Senate demands Laos involvement story from Nixon
President Nixon faces Senate pressure for a full public explanation of U.S. involvement in Laos. Senator George D. Aiken expects an administration statement by early next week as critics urge clarity on future U.S. plans and avoiding another Vietnam. Ronald Ziegler provided the update from Key Biscayne where Nixon was staying.
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Governor targets delays in anti pollution enforcement
Governor Ronald Reagan and the California Water Resources Control Board criticized slow regional board actions against polluters under Porter Cologne. The board will hold hearings statewide starting March in Oakland and continue through April in Monterey San Bernardino and Santa Monica, with potential state takeover if local agencies fail to act.
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Negotiators Act to Extend Rail Moratorium Amid Impasse
Washington government mediators summoned labor and management leaders to a preliminary session to map next steps as a 37 day no strike period nears its April 10 end. Leaders voiced little hope for progress, awaiting possible congressional action to avert a shutdown.
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Joblessness rises in U S amid Laos war disclosures
UPI reports February unemployment at 4.2 percent, highest in over four years, with January at 3.9. Factory work week slips to a 1962 low and overtime falls. News flags possible U S briefings on Laos and a non ground war stance from Nixon, while senators dispute escalation.
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Souvanna Pleads For More U S Aid In Laos Conflict
Prince Souvanna Phouma asked the United States for increased weapons and equipment to match North Vietnamese firepower as Laos endures a major offensive. He suggested he might accept North Vietnamese use of the Ho Chi Minh trail if Hanoi withdraws other forces, and he criticized US bombing as a response to the North Vietnamese presence.
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Picketing at Vandenberg AFB enters fourth day of labor dispute
Trade unionists continued picketing Vandenberg Air Force Base on the fourth day of a labor dispute over painters contracts. About 200 trades workers remained involved as talks continued.
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Mexico U S to agree on dope crackdown next week
The United States and Mexico expect to reach a cooperative program to curb marijuana and narcotics trafficking across the border next week. Cabinet level talks begin with Attorney General Mitch ell leading the U S side and Mexico's Julio Sanchez Vargas on the Mexican delegation.
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UPI
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Mexico
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Mexico City
Lockheed loan hearing set by Senate panel
The Senate Armed Services Committee scheduled hearings for Tuesday on Lockheed Aircraft Corp. loan requests exceeding half a billion dollars to fulfill defense contracts including the C5A jet transport. Deputy Defense Secretary David Packard will testify amid criticism from Sen. William Proxmire that the company has milked the Pentagon for years.
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D-Miss
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William Proxmire
D-Wis
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Mekong port handed to South Vietnamese troops
The United States transfers control of Can Tho port in the Mekong Delta to South Vietnamese forces. The 134 man 440th Terminal Transfer Company shrinks to 30 as crews stay briefly to document and secure U S cargo. This move boosts Saigon's role in the delta, the war zone's most Vietnamized area.
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Glimpses of Community Arts and Service Events
Parents at Hapgood Elementary praise Alice in Wonderland production and lighting work. A Glimpses Mobile pizza wagon parks near Hamburg Drive-In as Camp Fire Girls prep Veterans Memorial Building for a carnival honoring local mint sales efforts and volunteers.
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Johnson reports first good night amid angina battle at Brooke
Lyndon B. Johnson, 61, showed improved condition as severe heart pain waned. Doctors stopped strict heartbeat monitoring after a "very good night" of sleep and planned limited activity with continued blood-thinning and vasodilator treatment.
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