Vietnam Pet Beats Ottawa G I Home By Linda Wheeler
The Donald Woodsums welcome Sue a two year old tan and white mix from Saigon Vietnam arriving at 7 40 a m Monday in Kansas City after a wire cage journey via Honolulu and Los Angeles Sue traveled under quarantine and shots for 30 days and will join son J D in Ottawa when he returns from Ton Son Nhut Air Base in Vietnam.
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Donald Woodsums
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Vietnam
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Linda
Honolulu
Los Angeles
J. D
John David
States
U. S. Army
Ton Son Neut Afb
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J. JD
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Woodlums
Linda Woodlum
Moonwalkers land on the lunar surface during Apollo 14
Apollo 14 astronauts Alan B. Shepard Jr and Edgar D. Mitchell stepped onto Fra Mauro after a tense descent saved by ground crew. They set up a nuclear powered science station and collected rocks and dust while Stuart Roosa orbited. President Nixon congratulated the crew and invited them to the White House.
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Antares
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Embargo Lifts Framing Laos War Action Rumors
News embargo on Laos border operations loosened and reports describe a sweeping move by South Vietnamese forces with U S airpower aimed at cutting the Ho Chi Minh trail. Senate leaders voiced confusion over expanding actions and their proximity to Laos and Thailand. The Nixon administration offered limited new details.
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Ho Chi Minh Trail
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U.S
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
US Bombs Missile Sites in North Vietnam
US fighter bombers attacked two surface-to-air missile sites inside North Vietnam in the tenth protective reaction strike of the year. South Vietnamese reconnaissance units reportedly moved into southern Laos as Saigon troops fought in Cambodia, with no confirmed cross-border deployments. The war blackout was imposed to curb speculation, while officials stressed no American troops had crossed into Laos.
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Ho Chi Minh Trail
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Khe Sanh
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Congress
Creighton W. Abrams
Vietnam
Snow, Ice Halt Classes Across County Schools
Icy streets kept many Ottawa area students home while a few districts reported shortened days and selective attendance. Superintendent Marvin P. Forker noted only one closure in seven years unless necessary, as 327 of 2,682 district students ride buses. Central Heights USD 288 and Wellsville had mixed outcomes with later decisions on games and releases, while Garnett and others largely stayed home. County forecast calls for cold, partly cloudy conditions tonight and Saturday with low temperatures near zero and highs in the teens.
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Marvin P. Forker
Forker
Glenn Ainsworth
Central Heights
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Uniontown
West Franklin County
Pomona
Williamsburg
Appanoose
Greeley
Wellsville
Galen Kelley
Santa Fe Trail
Overbrook
Garnett
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Mike Mansfield
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