Vietnam push in Laos boosts Saigon forces and risks wider clash
Vietnamese troops in Laos claim 16 000 combat personnel plus equal support tied to Feb 8 border crossing. Lam says 20 000 enemy and 10 000 more NVA inbound, with supplies and tanks likely. Western diplomats warn China could intervene to shield Hanoi if trail is cut.
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Laos
Panhandle
White House
China
North Vietnam
Lam
South Vietnam
Saigon
Viehuane
Chinese Foreign Ministry
Peking Radio
Peking
Hanoi
Lem
Urgent study ordered on Rolls RB211 for Lockheed
London officials ordered an urgent study to assess RB211 engine value and funding needed to complete the contract with Lockheed for the TriStar. Defense Secretary Carrington said a government committee would evaluate performance costs and options before talks with Lockheed. Meanwhile the TriStar made a second test flight at Palm Dale California with Rolls Royce engines.
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London
Rolls-Royce
Airbus
Defense
Lord Carrington
Rolls - Royce
House of Lords
Lockheed
Carrington
Daniel Haughton
Frederick Corfield
E. Rupert Nicholson
Rolls- Royce
Palmdale
Calif
Trans World Airline
Haughton
Willis Hawkins
Roy Anderson
Rolls Aeroengine
Derby
London Stock Exchange
California
Concorde Grounded Over Engine Trouble Delays Outlook
Concorde remains in hangars until mid March as engine troubles force both British and French prototypes to be grounded for modifications. Rolls Royce engines, now in receivership, prompt a UK plan to sustain the jet engine division while environmental concerns drive Nordic Council talks on sonic booms. Ministers weigh completion costs rising to 1.68 billion dollars as US tests two prototypes for 100 hours each to assess environmental impact.
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London
Atlantic
Brian Trubshaw
Rolls-Royce
Rolls
Nordic Council
Copenhagen
Sweden
Denmark
Norway
Finland
Iceland
Andrew Stein
New York State Assembly
Concorde
U.S. Transportation
John More
U.S
Bakersfield Man and Son Die in Morro Bay Boat Sinking
A 19-foot boat overturned off San Luis Obispo County killing Denzil Keller and his 10 year old son Scott. The Coast Guard recovered Scott's body while Denzil's body was found earlier. A third passenger Truecaugr Hell, 70, from Morro Bay remains missing.
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Morro Bay
UPI
Bakersfield
San Luis Obispo
Coast Guard
Scott Keller
Denzil Keller
Truecaugr Hell
Stans says blind trust held 37955 Great Southwest shares
Stans states his holdings are in a blind trust with 37955 Great Southwest shares as of September 1969. He says he did not participate in meetings with Penn Central principals and only consented to temporary use of James Lynn in negotiations. He notes the trust may still hold or have disposed of the shares and cites June 12, 1970 figures.
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Stans
Great Southwest
Penn Central
Secretary of the Treasury
James Lynn
Commerce Department
Great Southwest Corp
U.S. Trust Co
Banking Committee
Glore Forgan
Wm. R. Staats Inc
New York
Commerce
David C. Bevan
Charles J. Hodge
Penphil
Investment Club
Bevan
Great Southwest Board
Mills hopeful updated Prop 18 would use gas tax on pollution
Senate leader James Mills introduces an updated Prop 18 to divert up to 5 percent of highway revenues to mass transit and air pollution research. He argues voters will approve in 1972 amid anti-diversion criticism and claims Prop 18 supporters earned 45 percent in previous vote.
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Sacramento
Mills
U.S
John Volpe
Volpe
Mill
6000 Bay Area Birds Victim of Oil Spill
Sacramento reports over 6,000 of 7,000 rehabilitated birds died after the Jan 18 spill from two Standard Oil tankers. Only 899 birds remain alive and under 700 may survive, an analysis of 1,500 birds shows 24 species affected.
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Bay Area
Sacramento
VPS
San Francisco Bay Area
Charles Fullerton
State Fish and Game Department
Fullerton
Assembly Committee On Natural Resources and Conservation
Marine Held in Bar Shooting
A 19 year old Marine was booked on suspicion of attempted murder after a pool game dispute at Hogan's East Bar in Long Beach. Robert Pilkington, arrested at his Molina Avenue home, says he is stationed at Camp Pendleton. Victim Peter Andrew Graham, 25, of Second Street, remained in fair condition in St. Mary's ICU after a single .22 rifle shot to the abdomen.
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Hogan’s East Bar
E. Broadway
Long Beach
Robert Charles Pilkington
Molina Ave
Camp Pendleton
Peter Andrew Graham
Second St
St. Mary’s Hospital
Quake toll rises as aftershocks linger and officials curb building
The Tuesday quake killed 62 people and injured over 1,000 with 47 deaths from two hospital collapses in Sylmar, 20 miles northwest of Los Angeles. County supervisor Hahn seeks a halt on fault line construction permits until safety can be guaranteed. California figures list 42 faults in LA and Orange counties as Caltech notes aftershocks may continue about a week. Police direct traffic around Sylmar as residents inspect damaged homes, and San Fernando works to restore water service after the disaster.
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Sylmar
Los Angeles
Kenneth Hahn
Orange Counties
California Division of Mines and Geology
Donald Anderson
Caltech
Harold L. Manley
Los Angeles Department of Building and Public Safety
San Fernando Valley
San Fernando
Army Corps of Engineers
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Hoang Xuan Lam
Robert E. Sullivan
Khe Sanh
Rolly-Royce
Aeronautic and Marine Engine
Crown
Bosemetic Hamge
Eapeegeres An
PNA Mbanmoay 2
Marine
Lakewood
Wilmington
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