Laos invasion raises questions on war scope and legality
US officials defend the Laos incursion as a limited operation to safeguard American forces in South Vietnam. Nixon aides brief Congress to limit reaction, while lawmakers split on whether the move widens the war, with support from Senate Minority Leader Scott if it disrupts Hanoi's supply lines.
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State Department
Medenied
Nixon
William Rogers
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Rogers
Indochina
Cambodia
Congress
Laos
White Horse
Ron Ziegler
U.S
North Vietnam
Panhandle
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Capid Hill
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Hugh Scott
South
Vietnam
Scott
Henry A. Kissinger
Laos invasion opens with heavy fire across border
U.S. and South Vietnamese forces launched an incursion into Laos from Khe Sanh, supported by helicopters and air power. Casualties reported include at least 10 Americans killed and 28 wounded in South Vietnam and Laos. Six U.S. helicopters were downed, with crews and several South Vietnamese soldiers killed. Gen Abrams stated no U.S. ground combat forces would be involved, while artillery began firing into Laos in the early hours after dawn.
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South Vietnam
Laos
U.S. Command
Saigon
Khe Sanh
Jasper Sander
Shrewsbury
Mass
Highway 9
Xe River
ARVN
U.S
UPT
Robert E. Sullivan
Braddick
U.S. Arilitery
Apollo 14 Astronauts Describe Moonwalk Strain and Findings
Apollo 14 astronauts describe near fatigue during crater sampling, noting higher heart rates and heavy breathing. They prioritized rock collection to obtain geologically representative samples from Mare Imbrium’s depths, aiming to date 4.6 billion year old lunar material. They praise the mission as a resounding and smashing success while detailing dust, terrain challenges, and future quarantine steps.
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Mission Control
Shepard
Fra Maura Highlands
Moon
Mare Imbrium
Mitchell
Rovsa
Tamar
Sid Mitchell
Lunar
Space Agency
New Orleans
Samoa
Iy Force
Ellington Airoree
Wonston
Man
Centen
Limar Re Eeiving Laboratory
The Great Imposter Ferdinand Demara Still Serves as Minister
Fred Demara, now 48, ministers full time at San Juan Baptist Church in Port Day Harbor Washington near Victoria, B C. He has impersonated a naval surgeon, college psychology professor, deputy prison warden, school teacher, Trappist monk, civil engineer and zoologist since 1951. A book about his life titled The Great Imposter by Robert Chilton is in Artesia Library and Long Beach Main Library. a film based on Crichton’s book starred Tony Curtis.
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A. Fred Demara
San Juan Baptist Church
Priday Harbor
Wash
Victoria
B.C
Action Line
Demara
Royal Canadian Navy
United States
Robert Chilchton
Artesia
Los Angeles
Clarkdale Ave
Long Beach
Pacific Avenue
Ocean Boulevard
Eisenhower Silver Dollar Proof Sets From Philadelphia Mint
The Treasury has not decided which mint will produce the new Eisenhower silver dollars. Orders for proof sets will not be accepted until July 1. Watch the newspaper for the mint announcement and write to the mint after July 1 for ordering details. If no news by May or June, contact the U S Mint at Fifth and Arch Streets Philadelphia PA 19106.
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U.S. Department of Treasury
Eisenhower
Philadelphia
Mint
U.S. Mint
Fifth and Arch Streets
A.doring
Underground cables move in Bellflower streets
Residents learn Edison laid main cables under Orchard and Oak in Bellflower. City officials say Bellflower pays for tributary lines up to houses while homeowners cover individual hookups at about $97 each. Public hearing was held and residents were notified before work began as part of a street beautification plan.
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Clark Avenue
Oak Street
Bellflower
Southern California Edison Co
M.F
Action Line
Wiliam McConnell
Gublic
Edison
Roy Rogers tomeet young fan in Apple Valley
A Huntington Beach letter asks for an autographed Roy Rogers photo or a meeting. Action Line learned Roy Rogers and wife Dale Evans already sent an autographed picture to the boy and his family and that Rogers’ manager Joseph Rivkin suggested forwarding the request.
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Roy Rogers
Appie Valley
Mr. Rogers
Action Line
E.S
Huntington Beach
Dale Evans
Joseph Rivkin
Roy
Dale
Apple Valley
Rivkin
Rogers
Neay
Lomita Teachers Freed After Murder Charge Dropped
Two Lomita school teachers were released from San Pedro jail Monday after the district attorney declined to file murder complaints. Nancy Stevenson, 27, and Martin Bernstein, 60, had been jailed on suspicion in the fatal shooting of Raymond Stevenson, 55, in Long Beach. Authorities described the death as accidental or self defense.
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Lomita
San Pedro
Nancy Stevenson
Martin Bernstein
Teamsters Boycott Hits Los Angeles Produce Deliveries
Teamsters halted produce deliveries harvested by UFWOC in Los Angeles and San Francisco as part of a nationwide spread of boycotts. UFWOC claims the action targets growers, while organizers argue the move may violate the National Labor Relations Act.
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Teamsters
United Farm Workers Organizing Committee
Los Angeles
Farm Workers Union
UFWOC
California
Bill Decker
United Fruit Co
Salinas
Inter Harvest Division
San Francisco
Decker
Vivian Levine
Teamsters Local 85
Marshal Ganz
UFWCC
Calexico
Teamster
National Labor Relations Act
Lockheed faces union talks as Rolls Royce crisis deepens
British unions eyed a coalition with American unions, Quillin indicating interest. Lockheed, with 15,000 in Burbank and 5,000 in Palmdale, reports no layoffs since Rolls-Royce bankruptcy news. Palmdale has 13 RB-2M engines received and 17 aircraft in final assembly as production delays threaten delivery. Pentagon reconsiders support for Lockheed to avert bankruptcy with a 200 million aid plan, while Rolls-Royce delays loom and engine suppliers may switch to Pratt & Whitney or General Electric.
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Rolle-Hoyce
Quillin
Lockheed
LelOil
Ralls
Burbank
Palmdale
Los Angeles
Rolls
London
Rolls-Royce
Pratt & Whitney
Boeing
General Ebecric
McDonnell-Douglas
Pentagon
Rolls Royce
Defense Department
Congress
Air Force
Packard
Former LA sergeant cites pressure to resign after abuse report
A former Los Angeles sheriff sergeant testified Monday he was told to resign for reporting that a deputy was rough with prisoners after an East Los Angeles riot. John Love, 26, supervised jail unloading the night of Jan. 31 and says he complied last Thursday. He denies beating a prisoner and says a lawyer helped reverse his resignation. The department fired the deputy he reported and two others. case forwarded to the Civil Service Commission.
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Los Angeles
John Love
Sheriff's Department
Civil Service Commission
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