McLain Suspended From Baseball Through July 1970
Dennis McLain of the Detroit Tigers is suspended by Commissioner Bowie Kuhn until July 1, 1970 for conduct not in the best interests of baseball. The investigation found no evidence of betting on baseball games, but cited past basketball betting and financial contributions tied to a confidence scheme.
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Bowie Kuhn
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Tess Tian Hig
Detroiters
Nixon weighs postal rate rise to fund wage hikes
Washington sources say President Nixon may seek higher postal rates to cover wage increases for postal workers. Officials hint rate boosts could accompany any federal pay raise, with unions demanding 12 percent retroactive to last October and a longer pay ladder for members.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Doday
White House
Post Office Department
U S General Bond Killed in Vietnam War Action
Brig. Gen. William Bond, commander of the 189th Infantry Brigade, was fatally wounded by Communist gunfire near Ham Tam in Binh Tuy province, five miles north-northwest of the town. The U S Command announced he is the sixth American killed in the Vietnam War today.
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Upk
William BR. Bond
Bond
Ham Tam
Bint Tuy
Province
Baigan
U.S
Vietnam
Army awards 3.7 million contract for Cornhusker plant
Rep. Glenn Cunningham announces a $3.7 million Army contract for the Cornhusker Army Ammunition Plant at Grand Island Nebraska. The deal covers landing assembling and packing of bombs and projectiles.
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Washington
UPI
Glenn Cunningham
R-Neb
Army
Cornhusker Army Ammunition Plant
Neb r a ska Panhandle warms. central Nebraska stays cloudy
Weather notes from United Press International forecast warmer conditions in the Nebraska Panhandle with occasional light rain in the southeast. Central and eastern Nebraska expect cloudiness and colder temperatures with lows in the teens north and 20s south, highs Thursday near 40 to 45. Northwest winds 16 to 25 mph.
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United Press International
Nebraska Panhandle
Nebraska
Panhandle
Omaha
Valentine
Power hearing set on NPPD merger probe
Lincoln District Court scheduled a Thursday hearing on a temporary injunction for Nebraska Public Power District to halt a State Railway Commission investigation into the district’s formation. NPPD, formed Jan 1 from a merger of Consumers Public Power District and Platte Valley Public Power and Irrigation District, faces a commission hearing April 14 to test merger constitutionality. The commission questions whether merger approval was required before merging, noting the constitution’s print-approval rule applies to private utilities, not government subdivisions.
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NPPD
Fire Report Calls to Date Last Year
A brief fire department summary notes total calls to date last year and days without a call. The record highlights periods of inactivity and overall activity levels within the reporting period.
Hijackers threaten plane as Seoul, Tokyo take firm stance
Radical Japanese student hijackers commandeered a Boeing 727 from Tokyo to Fukuoka and then Pyongyang. South Korean and U.S. officials warned of action as hostages faced hunger and authorities pressed for passenger release amid deadly threats. A North Korean offer of safe passage was reported, while Tokyo sought a peaceful resolution.
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Seoul
Kimpo
Tomisaburo Hashimosli
Tokyo
Willy
U.S
Hashimoto
Toshikazu Maeda
Didout
Fukuoka
Pyongyang
Japan
Mukuoka
Allied posts shell Saigon area in strongest offensive in months
UPI reports North Vietnamese Viet Cong units shelled 115 Allied posts Tuesday night and today, with ground assaults on 14 positions. Major targets included Da Nang Cam Ranh and Saigon region bases. Casualties: at least 38 Americans killed and 184 wounded. South Vietnamese losses at least 77 killed and 313 wounded. total enemy dead near 401. Five Americans killed and wounded near Tuy Hoa in separate raid.
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U.S
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
Cambodia
Yano
Cai Bo
South Vietnam
National Military Academy
Dalat
Tuy Hoa
Casablanca Airlines Caravelle Crashes Killing Sixty One
A Moroccan Airlines Caravelle crashed near Berrechid five minutes before landing from Avadir to Paris. Sixty one died, 21 survived including one stewardess, 25 pulled alive but four later died. The seven crew and 76 passengers on board. Witnesses recalled the craft veering and leaping before exploding into flames.
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Casablanca
Morocco
UPI
Hayat
Moroccan Airlines
el Gara
Berrechid
Avadir
Paris
Avitnesses
Scross
Times Change Seen In Mt Carmel Hospital Bill
Cambridge Ohio UPI reports Kenedy recently discovered a hospital bill from Mt Carmel hospital Columbus showing $4.85 for two days of treatment. The bill lists $4.30 for two days of board and nursing based on a private room at 15 per week with 10 cents for medicine and 25 cents for ether and dressings. The article notes the current daily private room rate is about $60.
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Cambridge
Ohio
Kenedy
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Columbus
Index of pages and sections displayed
The page list outlines sections for Today’s Index with Women’s News on Page 3 Editorial on Page 4, Sports on Page 3, a comic on Page 74 and Classified Pages 25 and 26. It indicates a multi-section issue layout across pages.
Boundary and tax talks across Platte County borders
County officials from Polk and Butler met with the Platte County Board of Supervisors to discuss a boundary problem as the Platte River shifts along the tri county border. R C Wallers Co. presented a progress report on re appraisal work with the county on schedule. A hearing was set for 9 am April 7 for Bertolin Inc on an on sale beer license at the Agricultural Park race track. Fehrs Tractor and Equipment Co. and Prucka Sales and Service submitted bids for a bituminous distributor and truck chassis totaling 8 465.00 and 5 549 20 respectively.
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Polk
Butler Counties
Platte County Board of Supervisors
Platte River
Platte Cowny
Robert Snell
R. C. Wallers Co
Platte County
Bertolin Inc
Agricultural Park
Fehrs ‘Tractor and Equipment Co
Prucka Sales and Service
Navy Man Richard Gordan Killed in California Car Crash
Mr and Mrs Ted Gordan mourn the loss of their son Richard Gordan AOQ2 US Navy a three year veteran killed in a one car crash Monday night in the Anaheim area. He was to return to Vietnam waters this week aboard USS Bon Homme and had been in the States since last summer after escaping injury aboard USS Enterprise following a prior collision and fire.
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Richard Gordan
U.S Navy
Anaheim
Calif
Vietnam
Bon Homme
Richard
San Diego
States
Sumer
Enterprise
Medina Army officer charged over My Lai killings
Medina Ernest & Medina named as responsible for My Lai murders in My Lai village, March 16, with additional charge of concealing evidence. He is cited as a principal under military law, facing possible court martial. 25 charged overall, including Calley and Mitchell.
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UPI
Cyol
Ernest
Medina
Army
Ila
My Lai
Mia
Pico Rivera
Call
Pentagon
Harman L. West
Port McPherson
Wiliam le Calley Jr
David Mitchell
Thugie
Calley
Mitchell
Medina l Ike
Civil Defense Aids Firemen With Traffic Control
Civil Defense personnel will assist local firemen by maintaining a two block no sightseers zone during all emergencies. Platte County Civil Defense director Jack Bullington announced the plan to curb siren chasing that hindered fire response, citing a nursing home fire where trucks could not reach hydrants.
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Civil Defense
Jack Bullington
Platte County
Easter egg hunt postponed by Rhode Island University
Kingston Florida UP I reports the annual Easter egg hunt sponsored by the University of Rhode Island was postponed on Tuesday for one week.
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Kingston, Fl
Controllers reject back-to-work plea amid weeklong delays
Washington dispatch says air traffic controllers ignored a plea from leaders to return to work, extending a seventh day of delays and flight cancellations. Undersecretary James Beale noted no significant turnout, while PATCO remains in an illegal-strike contention and mixed return signals from some controllers.
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Washington
UPL
James Boyes
Boggs
Patco
Bepes
Qwirk
Beeps
J. Hee Bailey
Kennetl Lyons
National Association of Goverment Employes
Uinians
Columbus City Council Holds Hearing and Bids at 8 PM
The Columbus City Council will hold a hearing on locating a mobile home court and bid requests for street improvements, curb and gutter work, and widening of 11th and 13th Streets. The city will also open bids for a municipal golf course garage project estimated at 11,500 dollars.
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Columbus
Ferma
Aids On & Garage
Platte Included in Lincoln District for Census Drive
Bargman, manager of the temporary census office in Lincoln, says 583 census takers were sworn in and began visiting households in 21 counties including Butler Colfax Madison and Polk. Questionnaires were mailed a few days ago and will be collected by census takers over three to five weeks. Some households may not have received a form, but workers will locate them and provide one.
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Lincoln
Thore
Butler
Colfax
Madison
Polk
Supene Bargman
Mal
de Fensus
Bargmian
Thab
Bargman
Tey
Snowblanket Hits Southwest Kansas With Blocking Weather
The Southwest Kansas region reports nine inches of snowfall in Alta Vista and widespread accumulating snow across the area. Four to six inches are common in southwest and south central parts, while travel is disrupted and schools closed. Elsewhere, spring rains in Georgia raise the Plink River levels, and New England endures its second major storm in 72 hours.
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United Press International
Southwest
Kansas
Alta Vista
Kan
Georgia
Albany
New England
Sime
Atte
Chicago
Cainesville
Lexaa
Cambodia Denounces U S and S Vietnam Over Border Fight
Cambodia says the United States and South Vietnam have no right to send troops into Cambodia to pursue Viet Cong or North Vietnamese forces. North Vietnamese troops cross from Vietnam and seize a government outpost near the Cambodian border, with reports of deep incursions toward Phnom Penh. Thousands enlist in a government mobilization as the crisis escalates.
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Thhen
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Sihanouk
Mekong
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