Northern Laos base under heavy siege amid aerial rocket strikes
Fighting raged for a fourth day at Long Cheng in northern Laos as Laotian and Thai irregulars defend against North Vietnamese assaults. In Cambodia, Phnom Penh took a major rocket onslaught with 70 dead and 120 wounded, and Tay Ninh in South Vietnam faced sapper attacks killing 13 soldiers.
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Spring Storms Kill 118 in Japan Disaster
Severe weather across Japan during a spring holiday weekend left at least 118 dead and 22 missing. Ninety mile per hour winds and heavy rain caused an avalanche on Mt Fuji where nineteen climbers perished and six more were missing. Traffic accidents accounted for 85 deaths as fishermen drowned and a yacht washed ashore near Tokyo.
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First Day Of Spring Brings Mild Showers Across Area
Weather notes cloudy mild with showers and thundershowers tonight and cooler conditions tomorrow afternoon. Lows near 40s tonight, highs in the 60s, with the first day of spring reaching 69 and an overnight low around 42.
Nixon to Sign Drug Bill and Welcome Turkish Leader
President Nixon will sign a narcotics anti addiction bill today and thank Turkish Prime Minister Nihat Erim for Turkey’s ban on opium poppy growing. Erim is to be welcomed at the White House, with talks and a state dinner planned.
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Nixon to Sign Law Creating Special Action Office
President Nixon plans noontime ceremony to establish the Special Action Office for Drug Abuse Prevention. The office will work in education treatment rehabilitation and prevention with Jerome H. Jaffe heading on an interim basis since last June. Nixon also toured New York and denounced heroin trafficking as a heinous crime with no tolerance for penalties. Two million dollars worth of 98 percent pure heroin was displayed at the White House to illustrate international control efforts.
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Muskie Aims to Gain Wind in Illinois Primary
Sen. Ed Muskie of Maine faces two rivals in Illinois both for the presidential preference poll and for 160 of the 170 Democratic delegates. McCarthy, McGovern, and an uncommitted slate compete as voters weigh margins and momentum ahead of Wisconsin.
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Bombs Wound, Soldier Dies Amid Northern Ireland Turmoil
In Londonderry a British soldier killed by the IRA and a 100-pound blast in Banbridge injure several, as fighting nears daily tolls. IRA retaliation claims echo in Belfast, while British leaders urge swift peace moves and Heath-Faulkner set to meet.
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Fingerprints of cancer virus found in relatives of victims
Stanford reports scientists found antibody evidence suggesting exposure to a cancer virus among relatives and friends of Hodgkin's disease victims. Antibody positivity rose to 60 percent in close contacts, 45 percent in exposed Sloan Kettering workers, and 30 percent in unexposed controls, with no conclusive proof of causation yet.
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Mariner 9 Photos Spark Mars Water Life Possibility
Honolulu AP reports Mariner 9 images suggest water exists on Mars and may support life. Jet Propulsion Laboratory expert Robert Steinbacher cites glacier contours and erosion patterns indicating liquid flow and submerged ice beneath polar CO2. He notes polar shifts every 50 000 years and short-lived flows.
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