VC Expected to Launch New Attacks Next Week
UPI sources in Saigon report North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops will renew heavy assaults to break a lull. B52 strikes paused briefly but resumed near the DMZ with action across Vietnam, including the Que Son Valley battle where 23 guerrillas were killed and US losses rose.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
Vietnam
Plain of Jars
Laos
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Con Thien
South Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh Trail
U.S. Americal Division
Que Son
da Nang
Two couples found after planes crash in Nevada
Inclement weather forced two small planes down in remote Nevada areas. Myron and Mrs. Quinton of Lancaster California and Army Capt. Alan C. Conker and his wife were found safe after spending nights in the wrecks. Quinton described landing on a narrow road and building a fire with the plane’s lighter. Conker walked miles posting roadblocks after a gear failure near Mormon Mesa.
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Ely
Nev
UPI
Nevada
Worthington Mountain
Myron Quinton
Lancaster
Calif
California
Army
Alan C. Conker
Mesquite
New
Quinton
Quintons
Conker
Fort Ord
Mormon Mesa
Vietnam veteran and fiancee found murdered on Santa Barbara beach
Police questioned friends and relatives of John Franklin Hood 24 and Sandra Garcia 20 after their stabbed and beaten bodies were found fully clothed beneath a blanket on East Beach. Hood, a decorated Vietnam veteran, and Garcia had planned a weekend together after Hood returned from military service. Authorities sought to trace the couple’s Saturday movements and had no immediate suspects.
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Santa Barbara
UPI
John Franklin Hood
Oxnard
Army
Sandra Garcia
East Beach
Hood
65Th Armored Division
Vietnam
Garcia
State Motor Vehicle Department
the Hood
Israel halts air attacks pressure and airline suspensions
Premier Golda Meir warned Israel may act alone if global steps fail to stop Arab terrorism against civil aviation. Airlines including Olympic Airways Alitalia and Sabena suspend mail and freight to Israel amid tightened security while international envoys press for real measures.
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Jerusalem
UPI
Golda Meir
Israel
Olympic Airways
al Italia
Sabena
Britain
Meir
Knesset
Middle East
Vienna
Tel Aviv
Brussel
Zaventem
Emanuel Shinwell
BOAC
Avalanche kills four at Alpine hotel in Austria
An avalanche triggered by a thaw struck Hotel Alpenrose in St. Sigmund near Innsbruck, killing four people including a 3 month old girl. A rescue helicopter crashed on landing, nine people escaped uninjured, and helicopters aided ongoing救援 efforts as roads to St. Sigmund were blocked.
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St, Igmund
Austria
UPI
Alpenrose
St. Sigmund
Innsbruck
Val D’isere
France
Lagomarsino Declares Run for Senate Again
California Republican State Senator Robert J. Lagomarsino announced his candidacy for re election in the 24th Senatorial District representing Santa Barbara and Ventura counties. He touted conservation, tax reform, anti corruption measures and welfare reform while stressing a return to foundational principles and responsible government.
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Robert J. Lagomarsino
Santa Barbara
Ventura Counties
Santa Maria
Oxnard
Thousand Oaks
Lagomarsino
Senate
Ventura County
Ronald Reagan
State Department of Consumer Affairs
Senior citizen G W Stevens leads lone cleanup drive in Lompoc
Glimpses report a senior citizen G W Stevens of 208 N B St conducting a one man campaign to clean up Lompoc. A sheriff's deputy helps a woman motorist by changing a flat tire on a lonely country road.
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G. W. Stevens
N. B St
Lompoc
Lonely Country Road
Humphrey Seeks O Brien To Lead Democratic Party
Former Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey has asked Lawrence F. O'Brien to resume as Democratic Party chair. O'Brien has not yet answered. Humphrey expects a decision before Tuesday and would urge a March 5 DNC vote. Harris resigns after 13 months as party chair. O'Brien was the prior appointee in 1969.
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Humphrey
O Brien
Democratic Party
Washington
UPI
Hubert H. Humphrey
Lawrence F. O’brien
O’brien
Democratic National Committee
Fred Harris
Oklahoma
Harris
New York
Senate urged to pass HEW aid despite veto risk
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield urged Congress to back a $19.4 billion HEW labor education and OEO appropriations bill despite President Nixon’s veto threat. HEW Secretary Finch warned the bill must be cut by $447 million or allow discretionary spending to avoid a veto. He also urged deleting House desegregation busing provisions and freedom of choice plans.
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Washington
Nixon
Finch
Sen
Warren G. Magnuson
D-Wash
House
HEW
Labor Department
Office of Economic Opportunity
OEO
Magnuson
Senate
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Rome
United Nations
Mac Watkins
Electricians Union
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Marvin Cook
Cook
California Conservation Council
Ojai
California Heritage and Preservation Commission
Robert Lagomarsino
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