Laird outlines Vietnam actions and World reaction
Defense secretary Laird details continued U.S. air and sea buildup off Vietnam with mines, warns of probing North Vietnamese activity and Soviet arms supplies. White House officials deny targeting ships while confirming ongoing troop withdrawals and a plan to meet the July 1 49 000 troop ceiling. Demonstrations continue nationwide as lawmakers debate Vietnam policy and impeachment talk surfaces.
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Dawn raids hit North Vietnam as Saigon warns of danger
At dawn 10 MIGs downed amid an ongoing Communist incursion. An Loc remains cut off since April 6. U S Seventh Fleet ships joined attacks on Hanoi Haiphong rail lines and coast targets while Chinook helicopter crashes near Saigon, killing 32 aboard in the worst crash since last year. Thieu sacks a Kontum general amid South Vietnam leadership reshuffles. China denounces Nixon moves as a grave act of war.
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Automatic penalty for killing an officer bill passed
Sacramento lawmakers debated and approved a measure making it automatic first degree murder to kill an on duty police officer. Senator Richardson pushed the bill despite opposition from Assembly leadership and critics who called the proposal a hoax. The bill then goes to the Assembly for consideration.
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George Moscone
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Six rescued five missing in Seafarer sinking off Baja
Six men were rescued and one body recovered after the 126 foot tuna boat Seafarer sank about 300 miles south of San Diego and 15 miles north of San Cedros Island off Baja California. Five crewmen remained missing as Coast Guard and Air Force search continued. The vessel was owned by Stanley Ladzinski of San Diego.
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Tanker spills 4000 gallons on Long Beach Freeway
A tanker overturned at Willow Street on the northbound Long Beach Freeway and released 4000 gallons of volatile gasoline additive. Police shut traffic at Pacific Coast Highway and diverted vehicles around the crash. Driver Blair Morgan of Newhall escaped injury and was employed by Parton of Co.
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California antiwar protests sweep California campuses
Antiwar actions across the state included Long Beach State blocking Pacific Coast Highway near the Seal Beach Naval Weapons Depot and Berkeley crowds challenging Interstate 80. Police arrested 27 protestors at UC Berkeley, 22 at Los Angeles rallies, and a San Francisco State crowd disputed ROTC. flags were changed, and campuses planned further demonstrations. Demonstrators coordinated across Redlands, Cypress, and San Diego State with marches, sit ins, and calls for a spending moratorium.
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