Vietnam conflict flares in Mekong Delta
North Vietnamese and Viet Cong thrust into five provinces of the Mekong Delta and shelled the area near Saigon s largest fuel depot six miles southeast of Saigon. The fighting left 95 enemy troops and 14 South Vietnamese soldiers dead. In Cambodia the Khmer Rouge pressed attacks on Phnom Penh defense lines as Premier Long Boret prepared to return. Kompong Speu enclave said to be in danger after a shelling attack that wounded 30.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Mekong Delta
Delta
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Khmer Rouge
Long Boret
Kompong Speu
Congress Girds For Battle Over Spending In Recess Return
Congress returns from a 10 day Easter break with Democrats proposing more federal spending to combat the recession. President Ford warns against any plan that widens the $60 billion next year deficit. Debates on aid to South Vietnam resume amid renewed pressure for funding.
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Washington
Congress
Ford
Sa Jing
South Vietnam
House
Senate
U.S
Cambodia
Morris College teachers strike in Pittsburgh two campuses
Pittsburgh AP report notes Robert Morris College teachers went on strike at downtown and Moon Township campuses while classes met as scheduled. A spokeswoman said negotiations were planned for the afternoon after spring break.
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Pittsburgh
Robert Morris College
Moon Township
Local businessman protests 42 percent gas bill rise
Corry Chrysler Plymouth owner Mark Harvey decries a 42 percent jump in his December 1974 to December 1973 gas bills, from 135.07 to 193.05, despite using 73 fewer cubic feet. He challenges National Fuel Gas and cites the fuel adjustment mechanism. Harvey plans outreach to Senators Scott and Schweiker, Congressman Vigorito, State Sen. Dwyer, Rep. Hopkins, and the Public Utility Commission.
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Mark Harvey
Corry Chrysler Plymouth
Route 6
Journal
Harvey
National Fuel Gas
NFG
NEG
James Brutcher
Hugh Scott
Richard Schweiker
Joseph Vigorito
R. Budd Dwyer
Forest Hopkins
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation
Pennsylvania Gas Company
Potholes Or Cost Hike For Pa Drivers
Harrisburg AP report outlines Pennsylvania motorists face higher costs or worse roads as officials warn of a $2 billion highway-cut plan over 12 years. Debts from 1965 projects drive 112 million in debt service this year, rising to 200 million in four years, prompting proposed higher vehicle registrations and a nine cent gas tax.
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Pennsylvania
General Assembly
Probem
State
Transportation Department
Transportation
Jacob Kassab
Appalachia
State Transportation Commission
Penndot
Kassab
California
Texas
North
C i
Connecticut
Kennedy Jostled by Demonstrators at Knights of Columbus Breakfast
Senator Edward Kennedy was jostled by protestors while escorted by police after a speech at the Knights of Columbus Communion Breakfast. He ran to safety through a crowd of about 300 demonstrators in a subway station, narrowly avoiding harm.
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Edward Kennedy
Knights of Columbus
Kennedy
Corry Man Reports Being Assaulted by Teenagers
An 18 year old Corry man Mark L. Hall was beaten by two teenage passengers after accepting a ride with four youths. The assault occurred on a rural road west of Corry as the car traveled more than a mile from the city. Hall could not identify the assailants. police say the investigation continues.
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Corry
Mark L. Hall
B.D. 1
Hall
Probe Party At Inn Room
City police investigate a Saturday morning incident at Venture Inn Room 207 where a group of unregistered juveniles hosted a party. A vacuum cleaner was reported missing. youths deny knowledge of the theft and may face charges for registering under false names.
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Venture Inn
Orphan Airlift Ends as Saigon Ends Large Scale Evacuation
The large scale airlift of about 1700 Southeast Asian orphans ends. From now on, children will depart in smaller groups under a quota set by the South Vietnamese government. Flights to Travis California and Seattle carried hundreds of youths, with others heading to Chicago and New York. Several hospitalizations and deaths occurred during the lengthy flights.
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A Rress
Southeast Asia
United States
Saigon
Phan Quang Dan
Australia
Canada
Great Britain
Spartanburg fills vacancy on borough council with Glenn Cook
Glenn Cook was sworn in to fill an unexpired term on Spartansburg Borough Council replacing Harry Hays who resigned and moved to Meadville. Council President John Hajee assigned Cook to Hays’s vacated committees amid talks on the solid waste plan and sidewalk ordinance reviews.
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Glenn Cook
Spartansburg
Harry Hays
Hays
Meadville
John Hajee
Cook
Thomas Eastman
Russell Crawford
Department of Environmental Resources
Crawford County Solid Waste District No. 5 Authority
Crawford
Warren County
Roger Stranahian
Richard Roeder
Hajec
Wood
Water
Main Street
Penndot
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Robert F. Kennedy
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Salem
Allegheny County
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Gregory LeDonne
St. Francis General Hospital
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Rious
Pleasantville
Richard D. Peterson
Peterson
George C. McWilliams
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Route 27
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Peterson Auto
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Carry
Route 77
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White House
David Hume Kennerly
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Orphan Airlift
Sparty Boro Council
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