Laos and Cambodia fronts see heavy fighting and test of U.S. resolve
Reports from Saigon indicate ongoing clashes across Laos and Cambodia as American backed South Vietnamese forces press the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Officials warn of tough battles ahead while contemplating a possible Laos withdrawal before May’s rainy season.
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Ho Chi Minh Trail
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Queen Mary Project Sparks Tide Lands Debate
City and state officials clash over how tidelands revenues linked to the Queen Mary are spent. Post criticizes the state for delayed judgment while Long Beach defends legality and pushes toward private investment. The ship moves to its berth this Saturday and will host tours in April.
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State Lands) Commission
State Lands Commission
Commission
Post
Tidelands
Joseph M. Kenrick
Tidelands Oil Development
Queen Mary Projet
Calley Trial Details My Lai Massacre Interrogations
The testimony centers on William Calley denying ordered killings while admitting he fired into a ditch at My Lai. Prosecutor Aubrey Daniel pressed Calley on Medina's commands and Calley's claimed obedience to orders amid urgent battlefield pressures.
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Calley
Ernest Medina
My Lai
George Latimer
Medina
McCloskey Signals Possible 1972 GOP Challenge to Nixon
Rep. Paul McCloskey, a sharp Nixon critic, raised the likelihood of a 1972 GOP challenge if the president sustains his Vietnam policy. He said he would back another reasonable Republican but left room to run himself if Indochina killings continue.
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South Vietnam
Laos
Nixon
Washington
Paul N. McCloskey
R-Calif
McCloskey
Indochina
Pierre Salinger
White House
Kennedy
Republican Party
Democrats
Salinger
Mce- Closkey
Rep
Don Riefle
R-Mich
Independent
Press- Telegram
Washington Bureau
Tunney urges end to air war in Indochina by Sunday
Sen. John V. Tunney calls for an immediate halt to U S aerial operations in Indochina, saying the war has brutalized the nation and fueled a psychosis over victory. He urges Nixon to order a full air withdrawal by the end of 1971, warning of possible Red China intervention.
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Washington
John V. Tunney
U.S
Indochina
Talized
D-Calif
Laos
Dent Nixon
Red China
Budget analyst backs some Reagan cuts despite California deficit
Post, the state budget analyst, supports university and state college extra funds for special needs while endorsing several of Ronald Reagan's proposed cuts. He urges $2.6 million from Highway Patrol and $3 million from Corrections, but questions welfare caseloads and outstanding year bills as deficits grow. He also cites Lockheed layoffs and the Los Angeles quake as potential economic shapers.
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Reagan
University of California
Post
Lockheed
Los Angeles
War Protesters Block San Mateo Draft Board Entrance
Nine clergymen professors and engineers blocked the San Mateo Draft Board office entrance on Wednesday to protest continued U S involvement in Indochina. A statement by Stanford professor Robert McAfee Brown said the group was prepared to be arrested but no arrests occurred. The statement cited urgency to act as Congress considered draft renewal and funding for the war.
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Draft Board
U.S
Indochina
Stanford University
Robert McAfee Brown
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