U.S. Orders Aggressive War On Marijuana In Vietnam
The U S Command released a 64 page directive detailing ground and air searches for marijuana plants across Vietnam. It calls for eradicating crops with the South Vietnamese government taking final destruction responsibility while drug suppression councils form at battalion level to boost education and rehabilitation efforts.
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Saigon
U.S
Vietnam
Army
Creighton W. Abrams
South Vietnam
Mekong
Kien Phong
An Giang
Delta
Abrams
U S Reports Highway Toll Drops Sharply
Washington reports 1976 traffic deaths at 55,300, down 1,100 from 1968 as safety standards take effect. Experts credit seat belts collapsible steering wheels and padded interiors along with safer highways and breakaway sign posts for reduced fatalities, though impact timing remains uncertain.
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Washington
UPI
National Highway Safety Bureau
Transportation Department
Federal Highway Administration
FHA
Wildlife Refuges Approved Along Ouachita River Valley
The Ouachita River Valley Association reports final approval for two National Wildlife Refuges in the river valley. President Nixon signed HR 19877, authorizing a 65,000 acre Arkansas refuge with a 14,500 acre permanent lake and an 18,500 acre expanding lake area, plus a 12.66 acre northeast Louisiana refuge. Completion of the nine foot navigation channel to Camden, Ark., is projected by 1975.
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Travis Mayo
Ouachita River
Camden
Ark
H. Thatcher
Ouachita River Valley Association
ORVA
Louisiana
Arkansas
Fred Petty
Monroe
Richard Nixon
River Valley
John L McClellan
Washington D. C
Felsenthal Lock & Dam
D' Arbonne Bayou
West Monroe
Petty
Senate
Congress
Nine Foot
Felsenthal
Ashley
Union
Bradley
U. S. Corps of Engineers
Association
Wildlife
Suburban Chuckle Ponders Bigamist Joke
A light humor item notes a suburban resident jokes about becoming a bigamist as his yard grass, implying strain on one wife to manage yardwork. The quip plays on overgrown lawns and domestic duties in a playful, period-appropriate tone.
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Suburbanite
Pilots urged to join war on pollution
Washington AP The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association urged private pilots to photograph air pollution plumes and report times and locations to local authorities or AOPA for federal action. Max Karant said the program aims to document pollution broadly to spur corrective measures.
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Washington
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
Pilot
AOPA
Max Karant
Karant
Lockheed Rejects U S Offer in C5 Dispute
Lockheed Aircraft Corp refused the Pentagon's proposed $200 million fixed loss to settle the C5 transport dispute. Daniel Haughton said litigation is pursued for a potentially larger recovery, noting an expected two to five year process through the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals and possibly the U S Court of Claims.
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Washington
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Lockheed Board
Daniel J. Haughton
Pentagon
Lockheed
Haughton
David M. Packard
Packard
Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals
U.S. Court of Claims
Birthday tribute to Roberta Holdsworth at parish registrar
The column notes Roberta Holdsworth, assistant in the registrar voters office at Oua chita Parish Court House, was busy registering voters aged 18 to 21 and barely had time to celebrate her own birthday. It praises her as a diligent, youthful role model.
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Roberta Holdsworth
Ouachita Parish Court House
Pasy
Roberta
Moore Threatened Over New Orleans Bridge Stand
Baton Rouge. State Highway Board Chairman James W. Moore of Monroe said he received three late night threats by a crank critic of the Mississippi River Bridge project in New Orleans. A New Orleans police probe identified a suspect. no arrests yet. Moore, a gubernatorial candidate and bridge advocate, called the caller weak and vowed to continue supporting the $200 million downtown bridge plan.
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Baton Rouge
State Highway Board
James W. Moore
Monroe
New Orleans
Moore
Highway Board
Mississippi River Bridge Authority
Bridge Authority
Local influenza outbreak near Fort Lauderdale claims 18 lives
The outbreak is described as localized by the National Center for Disease Control. About 13,000 people were ill last week and all decedents were elderly with chronic diseases. No definite laboratory analysis confirms influenza yet. The NCDC only analyzes specimens upon request.
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Atlanta, Ga
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
National Center For Disease Control
NCDC
Snow Likely With Cold Temptures In Twin Cities
A slight chance of snow is forecast for the Twin Cities this afternoon and tonight with mostly cloudy skies. Highs reach 38 to 44, lows 26 to 34, winds north to northeast 8 to 18 mph. Louisiana outlook calls for mostly cloudy, cold weather Friday to Sunday with possible rain in the south and rain or snow in the north.
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Twin Cities
Louisiana
FAA
Selman Field
Monroe
Coldest U S reading hits 36 below in Evanston Wyoming
The National Weather Service records the lowest temperature outside Alaska and Hawaii at Evanston Wyoming at 36 degrees below zero. Tuesday's high reached 87 degrees at Vero Beach Florida.
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New York
UPI
National Weather Service
Alaska
Hawaii
Evanston
Wyo
Vero Beach
Fla
Arctic Freeze Paralyzes Large Swath Of U S States
An arctic outbreak swept the nation bringing subzero and record lows from Texas to the Great Lakes and Deep South. Nebraska and Iowa suffered heavy snow with 10 to 20 inches. 33 deaths were blamed on the storm as crews cleared routes and roads remained clogged.
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Associated Press
Great Lakes
Desert
Texas
Deep South
Florida Peninsula
Miami Beach
Tampa
Alamosa
Colo
St. Joseph
Rosecranz Field
Nebraska
Iowa
Omaha
Neb
Des Moines
Appalachians
Rockies
Albuquerque
N.M
Casper
Wyo
Duluth
Minn
Fargo
N.D
Sterlin
Ill
Milwaukee
Wis
Salt Lake City
Utah
Denver
Reno
Nev
River Stage Readings Show Rising Flood Levels
River stage updates indicate rising flood levels with Camden at 14.9 and Monroe at 143, signaling increasing water flow and potential stage changes as the day progresses.
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Camden
Monroe
U S Combat Role To End This Year
U S Defense Secretary Melvin Laird said American combat responsibility in South Vietnam will end this year with Phase One of Vietnamization. By year end 1971 U S troop commitments in Asia will be reduced well over 320000, shifting to logistics air support and security roles.
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Paris
U. S
Melvin R. Laird
South Vietnam
Laird
Nixon
Defense
Adm
Thomas Moorer
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Bangkok
Saigon
U.S
Asia
Japan
South Korea
Thailand
Okinawa
Philippines
Army Dismisses My Lai Charges Against Officers
The Army dropped dereliction of duty and other charges against four officers linked to the My Lai massacre coverup. Lt Gen Jonathan O Seaman, commander at Ft. Meade, Md, dismissed charges against Lt Col David C Gavin Lt Col William D Gavin Maj Charles C Calhoun and Maj Frederic W Watke for insufficient evidence.
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Washington
Army
My Lai
Jonathan O. Seaman
1St Army
Ft. Meade, Md
David C. Gavin
William D. Gavin
Charles C. Calhoun
Frederic W. Watke
Open heart surgery hoped to restore boy's health
Seven year old Steve Fleener of Bargersville Indiana faces open heart surgery for a ventricular septal defect. Community gifts totaling about 10000 dollars fund the operation with Riley Memorial Association promising to cover remaining medical costs.
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Steve Fleener
Bargersville
Ind
Steve
Indianapolis
Indiana
Ronald Fleener
Fleener
Riley Memorial Hospital
Indiana University Medical Center
Whiteland
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