Vietnam War Bases Hit as North Attacks Coast Region
US commanders report light damage after a surprise North Vietnamese attack on a westernmost artillery base south of Da Nang. Rockets hit Da Nang and Chu Lai while B-52 bombers target the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos as South Vietnamese forces push toward Sepone and along the trail system.
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U.S
da Nang
Americal
Laos
96Th
Chu Lai
Hanoi
Ho Chi Minh
Saivon
Sepone
Fewer Than 40,000 U.S. Troops to Be in Vietnam by 1972
Newsweek reports Nixon aims to cut U S forces to under 40,000 by next year’s election, boosting monthly withdrawals from 12,500 to 16,000 with an April 11 reduction announcement. The Laotian Laos operation draws scrutiny as Time and Newsweek issues ban in Saigon.
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New York
Vietnam
Newsweek Magazine
Crime Rate Rises Across Regions and Areas
Crime across large core cities 250000+ grew 6 percent with suburban areas up 15 and rural areas 14. Southern states show highest rise at 13 percent, North Central 11, Northeast 10, Western 9. Armed robbery up 20 percent and aggravated assault with firearms up 10 percent.
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North-Central
Action Line helps recover lost coat at beauty school
Mrs. F. V. asks for help after her coat vanishes at Marinello-Comer School of Beatty on Pine Avenue. The school’s manager Joanne Strand explains the coat was not returned but offers a $20 credit in beauty care to offset the $25 coat.
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A. Action Line
Joanne Strand
Arrow Greetings closed. receivers liquidate company debts
Minnesota AG faced over 3000 complaints about Arrow Greetings. The company was shut down and placed in receivership for liquidation. The receiver says refunds are not possible as the business is deeply in debt, with over $50,000 in federal taxes and only about $5,000 in assets uncovered so far. The owner allegedly misled customers with unrealistically low prices.
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Arrow Greetings
Lourth Ave. S
Minneapolis
Minn
F. HL. F
Santa Ana
Kidney machine fundraiser saves Tommy Davis with Betty Crocker coupons
Readers rally to help Tommy Davis by collecting Betty Crocker coupons for a kidney machine via the Kidney Foundation in Palo Alto California. Volunteers report six weeks of coupon collection totaling 44 000 to fund machines for Tommy and others in need, amid concern of a possible hoax and miscommunication.
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Betty Crocker
Tommy Davis
Kidney Foundation
Tommy
The
University Ave
Palo Alto
Calif
Dee
Saigon mob urges invasion and protests in Saigon hall
Thousand pro government demonstrators march to a Saigon hall as South Vietnam unity is urged. After armored clashes and a dive bomb, Saigon's Tin Sang newspaper is burned and destroyed. Combat police form a bivouac at the National Assembly Building to block another march. The commander says defenses will be used as the government delays its decision.
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Saigon
Saisui
South Vietnam
Nathbeta
Fara Southsoon
Saioon
Tin Sang
Morne News
Nation Assembly
Children 30 Percent of Viet Toll Reported
The Boston Sunday Globe cites a UPI special report noting about 30 percent of the 325,000 South Vietnamese civilians killed during U.S. involvement were children. The piece estimates total civilian war deaths near 1.1 million and cites widespread disruption, with over a third of South Vietnam’s 18 million people relocated. American casualties include 135,970 dead and 296,369 wounded. North Vietnamese and Viet Cong deaths reach 725,000. Refugees exceed six million in South Vietnam and Laos.
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UPI
U.S
Indochina
Boston Sunday Globe
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Southeast Asia
Pentagon
Washington
Congressional
South Vietnam
Teveryone
James Thomas Davis
Livingston, Tenn
Laos
Globe
Emergency alert at London Airport for Pan American 747
A Pan American Airlines 747 with 147 aboard encountered landing gear trouble shortly after takeoff from London. The jumbo jet returned to the airport and landed safely as fire crews and ambulances stood by on the runway.
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London
Pan American Airlines
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Rescued from perch in tree after five hour river ordeal
GOLD BEACH Calif UPI Five hour battle in rain swollen Cosumnes River left Al Byrd 69 an El Dorado County resort operator clinging to a tree. Deputies tethered a rope life line and while deputy Hawk crawled to him and splashed water in his face Byrd was pulled to shore. He was exhausted bruised and shaken but survived the near drowning flood.
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Gold Beach
Calif
Byrd
Sheriff's Office
Thomas Hawk
Hawk
Tommy
Inmates stabbed at Quentin and Soledad prisons
Officials said three inmates were stabbed Saturday night at Soledad and San Quentin during a movie. Ira King Jr. 28 from Los Angeles was seriously wounded, Willie Colbert was treated for a minor arm cut. Authorities noted no proven link to earlier racially charged stabbings and said no weapon or assailant was found.
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Quentin, Soledad
Soledad
San Quentin
Ira King Jr
Los Angeles
Willie A. Colbert
William R. Ferganchick
Los Angeles County
Chile Earthquake Shakes Valparaiso Province
An earthquake struck the central Chilean Valparaiso province Sunday night with no casualties or damage reported by officials. A lighter tremor was felt in Santiago indicating regional shaking.
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Santiago
Chile
Valparaiso
Nixon to unveil inflation alert amid rising prices
President Nixon plans to issue his third inflation alert likely Tuesday, highlighting lumber and steel price hikes and construction industry woes. Aides say he will review Laos and Vietnam war developments in light of April troop withdrawal plans, during a quiet weekend at the Western White House with Ehrlichman and Kissinger.
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Laos
Vietnam War
Nixon
White House
John D. Ehrlichman
Henry Kissinger
Beverly Hills
Samuel Goldwyn
Missing Monrovia Girl Sought After Horse Ride
Deputies from Temple City substation conduct ground and air search for 13 year old Barbara Ann Spaniol near Whittier Narrows Dam in South El Monte after she failed to return from an El Monte horseback ride. A sheriff helicopter aided the sweep over riverbed country.
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Sheriff's Deputies
Whittier Narrows
South
el Monte
Monrovia
Sheriff’s Information Bureau
Temple City
Whittier Narrows Dam
Barbara Ann Spaniol
San Gabriel
Laos leader proposes talks for peaceful Laos settlement
The Pathet Lao radio said Monday that Prince Souphanouvong, head of the pro Communist Pathet Lao, asked Prince Souvanna Phouma, Laos premier, to hold talks for a peaceful settlement of the Laos problem.
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Tokyo
Pathet Lao
Souphanouvong
Souvanna Phouma
Laos
Souvanna
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