Massive U S air strike intensifies in Laos and Cambodia
U S forces dispatched about 1000 warplanes across Laos and Cambodia in support of ground troops as North Vietnamese reinforcements were reported north of Sepone. South Vietnamese command said 2000 troops entered Sepone and that 20 000 to 24 000 were in Laos with fire base Sophia 2 near Sepone hit by artillery.
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Associated Press
Saigon
United States
Laos
Cambodia
Sepone
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Hoang Xuan Lam
U.S
Lam
Khe Sanh
Sophia 2
Koichiro Morita
Pham van Phu
559Th
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
U. S
Teen-Age Sniper Kills Self After Wounding Motorists
In Greenwater Washington a teenage sniper perched in a foxhole on a cliff fired on passing cars injuring at least three people and damaging about 18 vehicles before fatally shooting himself. The suspect identified as Seyearld Herbert Egnew Jr. is believed to be a Seattle youth who may have run away.
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Uolted Peeas International
Greenwater
Wash
Séyearald Herbert Egnew Jr
Seattle
Fred Penery
King County Sheriff's Department
U.S. Highway 410
Sheriff's Deputies
Senator warns of new Soviet missiles
Sen. Henry M. Jackson said the Soviet Union is deploying large new ICBMs that may be bigger and more capable than the SS-9. Pentagon officials confirmed some new missile construction is detected, though details and intentions remain unclear. White House and Nixon administration officials declined to comment on the report.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Henry M. Jackson
Defense Department
Pentagon i
Jerry Friedheim
Milit
Jackson
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Congress
Nixon
Washington Democrat
Russia
TEXAS LEGISLATOR SPYED ON BY ARMY HITS AT WASTE OF FEDERAL MONEY
State and nation notes mention a Texas legislator under scrutiny by federal authorities alleging waste of federal money. The report appears in Section A on page 2.
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Texas
Israel and Arab Troops On War Basis After Cease-fire Ends
The seven month Middle East cease fire expired at midnight as Israeli Egyptian and Jordanian forces stood down. Palestinian guerrillas fired from Syrian territory into the Golan Heights two hours before the deadline. Nixon said the U S and Soviet Union seek restraint and neither side should gain from renewed fighting. Sadat refused a further truce extension over Israel’s withdrawal from occupied territories. Talks in Moscow and New York stalled on troop pullbacks under U N mediation.
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Israli
Jerusalem
Golan Heights
Nixon
United States
Union
Moscow
Anwar Sadat
Israel
Hel
U.S. Sec
William P. Rogers
Egypt
Sadat
New York
U.N
Gunnar V. Jarring
Mideast
Prayer for compassion across differences in daily life
A reader offers a prayer urging earnest prayer for those who are different so all may align with God’s will rather than a single human viewpoint. The reflection emphasizes mercy, unity, and humility in daily conduct.
Americans in Turkey hunt for four kidnapped airmen
Recon planes and rugged vehicles backed by a 3 million dollar U S loan patrolled near Ankara as four U S airmen held by a leftist group faced a ransom deadline. Police checked numerous tips while Turkish leaders urged restraint and spared lives in the high profile case.
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Associated Press
Ankara
United State
Opium Control
U.S
People’s Liberation Army
Se East Technical Universe
Jimmie J. Sexton
San Angelo
Tex
Richard Caraszi
Stamford
Gndison
Alexanaria
Ismet Inonu
Republican People's _party
Springlike Sunshine Masks Cold Start Across Texas
Sunday brought calm springlike conditions across the South with sunny skies and light winds. Lubbock reached 55 in the afternoon after a 16 degree morning, with a high expected in the upper 60s and a low in the mid 30s tonight. A Pacific front will sweep through early Tuesday morning with limited temperature impact.
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Texas
Les
South Plains
Lubbock
National Weather Service
Lubbock Regional
NWS
mid-Mississippi
New England
U.S. Weather Service
Georgia
Alabama
Prince Philip Trip Hit By Fiji Tropical Storm
Suva Fiji UPI reports a tropical cyclone Selma with gale winds threatens a Western Fiji island group including Yasawa while Prince Philip aboard the royal yacht Britannia is scheduled to visit early today. The Fiji weather office warns small crafts to stay clear of the outer islands as the storm nears from the northeast New Hebrides.
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Suva
Fiji
Apollo 14 crew defends space program funding
United Press International reports Apollo 14 astronauts defend space expenditures as an investment for the future. Captain Shepard argues space cost share is small, Mitchell calls it essential for American technical leadership, while Roosa challenges critics as irrational. The mission aims to expand knowledge from lunar rocks.
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United Press
New York
U.S
Earth
Navy
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Edgar D. Mitchell
America
Crit Air Force
Stuart A. Roosa
Shepard
Mitchell
Shotgun Lesson Ends In Tragedy In St Louis
Police say 34 year old Thomas Brown was killed when his aunt accidentally fired a shotgun while he was instructing her on handling it. The incident occurred as they discussed firearms for warding off intruders amid tax proposal chatter. Brown allegedly told his aunt to pull the trigger before the weapon discharged.
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ST. Louis
Thomas Brown
Fills
Brown
Amy Colremain
Weeks Old British Postal Strike Ends
Britain’s 210000 post workers vote to end a 47 day walkout and return to work. Union leader Tom Jackson says the decision to end the strike was about 13 to 1 in favor as grievances are sent to a public inquiry for wage reviews.
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London
UPS
Britain
Post Office
Tom Jackson
Pioneer era street names dot the Plains towns
Mesquite Lane in Andrews and Mustang Drive in Sweetwater mirror pioneer days from Hobbs Cattle Call Drive to Clovis Point Blank Loop. Borger Sage and Brus ngular, XIT Drive in Littlefield, Levelland Double U Street, and Guthrie 6666 Road echo rancher heritage.
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Tanner Laine
Avalanche
Andrews
Mustang Drive
Sweetwater
Hereford
Plains
New Mexico
Hobbs
Clovis
Borger
Stamford
Littlefield
Levelland
Anton
Guthrie
Amarillo
Elwood Boulevard
Halsell
Bovina
Easley
Paducah
Farwell
Scharbauer
Goodnight
Silverton
Swenson
Weather and politics mix as Social Security rider debated
Mills and the Weather Bureau discuss a proposed Social Security benefits boost as Congress wavers on passage. The report notes last year House approved 5 percent and Senate 10 percent increases but no final bill. In Lufkin, warm and humid conditions with clouds and southwest winds at 20 to 30 mph are forecast. The piece also covers a drowning incident at Lake Sam Rayburn where Theodora A got drowned after a boat collision with a submerged log. her husband William, 51, escaped.
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United Press International
Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Mills
Senate
Congress
Lubbock and
Nixon
Lufkin
Theodora A
Igi Zan
mniSnhent
Sam
Rae
Sam Rayburn
Sue
William
Port Arthur
Amanita
Denver
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Middle East
Turkey
Ann Scott
Nancy Leech
Stangel Hall
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Albany
Tony Anthony
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