News On Laos Fighting Incomplete
SAIGON AP reports high ranking sources say the U S Command plans to ease limits on war reporting by allowing a press helicopter to cross into Laos for frontline access. Officials cite scarce South Vietnamese pilots and censorship barriers while press crews lament restricted access and inflated enemy casualty tallies.
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Saigon
U.S
Laos
Vietnam
U.S. ‘Command
Khe Sang
Phu Loc
Ranger
Czechs Free Young American From Prison
Fred H. Eidlin of Rochester New York, 28, was freed after seven months of a four year sentence in a Czechoslovak prison. He was expelled to Amsterdam en route to the United States and said he will discuss his trial with his congressman after gathering his thoughts. He refused to comment further on the subversion charge or his jail time.
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Amsterdam
United States
Fred H. Eidlin
Rochester
N.Y
Netherlands
Ridlin
New York
Prague
Radio Free Europe
West Germany
Czechoslovakia
Nixon shelves wage standards on federal building projects
Nixon abandons the Davis Bacon Act on federal construction to curb inflation, while union leaders call the move inadequate. Governors hear Nixon seek action on revenue sharing as spy reports surface and a White House herbicide study draws attention. Calley testifies about My Lai orders. U S command says strikes hit North Vietnamese stocks, helicopters lost. Kahane barred from Jewish delegates’ talks on Soviet Jews.
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Washington
Nixon
Third Try On Filibuster Next Week
Washington AP reports a third cloture attempt next week to end a Southern led Senate filibuster over a rules change. The second vote failed 50 to 36, eight short of the two thirds needed. Senate leaders expect at least three, likely four, votes and urge all senators to be present for the next decision.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Frank Church
D-Idaho
James B. Pearson
R-Kan
Twins Weighed 8 Pounds Each Twin Daughters Born
Mrs. Frank Nerli narrates the exhausting birth of twin daughters weighing 8 pounds 10 ounces each at O'Connor Hospital on February 15 by Caesarean section. Tracy and Lisa Nerli are well, with Dr. James Murphy noting the twins’ condition as stable and kept for observation after a multiple birth.
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San Jose
Calif
Frank Nerli
Tracy
Lisa
O'Connor Hospital
Nerli
James Murphy
George C. Scott Withdraws Oscar Consideration
Hollywood AP report notes actor George C. Scott, 43, asks to have his name withdrawn from Oscar contention. The piece recounts his Missouri origins, Marine Corps years, and a failed journalism stint before joining the University of Missouri drama program that shaped his career.
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Hollywood
George Scott
Missouri
Scott
University of Missouri
Marine Corps
Court Expands Newspaper Libel Protections for Candidates
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that newspapers may report on political candidates without fear of libel suits if not acted with malice. It reinforced that public figures must prove malice, and reversed awards to a New Hampshire congressman and a Florida politician. The decision broadens protections beyond officials to all candidates for office.
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Washington
Supreme Court
New Hampshire
Florida
New York Times
New York Environmental Action Coalition Leader Shapes Trash Is Cash
Karen Dumont, 26, executive director of the Environmental Action Coalition of New York, leads a budgeted program and innovative efforts like Trash Is Cash to reward recycling. From Indiana to New York in 1968, she moved from admin work to environmental activism after an ecology conference, guiding community group collections and youth education while navigating early financial challenges.
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New York
Karen Dumont
Environmental Action Coalition of
Indiana
Western Reserve University
Cleveland
Karen
Museum of Natural History
Vassar College
Barnard College
Coalition
Fifth Avenue
Death Toll In Tornado Area Reaches Ninety
In Mississippi Delta tornadoes Sunday night the known dead rose to 90 as civil defense workers reported 2,300 homeless across seven counties in Mississippi and Louisiana. Secretary Hardin toured the area, promising immediate federal aid and relief squads from multiple agencies prepared to assist.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Nixon
Clifford M. Hardin
Louisiana
Mexico mayor pro tem moved from ICU to regular care
Leonard Snyder, mayor pro tem of Mexico, was moved from the intensive care unit at Audrain Medical Center to regular care Tuesday after suffering a heart attack on February 3. He had remained in ICU since the incident.
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Leonard Snyder
Mexico
Audrain Medical Center
Snyder
Mexico Dodger Publication Rate and Hours
Mexico Dodger announces publication details including daily except Sundays and holidays at 300 N Washington St Mexico Mo postal rate information and pricing for subscriptions by carrier and mail across counties in Missouri and out of state. Office hours listed 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Saturday.
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Washington St
Mexico
Audrain
Hearnes backs federal welfare takeover at meeting
Missouri Governor Warren Hearnes says he prefers a federal takeover of welfare to Nixon revenue sharing and expects the National Governors Conference to maintain support for federal welfare costs. He notes pragmatism limits any plan to both measures and cites fiscal relief as key. Rockefeller questions feasibility, citing New York California and Massachusetts shares. Nixon surprise speech adds to closed-session agenda.
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Washington
Warren E. Hearnes
Missouri
Hearnes
Wilbur D. Mills
House
Ways and Means Committee
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
California
Massachusetts
Rockefeller
Nixon
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My Lai
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