Allies Hit North Vietnam In Major Multi-Region Attack
U S and South Vietnamese forces struck across three zones from the Cambodian border to the DMZ and killed nearly 300 North Vietnamese troops. American losses included one killed and 29 wounded. South Vietnamese casualties were eight killed and 32 wounded. B 52s targeted staging areas near the Laotian border to block reinforcements. The fiercest fighting centered south of Da Nang and near Tam Ky as enemy units massed along the Cambodian border and near the DMZ.
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Saigon
U.S
Cambodian
Demilitarized Zone
Ing
da Nang
A Shau
Ham
FBI Joins Probe Of Yablonski Murders In Pa
FBI agents joined Pennsylvania state police Tuesday in investigating the murders of UMW leader Joseph Jock Yablonski his wife Margar et and daughter Charlotte at their rural Clarksville home. Investigators say the trail is cold and no solid motive has emerged though the brothers link the slayings to their father’s UMW presidency bid.
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Clarksville, Pa
FBI
United Mine Workers
Joseph A
Jock” Yablonski
John N. Mitchell
Joseph Snyder
Yablonski
UMW
Snyder
Margaret
Charlotte
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Kenneth J
Joseph “Chip” Yablonski
United Mine Workers of America
Nixon Eyes Higher Excise Taxes to Fill Budget Gap
President Nixon may seek hikes in several federal excise taxes to help balance the budget. Treasury drafts propose increases on gasoline, automobiles, liquor, tobacco, and telephone service with a possible rise in tobacco taxes. A value added tax is ruled out.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
San Clemente
Calif
Protesting Parents Arrested Over Lima School Sit In
In Lima Ohio police arrested 12 members of Concerned Parents who occupied the South Junior High School administration office in a six week protest for equal educational opportunities. They were released on 100 bond each and ordered to appear in court. Classes were briefly cut short as officers moved in with both demonstrators and authorities present.
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Lima
Ohio
South Junior High School
Ronald Cook
Cold air grips Middletown with subzero readings
The forecast for Middletown and vicinity calls for variable cloudiness and very cold temperatures with a chance of snow flurries tonight. Tonight's low will be from zero to 10 degrees. Highs Thursday will be in the teens, Yesterday's high was 20 with this morning's low at five below zero. This was the first sub zero reading since Jan 8, 1968 when it was six below.
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Middletown
Insurance backs first U S space rocket failure
CAPE KENNEDY CAPE KENNEDY Fila AP reports the first U S space rocket insured against failure at 872000 dollars. COMSAT will receive 4570000 dollars if the Delta rocket misses the target orbit. INTELSAT-member consortium coverage covers 53 percent of the 11.5 million total cost.
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Cape Kennedy
Fila
U.S
Communications Satellite Corp
Comsat
Delta
International Telecommunications Satellite Consortium
Intelsat
Rules Governing Astronaut Conduct Grounded Three
Space Agency flight rules grounded astronauts Alan Bean Walter Cunningham and Joseph Kerwin this month for violating flight safety regulations. Beyond flight rules, NASA restricts astronaut involvement in commercial projects fundraising and public contact, shaping daily life for spacemen as they receive thousands of letters yearly at the Space Center in Houston.
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Space Agency
America
Alan L. Bean
Walter Cunningham
Joseph Kerwin
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
The
Space Center
Scientists to melt Mt Ararat ice for Noahs Ark search
A $1 million expedition by Search Foundation plans to melt a 100 by 450 foot ice field on Mt Ararat in Turkey to recover an estimated 50 tons of ancient timbers believed to be 4000 to 5000 years old. Fernand Navarra, who found the timbers, thinks they are from Noahs Ark.
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Mt. Ararat
Turkey
Ralph E. Crawford
Search Foundation, Inc
Washington, D.C
Fernand Navarra
Lieves
Crawford
Tug of War Over Meat Prices Signals U S Policy Split
Washington sources say the Nixon administration faces pressure to suspend meat import quotas to lower prices while farm belt supporters resist any lid changes. Cattle and hog prices rise as economists foresee modest beef output this winter. lawmakers debate using a 1964 law to allow imports to ease costs. Hendrik Houthakker argues foreign meat is needed, but the administration likely avoids direct conflict with consumers and cattlemen.
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Washington
Nixon
U.S
Australia
New Zealand
Hendrik Houthakker
President's Council of Economic Advisors
Truckers Seek Big Wage Hikes in nationwide demand
The Teamsters demand a three year raise totaling at least 45 percent plus $2.50 hourly for 450 000 truckers with $1 25 more in benefits and COLA if prices rise. Secretary Shultz cites high interest rates squeezing business as inflation remains high.
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George P. Shultz
Shultz
Nixon Administration
French Courts Harsh On Drunk Driving Cases
Paris judges report drunken driving as a common issue in Part Ten of the Paris District Court. Defendants from various backgrounds received suspended sentences or license suspensions, with strict scrutiny of excuses amid anarchy on French roads.
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Paris
Cial
Eore
Judge Rules DUI Case Based On Breath And Blood Evidence
A lawyer presents physician testimony showing the defendant had two grams of alcohol per liter in his blood at arrest. Despite high blood alcohol, judges note the defendant was not clinically drunk since he spoke clearly and reacted normally, while general consumption comparisons to the US and Nordic countries are cited.
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Paris
United States
Sweden
Denmark
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Joseph P. Kerwin
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Apollo
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