Battle clears enemy hideouts near Saigon in eight hours
A U S and South Vietnamese force of 500 troops with 30 tanks overran fortified bunkers 25 miles northwest of Saigon after air and helicopter support. U.S. says 19 enemy dead. 17 Americans and 8 South Vietnamese wounded. one armored personnel carrier destroyed. Dozens of bulldozers have cleared the area since April 1 amid booby traps and mines.
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George Esple
Associated Press
Saigon
U.S
Mekong Delta
7Th Fleet
Sanctuary
South Vietnam
Central Highlands
25Th Infantry Division
Hawaii
Rock acts and venues clash with fame and crowds
Graham laments rock stars' rise and excess at Fillmores Madison Square Garden and Woodstock era festivals. He cites high fees, delayed shows, sound issues, and overblown adulation as factors harming audiences and artists. He notes plans to close the Fillmores after considering July Met concerts and highlights a charity spaghetti supper by the WMA church group.
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Saw Square Garden
Fillmore East
Madison Square Garden
Graham
Fillmores
Janis Joplin
Jimi Hendrix
Woodstock
Metropolitan Opera
Met
Cambodian premier crisis deepens as new cabinet sought
Cambodia faces an 11th day government crisis after Lon Nol resigns due to ill health and refuses a new cabinet role. Cheng Heng asks adviser Chuop Hell to form a cabinet as Sirik Matak declines, saying new leaders are needed. Lon Nol's brother Lon Non opposes Matak, fueling deadlock.
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Spashett
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
Sirik Matak
Cheng Heng
Chuop Hell
Marshal Lon Nol
Remier
Forestry Department
National Assembly
Lon Nol
Sirik Malak
Vol
Lon Non
Central Intelligence Agency
Army
15Th Brigade
Hope Star to Host Family Fun Festival at Fair Park Coliseum
Former Dallas Cowboys cornerback Cornell Greene and Steelers’ Terry Bradshaw join Bob Hayes on Saturday night at the Family Fun Festival in Hope Arkansas. Proceeds go to Hempstead County drug education. events run 9 30 a m to 7 p m with rock and country acts from multiple towns. forum on drug abuse at 7 30 p m with Lt Governor Bob Riley. Admission 1 50 for adults, 1 for students, advance tickets available at local banks and agencies.
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Dallas Cowboys
Cornell Greene
Fair Park Coliseum
Bob Hayes
Pittsburgh Steelers
Terry Bradshaw
Hope High School Student Council
Hempstead
Hope Fair Park
Legion Field
Wakefield
Texas
Little Rock
Texarkana
Murfreesboro
Arkadelphia
Hempstead County
Freddy and
Kate
The
Village Idiots
Country Edition
Edna and the Misfits
Hank and
the Stump Jumpers
Kenny Wayne
the Ramotions
Freedom Creed
Dead On Arrival
Wolf River Watershed
Teddy Bee
Stingers
Arkansas
Bob Riley
First National Bank
Citizens National Bank
Hope Auto Company
Anderson-Frazier Insurance Agency
Two Killed in Crash Near Ft. Smith
In Barling about one mile east of Fort Smith on Arkansas 22 a head on collision between a car and a pickup truck killed two people. The victims were Francis D. Wilson 52 of Lavaca and Otha L. Barnard 69 of Fort Smith, as reported by State Police Trooper Charles Webb.
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Fort Smith, Ark
Arkansas 22
Barling
Fort Smith
Charles Webb
Francis D. Wilson
Lavaca
Otha L. Barnard
Arkansas Weather Station Report for Friday
Weather summary for 24 hours ending 7 a.m. Friday shows high 64 and low 50 with a half inch of rain. Forecast calls for generally fair conditions in Arkansas tonight and Saturday, cooler today and tonight with a gradual warming Saturday. Today’s high expected in the 60s to low 70s, tonight’s low in the 40s to low 50s, Saturday’s high in the mid 60s to 70s.
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Arkansas
Nixon aims to end China's mainland isolation long term
AP reports Nixon seeks long term goal of ending mainland government isolation while discounting optimism about eased relations. In Saigon, U.S. and South Vietnamese troops uncover an enemy base camp 25 miles from the capital. Cambodia's Sirik Matak urged to form government after Lon Nol's departure. Amtrak era begins at midnight with rail history marked by farewells and potential losses.
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Washington
Nixon
Saigun
U.S
Saigon
America
Amtrak
Nixon vows firm stance amid antiwar protests
President Nixon, in his first TV news conference in eight weeks, rejects being cowed by demonstrators while signaling a possible U.S. pullout from Vietnam. He urged lawful behavior, eyed a gradual withdrawal, and pressed for POW release as a prerequisite to broader talks on Paris. He also hinted at cautious steps toward a two China policy and improved Sino-Soviet relations.
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Frank Cormier
Associated Press
Washington
U.S
Vietnam
Nixon
United States
China
Peking
Taiwan
United Nations
Soviet Union
South Vietnam
Saigon
Lyndon B. Johnson
Paris
North Vietnam
Press Bans Inevitable at Times
Gov. Dale Bumpers warned FOI violations likely despite his office’s efforts. He cited a state Racing Commission dinner at the Little Rock Club as regrettable, noting chairman J. W. Benafield aimed to meet colleagues and had no intent to breach the act.
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Little Rock
Dale Bumpers
Bumpers
State Racing Commission
Little Rock Club
J. W. Beaafield
England
Benafield
Munn 84 Dies. Hope Deacon and Retired Postmaster
William H. Munn 84 longtime Nevada County resident and retired postmaster and First Baptist Church deacon of Hope died in a local hospital. Survived by wife Effie Herring Munn son Hugh Munn Midland Texas daughter Mrs Horace Fuller Hope four grandchildren eight great grandchildren. Funeral Sunday 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church with Rev Gerald Trussell. burial Corinth Cemetery Nevada County. Had Herndon Funeral Home Hope directing.
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William H. Munn
Nevada County
First Baptist Church of
Hope
Effie Herring Munn
Hugh Munn
Midland
Texas
Horace Fuller
First Baptist Church
Gerald Trussell
Corinth Cemetery
Herndon Funeral Home of Hope
Vocational School in Little Rock Favored by Dale Bumpers
Dale Bumpers said he was favorably disposed to backing a vocational technical school in Little Rock. He told a Pulaski County delegation he would relay his view to the state Board of Education for approval. Puerto Rico is described as a free commonwealth associated with the United States.
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Little Rock
Dale Bumpers
Bumpers
Pulaski County
State Board of Education
Puerto Rico
Free Commonwealth
The
United States
Capitol Born Witness to Seattle Bombing Case
Leslie Bacon, 19, a peace worker and Mayday Collective member, was brought to Seattle to testify before a federal grand jury investigating the March 1 bombing of the U.S. Capitol. Held on $100,000 bond, she is described as a material witness with possible participation but not a defendant. damage estimated at $200,000 with no injuries.
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Seattle
Leslie Goon
U.S. Capitol
Robert L. Stevenson
Justice Department
Miss Bacon
Mayday
Washington
D.C
Senate
FBI
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Tampa
AP News Digest
Marshall Lon Nol
New York
Connie M. Guion
Guion
Gladys Neal Hampton
Lionel Hampton
Freeport, Ill
John Emerson Wilson
Swift & Co
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Voc. School For
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Capitol
Mary's Fashion
Jean Embry
Moella Dining
Town & Country Restaurant
Hope, Ark
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