11 Mar 1970
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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1970
Page
1
U S troops and aircraft along the Cambodian border northwest of Saigon killed 73 enemy troops in a 90 minute engagement. American tanks and infantry swept within two miles of the frontier destroying a North Vietnamese battalion and killing 42 soldiers. Nearby tanks killed one attacker. blood trails led to a bunker complex where 50 more enemy were killed.
Washington officials say Americans advising and training the Tantians to fight in Laos have drawn $1 monthly combat pay since January. The Pentagon disclosed another facet of Laos activities on Tuesday, noting the stipend reaches U.S. servicemen in Laos even though the country is not formally declared a combat zone.
Salisbury reports Premier Jai Sinifh charging Britain forced the United States to shut its Rhodesia consulate. Italy followed with a similar move, closing its Rhodesia office, and Dutch Consul Ted Tadéma-Witlandt said the Netherlands will withdraw as well, signaling broad Western reticence toward the rebel state.
Berlin report says two armed men tried to hijack a Berlin to Leipzig flight but died by their own actions after the crew followed security procedures. ADN offered no motive. Separately, Kai-Uwe von Hassel’s son died when his Starfighter crashed in Schleswig Holstein, the 17th loss of the type in eight years.
Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird urged Congress for a $1 billion increase in military aid to Asia to support Nixon doctrine and Vietnamization. He said a supplemental authorization would be sought to cover the additional requirement, arguing more aid is essential to advance the program.
Venice La firefighters blew a dynamite blast to clamp a massive Gulf of Mexico oil fire near Chevron Charfin platform twenty miles off Venice. Oil geyser rose 100 feet as slick spread toward Breton Island ten miles away. Briefing officer said about 90 percent of the slick believed contained by barges and floating booms after the blast.
President Nixon plans a comprehensive civil rights and desegregation statement to address the nation, with press secretary briefings and consultations with Cabinet members and White House staff. Indirect notes on other events include Lyndon Johnson's improving health and other public figures in the news.
Deputy James Baker of the Salt Lake County Sheriff's office tailed a youth trafficking case when his nose led him to marijuana. He questioned four young men and a 1-year-old boy produced a packet nearby, confirming the scent and triggering a sneeze fit.
Former vice president Hubert H. Humphrey told a University of Arizona audience on Tuesday night that change hinges on the young population. He called for abolishing the Electoral College and granting voting rights to young citizens.
Roberta Fenlon of San Francisco was chosen Tuesday as the California Medical Association's first woman president elect and the first woman to lead the state medical society. She will assume CMA presidency at the 1971 convention in Anaheim next March.
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