Bombers Back in Laos Violations Trigger Return of B52 Strikes
U S bombers resumed Laotian targets after a seven week pause as North Vietnamese and Pathet Lao forces overran a town and posts. Pentagon officials called the ceasefire violation flagrant and major while Nixon signaled a strict response to further actions.
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Jerry W. Friedheim
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White House
Gerald L. Warren
Souvanna Phouma
Pathet Lao
Saigon
U. S
Tha Vieng
Plain of Jars
Laos bombing brings heavy civilian toll and damage
Laotian Communists say renewed U S bombing in northern Laos caused extensive civilian casualties and property damage after the Monday strike tied to the Tha Vieng town seizure. South Vietnam reports low fighting since the cease fire with continued shelling causing civilian injuries.
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G. McMurtrie Godley
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Largest military base cuts since 1970 announced by Pentagon
The Pentagon confirms a broad cutback closing 274 bases, eliminating about 37,000 civilian and military jobs. Major closures include Boston Navy Yard, Hunters Point San Francisco, and air stations at Long Beach and Newport, with significant savings projected across bases in Texas Puerto Rico Rhode Island and New Hampshire.
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Portsmouth
Election board extends hours for May 8 election
The Middletown branch of the Butler County Board of Elections extends hours for voter registration ahead of the May 8 special election. Regular hours 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Saturday 8:30 a.m. to noon and April 25 26 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Registration deadline 4 p.m. April 27. Absentee voting at 43 S. Main St. April 28 8:30 a.m. to noon. Main offices in Hamilton same extended hours.
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Hamilton
Middletown Weather Forecast Teases Rain and Mild Temps
Rain chances loom for the Middletown area tonight and Wednesday with lows in the 50s and highs near 70. Yesterday the high reached 63 with a 46 overnight low and 3 inches of rain was recorded. Weather details are on page 6.
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Middletown
HEW ordered to speed school desegregation
A federal appeals court denied a delay and ordered the HEW to press desegregation in 17 Southern and border states. HEW must notify 116 districts they risk federal funds and require 85 districts to explain remaining discrimination by today. The ruling follows a Feb. 16 deadline and a lower court order, with the NAACP Legal Defense Fund opposing delay.
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Health, Education and Welfare Department
HEW
No Ohio Closings. Lockbourne to Gain Personnel and Aircraft
The Pentagon plans no base closings in Ohio and Lockbourne Air Force Base would gain 203 military and 93 civilian personnel by June 1974. Lockbourne is slated to receive 10 KC-135 aircraft from McCoy AFB, a tactical airlift group with 16 C-123 aircraft replacing C-119s, and the Air National Guard squadron at the base will get newer F-100s. An official Pentagon announcement was anticipated today.
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Lockbourne Air Force Base
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Associated Press
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Air Force Reserve Special Operations Group
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Big cities struggle to meet clean air deadline
The Associated Press reports major cities face a May 31 1975 federal deadline to cut air pollution under the Clean Air Act. States mull strict controls with auto emission doubts, potential car bans, and costly local tax measures.
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Environmental Protection
William Ruckelshaus
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