Laos Battle Rages Near Long Cheng As North Vietnamese Drive On
North Vietnamese troops backed by tanks launched a major offensive against Long Cheng near the Plain of Jars. Forces seized Skyline Ridge positions and helicopter pads while U S air support with F4 Phantoms and B52s increased. Casualties include at least 39 North Vietnamese killed and four captured as US warplanes hit targets in the region.
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Vientiane
Laos
Long Cheng
Plain of Jars
Sam Thong
Skyline Ridge
Vang Pao
U.S
North Vietnam
Dmz
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Brezhnev Sees Nixon Meeting as Business Like and Possible
Soviet party chief Leonid Brezhnev told the 15th congress of trade unions that talks with President Nixon in May would be based on business like, realistic positions and could improve Soviet U S relations. He urged that any improvement not harm third countries and reaffirmed support for Vietnam peace proposals while condemning U S bombing in Indochina. He also said normalization with China is possible if the Chinese side agrees, calling the U S China rapprochement a natural development.
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OSCOW
Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Nixon
U.S
Congress of
Kremlin
Brezhnev
North Vietnam
Indochina
Soviet Union
China
Bomb destroys Belfast street killing six and wounding many
A 100 pound bomb exploded on a busy Belfast street outside a Protestant newspaper killing six and injuring 146. Police say terrorists lured people to the scene, causing a deadly rush as the device detonated.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Muskie Campaigns in Illinois as Nomination Battle Narrow
Democratic rivals Muskie McCarthy and McGovern campaign across Illinois in the windup of early primary season. Illinois voters will choose 160 of 170 delegates to the Democratic National Convention, with Daley's machine controlling uncommitted districts.
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Hicago
Edmund S. Muskie
Illinois
Eugene J. McCarthy
George McGovern
Maine
Mary
Muskie
McCarthy
McGovern
Democratic Organization of Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Chicago
Canada Route Favored In Trans Alaskan Pipeline Study
Interior Department reports nine volumes weighing about 25 pounds favor a Canada route as less destructive than Alaska corridors. No decision for 45 days on seven oil company applications. Denial could push an alternative route and gas pipeline plans linked to Canadian passages.
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Ashington
Interior Department
Canada
Environment Groups
Alaska
Arctic
North Slope
U.S
Midwest
North American Arctic
Mackenzie Delta
Canadiaa Arctic Islands
Supreme Court Mulls Confession Rules and Redistricting
The Supreme Court agreed to revisit Miranda limitations on confessions in light of federal law, with the case involving Paul D. Ware and a 1943 confession. Justices may set a new cutoff date and beyond. Separately, former Justice Goldberg urged overturning baseball’s reserve clause as antitrust restraint affecting Curt Flood. Burger urged crime control for explicit drive in theater screenings. Oklahoma Senate leader Finis Smith warned the redistricting bill will become law, and House Speaker Rex Privett projected passage this week without a special session.
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Philadelphia
Paul D. Ware
Arthur J. Goldberg
Supreme Court
Curt Flood
Goldberg
Continental
United States
Japan
Warren E. Burger
Burger
Washington State
Oklahoma City
CAP
Senate
Finis Smith
House
Tulsa
David Hall
Privett
Privet
Pawnee County
Tulsa County
Ist
Smith
Oklahoma County
Nixon urges tough crackdown on drug traffic in New York
President Nixon called for strong prosecution to curb street level heroin and marijuana trade in New York during a three hour visit. He met with 35 law enforcement officials forming an all out drive and said penalties may need tightening nationwide while education and rehabilitation remain essential. Nixon plans to sign a bill creating a regional drug abuse prevention office and pledged decisive action.
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New York
Nixon
Fiyme
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Drug Abuse Law Enforcement
Myles Ambrose
Justice Department
Office of Drug Abuse Law Enforcement
New York Center
Man Found Dead Beside Turnpike
Edgar P. Keen a year old Air Force man stationed at Warren AFB Wyoming on temporary duty at Sheppard AFB Wichita Falls Texas was found dead beside his pickup at a rest stop near the Comanche county line. Officials reported no foul play and an autopsy was ordered.
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Air Force
HE. Bailey
Comanche County
Edgar P. Keen
Warren Air Force Base
Wyo
Sheppard Afb
Wichita Falls
Tex
Keen
One Race To Be Decided In Primary Here Tuesday
Ward 2 will decide a council race between Roy B Hooper Jr and Carl E Stein. Cleo Craig is the incumbent mayor pro tem of Ward 5 with reelection assured. George W Nikkel and Harrell F Moore run unopposed in Ward 1 and Ward 3 respectively. Moore will replace Doy Cagle, while Nikkel faces Charlie Beller in the general. Polls open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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Skip Gibson Nly
Cleo Craig
George W. Nikkel
Harrell F. Moore
Woodland Circle
Nikkel
Charlies Beller
Beller
Kenneth Easton
Roy B. Hooper Jr
Elm
Carl E. Stein
Brent Circle
Harold Beaty
Hooper
Stein
KCCO
Moore
Doy Cagle
Western Auto
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Stott
Bill Eckhart
Morford Drive
Ers
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago and North Western Railway
ICC
Paris
Huang Chen
Arthur K. Watson
Brace For
Bering If
Prodhoe
Bering Sea
Paget
Col. T
Smith, Page & Cot
First Center
NIKON
Craig
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