Me Kong Delta ambush pounds South Vietnamese militiamen
Heavy casualties were reported in a Mekong Delta ambush on a militia company of about 100 men. Seventeen militiamen killed, five wounded, four missing. Enemy losses not disclosed. Laird met Thieu in Saigon to discuss continued U.S. economic support as Vietnamization proceeds.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
Mekong Delta
Ca Mau
Robin Mannock
Phnom Penh
Rumlong
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
U.S
Senate
Laird
Thieu
Nixon
Congress
Doctor Forms Political Group in Arkansas
Emprise Corp of Buffalo the major stockholder in Southland Racing Corp filed a $10 million libel suit against the Arkansas Democrat. Alston Jennings said the suit rests on editorials that appeared in the Democrat in October and November. Hoffman organized a Garland County group to back suitable candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Emprise Corp
Buffalo
N.Y
Southland Racing Corp
West Memphis
Arkansas Democrat
Alston Jennings
Emprise
U.S. District Court
Jennings
Democrat
Hot Springs, Ark
John P. Hoffman
Hot Springs
Concerned Citizens
Garland County
Democratic Party
Concerned Citizens of
Hoffman
Weather Report for Tach Friday High 69 Low 34
Arkansas generally fair and warmer with increasing southerly winds today. Increasing cloudiness, warmer and rather windy tonight. Saturday partly cloudy, windy and turning colder with widely scattered showers in the past portion.
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Tach
Arkansas
Chief Justice Pressure to Halt Alaska Nuclear Test
Washington AP report on environmental groups seeking an emergency halt to the 5 megaton Spartan antiballistic missile test near Amelakh Island. They asked Chief Justice Burger to intervene after lower courts failed to stop the blast, citing environmental risks. The White House defended the test as necessary for national defense.
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Bill Kosman
Associated Press
Washington ( AP
Ameehitka Island
Warren E. Burger
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Alaskan
Cannikin
Burger
High Court
Hiroshima
White House
Committee For Nuclear Responsibility
Court of Appeals
Canada
Congress
Ronald L. Ziegler
Meyer's Bakery Customers Tour in Switzerland
Arch ie Schaffer III aide to Gov Dale Bumpers joins a promotional tour to Switzerland for Meyer's Bakery customers. Also traveling are Dr. Max Milam and Mrs Bequita Huggins along with Schaffer's wife and parents in a party of about 174 people from across the United States. The trip includes reduced rates and unused seats offered to loyal guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Archie Schaffer III
Dale Bumpers
Switzerland
Governor's Office
State Department
Meyer's Bakeries
Schaffer
Max Milam
Department of Finance and Administration
Bequita Huggins
Bumpers
A. R. Schaffer
Charleston
Charles Meyer II
Meyer's
United States
Hope
Blytheville
Schaffers
Milam
Schlesinger Sees No Risk At Amchitka Test Blast
AEC Chairman James R. Schlesinger watched the Cannikin underground test shaft fill with sand and seal the five megaton device while stating there is no risk. He, his wife, and two daughters joined officials and reporters as about 115 workers prepared to depart Amchitka Island for Adak and roughly 200 residents stayed nearby for post detonation operations.
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Bill Stockton
Amchitka Island
Alaska
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
James R. Schlesinger
Aleutian
Schlesinger
Schlesingers
Pacific Ocean
Cannikin
United States
Joint Committee On Atomic Energy
Anchorage
Reps
Craig Hosmer
R-Calif
Orville Hansen
Idaho
Hosmer
Rachel
Anne
Emily
Washington
Amchitka
Adak Island
West Centre
Pounit
Peace strategy vital to Egypt amid Sadat plan focus
Cairo AP report notes Sadat’s 1971 year of decision peacetime aims, while nonmilitary goals drive Egypt’s development. Wage rises, investment liberalization, and boosted oil and tourism accompany a $2.3 billion agricultural revitalization plan. Egypt seeks foreign investment, reopening ties with the United States and Britain, including debt repayments and asset settlements.
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C. Minicler
Associated Press
Cairo
Anwar Sadat
Middle East
Egypt
Goverment
Sadat
United States
Washington
Australia
Britain
International Bank For Foreign Trade
Ark. Property Tax System Called Likely Illegal
William R. Meeks Jr. told Richard W. Longing that Arkansas property and personal tax policies are probably illegal. He said enforcement is uneven with newer residential and commercial properties often assessed at 20 percent of market value while industrial and rural properties are taxed below 20 percent.
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Little Rock
Governor's Commission
William R. Meeks Jr
Richard W. Longing
State Department of Commerce
Meeks
Warm spell returns briefly across Arkansas
A brief warming trend is expected in Arkansas before a cold Canadian air mass moves into the state Saturday. High pressure cool air that brought frost Thursday has shifted east, allowing warmer air to spread northward. Southerly winds should push temperatures into the 70s this afternoon, with increasing clouds by late tonight and no precipitation through Saturday.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Russia to Buy 136 Million in U.S. Grain for Soviet Union
Administration sources disclosed a $136 million sale of American feed grains to the Soviet Union. The all cash deal through Continental Grain Co. and Cargill Inc. covers 2 million tons of corn 600000 tons barley and 300000 tons oats. Labor unions pledged to load ships despite a prior ban, widening shipping options to any origin with competitive rates.
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Oy Frances Lewine
Associated Press
Washington
Soviet Union
U.S
Midwest
Continental Grain Co
Cargill Inc
Obituary notices for Greene Pennington Ackerman Bancroft forward
Obituary notices report the deaths of Lydia B Greene 74 of Gainesville Fla Ann Pennington Broadway dancer Al Ackerman famed clown Edith Bancroft horsewoman Vernon M Bushman railway president Dr Guillermo Leon Valencia former Colombian president and other brief notices of long illness heart attack and career highlights across cities including Gainesville New York Cincinnati Green Bay and New York in AP style summaries
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Associated Press
Albany
Anchorage
Asheville
Atlanta
Birmingham
Bismarck
Boise
Boston
Buffalo
Charles
Charlotte
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Denver
Des Moines
Detroit
Duluth
Fairbanks
Fort Worth
Green Bay
Helena
Honolulu
Ind
Apolis
Jacksville
Juneau
Kansas City
Little Rock
Los Angeles
Louisville
Marquette
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
St.p
New Orleans
New York
Okla City
Omaha
Cle
Philadephia
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
Ptland
Ore
Rapid City
Salt Lake
San Diego
San Fran
Seattle
Spokane
Tampa
Washington
Edmonton
Montreal
Toronto
Winnipeg
Ann Pennington
Edith W. Bancroft
Long Island
Thomas M. Bancroft
Damascus
Vernon M. Bushman
Wis
Ahnapee and Western Railway
National Railway Museum
Guillermo Leon Valencia
Colombia
Discouraged Over Plans for Cultural Center
Former Gov Winthrop Rockefeller says Smithsonian officials indicated Arkansas must lead in creating a proposed Mid-America Center at Hot Springs and that he is not encouraged they will take an active role. The hope was Smithsonian would operate the center.
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Little Rock
Winthrop Rockefeller
Smithsonian Institution
Arkansas
Mid-America
Hot Springs
Rockefeller
Smithsonian
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Meyer’s Bakery
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Lydia B. Greene
Gainesville
Fla
First United Methodist Church
Administration Board of the Church
American Legion Auxiliary
Fight-and- Forty Club
Virginia I. Beal
Harold N. Stringer
James K. Stringer
Indianapolis
Mary Gallehy
Mineral Springs
Otie Baker
Benton
Dewey Baber
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