South Vietnam bases hit as NVA forces attack eight camps
North Vietnamese troops mounted coordinated assaults on eight South Vietnamese fire support bases in Quang Tri Province while ground attacks targeted Sarge Nui Ba Ho and other bases near the DMZ. An AC 130 gunship was downed by a surface to air missile in Laos, with all 14 crewmen missing.
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Saigon
United States
Laos
Quang Tri
Demilitarized Zone
Quang
Tri City
Holcomb
Quang Tri City
Sarge
Nui Ba Ho
Alpha 9
Charlie 1
Charlie 2
Camp Carroll
Dong Ha
Khe Sanh
U.S
Weather Station Report For Arkansas To Friday
Weather data for 24 hours ending 7 am Thursday shows a high of 58 and a low of 36. Arkansas forecast calls for increasing cloudiness today with scattered light rain in the south, then decreasing cloudiness from the west Friday as rain ends in the south. No major temperature change through Friday with highs in the mid 40s north to upper 50s south and lows tonight from the low 30s north to mid 40s south.
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Arkansas
Harriston
Texarkana
Fayetteville
Harrison
Jonesboro
Pine Bluff
el Dorado
Memphis
Little Rock
Fort Smith
Group Pushes Cash Payments for Delayed Flights
A consumer action group led by Ralph Nader ally Aviation Consumer Action Project urged the CAB to require cash pay ments to passengers for delayed flights. The petition seeks refunds equal to ticket price for canceled trips and 25 per hour of delay on takeoff or landing, citing 26 percent of flights delayed 15 minutes or more on 200 busiest routes in 1970.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
Aviation Consumer Action Project
K.G.J. Pillai
CAB
Pillai
Air Transport Association
Delta
Atlanta
Miami
New York
Dallas
Los Angeles
Detroit
New Orleans
Chicago
Fort Lauderdale
Arkansas hail damage estimate tops 7.3 million dollars
The American Insurance Association said hail storms in Arkansas Tuesday night caused about 7.3 million dollars in insured property damage. Of that, 5.2 million affected fixed property and 2.1 million covered motor vehicles in Magnolia Dover El Dorado Russellville Pottsville Waldo McNeil Taylor and parts of Union and Columbia counties.
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Dallas
Tex
Arkansas
American Insurance Association
AIA
Magnolia
Dover
el Dorado
Russellville
Pottsville
Waldo
McNeil
Taylor
Union
Columbia Counties
Quits Board at Marianna Over Racial Tension
Lon Mann resigns as Lee County School Board president to ease racial tension in Marianna schools. He will stay on the board and is replaced by Bob McGinnis. Black student protests began Jan 13 after a large demonstration led to arrests. In Little Rock, John P. Saxton named acting Soil and Water Resources Division director after Keith Jackson resignation. John N. Warnock of Camden weighs run for governor or attorney general.
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Marianna, Ark
Lon Mann
Lee County
Mann
Bob McGinnis
Rondo
Little Rock
John P. Saxton
Soil and Water Resources Division
Saxton
Air Force
S. Keith Jackson
John N. Warnock
Camden
American Party
Snow Bunny Wins Fight in Chicago with Lawyers
A 6 foot snow bunny, erected by Robert K. Downs and Howard M. Rubin in front of the Picasso sculpture at Civic Center Plaza after a snowfall, reportedly fought City Hall and won with the help of two lawyers. They described the project as starting as a snowman and evolving with Easter spirit amid city workers' involvement.
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Chicago
Robert K. Downs
Howard M. Rubin
Civic Center Plaza
Obituaries and a civic sculpture tale in Hope area
Obituaries for W E Sam Cook Elbert May Sr Thomas B Fenwick James J Schmitt note deaths in Hope area with multiple survivors and funeral details. A separate item recounts a Chicago sculpture permit dispute where Halberg Christensen and civic leaders decide to allow a bunny sculpture to remain despite initial orders and public uproar.
Arctic cold snap chills northern Arkansas with frost
An Arctic air surge lowered temperatures across northern Arkansas below freezing and left patchy frost in other areas as a high pressure system from southern Missouri influenced the region. Rain was expected to develop in parts of Texas and move eastward ahead of a western Texas low, with cloudiness increasing in Arkansas. Highs were forecast in the mid 40s north to 50s south, with frigid overnight lows.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
National Weather Service
Missouri
Texas
Weather Service
Group Sues to Keep Hippies on Welfare
Washington AP says the Center on Social Welfare Policy and Law sued the Department of Agriculture asking for an injunction against denying food stamps to households where unrelated people live together. The suit cites five households including Jacinata Moreno in Homestead Florida and argues the regulation harms the poorest of the poor, notably migrant workers. Pollack says nearly a million could be affected and challenges target both unrelated individuals and unrelated families.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture Today
Center On Social Welfare Policy and Law
Federal District Court
Ronald Pollack
New York Center
Pollack
Homestead
Fla
Oakland
Calif
Kennersville
N.C
Salt
Sanchez
Agriculture Department
Three Terrorists and Three Kidnappers Dead in Niskar Incident
In Niksar Turkey gunfire ended a hostage incident as ten terrorists and three kidnap victims, including one Canadian, were killed. Police confirmed details as the siege concluded with fatalities on all sides.
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Niksar
Turkey
Tremor Causes Minor Damage in Missouri Area
A 3.5 to 4.5 magnitude tremor rattled Pemiscot County Missouri injuring no one. The quake lasted about 15 seconds with minor damage including broken windows in a store at Cotter, about 15 miles south near the Arkansas border.
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St. Louis University
Odrinex Promises Easy Fat Loss With Money Back Guarantee
A diet aid touts Odrinex tiny tablets that claim to melt fat without starvation or special exercise. It asserts no dangerous drugs, offers a refund if not satisfied, and lists plan prices of 3.25 and 5.25 with 14 years of use nationwide.
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Sam) Cook
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Hope Hospital
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Hope Auto Co
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Elbert May SR
Hope
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Elbert May Jr
Odessa
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Margarite Choniski
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Colorado
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Bodcaw
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Roy May
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Carrie McCargo
Lebanon
Tenn
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Memory Gardens
Oakcrest Funeral Home
Thomas B. Fenwick
Thomas B
Oscar) Fenwick
Della Lee Fenwick
Richard Fenwick
Henry
T. B. Fenwick Jr
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Herbert Coleman
Mayfield
Herndon Chapel
Merlin Cox
Rose Hill
Herndon Funeral Home
James J. Schmitt
Emmet
Billy Schmitt
Ruscoe Williams
Carl Burke
William Sztore
California
Vada Stalling
Gordon
Arlis Downs
Glen Cannon
Downs
Rubin
Civic Center
Elmer Hallberg
Hallberg
Robert Christensen
Chicago Public Buildings Commission
Christensen
Hope (Ark.) Star
Austin Scott
New England
John Smith
London
Encyclopaedia Britannica
John P. Cox Drug Store
Dodge Boys
Dodge
Tate
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