Laos Operation Nears End as Saigon Forces Advance
Saigon reports most Laos operation to end in about two weeks with some troops staying at border posts. Brig. Gen. Pham Van Phu says 25,000-man Hanoi logistics force decimated. 50 to 80 percent of four units destroyed south of Highway 9. Total push reached Sepone, Route 914 focus, amid heavy B 52 air strikes and rain delaying further advance.
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Saigon
Laos
Associated Press
George Esper
Ham Nghi
Pham van Phu
Hanoi
559Th
Phu
Esper
Sepone
Delta One
1St Infantry Division
Seponeo Muong ‘Nong
New Regime Looms As Turkey Coup Unfolds
Ankara reports President Sunay moves to form a new government after Premier Demirel and cabinet resign amid a military takeover. Generals who led the coup push for a coalition acceptable to the military with strong public support to curb unrest.
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Ankara
Turkey
Cevdet Sunay
Suleyman Demirel
Demirel
Justice Party
Sunay
Ex-General Ordered to Testify Again on PX Wrongdoings
Former Brig. Gen. Earl F. Cole faces a third interrogation day as Sen. Ribicoff presses for more answers about alleged PX and service club misconduct in Vietnam. The hearing touched on a silver cigarette box engraved with names including Westmoreland and Crum, with Crum alleged to have added his name on the engraving.
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Washington
Earl F. Cole
Abraham Ribicoff
Ribicoff
Rep
L. Mendel Rivers
Ds.c
House Armed Services Committee
Cole
Pxs
Vietnam
William J. Crum
William C. Westmoreland
Army
Westmoreland
U.S
Crum
Texas Tourism Sees Big Influx of Out-of-State Visitors
The Texas Highway Department reported that 21,116,000 out-of-state visitors came to Texas in 1970 and spent $1,469,115,000.
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Austin, Tex
Texas Highway Department
Texas
Bomb Found Near LBJ During UT Event
A crude bomb with a burned fuse was found near Municipal Auditorium where Lyndon B. Johnson and Gov. Preston Smith dined for Frank Erwin's retirement. Patrolman Mills called it a poorly made bomb. About 150 demonstrators jeered as guests arrived. device under a sidewalk grate near a transformer room duct burned but did not explode.
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Austin
Tex
Lyndon B. Johnson
Preston Smith
Malcolm Mills
Officer Expects Discharge Over Vietnam Atrocity Allegations
Lt. Col. Anthony B. Herbert, 40, says he will be discharged within six months and will file charges of misprision of felony and dereliction of duty against Maj. Gen. John Barnes and Col. J. Ross Franklin, accusing them of failing to investigate murders and torture of Vietnamese civilians in Cu Chi. The CID is reviewing the accusations after his repeated demands.
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FT. Mcpherson
Anthony B. Herbert
Herbert
Vietnam
John Barnes
Col
J. Ross
Franklin
173 Airborne
Cu ‘Oi
Barnes
Pentagon
Honesty Results in Freedom in Miami Case
Sammy Lee Fleming waited all day at the Dade County Courthouse to begin a 60 day jail term for buying and concealing stolen goods. A judge reduced the sentence to probation after Fleming’s persistence and a public defender’s plea, granting him a second chance as he returned home to his wife and newborn.
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Miami
Sammy Lee Fleming
Dade County
Fleming
Roy Black
Black
Alfonso C. Sepe
Warm Lawrence Weekend Promises Mild Spring Weather
Lawrence area trends toward warm, springlike weather with highs in the 70s today and 60s Sunday. A 30 percent chance of showers returns Sunday afternoon while mild conditions continue into next week. Friday’s 73/47 and downtown 43 mark a gentle climate pattern amid bright, outdoor activity.
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Lawrence
Kansas
INDEX Spring today chance of rain Sunday
The weather page notes showery conditions possible Sunday as spring arrives. Forecasters warn of light to moderate rain across regions, with cool temperatures and brief showers.
Rexall Drug Adverts Highlight Lega es LMG E yy Prescriptions
An old advertisement from Key Rexall Drug promotes prescription services and highlights available categories and remedies. The snippet points to pharmaceutical offerings and store branding without detailed product names.
Instant heirloom clock crafted for Jim Booth in Des Moines
Edwin Early hand crafts a walnut grandfather clock for Jim Booth of Des Moines Iowa. The clock uses air dried walnut from the Booth family farm and features West German clockworks. Booth plans to move to East Lansing Michigan after his PhD, with the clock designed to be easily dismantled for relocation.
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Baldwin
Edwin Early
Jim Booth
Des Moines
Iowa
Baldwin Area
Booth
Harvey Booth
Brown County
Harvey
Jim
Emily Thomas
Ann Arbor
Mich
Early
Baker University
St. Joseph
West Germany
Williams
Westminster
East Lansing
Gladys
Kansas City
Journal-World
Will Hess
Two Welfare Recipients Dropped After Missing Reporting
Douglas County commissioners terminated aid for two welfare recipients Alan T. Marcum and Kimberly Webster for failing to report income while arrests in a drug raid preceded the action. A third recipient James Rexroad was cut off for claiming not to be a student.
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Douglas County
County Commission
Alan T. Marcum
Ohio
Kimberly Webster
Lawrence
James Rexroad
Commission
John Derrick
Rexroad
Derrick
Welfare Department
Webster and
Marcum
Arthur Heck
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Binns
Becky Anderson
Avalon
St. Jude’s Hospital
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Tenn
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Ken Seals
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United States
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Hurriyet
Adnan Menderes
Menderes
National Security Council
Texas Tourism High
Lbj
Criminal Intelligence Division
CID
Apple Valley Boat, Motor & Serya Center
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Lega Es
Rexall
Key Rexall
Karly
Michigan State University
Kansas University
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Heck
Ani
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