapids first traffic fatality of the year.
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Charles Lewis
Charles A. Lewis
B Avenue
Sixteenth Street
Young Lewis
Mercy Hospital
David J. Hoover
Lewis
Lewis Boy
Cedar Rapids
Solo Sailor Completes First Solo Nonstop World Circumnavigation
British yachtsman Robin Knox-Johnston finished a 312 day voyage in the 32 foot ketch Suhail, crossing into Falmouth after a perilous 29 000 mile circumnavigation. A golden globe prize and about 12 000 dollars awaited him as crowds cheered.
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Falmouth
England
Robin Knox-Johnston
Knox-Johnston
Knox Johnston
Warsash
Keox Johinston
Azores
New Zealand
Sunday Times
Defense Sad At Delay by Sirhan Jury
The defense warned that longer jury deliberations in the Sirhan Sirhan murder trial lessen the chance of a life sentence. Grant Cooper said extended arguments could skew the panel toward death as deliberations resumed Tuesday after a delay.
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Sirhan
Los Angeles
UPI
Sirhan Sirhan
Robert Kennedy
Grant Cooper
Cooper
Apollo Voice Haney Ousted After Harassment Claims
Paul Haney, longtime Apollo 11 era broadcaster, says he was relieved of his post after alleged harassment by Julian Scheer public affairs chief in Washington. He faced a March 28 meeting and two weeks of repeated calls pressuring him to relocate to Washington for a reduced role while considering an appeal. He remains a civil service employee and is known for interpreting astronauts operations and relaying spaceflight tapes.
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Houston
Paul Haney
Apollo
Montday
Washington
Haney
Julian Scheer
Space Agency
Scheer
Israel strikes pierce Jordan. radar network hit in Egypt
Israeli warplanes attacked Jordan and hit major parts of Egypt’s radar network in the latest cross border actions. Egypt reports patrols across the Suez Canal, clashes with Israeli positions, and casualties on both sides. One Israeli plane was shot down with the pilot captured. Jordan reported several helicopters damaged and seven Arabs killed.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Jordan
Egypt
Amman
Suez Canal
Canal
East Bank
Jordan River
Cairo
Fonty
Suez
Thant Says U N Cease Fire At Suez Is Largely Ineffective
Secretary General Thant told the Security Council the Suez Canal cease-fire is almost totally ineffective and a virtual state of active war exists there. He urged urgent study of a course of action and warned of the grave situation in the canal sector.
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United Nations
J Thant
U.N
Suez Canal
Thant
U.N. Security Council
Security Council
Vhant
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