U S Forces Strike Across Laos In Push On Ho Chi Minh Trail
AP report notes 9000 American troops on the Vietnamese side of the border act as a blocking force as South Vietnamese troops sweep into southern Laos to disrupt the Ho Chi Minh trail. Helicopter losses and anti aircraft fire are reported, with Laos premier Souvanna Phouma protesting but urging withdrawal of foreign troops. The move widens the war as Washington aims to deny North Vietnamese offensive momentum while transitioning control to South Vietnam.
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Souvanna Phouma
ConEd Transformer Failure Plunges New York City Into Darkness
A Consolidated Edison plant fault caused a blackout in midtown Manhattan for over four hours on Sunday night. The outage halted nine TV stations, stranded visitors on Empire State Building observatories, disrupted traffic, and blanked parts of Times Square while presses at the New York Daily News paused until power returned. Trains at Grand Central were affected though some continued running.
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New York Daily News
United Press International
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Torrential Rains and Snow Closes Schools in New York
A coastal storm draped northeastern New York with up to eighteen inches of snow and torrential rain. Roads snarled, rural routes blocked, and schools closed while New York City endured four feet of water in parts and rescue by rowboats. Bus and rail services faced delays but largely continued.
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Israel to Leave Door Open on Force Reductions in Suez Row
JERUSALEM AP Israel reportedly will refuse to pull all its troops from the Suez Canal until it obtains a peace agreement but will keep open the possibility of reducing forces along the front with Egypt. Prime Minister Golda Meir will present the position to the Knesset as part of indirect talks mediated by Gunnar V. Jarring. Egypt’s Sadat asked for a partial withdrawal and reopening of the canal during a 30 day cease fire extension.
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Jerusalem
Egypt
Golda Meir
Knesset
Anwar Sadat
Sadat
Suez
Hobart College found innocent in directed verdict
Hobart College in Canandaigua New York was found innocent today by a State Supreme Court jury after being charged with criminal coercion for alleged failure to control students during June disturbances. Separately Washington said the Laos strike against Communist bases would be time and area limited and not an enlargement of the war as troops withdraw.
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Nixon names Phillip Sanchez to senior OEO post
Washington AP Nixon selects 41 year old Fresno County California administrator Phillip V. Sanchez to be assistant director of the Office of Economic Opportunity. Sanchez would be the highest ranking Mexican American in the Nixon administration if confirmed.
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Nixon
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Office of Economic Opportunity
Bailey Suspended From Law Practice In New Jersey
In Trenton New Jersey the attorney F Lee Bailey was suspended from practicing law for one year after New Jersey Supreme Court disciplinary actions following hearings on misconduct charges. Bailey had been removed in 1968 as defense attorney in a high profile murder case ordered by Passaic County Court Judge Gordon H Brown and later upheld by the state Supreme Court.
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Justo Day
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Passaic
Gordon H. Brown
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Troop redeployment announced in Korea over frontier guard
President Chung Hee Park announced a redeployment plan amid Nixon administration cuts, with U S troops pulled back from the Korean DMZ except for a security contingent at Panmunjom while South Korean forces guard the entire frontier. Park cited the 62,000 to 42,000 force reduction target by July.
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Koreas
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Nixon
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Japs Strike Naval Base Over Dismissals at Yokosuka
About 5,000 Japanese workers at the U S 7th Fleet headquarters staged a 24 hour strike demanding postponement of mass layoffs until new employment is found. Union officials said roughly 3,000 Yokosuka base workers face dismissal by June due to U S force reductions. military officials had no comment.
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Senate confirms Connally for post
Washington AP reports with no debate the Senate confirmed former Texas governor John B. Connally by voice vote as secretary of the Treasury to succeed David Kennedy. Connally is the first Democrat in Nixon's cabinet. A quorum call preceded the session and no objections were voiced.
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David Kennedy
Revenue-Sharing Fees Seek Other Ways to Aid States
Washington AP House opponents of Nixon's 5 billion revenue sharing plan work on an alternative path. Welfare reform is top priority for Ways and Means to delay hearings and present higher federal shares. Mills and Byrnes advocate reform and no strings, drafting welfare-financing provisions to boost federal help for states. Welfare costs rise in 1970 and 1971 with federal shares increasing from 7.5 to 9.6 billion, varying by state.
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D-Ark
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John W. Byrnes
Wisconsin
Books donation to day center by Magi Shop presenters
Lynn Pawlicki presents gifts to Sally Solari at the day center as several books are donated and enjoyed by three boys pictured. Story on Page 3.
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Sally Solari
Apollo 14 Halts Halfway Mark On Return To Pacific Splashdown
Apollo 14 nears the halfway point on its return from the moon toward a Tuesday splashdown in the Pacific. Astronauts Alan B. Shepard Jr Edgar D. Mitchell and Stuart A. Roosa woke after a long rest as Mission Control noted increasing speed under Earth's gravity. They face a busy re entry with planned speeds of 24500 mph and a 404 pm EST touchdown if on schedule, carrying 108 pounds of lunar rocks.
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Space Center
Mission Control
Mohawk Expects More Strike If Pilots Reject Offer
Mohawk Airline officials say “lots more strike” looms unless striking pilots accept a back-to-work proposal unveiled over the weekend. The eight issues for arbitration include back pay vacation procedures contract duration pay rates training hours of service and flight recorders. The scope clause remains a major unresolved item in the dispute.
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Utica
N.Y
Russell V. Stephenson
Stephenson
ALPA
Legislature Abandons Blaine Amendment Repeal Plan
In Albany the Republican leaders abandoned any push to repeal the Blaine Amendment ban on state aid to parochial schools. They said passage this year is unlikely as both Catholic and Protestant groups oppose repeal. Instead the focus shifts to final passage of a constitutional amendment to create a State Department of Criminal Justice.
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Associated Press
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State Department of Criminal Justice
Tornado Injures Over 100 in Florida Gulf Breeze
A tornado in Gulf Breeze Florida injured more than 100 people and caused about 3 million dollars in damage. About 85 were treated and released, while the rest received first aid. one man was hospitalized with a broken nose. The English Cove Apartments suffered roughly 1.2 million in damage, Gulf Breeze Cottages about 100 thousand, and English Cove units saw about 70 units damaged with personal belongings affected.
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C.K. Caudell
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