Two Died as Americal Division General Survives Helicopter Crash
U S Army Americal Division commander Maj Gen Lloyd B Ramsey survived a helicopter crash in a jungle hillside near Chu Lai. Two aboard were killed Lt Col Robert J Thomas and Spec 4 Ray Murphy, while six others were injured. The crash occurred Tuesday afternoon amid fog and rain with rescue by sling and helicopter teams.
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Saigon
U.S. Army
Americal Division
U.S
Lloyd B. Ramsey
Ramsey
Robert J. Thomas
Reston
Somerset
McLean
Chu Lai
Thomas
Court Order Ignored Mail Strikers Unstayed
Mail carriers in New York and parts of New Jersey Westchester Rockland Orange counties and Stamford Conn walked out defying a federal back to work order. The strike _ tied up tens of millions of pieces of mail and threatened to halt service nationwide. Union leaders vowed to hold votes on obedience while workers faced possible penalties if they return. The dispute centers on pay raises Congress has delayed and Nixon's budget included postal increases.
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New York
Worth
New Jersey
Westchester
Rockland
Orange
New York City
Stamford Conn
Jack Leventhal
Brooklyn
Manhattan
General Post Office
Martin Rafferty
The
Post Office
Herman Sandbank
United States
Nixon
Congress
Mail Embargo Affects New York Area Deliveries
Middletown residents with mail headed to the strike area are told to hold mail until service resumes. A national embargo by the postmaster general will return mail to senders stamped Embargo. Affected zones include New York City and suburbs such as Mineola, Hicksville, Riverhead, and others with ZIP digits 100 104 110 and 119.
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Middletown
New York City
Bronx
Brooklyn
Flushing
Far Rockaway
Jamaica
Long Island City
Staten Island
Mineola
Hicksville
Riverhead
New York
Ousted Cambodian Prince Sihanouk Faces No Confidence Vote
In Phnom Penh the National Assembly voted to depose Prince Norodom Sihanouk amid accusations of corruption murder nepotism and arming the Viet Cong. Deputies cited his wife and mother in law profiting from government jobs and a gambling casino while Lon Nol and Sirik Matak reportedly held real power. Sihanouk, en route to Moscow, spoke of exile if Moscow and Beijing recognize the new regime.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Cambodia
National Assembly
Norodom Sihanouk
Trinh Haahn
Sihanouk
Ouch
Monique
Singapore
Europe
Peking
Lon Nol
Sirik Matak
Moscow
China
American Broadcasting Co
Lindsay to shut Fifth Avenue traffic for Earth Day protest
New York Mayor John V. Lindsay bans noon to 2 p.m. traffic on a four block stretch of Fifth Avenue and noon to midnight closures on 14th Street between 2nd and 7th Avenues for Earth Day pro tests. Business groups object while environmentalists hail the move as a major victory. Demonstrations against polluters are planned at Con Edison on 14th Street and the GM Building on Fifth Avenue.
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New York
John V. Lindsay
Fifth Avenue
Main Street
Manhattan Avenue
Lindsay
Manhattan
14Th Streom 2Nd
7Th Avenues
Fifth Avenue Association
Environmental Action Coalition
Consolidated Edison Co
14Th Street
General Motors
Crossword Puzzle Deaths and Funerals A Bee
Puzzle notes and local briefs mix in a Valley News page with obits, notices, and short tributes. The fragment lists a late 28 pea sc beat and a reference to a Valley News edition.
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Cubskiiece Testin
Ie Ae Valley News
North Vietnamese advance drives Laos civilians from Long Cheng
North Vietnamese forces pushed from the Sam Thong base toward a post north of Long Cheng as civilians and Meo fighters flee. Rockets hit Long Cheng where Gen. Vang Pao leads a 7,000 man guerrilla force funded by the United States. evacuation swelled to about 18,000.
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Vientiane
Laos
Sam Thong
Long Cheng
Vang Pao
United States
Air America
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Plain of Jars
Sam Thong- Long Cheng
Vientiane- Luang Prabang
13 Year Old Jersey Girl Leads Drug Education Week
Susan Dusio a 13 year old eighth grader at MacGregor Junior High organized a week of drug abuse education for 640 students. She arranged speakers exhibits and movies after learning from state agencies and volunteer groups. Local clubs and banks funded part of the effort and she hopes students now have a clearer view of drugs.
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Newark
Calif
Susan Dusio
MacGregor Junior High School
Kenneth Strange
Susan
State Narcotics Bureau
San Francisco
Alameda County
Synanon House
Oakland
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Sion
Spec
Ray Murphy
Connersville
Ind
N.Y
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