Saigon troops push into Cambodia in large Viet Cong operation
South Vietnamese armored units advanced up to 15 miles into Cambodia in a four day campaign that overran a key Viet Cong base camp. Military sources say 378 guerrillas were killed and 37 captured, with 100 weapons, 80 tons of rice, and two tons of medicine seized while eight South Vietnamese soldiers were killed and 67 wounded. Some reporters noted American advisers may have crossed the border though U.S. officials denied this. The action ended in Tay Ninh Province near the Parrot's Beak Angel's Wing.
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Saigon
Cambodia
South Vietnam
UPI
Barney Seibert
U.S
Seibert
Tay Ninh
Manson fails to fire lawyer in Tate-Labianca case
Charles Manson sought to dismiss attorney Ronald Hughes in Los Angeles Superior Court claiming readiness issues on the eve of the Tate Labianca murder trial. Judge Dell denied the request, noting Hughes’s inexperience. Trial date set for June 15 as lawyers seek more prep time.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Charles Manson
Manson
Hughes
Dell
Criminal Courts
Superior Court
Charles H. Older
California
Nixon to greet Apollo 13 astronauts in Hawaii
President Nixon travels west to honor the space team and greet Apollo 13 astronauts Lovell Haise and Swigert in Hawaii after their dramatic splashdown. He will present medals in Houston and Honolulu, seek national prayers, and return to Washington after a two day Hawaii stopover.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Hawaii
United States
White House
Vietnam
San Clemente
Houston
Manned Spaceflight Center
Sigurd A. Sjoberg
James A. Lovell Jr
Fred W. Haise Jr
John L. Swigert Jr
Honolulu
Honolulu International
Air Force One
Oval
Lovell
Haise
Swigert
Iwo Jima
William Anders
Michael Collins
Houston Control Center
Sion
South Pacific
Nixons
Mary Haise
Marilyn Lovell
L. Leonard Swigert
Denver
Colo
M. Keith Baird
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Ernest L. Jahcke
Greenwich
Conn
Pacific
Jahncke
Moon
Storms strike West Plains and Texas towns
Violent weather hit the Western Plains with tornadoes reported in Texas, hail and heavy rain spanning Dalhart Friona and the Sherman Denison area. Nine injured in Whiteface and Whitharral as storms caused extensive damage. power outages reported near Anton.
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United Press International
Plains
Texas
Midwest
Plains of Texas
Whiteface
Whitharral
Red River Valley
Panhandle
Lubbock
Vega
Anton
Tex
Dalhart
Friona
Sherman- Denison
Texas - New Mexico
U.S. Weather Bureau
Oklahoma
Earth Week at Hancock to spotlight environmental issues
Allan Hancock College hosts a six day Earth Week starting Sunday led by Ecology Action. Central California groups sponsor programs on pollution, pesticides, and conservation with lectures, tours, and a Wednesday Earth Day program featuring speakers from Sierra Club, US Forest Service, and local officials.
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Allan Hancock College
Santa Maria
Ecology Action Organization
Central California
Lee Jones
Ecology Action Group
Jones
Central
California
Planet Earth
William Denneen
Chris Copeland
Dana McDaniels
Israel Torres
California Rural Legal Assistance Association
Kathy Jackson
Sierra Club
Nipomo Dunes
Bob Righetti
U.S. Forest Service
Ellwood Pickering
U S weighs Soviet shift toward international talks on Asia
UPI reports U S officials noting a possible Soviet move toward backing an international conference to settle Southeast Asia. Yakov Malik signaled openness at a New York news conference tied to Lenin's 100th birthday. White House cited Nixon’s push for reconvening Geneva talks on Laos.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Soviet Union
Southeast Asia
Yakov Malik
United Nations
New York
Lenin
Vietnam
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Nixon
Laos
Britain
Student killed as Isla Vista violence erupts again
In Isla Vista near UCSB a 22-year-old student Kevin Moran was shot dead by a sniper during a night of riots. Lawmen fought small scale clashes with dissidents as reinforcements arrived and a dusk to dawn curfew remained in effect.
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Santa Barbara
UPI
Isla Vista
University of California
Sheriff's Department
California Highway Patrol
Kevin Moran
UCSB
Bank of America
Moran
Berkeley
California
Alameda County
Rally clashes erupt as Berkeley campus brace for protest
A court restraining order blocks a Sunday rally at Berkeley venues including the UC campus after a weekend of clashes. Police dispersed militants outside Sproul Plaza and Berkeley High School, damaging several buildings and flagpoles amid ongoing demonstrations tied to the Chicago Seven defense case.
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Chicago Seven
William Kunstler
Jerry Rubin
Civic Center
Berkeley High School
Berkeley
Ciety
Sproul Plaza
United States
California
Astronauts head for Hawaii after Apollo 13 rescue
Apollo 13 crew James Lovell John Swigert and Fred Haise rest eat and travel toward Honolulu to receive the Medal of Freedom from President Nixon. Haise contracts a mild urinary infection but is expected to recover with antibiotics. The crew and families head home after a perilous mission marked by a fragile ship and cold spaces aboard.
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Fred W. Haise
Haise
Lovell
Honolulu
Nixon
America
Nixons
Space Center
Houston
Siguard A. Sjoberg
U S Moves to Broader SALT Plan Surprises Russia
In Vienna, UPI reports the United States plans a comprehensive set of verifiable limits on strategic nuclear arsenals, surprising Soviet negotiators. Gerard C. Smith arrived unaware of the broader proposals, as talks open with expectations of a forthcoming plan and possible Soviet response.
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Vienna
UPI
United States
Gerard C. Smith
Nixon
Helsinki
Finland
U.S
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