Bombs fall near Lon Nol palace in Cambodia
A Cambodian air force plane dropped three bombs near Phnom Penh’s presidential palace and one in a military housing area, killing one civilian and wounding several. The pilot, possibly acting alone, fled after the attack. A fourth bomb landed near a Mekong bridge. another northwest of Highway 5 caused no casualties.
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Lon Nol
Phnom Penh
U.S
Phnom
Penh
Mekong River
Norodom Sihanouk
Peking
Quake Shakes Luzon Island No Casualties Reported
A moderately strong quake struck Luzon and northern Visayas with no immediate casualty or damage reports. Plaster fell in Manila buildings and hotel guests rushed outside as tremors were felt up to 160 miles north and 300 miles southeast of Manila per the Weather Bureau Seismological Division.
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Luzon
Philippines
Visayas
Weather Bureau
Seismological Division
Economy Upward Slide Seen by Federal Reserve
The Federal Reserve says February industrial production rose eight tenths of a percent, signaling continued rapid economic expansion. Gains centered in consumer goods and fitness equipment, pointing to stronger activity across factories mines and utilities.
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Washington
Federal Reserve
Sullivan Wife of Ed Sullivan Dies in New York Hospital
Sylvia Sullivan, wife of television host Ed Sullivan, died Friday in a New York hospital from a heart ailment. Press: Ed Sullivan was a noted columnist and TV personality.
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New York
Sylvia Sullivan
Ed Sullivan
Queen to have company Queen to have company
The Delta Queen paddleboat will gain a new sister ship unveiled in Washington by Rep. Leonor Sullivan. The all steel model, valued at 15.5 million dollars, joins the Queen by April 1 1975 and will lead a planned fleet. Sullivan proposes exempting the wooden Delta Queen from Safety at Sea until November 1 1978. The Queen travels the Ohio Mississippi and Missouri Rivers from Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Royal Company
Washington
Leonor Sullivan
Unseasonable Warmth Drops to Snow in Midstate
Central Ohio weather scene shifts from record warmth to a passing storm. Morningstar notes 2.5 inches of precipitation since March 1 as mild days give way to a wet snow event with temperatures dropping to the 20s and 30s. The Northeast faces heavy snow and Lake Erie wave conditions with flood advisories from Vermilion to Toledo.
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Morningstar
Ohio
Lake Erie
Viet Cong pledge to meet prisoner release deadline
The Viet Cong promised to free the last US prisoners by the March 28 cease-fire deadline and dismissed Nixon's assertion of major Communist troop infiltration as groundless. Hanoi denounced the claim as fabrication while Saigon pressed for the final phase timing and details.
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Viet Cong
Saigon
Nixon
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Communist Party
Nhan Dan
U.S
Tran van Tra
Joint Military Commission
Vietnam
Tru
POWs Reveal Torture Tale From Captivity
Returned prisoners of war describe brutal treatment by Communist captors at Clark Air Base Philippines. The Navy pilot endured 20 days on The Stool with guards beating him to prevent sleep and forcing statements. Kneeling on concrete for days and rubber hose abuse left many battered and some dead. Survivors arrived shaken and mentally scarred.
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Clark Air Base
Philippines
Air Force
Clark
Officials back in Wounded Knee
A Justice Department spokesman returned from talks with top administration officials aimed at breaking the deadlock at Wounded Knee. Assistant Attorney General Harrington Wood flew to Washington for private discussions on AIM leaders demands, seeking a path to progress after the recent negotiations.
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Wounded Knee
S.D
Justice Department
Harrington Wood
Washington
The
American Indian Movement
AIM
Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
Ann Landers loses honorary degree over abortion stance
St Josephs College of Windham withdrew its offer after Ann Landers indicated support for abortion on demand. President Bernard Currier cited the college’s stand with the Church on life rights and notified Landers by letter on February 26. Landers said she was surprised by the withdrawal.
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Windham, Maine
Ann Sanders
St. Joseph's College
Bernard B. Currier
St. Joseph’s
Currier
College
Miss Landers
Chicago Sun Times
Chicago
Irish police brace for St Patrick’s Day parade
Dublin deploys its largest security operation since 1970 to shield St Patrick’s Day celebrations after recent bombings killed three. Officers in blue restrict traffic on O’Connell Street as crowds gather, with scouts saying city center was cleared multiple times for bomb scares.
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Nixon
St. Patrick’s Day
O'Connell Street
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