Thieu Says Laos Plan Mirrors Vietnam Peace Vision
President Nguyen Van Thieu announced at Ban Me Thout that the Pathet Lao proposal to end fighting in Laos is the same as the Viet Cong plan for ending the war in Vietnam. He said the objective in both Laos and Vietnam is to bring Communist elements into the government.
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Israeli Commandos Strike Across Suez in Dawn Assault
Israeli commandos attacked entrenched Egyptian positions across the Suez Canal before dawn. The operation left two Israeli soldiers dead and at least seven Egyptians killed, according to an Israeli communique.
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Suez Canal
Carswell debate opens amid weeklong prospects
Washington senators opened debate on the nomination of federal appeals Judge G Harrold Carswell to the Supreme Court. Republican leaders defended him as middle of the road while Edward M Kennedy urged focus on potential personal prejudice in handling civil rights on the bench.
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Pennsylvania
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Robert P. Griffin
Michigan
Senate
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Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Tallahassee
Fla
Submarine loan to Nationalist China looming vote
The House Armed Services Committee approved a loan of three Guppy class conventional powered submarines to Nationalist China a move seen as jeopardizing U S mainland relations. Disclosure came from a Feb 3 closed Rivers panel meeting with full House action slated for Wednesday. Formosa would gain its first submarines for anti submarine warfare duties.
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Mouse Armed Services Committee
China
U.S
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Guppey
Formosa
Oyster Beds Threatened by Wind in Gulf Spill Area
A northeast wind forecast for Sunday could threaten Louisiana oyster beds and a waterfowl refuge spared from the Gulf of Mexico oil slick. Coast Guard Cmdr. David Dickson said the wind shift might force Chevron Oil Co to consider re-igniting wells that burned for a month.
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Lawmaker urges balance in urban rural aid
Rep. David Obey of Wisconsin said urban and rural America share responsibility for city problems. He told House members that all Americans must help solve urban issues and that urban legislators should recognize rural needs as well.
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D-Wis
America
Four Drug Regimen Reported To Halt Hodgkin’s Disease
National Cancer Institute reports a four drug combination that arrests Hodgkin’s disease temporarily. Studied since 1964, the regimen has prolonged some lives up to six years. Of 43 patients treated over the period, sixty three percent survived four years.
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National Cancer Institute
Lake Dells project approved for Fort Dells area
Jack Gray of Fort Dells tells a Natural Resources Department hearing that the Lake Dells plan would create a recreational resource and draw tourists and second home owners by opening water in the Madison area.
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Wisconsin Dells
Lake Dells
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Fort Dells
Natural Resources Department
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Gray
Milwaukee Letter Carriers vote for nationwide walkout
AP reports the Milwaukee Branch 2 of the National Association of Letter Carriers endorsed a nationwide Post Office walkout if Congress rejects a postal pay and reform bill by April 15. About 90 percent of 900 voting members approved the plan of action. The branch comprises roughly 1,400 members.
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Regents Endorse Whitewater Carter as Unqualified Leader
Regents in Madison gave Whitewater State University president William L Carter an unqualified endorsement for handling campus violence. The panel cited his courage to assert state authority amid arson, property damage and threats. Appeals upheld for four whitewater teachers and an Oshkosh professor. cases aimed at the U S Supreme Court.
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UW Ready to Use Force to Forestall Walkout
UW officials pledge police and National Guard if teaching assistants walk out to close campus. President Harrington and Chancellor Young warn of damages costs if strike escalates. TAA says walkout aims to halt university functions. talks to avert stoppage continue.
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Bloodmobile needs 140 pints for a March visit
The Badger Red Cross Bloodmobile seeks a minimum of 140 pints for its Turner Hall run on Monday March 16 after a Badger Blood Center call. Fifteen units of A positive blood are urgently needed for open heart surgery. Volunteers include Monroe Jaycettes led by Mrs. David Wake and Grace Lutheran LDW, with nurses, donors, and setup help from local groups and the Monroe High School Key Club.
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Senate backs 18 year old vote in package deal
The Senate approved adding an 18 year old voting provision to a five year extension of the Negro voting rights act. The move pressures Rep. Emanuel Celler who opposes lowering the voting age but supports the rights bill. With 64 to 12 vote, the package deepens the House Senate clash over voting rights and youth suffrage.
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Wisconsin
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Gaylord Nelson
Senate
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D—N.y
House Judiciary Committee
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Mansfield
Carl Albert
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Stronger Laws for Explosives Urged by New York Mayor
Mayor John V. Lindsay urged Congress to tighten federal explosives laws after a series of blasts and hundreds of bomb threats. New York City already regulates sales and transport, while police evacuated buildings across multiple cities amid fears. Anonymous letters from Revolutionary Force 9 claimed protest of profits from the Vietnam War and U.S. imperialism.
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Pittsburgh
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Wis
Monroe mayoral bid: Cliff Reasa enters 1970 race
Cliff Reasa, Sixth Ward alderman and former Green County supervisor, announces candidacy for Monroe mayor in the April 7, 1970 election. He cites Monroe’s 1960s growth, highway bypass, housing for seniors, industrial expansion and new facilities, and notes his long service in city and county government. He and wife Dorothy run the Waffle Shop. he formerly worked at Frito-Lay and served in World War II.
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Monroe
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Sixth Ward
Green County Board of Supervisors
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T. Roy Evenson
Dorothy
Frito-Lay Co
United Fund of Monroe, Inc
Albany
17Th Avenue
FCC orders secret probe into network bribery allegations
The FCC announced a nonpublic investigation to determine if bribery connected to broadcast network affiliations occurred, with power to subpoena records and appoint an examiner. No scope or number of stations involved disclosed, sessions may remain closed unless public interest requires openness. The inquiry targets alleged practices by licensees or permittees and any networks involving payments to network employees or officers.
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