Viet Cong Move on Phnom Penh Raises International Fears
Four Viet Cong columns totalling 3600 men advanced from border bivouacs toward Phnom Penh. Lon Nol’s government sent armored units and ordered veterans to report as clashes in the region have escalated. Sihanouk allies reportedly urged peasants to join a liberation army. broadcasts from Beijing echoed the push.
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Vietnam
Cambodia
Norodom Sihanouk
Kompong Cham
National Assembly
le Courier Phnom Penh Noir
Sihanouk
Trinh Hoan
Lon Nol
Liberation Army
Peking
Earths crust collapses in cavern at Nevada test site
At PaHute Mesa Nevada a vast subterranean cavern formed by a Thursday underground hydrogen explosion caused a suspected crust collapse Friday. An AEC spokesman noted awaiting air survey results, while aftershocks and a disappearing red shack were reported near ground zero.
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California Institute of Technology Seismological Laboratory
Pasadena
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Consul Waldemar Sanchez Freed After 87-Hour Escort Standoff
Paraguayan Consul Waldemar Sanchez was released unharmed in Buenos Aires after an 87 hour standoff with terrorist kidnappers who demanded the release of two imprisoned students. The Foreign Ministry said the consul walked to the Paraguayan embassy with his wife Eloisa and left four blocks from the Florida station.
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Buenos Aires
UPI
Waldemar Sanchez
Foreign Ministry
Call for further action in Kopechne case
Massachusetts authorities plan to reconvene the Dukes County Grand Jury in Edgartown on April 6 to reopen the Kopechne investigation. Judge Boyle urged further process after finding contradictions in testimony about the Chappaquiddick accident involving Senator Kennedy and close associates.
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Boston
UPI
Mary Jo Kopechne
Edward M. Kennedy
James A. Boyle
Edgartown
Boyle
Chappaquiddick Island
Martha’s Vineyard
Kennedy
Massachusetts
Robert H. Quinn
Edmund S.S. Dinis
Dinis
Dukes County Grand Jury
Kopechne
Leslie H. Leland
Washington
Leland
Air controllers ignore order to return to work
Striking air traffic controllers defied a 24 hour FAA ultimatum and continued a sick out amid widespread flight cancellations and delays. FAA warned of disciplinary action. New York and other centers faced severe staffing gaps as carriers canceled flights and delays extended for travelers.
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FAA
New York
Memphis
Great Falls
Mont
New York Control Center
PATCO
Transportation
John A. Volpe
F. Lee Bailey
The
Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization
Bailey
Postal unions and administration clash over raises
After the first U.S. postal strike, negotiations continue over a pay hike for postal workers. The unions seek about 12 percent retroactive to Oct 1, while the administration negotiators ask for more time to weigh factors. Congress must approve any settlement. James H. Rademacher urged members to avoid a strike during talks.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
Nixon
Congress
James H. Rademacher
Letter Carriers Union
Rademacher
Easter Toys Decorate Christmas Drugstore Shelves
A local scene shows a boy strolling Walnut Street with a pet turtle near a drugstore that displays Easter toys amid Christmas paper. Tim Connors jokes about the Easter Bunny as a fair unfolds tonight through Sunday with gusty north winds and warm temperatures.
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Tim Connors
Canyons
Beattie Urges Regional Approach To Air Pollution Policy
Santa Barbara County Supervisor Francis H. Beattie backs a regional air quality plan tying adjacent counties and state, federal funding, and umbrella laws. He cites a Washington conference and notes 90 percent of national recommendations have been enacted, as hearings continue on district proposals with Ventura County ties.
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Washington
National Association of County Supervisors
California
Board of Supervisors
Ventura County
Housing and Urban Development Agency
HUD
National Supervisors Organization
Santa Barbara County
Brown accuses Murphy of tap dancing on Technicolor probe
Rep. George Brown charged Sen. George Murphy dodged questions about a $20,000 Technicolor contract and other benefits. Brown held a press conference at Fisherman's Wharf as he delivered Alcatraz Indian welfare supplies and attacked Murphy for avoiding answers via press releases and TV film.
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UPI
George Brown
D-Calif
George Murphy
Brown
Murphy
Fisherman’s Wharf
Technicolor
Murphy’s Washing
Alcatraz Island
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