South Viet Forces Seize Sepone in Laos Offensive
More than 2,000 South Vietnamese troops pushed into Sepone Laos capturing the Ho Chi Minh Trail hub. They found a vast cache of Communist weapons and supplies, including at least 300 tons of ammunition and 1,000 tons of rice. U.S. aircraft supported the operation as North Vietnamese defenses stiffened with reports of tanks. Casualties included 36 U.S. dead, 42 wounded, and 29 missing.
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UPS
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Sepone
Laos
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Cambodia
U.S
Nguyen van Thieu
Indochina
South China Sea
Thailand
Qui Nhon
Lepore
Deadline Passes Four Kidnapped Airmen Believed Alive
UPI reports four U.S. Air Force servicemen kidnapped in Ankara remain alive after their dawn deadline expired. Leftist protests erupted near Izmir and Ankara as demonstrations continued. Ambassador Handley urged the Turkish People’s Liberation Army to free the captives, while authorities weighed ransom decisions and awaited notes to Ankara newspapers.
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Ankara
Turkey
UPI
U.S
William J. Handley
Turkish People’s Liberation Army
U.S. Air Force
Handley
Izmir
Aegean
Istanbul
Middle East Technical University
Barbara Sexton
San Angelo
Tex
Jimmie
Sexton
Orhan Eralp
United States
Turkish Peoples Liberation Army
Larry J. Heavener
Denver
Colo
James M. Gholson
Alexandria
Colombians see peasants seize farms imitate Chilean unrest
In Bogota, land-hungry Colombian peasants have seized hundreds of farms in recent weeks. The occupations are peaceful and mostly unpunished, but they reflect growing discontent with agrarian reform. Officials warn of outside agitators, while reform delays hinder expropriation efforts. About 70 percent of Colombia’s 21 million people depend on agriculture, with 750,000 peasants without land.
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Bogota
Colombia
Chile
Salvador Allende
Carlos Villamil
Incora
Agrarian Reform Agency of
Lombia
Villamil
Villarnil
Court Ruling Saves Money For Counties
Wisconsin counties will receive nearly 1.4 million dollars from the state after a Wisconsin Supreme Court decision. The ruling supports reimbursement for temporary assistance paid to state-at-large dependents who lacked legal settlement and resided in the state for less than a year. Milwaukee County led the suit, with about 700,000 dollars in claims cited, and 71 other counties also totaling roughly 700,000 dollars.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Bruce Benfuss
Milwaukee County
Supreme Court
Wilbur Schmidt
Department of Health and Social Services
Robert Warren
Warren
Regents Back Wisconsin University System Merger Plan
The Wisconsin State University Board of Regents backed Gov. Lucey’s proposed merger of the UW and WSU systems. They authorized McPhee to form a committee to study the issues and oppose a $17 million budget cut. The board approved beer sales on Platteville and La Crosse campuses with age restrictions and endorsed an ROTC program at Platteville. River Falls earned a national award for teacher education.
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Wisconsin
McPhee
Lucey
WSU
Plattevile
la Crosse
Platteville
Army
Reserve Officers Training Corps
Platteville State
Stout State
River Falls State
National Association of Colleges For Teacher Education
Connally calls food best bargain in U S economy
Treasury Secretary John B. Connally says food remains the best buy in the American economy despite a February surge in wholesale prices. He notes 16 cents of the wage earner’s dollar goes to food and cautions prices will fluctuate with supply and demand while ruling out an immediate tax cut.
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Connally
U.S
Washington
Treasury
John B. Connally
America
Nixon
Snowy and Cold Tonight With Light Snow Likely
Weather forecast calls for cloudy skies and colder temperatures tonight with a chance of light snow. Overnight lows near 20. Details on Page 14.
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Winnebagoland
Executive Privilege at Issue in Kissinger Testimony Debate
Washington AP Democrats accuse Nixon of using executive privilege to shield Indochina developments as the Foreign Relations Committee seeks Kissinger’s testimony. Fulbright Symington urge Congress to compel presidential aides to testify amid a partisan clash over Kissinger’s foreign policy role. Rogers, Kissinger ally, affirms presidential authority while noting he is next in line.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Senate
Southeast Asia
Foreign Relations Committee
Henry Kissinger
J.W. Fulbright
Hugh Scott
Kissinger
Scott
Rogers
Fulbright
Symington
Ingstock
Washington Society
Sen
Jacob K. Javits
Rn.y
Foreign Relations
Alaska Pipeline Suffers Setback
Washington report notes new setbacks for the proposed 800 mile 48 inch trans-Alaska oil pipeline as Defense Department and Army Corps of Engineers critics question environmental impact statements and alternatives. Interior faces legal challenges and public scrutiny over the project.
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Washington
Defense Department
Army Corps of Engineers
Corps
Alaska
Pentagon
Interior Department
Anchorage
Interior
Intenor Department
Corps District Office
North Slope
Arctic
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New York, Center
HUD
George Romney
Rockefeller
Regents of State
Stirs
Rewera Perhaehive
Newspr
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