Marines Return to Vietnam DMZ Standoff Amid Laos Drive
U S Marines of the 3rd Division return to Vietnam duty near the DMZ poised for combat if North Vietnam advances. A 1500 man landing team with tanks arrives from Okinawa aboard a helicopter carrier and ships of the 7th Fleet. South Vietnamese forces push into Laos to disrupt Ho Chi Minh trails, capturing enemy supplies and mounting a major operation. A helicopter with photographers is shot down along the trail, with several reporters missing.
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Saigon
U.S
Dmz
Laos
Ho Chi Minh Trail
3Rd Marine
Vietnam
Sepone
Dia
South Vietnam
Henri Huet
Associated Press
Larry Burrows
Life Magazine
Kent Potter
United Press International
Keisaku. Shimamoto
Tokyo
Newsweek
Three Astronauts Grissom Chaffee White Die in Capsule Fire
The three men were killed in a capsule fire on the launch pad while practicing procedures before their planned lift off.
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Q. 1
H.J
Grissom, Chaffee
White
Protecting Color Photos From Glass With Framing Practice
A guide advises placing a mat to keep colored photographs from sticking to glass. It notes mats prevent surface contact, suggests visiting a photo or art supply dealer for help, and cautions against direct contact with glass.
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Q. I
Addressing North Carolina lawmakers and a police request
The text lists home addresses for North Carolina state and federal officials and notes where to mail state legislators in Raleigh. It also includes a request to the High Point police chief to urge drugstores to stop selling Wyamine inhalers due to abuse concerns and mentions a birth certificate inquiry for an uncle born in York, D.C.
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Richardson Preyer
N.C
Raleigh
Hargrove Bowles, Jr
Princess Ann St
Greensboro
Lennox P. McLendon Jr
Kimberly Dr
Calvin Collidge Murrow
Overbrook Dr
High Point
Anon
York
D. C
Columbia
Ford Faces Scrutiny Over Unreported Campaign Funds
Rep. Ford did not list $11,500 in campaign contributions from stock brokers bankers doctors and a union group. Checks were routed through Republican headquarters and $12,233 later returned to Ford's district to cover post election debts. The Se curities Industry Campaign Committee donated $5,000 and Bankers Political Action Committee $2,000.
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Rep. Ford
Washington
House
Gerald R. Ford
Ford
Congress
Michigan
GOP
Securities Industry Campaign Committee
Wall Street Stock Brokers’ Fund
Bankers Political Action Committee
Dam Evacuation Order Extended
Los Angeles reports 53 dead from the California earthquake as Mayor Sam Yorty extends the 48 hour evacuation for 80 000 people in the San Fernando Valley living near the cracked Van Norman Lake Dam. Injuries top 1 000 with 35 bodies found at a Veterans Administration Hospital wing.
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Los Angeles
California
Sam Yorty
Veterans Administration
Yorty
San Fernando Valley
van Norman Lake Dam
Charles F. Richter
Spiro T. Agnew
Ronald Reagan
62 Nations Sign Seabed Nuclear Treaty at Washington
President Nixon and representatives of Russia and Britain hailed a modest but important treaty signed by 62 nations banning the emplacement of nuclear weapons on the ocean floor. They voiced hope for a future pact to curb such arms on land and sea.
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Washington
Nixon
Russia
Britain
Earth
State Department
Nixon Sees Hope for Progress in SALT Talks Restart
In Vienna on March 15 the SALT discussions resume with Nixon urging clear arms progress. Ambassador Dobrynin cites past treaties and calls for disarmament while Lord Cromer sees the seabed accord as a security gain ahead of broader limits.
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Nixon
Vienna
Anatoly F. Dobrynin
Soviet Union
Earth
Moscow
Britain
Lord Cromer
United States
Great Britain
States Unwind Drug Laws Amid Legal Kinks
State legislatures shift away from 1930s premises as they reform drug statutes. Experts warn a long road ahead due to rising illegal use, uneven enforcement, and life felon labels for possession.
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United States
National Institute of Mental Health
National Conference of Commissioners
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