Strategists Hope To Cripple Hanoi And Prevent Spread Of Red Power
White House strategists believe the U S Viet Nam offensive against North Vietnamese bases in Cambodia could cripple Hanoi for months. The plan aims to deter deeper Cambodian incursions and possibly open a route to the Gulf of Siam. Monsoon delays and a phased withdrawal are expected, with renewed Cambodian actions possible later to keep the North Vietnamese off balance.
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COSVN Prime Target In Cambodian War Zone
AP dispatch describes COSVN as the elusive Central Office for South Vietnam based in Cambodia. It notes COSVN’s mobile, dispersed history and recent shift deeper into Cambodia as U.S. and South Vietnamese forces press a cross border offensive. White House briefers cite Sihanouk’s ouster enabling new Cambodian bases and a tougher Ho Chi Minh trail supply route via Laos.
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Cancer Analysis To Be Asked
NEW YORK AP The American Cancer Society seeks a Surgeon General analysis of a disputed study on beagles developing lung cancer from cigarette smoke The Tobacco Institute charged the society blocked an independent review publishing full page ads The society says smoking is the major cause of human lung cancer and even dogs can get it from smoking cigarettes
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Five House members back consumer group drive on GM
Five Negro members of the House endorsed Ralph Nader's Campaign to Make General Motors Responsible. They noted only seven of 13 000 dealers are black and few blacks hold GM management posts. They urged others to support the effort ahead of the May 22 GM stockholders meeting in Detroit. The lawmakers are Shirley Chisholm William Clay Charles Diggs Augustus Hawkins and Louis Stokes.
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New York
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Mich
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Calif
Louis Stokes
Ohio
Senate Approves Lunch Aid Bill Expanding to Millions
The Senate approved a bill to extend free or low price lunches to over 8 million children from low income families. It includes $25 million yearly for a pilot breakfast program, $13 million above the Nixon administration request, and heads to the House and then the President.
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Ospreys Spot Surface Fish Then Dive Feet First
Birds of prey locate fish near the surface and dive from heights to grab them with sharp claws, a method observed in ospreys as they hunt along waterways.
Labor Leader Seeks Talks With Governor On Labor Relations
North Carolina AFL-CIO President Wilbur Hobby plans a meeting with Gov. Bob Scott next week to press labor concerns. Hobby criticized Scott for withdrawing James C. Pierce’s Industrial Commission nomination after a conviction tied to a Chapel Hill food workers strike. Pierce appeals the conviction and faces a 90 day sentence and $300 fine. The case is part of broader proceedings involving six defendants appealing related orders from December demonstrations at UNC.
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