Air Force Bombers Strike North Vietnam Missile Site
U S fighter bombers attacked a SAM site 90 miles inside North Vietnam in retaliation for an armed downing of an unarmed photo reconnaissance plane. One F105 Thunderchief was shot down, a rescue helicopter was also downed, and later a MIG21 was reported hit. The mission targeted the Bai Dinh area along the Ho Chi Minh Trail corridor.
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U.S
North Vietnam
United States
Gia Pass
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
North
South Vietnam
Bai Dinh
Sams
Flos
House to push emergency HEW funds bill
House leaders agreed to fast track an emergency measure to extend HEW funds for the Labor Department Health Education and Welfare and OEO after Nixon vetoed a 19.7 billion appropriation. They plan a 30 day extension while a substitute is drafted, with Senate likely to accept.
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Washington
House
Nixon
Congress
Labor Department
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Office of Economic Opportunity
George H. Mahon
D-Tex
House Appropriations Committee
Senate
HEW
Appropriations Committee
Daniel J. Flood
D-Pa
Nixon Seeks 200.8 Billion Budget Amid Restraint Push
The Post reports President Nixon endorses moderate monetary restraint to avoid severe curbs and spur housing, with a budget around 200.8 billion. It notes 197.8 billion estimate for the prior year and discusses priorities, unemployment risk, and welfare plans.
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Post
Nixon
The
Congress
General Electric Rift Deepens as 280 Plants Hit by Strike
The long GE labor dispute widens with 280 plants across 33 states affected and labor unions UE IUF negotiating jointly after a month of strikes. Mediation spokesmen doubt a settlement by Friday while wage and benefit issues remain core. The stoppage costs wages totaling over 20 million weekly and strains the economy at more than 2 billion.
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IUF
Federal Mediation Service
Dennis O'Donnell
US Headquarters Dance Tonight Features Pork and Beans Band
A free dance for all young people is set at US headquarters at 900 South Commerce in the old Las Vegas SUN building. The Pork and Beans band will perform and dancing runs from 8 oclock to midnight.
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US Headquarters
900 South
Commerce
Las Vegas Sun
Six Arrested in Brutal Narco Murders in Texas
Texas police rounded up six suspects linked to a deadly narcotics scheme. Four emerged from a residence as officers closed in, with two more found asleep inside. Officers found a rifle pistol several shotguns and a machine gun and a hidden listening device on the building exterior. Evidence from informants tied the killings to heroin sales by Daniel Ramirez. An informant said Ramirez sold Paprskar heroin for 60 dollars and a .25 caliber revolver. another source quoted Bonnie Lynn Paprskar muttering that bad heroin sickened her husband and that Mexicans must be killed.
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Paprskar
Ramirez
Bonnie Lynn Paprskar
Bonnie Lynn
McCarran Airport Faces High Costs From 747 Landings
Two Boeing 747s displayed at McCarran International Airport caused runway lights to blow out during takeoff, costing $350 to repair and potentially $50,000 to $100,000 to prevent future incidents. Airport Manager Erle Taylor and TWA official Charles Wyre discuss flash lighting and future preparations for diverted 747s.
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McCarran International Airport
Airlines
Clark County
Erle Taylor
SUN
Taylor
Trans World Airlines
Charles Wyre
Los Angeles
TWA
New York
Wyre
Las Vegas
FAA
Federal Aeronautics Administration
McCarran
Drop Charges Against Davis in Nevada Assault Case
Clark County Justice Court dismissed criminal charges of assault with a deadly weapon against Mike Davis after his attorney cited a Nevada law requiring proof the weapon could have caused actual harm. The shotgun was deemed possibly unloaded. DA review pending. city may charge simple assault if a complaint is filed.
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Clark County
Mike Davis
Las Vegas
Davis
Frank Schreck
Nevada
Justice of the Peace
Joe Pavlikowski
Pavlikowski
George Franklin
Earl Gripentrog
Killer prowls U S capital women knifed in latest crime
In Bethesda Maryland a 33 year old school teacher Catherine Kalberer was found stabbed to death in a neighbor's car outside Spring Lake Apartments. Investigators said she was attacked while unclothed and later dressed by the killer after sustaining nine stab wounds and a slashed throat. Residents report fear and some plan to move out despite heightened police patrols.
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Washington
UPI
Spring Lake
Bethesda
Catherine Kalberer
Wants laws obeyed by Las Vegas officials in brutality case
Don Ashworth, long time Las Vegas civil service board chair, demands an impartial probe into brutality accusations by five Black residents against two police detectives. The boards weigh FBI civil rights review and Civil Service procedures, with city funds and out of town investigators discussed amid court and municipal cases.
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Don Ashworth
Las Vegas Civil Service Board
Board of City Commissioners
Las Vegas
Civil Service Board
Ashworth
Civil Service Rules
FBI
Civil Service
Earl Gripentrog II
Gripentrog
Harold Campbell
U.S. Justice Department
U.S Justice Department
Dick Thomas
Teamsters Union
Greater Las Vegas Chamber backs special session on bonds
The Greater Las Vegas Chamber and its Impact Priority Committee urge Gov. Paul Laxalt to call a special session to ease bond financing. They cite over 50 million dollars in planned projects across city county school district and UNLV, with no bidders on 26 million in county bonds.
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Greater
Las Vegas
Earle Taylor
Hal Laird
Don Dawson
Bank of Nevada
First National Bank
Ray Germain
UNLV
School of Education
Loft death probe widens as detectives seek car with blood
Police say a death and warning case points to a professional job. Detectives Gulas and Smith hunt a bloodstained car. Chief Witcher notes the shooting appears planned. Austin faces narcotics charges. the heroin case collapsed amid the Lofton murder inquiry.
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Paul Gulas
J. O. Smith
Pete Witcher
Austin
Lofton R
Court House
Laird Doubts Nixon Plan For All-Volunteer Army
Defense Secretary Laird said eliminating the draft requires a large, costly buildup of Civilian reserve forces and adequate funding from Congress. He warned that the military would need about 2.2 to 2.4 million regulars, with the rest supported by reserves, if obligations remain high.
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UPI
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Nixon
Congress
National Guard
Pentagon
William Randolph Hearst Foundation
U.S. Senate
Laird
Army
Air National Guard
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