MIGs Down Yank Rescue Copter in Saigon Border Clash
Antiaircraft fire downed an F105 over the Laos North Vietnam border while MIG jets shot down a HH53 rescue helicopter two hours later. Eight Americans aboard the two aircraft were missing. North Vietnam claimed several US planes were shot down and reported damage during raids along the Mu Gia Pass and Ho Chi Minh Trail. US forces said two other helicopters were downed in South Vietnam with two Cobra gunship crew members killed.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
Laos
Lyndon B. Johnson
Quang Binh
Ha Tinh
Ma Gia
U.S
South Vietnam
Senate approves second major anti crime bill in week
The Senate passed its second large anti crime measure in seven days with an 82 to 0 vote. The narcotics control bill tightens penalties for drug dealers while easing penalties for marijuana experimenters, including provisions for no knock warrants in certain cases.
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Senate
Washington
U. S
Mike Mansfield
Nixon
House
Harold E. Hughes
Iowa
Hughes
Thomas J. Dodd
Dodd
Senate To Probe Deadly Ohio Nursing Home Fire
A Senate panel will hold hearings in Washington on February 9 to probe the January 9 Harmer House Center fire in Marietta Ohio that killed 31 patients. Investigators say heavy smoke from carpeting and backing aided spread, despite fire resistant construction.
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Ohio
Washington
Marietta
Frank E. Moss
Utah
Moss
Harmer House Center
Ohio State Fire Marshall
Samuel P. Sides
GE and Strikers Reach Tentative Pact Ending Major Walkout
In New York AP reports a tentative agreement on wages and basic items ends the 12-union 95-day strike against General Electric Co. Negotiations between GE and electrical workers' unions halted a nationwide walkout affecting about 310,000 GE domestic employees. Details were withheld as talks continued under a news blackout.
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New York
General Electric Co
Electrical
International Union of Electrical Workers
Aflcio
United Electrical Workers
TUE
J. Curtis Counts
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Ohio Chemical Plant Explodes and Burns in Swanton
A sequence of blasts and a major fire gutted the Raymond Co chemical plant in Swanton Ohio early today causing an estimated 750000 dollars in damage. No injuries were reported though flames threatened nearby lumber yard and another chemical facility as tanks of solvents and fuel oil ruptured and a natural gas line fed the blaze.
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Raymond Co
Fulton County
Valley News Puzzle and Deaths Notice Snippet
A clipped page segment shows sections like Deaths and Funerals Editorials and Want Ads. It references puzzles and crosswords with Heloise and Ann Landers style columns and various features including television theaters and sports notes.
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Ann Landers
Heloise Sports
Valley News
Women’s News
Cold air returns with cloudy skies and dipping lows
After a spell of warm weather, cold air moves in today. Tonight will be mostly cloudy with lows in the 20s. Friday remains cloudy with lows in the 40s. Saturday outlook calls for fair skies and warmer temperatures.
Israeli jets strike guerrilla positions near Jordan and Beisan
Israeli jets bombed guerrilla sites after a border clash wounded a guard and soldier near the Beisan valley south of the Sea of Galilee. Witnesses said planes then attacked positions near a deserted Arab village and a second patrol was fired on five miles farther south. No Israeli injuries reported.
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Associated Press
Jordan
Beisan
Sea of Galilee
Drug Control Bill Provisions From Senate Action
Senate approved a drug control bill imposing strict schedules with life in prison and fines for large scale narcotics crimes. No knock warrants may be issued by federal magistrates where evidence could be destroyed. A commission under the attorney general will study marijuana effects. Prescription drug manufacturers face strict record keeping.
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Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Veto Easy Nixon Victory Prompts Next Steps in Education Bill
The House failed to override Nixon’s veto of a 19.7 billion education bill, a narrow win for the president. Administration and lawmakers plan to seek a funding path amid a looming continuing resolution and disputed aid to federally affected schools. Nixon prepares a new budget May face further clashes in fall elections.
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Washington
House
Nixon
White House
Departments of Labor and Health, Education and Welfare
Rum Ration Loss Sparks Navy Mutiny Warnings
London report details Parliament debate over ending the daily rum tot for sailors on December 17 to save millions. Labor MP James Wellbeloved warns of mutiny echoes from Nore and Spithead while noting officers may still buy rum. Navy undersecretary David Owen defends policy and notes sailors may drink beer instead.
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Royal Navy
James Wellbeloved
House of Commons
Admiralty
Commons
Nore
Spithead
Invergordon
Wellbeloved
Admiralty Board
David Owen
Navy
Cincinnati Council and Union Open Direct Talks on Strike
Cincinnati City Council moves to direct negotiations with the striking 1500-member non-uniformed employee union for the first time in 25 days. The talks, set for 3 p m in the Federal Mediator office, follow a mass march on City Hall and meetings with leaders in council chambers.
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al van Hagen
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van Hagen
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