Questionable guidance on orders and local inquiries
A mixed Q and A style piece asks where to order Etude magazine and gun rack plans, notes faded magazines like Zinde, and cites sources such as the American Plywood Association catalog. It covers unemployment during strikes, local history interests in High Point, postal box maintenance, speed reading courses, and community mosquito control plans with local voices and names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etude Magazine
G. A
American Plywood Association
Tacoma
Washington
Yield House
North Conway
N. H
Ex-Commanders Cite Limits on Victory in Vietnam
Westmoreland and Sharp say US strategy built up effort from 1984 to last year and prevented an enemy victory but White House restraints blocked a traditional victory. They argue bombing influenced Hanoi toward Paris talks and that military campaigns were hampered by political limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
South Vietnam
White House
Wiliam C. Westmoreland
Adm. A
G. Sharp
Westmoreland
U.S
Vietnam
Namese
Laos
Cambodia
North Vietnam
Sharp
Pacific
North
Hanoi
Paris
Is Son Vietnam
Secret Talks Policy Put To New Test
Secretary of State William P. Rogers faced his first formal news conference as Nixon’s foreign affairs spokesman. Reporters pressed on secret Vietnam peace talks amid other issues including the Middle East Peru NATO and Soviet relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Gulick
Associated Press
Washington
Vietnam
William P. Rogers
Nixon
Rogers
Middle East
Peru
NATO
Soviet Union
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Jordan
Hussein
U.S
Lima
John N. Irwin
Florida
25 Crew Members Missing After Freighter Barge Collision
A head on collision between the freighter Union Faith and an oil barge on the Mississippi River caused a massive blaze near a busy bridge. Twenty five crew members from the freighter are unaccounted for while 25 were hospitalized. The barge carrying 9,000 barrels of crude oil broke in two and sank after the tow broke away. The tug Warren Doucet pushed the barge as flames swept downstream. Coast Guard reported all crew aboard the tug accounted for. Witnesses described a river seemingly on fire.
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New Orleans
Mississippi River
Coast Guard
STEW
Union Faith
Warren Doucet
Elysse Landry
Arnold Regouffre
Close-Quarter Battle Reported At Lowest Offensive Level
North Vietnamese infantry hit two US groups Sunday night, killing 14 Americans and wounding 28. One fight near Saigon left 11 Americans dead and 13 wounded. Mortars hit a bivouac of the 173rd Airborne near Sao Loc as enemy forces pressed the perimeter. Paratroopers called in air support and reinforcements and repelled the attack after about 24 hours. In Tay Ninh province, 65 miles northwest of Saigon, US air cavalry encountered fire that killed three Americans and wounded 15. Three American helicopters were shot down and destroyed, raising weekend losses to 2,499 crew members wounded or killed. Command reports show a drop in enemy activity around Saigon as allied troops claim to have killed over 6,000 enemy in six weeks.
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George Esper
Saigon
U.S
173Rd Airborne
Bri
Tay Ninh
1St
Temple coed Alecsandra Pastuszek joins ROTC drill team
Alecsandra Pastuszek, 19, of Glen Mills Pa., steps with ROTC cadets in Philadelphia, seven other girls also carry rifles and drill with the boys. She says joining was tough at first but she wanted to learn more about the country and believes her presence may have been distracting at times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temple University
Alecsandra Pastuszek
Glen Mills
Philadelphia
Alecsandra
Nixon Rolls Eggs and Watches Baseball at White House
President Nixon enjoyed Easter traditions rolling eggs on the White House lawn and threw the first ball at the opening of the 1969 Major League Baseball season, attending Senators vs Yankees at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium. He also chaired an Urban Affairs Council meeting on domestic legislation while at Key Biscayne, with talks on Peru and sugar quotas, and planned NATO talks with Jordan King Hussein.
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Frank Cormier
Washington
Nixon
Florida
White House
Robert F. Kennedy
Washington Senators
New York Yankees
William Taft
Urban Affairs Council
Key Bisayne
Fla
Peru
John H. Irwin
Lima
Irwin
International Petroleum Co
Hussein of
Jordan
United States
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Alliance
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Anrytine
Employment Security Commission
Somme
High Point
J. 2 Farriss
Chamber of Commerce
Fred ‘Joyce
Steve Clark
Haley House
Caroina
Virgin Islands
CCA
Guilford Technical Institute
Oakview
New City
Carl Wills
Ini
Adm
Greater
Mississippi
River Bridge
Brita
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