Secret B-52 Raids Confirmed by Nixon Era Officials
Washington admitted that covert B-52 bombing raids targeted Cambodia as early as 1969 and records were falsified to show attacks occurred in South Vietnam. A former officer testified that mission reports were burned and cover flight data created, linking raids to the Fish Hook and Parrot's Beak areas near the border.
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William L. Claiborne
Washington Post
Washington
Nixon
Cambodia
South Vietnam
U.S
Norodom Sihanouk
National Security Council
NSC
Pentagon
Defense
James H. Schlesinger
Administration
Guam
Tonday
Air Force
Hal M. Knight
Senate Armed Services Committee
Knight
Memphis
Tenn
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Bien Hoa
Military Assistance Command
Saigon
Creighton W. Abrams
Army
Strategic Air Command
Advon Group
Eighth Air Force
Nixon Refuses Release Of Tapes To Watergate Panel
White House confirms President Nixon will not provide the Senate Watergate committee with tape recordings or presidential papers. Press secretary Ziegler cites classification as presidential papers and notes Nixon’s July letter refusing committee appearance. Garment and Buzhardt visited Bethesda Naval Hospital amid questions on the tapes.
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Washington
Nixon
Senate Watergate Committee
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Leonard Garment
J. Fred Buzhardt
Ziegler
Committee
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Herbert W. Kalmbach
Watergate
Kalmbach
John W. Dean III
John D. Ehrlichman
Dean
Ehrlichman
Senate
Rockland Sawmill Damaged By Fire
A Rockland Wis sawmill owned by Willard May suffered about 100000 in damage in an early Tuesday fire. The blaze began around 230 am and was controlled by 6 am with Bangor fire department aid. Eight employees worked at the 16 year old mill along Milwaukee Road east of Main Street. another metal building also burned. Some firefighters were injured. An investigation will determine the fire's cause.
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Rockland
Wis
Willard May
James Beron
Rockland Fire Department
Edward Skert
Bangor
Main St
Beron
May
Weather outlook for Tuesday to Thursday
Fair and warmer Tuesday night with a low near 65. Increasing clouds and cooler Wednesday with a chance of late afternoon or evening showers or thunderstorms and a high near 80. Thursday will be fair and cool with a low around 55.
Social workers push bill for regulator board in Madison
Social workers in Madison on Monday backed a bill to create a state board to regulate their profession. Psychotherapist Carlotte Holt Clinebell, author of Meet Me In The Middle, argues gender differences will not disappear and speaks on the broader cultural shifts.
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Madison
Carlotte Holt Clinebell
Lindsay calls for lean city services in Racine seminar
Mayor John V. Lindsay urged streamlined New York City operations to reduce waste and cut costs during a three day seminar in Racine focused on improving bureaucratic services at minimum taxpayer expense.
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John V. Lindsay
New York
Racine
Senate approves Alaska pipeline bill amid energy crisis
The U S Senate passed the 789 mile North Slope pipeline measure 77 to 20 to speed oil field development. It grants a consortium of oil companies right of way across federal lands and states the impact statement favored a Canadian route. Environmental groups had blocked construction for over three years citing spills and tundra damage.
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Washington
Senate
North Slope
Wilderness Society
Prudhoe Bay
Valdez
Northwest Passage
Mike Gravel
D-Alsaka
Skylab 2 countdown begins for space station rendezvous
Cape Kennedy AP reports the Skylab 2 crew launch countdown started at 10 p m CDT Sunday as preparations continue for the second three man team to rendezvous with America s first space station Ted Stevens R Alaska won approval amid opposition from environmental groups over the Alaska pipeline bill aimed at speeding North Slope oil field development The Stevens Gravel amendment seeks congressional judgment on the environmental impact statement alternative route via Canada.
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Cape Kennedy, Fla
America
Ted Stevens
Alaska
North Slope
Canada
83rd Interstate Fair Opens Tuesday in West Salem
The 83rd La Crosse Interstate Fair near West Salem prepares for a 5 p.m. Tuesday opening. Livestock barns host cattle, sheep, and swine with all animals housed indoors for the first time. Exhibits, booths, and new lighting fill the grounds as junior fairs begin with judging at 7 p.m. and dog obedience at 8 p.m.
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West Salem
Wis
Bob Hammond
la Crosse
Farm Progress
Robert Rhyme
West
Salem
la Crosse County
U.S. Pressures Japan on Food Purchases and Exports
Tokyo reports U S officials urged Japan to buy farm products, while export restrictions on soybeans and other items remained. Secretary Rogers stressed hopes for short duration of controls as talks opened on trade and economic affairs.
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Los Angeles Times
Tokyo
United States
Japan
Phil Campbell
Willam P. Rogers
Harker
Masayoshi Ohtra
China
Soviet Union
Nixon
Kakuei Tanaka
Foreign Ministry
Campbell
U.S
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Douglas Transtad
Francis Haines
Holmen High
Tribune
Garment
Buzhardt
Bethesda Hospital
Federal Aviation
Alexander P. Butterfield
Sen
Lowell P. Weicker Jr
R-Conn
Joseph M. Montoya
Ann Sanders
Tri-State
U.S. Senate
John Ellenbecker
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