Provinces Abandoned by Saigon Reach Seven in South Vietnam
Hue along the northern coast joins seven provinces abandoned to North Vietnamese and Viet Cong control. Binh Long and Thua Thien were newly added, with Kontum Pleiku Darlac and Phuoc Long earlier overrunned, as Thieu cites outnumbered forces and limited U.S. aid.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Hue
Binh Long
Thua Thien
Quang Tri
Kontum
Pleiku
Darlac
Phuoc Long
Nguyen van Thieu
Highlands
Bradley alert keeps five star general in stable condition
Gen. Omar N. Bradley once again conscious and alert after a stroke. The 82 year old is in stable condition at UCLA Medical Center in Beverly Hills where he was brought three days ago. An aide said he has suffered no paralysis and remains heavily sedated. Bradley previously spent weeks at UCLA in 1973 for lung clots and was treated for tracheal bronchitis last November.
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Los Angeles
Omar N. Bradley
Bradley
Ucla Medical Center
Beverly Hills
William Seely
Consumer prices still rise as February up six tenths
The CPI shows February costs for services and finished goods climb, while food prices rise only modestly. Hourly earnings edge up but purchasing power falls, with real spendable earnings down 0.5 percent for the month and 5 percent year over year. The Fed era inflation pace softens but remains high.
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Washington
Labor Department
Hopkinsville confronts starling invasion after Ft Campbell spray
Hopkinsville officials launched a three day operation against an estimated one million starlings, crackles and other black birds using cracker shells. The Army’s earlier detachment at Ft Campbell sprayed detergent Tergitol to kill thousands, reducing roosting birds from several million to about 100,000. The mayor's spokesman said Tergitol could not be used soon due to weather.
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Hopkinsville
Kentucky
Ft. Campbell
George Atkins Jr
Letter Carriers Postpone Strike Over Kokomo Plan
The National Association of Letter Carriers halted a threatened walkout over the Kokomo plan, delaying implementation as testing continues in Kokomo Indiana and Portland Oregon while Providence tests are canceled. The plan would computerize route evaluations, potentially reshuffling 135000 routes and possibly eliminating about 15000 jobs. Union president James H. Rademacher warned of a head-on confrontation.
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U.S. Postal Service
Postal Service
Kokomo
Ind
Portland
Ore
Jim
Braughton
Providence
R.I
James H. Rademacher
Electronic nose helps firefighters detect gas leaks
Fire Chief Vic Auvil touts an electronic gas detector used by the city fire department. The $90 device beeps with increasing frequency as gas or hydrocarbons rise, helping locate leaks at the Sportsman Cafe and exposing gas pockets before ignition. The gadget proved valuable in two fires and one stove incident, with plans for a more advanced model showing gas strength in parts per million.
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Tom Muchmore
Vic Auvil
Sportsman Cafe
Auvil
Anvil
Sportman Cafe
Middletown Weather Forecast Midweek Outlook
Partly cloudy tonight with upper 30s lows in Middletown. Sunny tomorrow with highs in the upper 50s. Yesterday's high was 53 and overnight low 36. Extended outlook shows showers chances Saturday and Sunday, then partly cloudy Monday.
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Middletown
Computer error forces bank repayment in Ohio case
Summit County Common Pleas Judge Sam Bell ordered Firestone Bank of Akron to repay the clerk $10,000 after a 1972 alimony check to Leona Brechvill of Vienna Virginia was misread by computer. Arlington Trust Co. inadvertently changed the amount to $10,045, leading to the mispayment that Firestone then covered.
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Akron, Ohio
Firestone Bank of
Akron
Summit Court
Virginia
Firestone Bank
Summit County Common Pleas
Sam Bell
Leona Brechvill
Vienna
Arlington Trust Co
Arlington
Mint Cookies Resume Sale In Ohio After Safety Tests
The Seal of Ohio Girl Scout Council says thin mint cookies return to shelves after lab tests found only one box contained glass slivers. State Agriculture Department and Barry Biscuit Division of Quaker Oats confirmed the product is safe and free of foreign substances.
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Columbus, Ohio
Seal of Ohio
Girl Scout Council
Ohio
State Agriculture Department
Nancy Gates
Agriculture Department
Barry Biscuit Division
Quaker Oats Co
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