Battles North and South Vietnam clash near Pleiku base
In central highlands South Vietnamese and North Vietnamese forces clashed as government troops moved toward the Le Minh base camp southwest of Pleiku. The Saigon command reported 38 North Vietnamese and 18 government troops killed and noted four other battles north of Saigon and in the Mekong Delta causing 56 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong and 11 government troops dead. Meanwhile Beirut reports Iraqi claims Iran killed 23 Iraqi soldiers across the border with Iranian forces supported by artillery and armor.
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Admiral Holloway Likely Navy Chief Next, Nixon Action Soon
Washington reports Adm James L Holloway III is the front runner to become Chief of Naval Operations as President Nixon prepares to pick a successor to Adm Elmo R Zumwalt Jr whose four year term ends in July. The AP notes related items from New York and Los Angeles including Janet Meads Australian nun record sale and Mancini named music director for the 47th Academy Awards.
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Janet Mead
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Janet
Los Angeles
Henry Mancini
Mancini
Murtha Leads Fox Narrowly in Pa 12th District Vote
In Pennsylvania's 12th District Democrat John Murtha holds a slim lead over Republican Harry Fox. Official totals show Murtha ahead by 229 votes after results from three of six counties, with over 120000 ballots cast. Unofficial counts last night had Murtha leading by 220 votes.
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John Murtha
Harry Fox
Pennsylvania
Murtha
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Pa Truckers Moving But Still Hesitant
Pennsylvania truck traffic rose slightly from last week with four incidents reported by state police in the 0 hour period ending at 8 am. Rock throwing in Westmoreland and Blair counties, three shots at a truck in Elk County, and a bottle shattering a windshield in Blair County. No arrests. Guardsmen shifted back to civilian clothes, about 3,000 on alert, as broader realignment plans keep hundreds on standby amid fuel cost protests by independent truckers.
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Blair County
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Ernest Kline
Indiantown Gap Military Reservation
Coal Miner Strike Draws Union Support
London reports a major union pledging support for the nationwide coal strike as miners halt work. The General and Municipal Workers Union orders power plants to stop handling coal stocks and to avoid fuel oil after existing supplies run out, joining similar actions by other unions. Pickets target Scunthorpe steel works and eastern ports blocking Polish coal deliveries amid several reported incidents.
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Poland
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Nottinghamshire
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