South Viets suffer heavy losses in Laos push
Saigon reports at least 110 South Vietnamese troops killed as heavy attacks drive forces back toward the border in Laos. U.S. air support and helicopter evacuations aided a massive pullout from Landing Zone Brown as Saigon shifts plans and concentrates forces near the Vietnamese border.
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Saigon
Laos
Brown
South Vietnam
de Viet
Tran van An
Lolo
U.S
1St Infantry Division
Associated Press
Holger Jensen
Ham Nehi
Quadruplet Birth Beats 25000 to 1 Odds in Sheep
Dr. Bob Noble of Oklahoma State University rated the chance of a ewe giving birth to quadruplets at one in 35000. A ewe on the herd produced four healthy lambs, with two additional twins from the same mother.
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Lamb
Ewes
Bob Noble
Oklahoma State University
Nixon proposes 2.566 billion transit aid to states
President Nixon asks Congress to approve 2.566 billion in federal grants for transportation. Twenty percent targets mass transit in cities while 2.041 billion would back planning construction and maintenance of highways aviation and mass transit with 535 million for rapid relief of mass transit needs. The plan allocates funds by a state population based formula and is part of a wider revenue sharing package.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Capitol Hill
Puerto Rico
District of Columbia
Hall's State Income Tax Bill Faces Major Cuts
Oklahoma House leaders push to trim Gov. David Hall's 34.8 million income tax bill to about 20.5 million, with heavy burden on corporations and high earners. The plan would tax about 75,500 filers and reduce or hold taxes for the other 646,500. married filers under 144,000 would see reductions, with rates rising past 40,000 and then doubling.
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Oklahoma City
House
David Hall
House Revenue and Taxation Committee
Strong Winds Tray Oklahoma Hit by Severe Weather
National Weather Service issued a tornado watch in Southeast Oklahoma for five counties from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The watch covered Atoka Choctaw McCurtain Latimer and Pushmataha with threats of tornadoes scattered severe thunderstorms large hail and damaging winds in the area.
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Oklahoma
National Weather Service
Atoka
Choctaw
My Lai juror falls ill returns to deliberations
At Fort Benning AP Lt. William Calley’s six officer jury resumes deliberations on the My Lai murder case. A juror who fainted late at night was taken to Martin Army Hospital then returned to the panel. Major Harvey Brown, 33, a training officer, fell ill but rejoined after a brief examination.
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FT. Benning, Ga
My Lai
William Calley
Harvey G. Brown
Jefferson Huggins
Martin Army Hospital
Calley
Brown
Amarillo
Tex
U.S. Army Infantry School
Delib
Lower Voting Age Measure Advances in Congress
The constitutional amendment to lower the voting age to 18 moves forward as 38 states await House action. The measure aims to enable 11 million 18 to 21 year olds to vote in all 1972 elections.
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Ashington
Supreme Court
Congress Receives Auto Insurance Reform Plan
The Nixon administration presented Congress with a voluntary state by state reform plan for auto insurance. Secretary Volpe urged federal guidance while insisting states lead reform. The proposal faces criticism as too slow and questions remain about no fault liability.
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Congress
Washington
Nixon
Secretary of Transportation
John A. Volpe
Senate Commerce Committee
Volpe
Warren G. Magnuson
Dwash
Commerce Committee
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
Registration Books Open for April 6 Election
Voter registration for the April 6 general election will close at 5 pm. March 26, Mrs. J N Logan, county election board secretary, said today. Registration books closed 10 courthouse from 8 am until 5 pm or at precinct registration centers until March 26.
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J. N. Logan
County Election Board
Florida Gains Inside Track On Space Shuttle
Florida gains momentum in the race to host a reflyable space shuttle with Cape Kennedy labeled the top candidate by two aerospace teams. Other sites remain under study including California bases and White Sands New Mexico. NASA’s decision is expected later this year with continued site evaluations and official statements stressing preliminary nature of the recommendations.
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Florida
McDonnell Douglas Corp
Rockwell
Space Corp
Cape Kennedy
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Vandenberg and
Edwards Air Force Bases
California
White Sands
N.M
Wendover Air Force Base
Utah-Nevada
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Solo
Ranger
Highway 9
Neuyen Xuan Loc
Ham Nghi
Larry Apark
Noble
Judy Emmons
Bill Dixon
John Volpe
Hall
Ona
Kennedy
Magnuson
Hart
Phoenix, Ariz
Moonport
NASA
Sacramento
Calif
Ronald Reagan
United States
Calvin L. Rampton
Utah
Bryce Bisbane
Tri-Cities Association
New Mexico
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