Communists Overrun District Capital in South Vietnam
Communist led forces seized Kien Duc in the central highlands and threatened Quang Duc province as Saigon rushed 1000 paratroopers to defend the capital. Refugees flood Hue and Danang as Viet Cong gains widen, while Phnom Penh airlift extended and Lon Nol moves toward talks.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Phnom Penh
U.S
Kien Duc
Quang Duc
Washington
Lon Nol
Long Boret
Radio Hanoi
Viet Cong
Ban Me Thuot
Darlac
Hue
da Nang
Central Highlands
Duc Hue
U S Shifts View on South Vietnam After Sudden Withdrawals
U S officials reassessed battlefield setbacks as noncritical but were surprised by the rapid pullback of South Vietnamese forces from the Central Highlands and other regions. Secretary Schlesinger warned of a high pace North Vietnamese offensive and potential future threats to Saigon, blaming Congress for funding limits.
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U.S
Saigon
Central Highlands
James R Schlesinger
Schlesinger
Min
Pentagon
Sellesinger
Nguyen Vang Thien
Thieu
Ford Administration
Congress
South Vietnam
Creditors pack court for Try-M bankruptcy plan details
About 150 creditors packed a federal court to hear Try-M Finance and Try-M Consumer Discount proposals to repay investments under a 10 year plan. Judge Washabaugh outlined two options: accept the debtor plan or risk dismissal or liquidation. A creditors committee will negotiate, with a 60 day decision window from selection to reach an initial agreement. Only Finance Company of America is secured. most creditors are unsecured.
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Erie
Try-M Finance
Try-M
William Washabaugh
Washabaugh
Douglas Solock
Solock
Finance Company of American
Baby Crushed Under Truck Near Meadville Tragedy
A one year old boy, David Neeley of Meadville, died after falling from a moving garbage truck as it rounded Route 27 in Randolph Township. The child was on his mother’s lap when the door opened. He died at Meadville Spencer Hospital. The mother Judith Neeley, 28, was injured but released. Two other children in the truck were unharmed.
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Meadville
David Neeley
Nicholas Neeley
Route
Randolph Township
Meadville Spencer Hospital
Judith
Spencer Hospital
Scalded Boy Wins $112,500 Settlement At School
A 12 year old boy burned by scalding bath water at Allegheny Valley School was awarded $112,500 in an out of court settlement. Dennis Kent sued on behalf of the youth who suffered burns covering about 30 percent of his body, alleging school employees knew the water was too hot.
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Iittsburgh
Allegheny Valley
Dennis Kent
Darry Graves
Concord School
McEldowney
Man in Kane still offers eye for sale to aid children
Donald Schlopy of Kane, Pennsylvania, offered to sell an eye for 5000 and has received thousands in donations while saying he is no longer jobless. He maintains the offer stands to fund a house trailer, furniture, and debts as he raises three children after his wife left him. He was recently recalled to his shipping clerk job, but the eye sale remains his plan.
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Kane, Pa
Donald Schlopy
Schlopy
Pennsylvania
Erie
Belly dance classes at Corry YMCA draw near 100 crowd
In a free demonstration at the Corry Y last night, nearly 100 women attended a belly dance session led by Mrs Vi Leach. Allan Schell, executive director of the Y, called the turnout unbelievable and plans are underway for at least four classes taught by Leach.
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Corry
Allan Schell
Schell
Vi Leach
CIA Spying on Soviet Letters Revealed in Testimony
U S Postal Inspector William J Cotter testified in a secret session that in 1969 he was ordered to allow CIA mail surveillance to continue between the United States and the Soviet Union. He said the program was halted by February 15 1973 after he insisted on higher approval or discontinuation. Cotter indicated past officials may have known of the surveillance but did not confirm their involvement.
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Washington
U. S
William J. Cotter
Central Intelligence Agency
Soviet Union
Cotter
House
Winton Blount
CIA
Richard Helms
Jobin N. Mitchell
Arthur E. Summerfield
Edward Day
Summerfield
Day
U.S
John F. Kennedy International Airport
China
San Francisco
Subcommittee
New York
Helms
Blount
CLA
Senate Readies 30 Billion Tax Cut Bill Amid Debate
The Senate races toward passage of a 30 billion tax cut aimed at boosting the economy and delivering immediate relief to families. Provisions include earned income credits, rebates up to 240 for 1974 taxes, a 4 percent rate cut on the first four thousand of income, and a 5 percent home purchase credit up to two thousand dollars. The package also contemplates a $100 Social Security payment and an optional 200 per person credit for larger itemizing families, with completion expected before a presidential signature.
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Washington
Senate
Senate House
Ford
Treasury Department
Erie Twice A Day Bus Service For Corry Elderly
Corry senior citizens can now use a two daily bus service funded by GEICAC and operated by the area Agency for the Aging. The van departs Corry at 7 45 a.m. and 10 30 a.m. with return trips to 2 00 p.m. and 5 40 p.m. The Mercy Center in Erie serves as a base for trips and offers meals and activities while also addressing tax and legal information. Reservations are required by contacting 684 281.
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Corry
Area Agency For the Aging
Mercy Center
Erie
Greater Erie Community Action Committee
Geicac
Annette Shuster
Corry Senior Center
West Main Street
East Erie County
North East Senior Center
City
Cory Senior Center
Erie County
Erie Woman Killed in 1 Car Crash Typo
Erie County recorded its eighth traffic fatality of the year as Karen Ann McCarthy a 19 year old of Erie died from multiple injuries in a one car crash. Police said the east bound vehicle lost control struck a parked car then wrapped around a utility pole. The coroner ruled the death accidental. Deputy Coroner Wagner pronounced her at the scene.
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Richard Wagner
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Tay Ninh
Long Khanh
Hai van Pass
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