Sepone Taken In Allied Drive
South Vietnamese forces with American bomber and gunship support fought into Sepone and cut the Ho Chi Minh trail network around it. Lt. Col. Le Thung Hien said about 200 North Vietnamese were killed, with a 300 ton ammunition dump uncovered. Rockets hit Khe Sanh, with two South Vietnamese dead and 10 wounded. US casualties not reported. five more helicopters and a fighter-bomber were shot down, seven airmen missing. Over 2,400 helicopter missions were flown into Laos Friday.
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Sepone
le Thung Hien
Dong Ha
Hien
Vietnam
Khe Sanh
U.S
Associated Press
J.T. Volkerstorfer
Laos
Warming Trend Seen In U S China Role
Washington AP State Department Asia expert Marshall Green says China must join global talks to solve world problems. Nixon aid notes change in Beijing diplomacy and hints at U S efforts in trade travel and cultural ties as travel restrictions possibly ease.
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State Department
Mainland
China
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Nixon
Nxon
U.S
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Peking
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Republic of China
Taiwan
U. S
Fate Of Kidnapped GIs Remains Uncertain
U S Ambassador Han dley urged the safe return of four kidnapped airmen held for 400000 dollars. The deadline passed with no word on their fate. Turkish government refused to negotiate with terrorists as a search and a campus clash erupted at Middle East Technical University leaving one student and a soldier dead and many wounded.
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Turkey
U.S
William Handley
Seyfi Oxturk
Handley
Nixon
Washington
Middle East Technical University
U.S. Air Force
Connally Calls Food the Best Bargain in America
Treasury Secretary John B. Connally argues food remains the best buy in the American economy despite Feb wholesale price gains the largest in 17 years. He notes volatility in farm commodities and cautions against drawing future inflation conclusions from a single month.
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Treasury
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America
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Nixon
Walkersville Move Planned
Peter Jon Heltemes six year old National Easter Seal Child will move from Rockville to Walkersville with his parents Mr and Mrs Clemen Heltemes The state's Mary land Easter Seal campaign runs March 3 to April 11 seeking 400000 to fund rehabilitation centers and camps Peter born with cerebral palsy represents the handicapped who rely on Easter Seal aid in education rehabilitation and research Montgomery County Easter Seal Center provides therapy since he was 14 months old with others touring including Bruce Eberwein and John Kemp Kemp plans to graduate Georgetown Law School and join a future in law making this a statewide outreach story
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Washington D. C
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Maryland Easter
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U.S
Troops Slay Youth In Belfast Riots
British troops shot dead a teenager and wounded four other rioters in Belfast's Falls Road area during early dawn clashes. Police arrested 23 as mobs hijacked buses, set them on fire, and used barricades amid ongoing sectarian violence tied to civil rights protests and IRA activity.
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Balaclava
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Ulster
Reginald Maulding
Stormont
Woman Injured In Car Crash On Route 180 Near Jefferson
A Frederick woman, Virginia Margaret Sharitz, was admitted to Frederick Memorial Hospital after her car veered off the south shoulder of Route 180 near Steiner's Hill and struck a concrete abutment. She suffers a fractured right knee and chest pains, described as satisfactory. In city notes, four people were arrested for disorderly conduct and assault and battery, including Milton Olney. He is held on 300 dollars bond after allegedly assaulting Mary Weedon. Trial set for March 10. FCC officials discussed drug oriented music, noting broadcasters must judge records for potential drug content as license jeopardy can arise. The ruling references the Easy Rider soundtrack line Dont Bogart that illustrates drug terms.
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Steiner’s Hill
Virginia
Margaret Sharitz
East Patrick Street
Jefferson
Frederick City
Milton Joseph Olney
East All Saints Street
Olney
Mary E. Weedon
Carver Apartments
Thomas F. Brest
North
Washington
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Bogart
Humphrey Bogart
High Court ruling aids indigent defendants in county
A Buckeystown man becomes the first county beneficiary of the Supreme Court ruling against jailing people unable to pay fines. Trial Magistrate Byron Thompson extended Lowe’s $25 disorderly conduct fine by one week as he cannot immediately pay. The ruling ends automatic jail time for unpaid fines in most cases, though imprisonment remains possible for those who refuse to pay.
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Supreme Court
Charles Everett Lowe
Byron Thompson
Convic
Lowe’s
Frederick City
Stanley Bennett
Planning And Zoning Developers Host Game
Margaret Hindman reports planners propose a game called New Town to clubs and organizations. Four players act as developers bidding for downtown, fringe areas, and suburbs while using a dice driven formula to allocate land use and financing. In advanced versions governments judge public good by placement of houses, industry, airports and schools as development progresses.
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Europe
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Musselman
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