Reds March On Laotian Army
North Vietnamese and Pathet Lao forces pursuing the Plain of Jars regroup as they move toward Muong Suoi, a key Laotian government position about nine miles west of Vientiane.
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Vientiane
Laos
Pathet Lao
Plain of Jars
Muong Suoi
Phou Kout
Vang Pao
Long Cheng
United States
Xieng Khouang
Thongphanh Knoksy
Laotian Defense Ministry
Thongphanh
B52s Hit Reds On Ho Chi Minh Trail
U S B52 bombers struck the Ho Chi Minh trail in Laos for the seventh straight day and moved within a mile of the DMZ. About half of 30 000 tons of bombs this month targeted supply depots and infiltration routes in eastern Laos. Fifteen miles west along the DMZ the plain saw North Vietnamese gunners shoot down a Cobra helicopter, crew rescued. US sources expect a broader spring campaign with widespread attacks.
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Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
Demilitarized Zone
South Vietnam
U.S. Command
Dmz
3Rd Corps
Xieng Khouang
Pathet Lao
Plain of Jars
Vang Pao
Thailand
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Gulf of Tonkin
U.S
J. C. Maerkl
Fort Worth
Tex
CIA
Air America
Maerkl
Vientiane
Police seize weapons from white militants in New York raid
In New York a police raid netted an arsenal and 12 arrests from a white militant group tied to the Black Panther party. The seized items include a 12 gauge shotgun three pistols three knives a sword and hundreds of rounds of ammo. Gas masks film and pamphlets for the Black Panther and Patriot party were also found.
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Black Panther Party
Patriot Party
Black Panthers
Black Panther
Manhattan
The
Arthur Turco
William Kunstler
Chicago Seven
William Fesperman
Chicago
Swiss Probe Wreck Of El Al Jet Faces Sabotage Or Accident
Swiss investigators examine the El Al jet crash site near Wuerenlingen to determine if Arab saboteurs caused the disaster that killed 47 aboard. Prime Minister Golda Meir’s cabinet met nine hours in Jerusalem as European airlines suspend Israel service amid heightened tensions.
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Associated Press
Jerusalem
Golda Meir
Israel
Wuerenlingen
Zurich
Foreign Ministry
Middletown Outlook: Cloudy Warmer Tonight and Tuesday
The Middletown forecast calls for increasing cloudiness and warmer temperatures tonight with lows in the 30s to low 40s. Tuesday remains cloudy with little temperature change and a chance of rain, highs about 50. Yesterday’s high reached 53 and this morning’s low was 23.
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Middletown
Guard Patrols Campus Over Boycott Closure
National Guard troops patrolled Voorhees College in Denmark South Carolina to prevent access as the predominantly black campus remained closed indefinitely after a student boycott. Two student leaders were arrested as Circuit Court Judge J B Ness ordered the campus ban amid ongoing tensions and prior troop actions last spring.
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Denmark
D.C
National Guard
Voorhees College
Wayne Seal
Robert McNair
South Carolina
Circuit Court
J.B. Ness
Harry Graham
Rogers: Black Africa Can Be Kept Out Of Cold War
Secretary of State William P. Rogers ends a 16 day tour of Africa in Monrovia with the view that black Africa can be kept isolated from the cold war. He met Tito in Addis Ababa and argued for nonalignment and avoidance of power blocs. He travels to Aruba for rest after talks with pro Western and nonaligned leaders. He says the Soviet Union shows little active involvement in Africa. He stresses that U.S. policy no longer centers on East West rivalry.
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Monrovia
Liberia
William P. Rogers
Yugoslavia
Tito
Addis Ababa
Agers
Aruba
Dutch West Indies
Africa
Black Africa
U.S
Stowaway Keith Sapsford Dies After Fall From Jet
A 14 year old boy fled a boys town to see the world and fell 200 feet from the wheel well of a Japanese airliner in Sydney Australia. His father C M Sapsford a university lecturer in industrial engineering identified him.
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Keith Sapsford
Sydney
Australia
C. M. Sapsford
Keith
Sapsford
Kentucky Teachers Strike Surges Across Commonwealth
The Kentucky Education Association leads a statewide walkout seeking a 600 raise over two years as 27,000 or more teachers may miss classes while 10,000 are reported to work. Gov Nunn cites budget limits and a lack of a professional negotiations law.
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Louisville
Kentucky Education Association
Kentucky
Wendell P. Butler
Ing. the Education Association
Louie B. Nunn
The
Education Association
Associa
EEA
Washington
Jefferson County
Fayette
Pike
Floyd
Kenton
Covington
Butler
mid-Kentucky
Three Die From Heroin Overdoses in New York
AP reports three more heroin deaths in New York City raising the toll since January 1 to 141. An 18 year old, Antonio Frazany, was found on Manhattan's Upper West Side with needle marks. Gilbert Bagu, 34, died in Kings County Hospital after Friday admission. a third victim, unnamed, was in his late twenties found on a Brooklyn street.
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New York
Antonio Frazany
Manhattan
Upper West Side
Gilbert Bagu
Brooklyn
Kings County Hospital
Pompidou Heads U S Tour to Meet Nixon in Washington
President Georges Pompidou leaves Paris for a nine day U S tour likely to face protests over Middle East policy. He plans talks with President Nixon after arriving with his wife Claude and spending a night at Camp David before meetings begin Tuesday.
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Paris
Georges Pompidou
United States
Middle East
Nixon
Pompidou
Claude
Washington
Andrews Air Force Base
Camp David
U.S
Helio Stallion set to redefine STOL flight in tests
Bedford Massachusetts AP reports tests on the Helio Stallion a 10 seat turboprop C STOL aircraft claimed to be the fastest fixed gear plane in commercial production with a takeoff roll of 320 feet and landing distance of 250 feet and a stall resistant wing and crash resistant cabin.
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Bedford
Mass
Helio Aircraft Co
General Aircraft Corp
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