Reds push northern highlands defense line to crumble
Saigon reports North Vietnamese tanks spearheaded an assault that shattered the Tan Canh and Dak To defenses 25 miles north of Kontum City, driving South Vietnamese forces back up to 15 miles. New air and sea battles erupted in the Gulf of Tonkin and Gulf of Siam as the 26 day offensive continues. Kontum City regarded as the objective as South Vietnamese units order a retreat to a new defense.
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Saigon
Central Highlands
North Vietnam
Gulf of Tonkin
Gulf of Siam
Demilitarized Zone
Quang Tri
Highlands
Tan Canh
Dak
Kontum City
22Nd Infantry Division
Dak To
Vo Dinh
Kontum
U.S. Command
U.S
United States
Hanoi
Thanh Hoa
High Court Steps Out Of Pollution Case
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that nationwide pollution suits against auto makers should proceed in lower courts, slowing a high-stakes effort by 18 states to force installation of anti pollution devices on 85 to 100 million cars built 1953 to 1969. The decision emphasizes practical paths over expansive docket expansion.
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Washington
Supreme Court
William C. Douglas
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
American Motors
Apollo 16 Back From Moon With Rich Rock Haul
Apollo 16 returns from Descartes plateau with 245 pounds of lunar rocks, signaling volcanic activity in the moon’s early history. John W. Young, Charles M. Duke Jr, and Thomas K. Mattingly completed a 71-hour surface run, setting time and distance records as they collected samples and captured photos before a 66-hour voyage home led to a planned Pacific splashdown Thursday.
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John W. Young
Charles M. Duke Jr
Thomas K. Mattingly
Casper
Earth
Pacific Ocean
Young
Duke
Orion
Mattingly
Descartes Plateau
Tony England
Pete Franks
Stone Mountain
Mission Control
Cayley Plains
Astronauts Receive Swan Beer Gift From Perth
Four cartons of Western Australian Swan beer are en route to Houston for Apollo 16 astronauts Charles Duke and John Young after a Saturday joke about a cold Swan. Swan Brewery’s PR man notes the astronauts recalling Teeal beer from Carnarvon satellite station near Perth.
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Perth
Australia
Houston
Charles Duke
John Young
Swan Brewery
Carnarvon
Miller says no evidence of EEA hiring law violations
Kansas Attorney General Vern Miller stated there is no evidence that state laws or regulations were violated in Sedgwick and Crawford counties hiring under the federal Emergency Employment Act. He questioned Lt. Gov. Reynolds Shultz’s demand for a full-scale probe and urged Shultz to provide any additional evidence beyond a preliminary federal report. Miller acknowledged civil service rules as potential grounds if violations exist and noted no proof of legal breaches to date.
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Topeka, Ran
Vern Miller
Sedgwick
Crawford
Reynolds Shultz
Shultz
EEA
Vernon E. Grassie
Crawford County
Miller
Wichita
Sedgwick County
Spring Cleaning At Princeton By JOAN ISTAS
Ecology drives in Princeton aim to clear years of trash along streets and ditches. Citizens' Improvement Committee sponsors annual cleanup with three pickups and crews including adults and many children. Unusual finds like a pipe and bird bath join bottles and cans hauled to the Ottawa dump. CIC rewards youths with pop and the town gains a tidier, easier to maintain look.
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Joan Istas
Princeton
Ecology
Citizens’ Improvement Committee
CIC
Ottawa City
Sniping Spree in Northern Ireland Injures Four
IRA gunfire wounded four security force members in Londonderry and Belfast amid a Sunday wave of sniping attacks. Masked gunmen abducted a shopkeeper in East Middletown, bombed his store with 50 pounds of gelignite, and shot him in the leg. Street clashes between Catholic and Protestant youths spilled into Londonderry Waterside.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Londonderry
East Middletown
Waterside
Parsons Plant Retained Through 1973 in Kansas
Secretary Laird told Sen. Pearson the Kansas Army Ammunition Plant will stay open through 1973 after a study showing retention is desirable and cost effective. The plant, employing 1,270, will cut about 142 jobs, down from a peak near 4,000 during Vietnam era. Opened in 1942, it loads artillery shells bombs and parts.
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Laird
Vietnam
Pearson
General Accounting Office
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Reds
High Court
Douglas
California
da Nang
Air Force
Dong Hoi
Tonkin Gulf
U.S. 7Th Fleet
da Nang Air Base
South Vietnam
Ieee
SPM
Ap.m
Tom Bam
Apollo Rides Time
North Bay Crater
Moon
Aussie Beer
Vern
What
S Up
Ren
Republican Party
Kristine Fay Garrett
Ottawa
Bill Dee Garrett
S. Mulberry
Miss Garrett
OHS
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Newman's Hospital School of Nursing
Emporia
N. Ireland
Parsons
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