McCloskey Blames Envoy for Laos Bombings in Trip
Rep. Paul N. McCloskey returning from Indochina charges U S bombers deliberately destroyed thousands of Laotian villages under direction of the U S ambassador He and Rep Jerome Waldie say assurances against such actions were untrue based on their Laos facts finding and warn against current war policy if Nixon runs unopposed.
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Americans Return From China Ping Pong Tour
The American table tennis team returned to the U.S. with nonplaying captain Jack Stoward holding Mao's red book and urging reporters to read it. Howard, Cowan, and others offered mixed views on China and Sino-American relations as they arrived in Los Angeles and Kennedy Airport.
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How Banks Process Checks Rapidly in the Computer Age
A reader asks about fast check processing. The columnist explains that banks use computerized centers posting all checks cashed that day across branches, with immediate electronic posting at the drawn bank. Delays mainly affect interbank and distant checks sent by mail or messenger.
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February orders with Alaska Sleeping Bag and Eoldie Bauer
February transactions show purchases from Alaska Sleeping Bag Co. in Beaverton Oregon totaling 56.45 and from Eoldie Bauer Co. in Seattle Washington for 25.50 down vest. Alaska sent a 1.50 item while Bauer sent only a card stating the vest shipment would Turn to Back Page.
Reds ambush near Saigon in major clash
About 100 Communist soldiers ambushed an American patrol 31 miles northwest of Saigon in the largest engagement of the year. Five hours of fighting ended with the Communists withdrawing after dusk. Two Americans were killed and 34 wounded. US forces reported 29 dead Communists. Paratroopers joined South Vietnamese patrols in the A Shau Valley as the five day offensive continued further north.
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Boy Scouts Missing in Sierra Search Yields No Trace
In the southern Sierra a light aircraft and more than 60 sheriff's searchers combed five camp sites for three Boy Scouts, a teenage girl, and a man missing since Friday from Troop 500 Bakersfield. Snowfall and a spring storm hampered efforts. roads were closed and most scouts evacuated.
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Late cold snap hits the Southland with snow flurries
A cold spring storm spread across the Long Beach area with 2 to 3 inches of snow in some Southland regions and gusty winds. Flames from a brush fire neared a residence in Eagle Rock before firefighters contained it with seven companies on scene. no injuries or damages reported.
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Soviet Union launches orbital space station in major display
Moscow reports a new orbital space station with systems functioning normally. Tass says ground coordination center processes data as the craft orbits between 125 and 140 miles, possibly the first manned Soviet space mission in 10 months and potentially assembling a semi permanent orbital system.
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