More On U.S. Role In Laos Revealed
The Nixon administration disclosed that American military advisers in Laos receive 65 monthly combat pay though Laos is not a combat zone. A Pentagon spokesman said the pay reflects exposure to hostile action. The disclosure follows Nixon remarks denying U.S. ground deaths in Laos and notes Capt. Joseph K. Bush Jr. won the Silver Star for bravery in a February 1969 firefight.
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Young Cambodians Attack Viet Cong Embassies in Phnom Penh
On a day of protests in Phnom Penh young Cambodians attacked the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese embassies. Embassy cars were set ablaze and propaganda papers were scattered from windows as crowds chanted anti Viet Cong slogans.
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Brooke urges delay of MIRV deployment amid SALT talks
Senator Edward W. Brooke calls on President Nixon to postpone June deployment of the Minuteman III MIRV system until U S Soviet arms talks proceed. He backs a Senate resolution with 43 sponsors urging a MIRV test moratorium, citing destabilizing risks ahead of SALT negotiations.
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Oil Endangers Gulf Wildlife Park Near Louisiana Coast
A thin oil slick drifted seven miles from a major wildlife refuge in the Gulf of Mexico as crews moved to cap eight leaking wells 30 miles off southeast Louisiana. Chevron Oil estimated 600 barrels a day flow after a dynamite well closure. Bre ton Island prepared 500 bales of hay to absorb spills, while conservationists warned of threats to 400000 acres of oyster beds and one million waterfowl. Will Billen identified one well as most problematic.
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Hijacked jet diverted to Cuba lands for refuel in Atlanta
United Airlines Boeing 727 carrying 99 passengers and seven crew landed at Atlanta after being hijacked near Pittsburgh. The pilot said a pistol was held to the crew and the hijacker planned to detour to Havana with refueling only allowed to the aircraft.
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Yanks Die In Border Actions
American forces clashed with North Vietnamese units along the Cambodian border northwest of Saigon. The 11th Armored Cavalry, 1st Air Cavalry, and supporting aircraft reported at least 135 enemy killed across two major battles and several smaller actions. Eight Americans died and 26 were wounded, with 11 more killed in a separate ground attack and helicopter crash. The largest fight followed an ambush near Loc Ninh, where a battalion was believed to be entrenched on a hilltop bunker complex.
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Two Unions Strike Las Vegas Hotels on the Strip
In Las Vegas Nevada two major unions the Culinary Workers and Bartenders Local voted to strike the Strip hotels after mass meetings Tuesday This marks the first full scale work stoppage on the Glittering Vegas Strip Union leader Al Bramlett warned the strike would not be brief Hotels prepared stocking food and arranging staff as key employees stayed in hotels.
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Blasts Tied to Brown Trial Shocks Dorchester Courthouse
A time bomb exploded inside the Dorchester County Courthouse in Cambridge Maryland tearing a 30 foot hole. Authorities link the blast to a separate Bel Air car explosion that killed two men near the start of H Rap Browns trial. No injuries reported. Ralph Featherstone 31 identified as a casualty in Bel Air case.
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Middletown Area Weather Forecast Update
The forecast for Middletown and vicinity calls for partly cloudy skies and little temperature change tonight with lows in the mid to upper 20s. Expect cloudy and cold conditions with a chance of snowfall possibly mixed with rain on Thursday, with highs in the 30s.
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Bomb blast in Greenwich Village kills two in Weatherman linked case
Police tie the explosion at a $100000 Greenwich Village brownstone to a homemade bomb plot. Victims include Theodore Gold, 23, SDS leader, and an unidentified woman. dynamite stays and blasting caps found in the wreckage. suspected Weather Underground involvement plus missing Cathryn Pratt Wilkerson.
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GM To Hire 2500 For Cincy Plants
Cincinnati report says Chevrolet and Fisher Body plants in Norwood will add 2,500 hourly workers for a third shift to assemble Chevrolet Camaro and Pontiac Firebird cars, starting March 31. Hiring and training have begun, with planned output at 1,300 vehicles daily, up from 880 now.
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