Coordinated N Vietnam Attacks Reach Eight Bases In Vietnam
North Vietnamese forces launched coordinated assaults on eight South Vietnamese bases in the northern area, with one camp evacuated by government troops. An air war loss saw a U S gunship shot down by a surface to air missile, with all 14 crewmen missing feared dead.
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Saigon
United States
Laos
Quang Tri City
Holcomb
Sarge
Nui Ba Ho
Alpha 2
Charlie 1
Charlie 2
Camp Carroll
Dong Ha
City's Easter Services Set
Special Good Friday services at 1 p.m. at First United Methodist Church will lead to closures of Franklin County Courthouse City Hall and county offices. Ottawa banks post offices and many businesses will close for the hour. School districts dismiss for Easter break with return dates noted. A separate military action report details DMZ fire bases near Quang Tri City and allied counterattacks along with a Laos search rescue and AC130 gunship losses.
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First United Methodist Church
Franklin County
Ottawa
Savings and Loan and Finance
Ottawa Chamber of Commerce Retail Committee
Ottawa Ministerial Alliance
One View Of The Kansas Legislature The Waiting Game
Democratic Chair Norbert Dreiling says Kansas lawmakers aim to outwait Gov. Docking. He cites failures to permanently extend the property tax lid and tax reforms, plus alleged deficit spending and self-serving pay increases, as the 1972 campaign issues and taxpayers' losses.
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Topeka
Kan
Norbert Dreiling
Kansas
Robert Docking
Dreiling
Meat Price Decline Predicted After Washington Meeting
Washington officials and heads of major food chains say meat prices will drop in coming weeks due to market forces, not new government action. Treasury Secretary Connally and Agriculture Secretary Butz forecast a decline within 140 days, with weekly price reports to be made public. Rep Mills warned a broad price freeze could return if inflation persists.
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Washington
Treasury
John B. Connally
Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
Nixon
Council of Economic Advisers
Connally
Mills
Mitchell
Wilbur Mills
House
Ways and Means Committee
Boston
Easter Egg Hunt Saturday in Forest Park
The Ottawa Easter egg hunt returns for a third year on Saturday at 11 a.m. in Forest Park. The Retail Committee of the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce sponsors, with help from Ottawa High School senior national honor society and science club. More than 15,000 eggs will be hidden across four areas, including ticky eggs offering gifts from local stores listed on page 3 of today’s Herald. Children are grouped into four age brackets: 1–3, 4–6, 7–10, and 11–12.
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Forest Park
Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
Ottawa High School
Housing Scheme Charged In Suit
Federal indictments accuse Dun & Bradstreet nine other firms and 40 individuals in a multimillion dollar scheme to defraud the Federal Housing Administration on slum housing. The 500-count case ties rigged credit ratings inflated appraisals to FHA insured mortgages, leaving low income families with defaulted loans and an estimated $200 million loss.
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New York
Dun & Bradstreet
Federal Housing Administration
FHA
Long Island
Brooklyn Federal Grand Jury
Asst
U.S
Anthony Accetta
Violence Hits Belfast As Britain Formalizes Northern Ireland Rule
Bomb blasts ripped through Belfast wounding and killing as London moves to take control. Maj Bernard Calladene, a 39 year old bomb disposal expert, died. Police blamed the IRA for the Wellington Street blast near City Hall. Police also reported an assassination attempt on Ivan Cooper in Londonderry and multiple bombings with no casualties.
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Belfast
London
Northern Ireland
House of Commons
Edward Health
House of Lords
Defense Ministry
Ulster
Wellington Street
City Hall
Bernard Calladene
Lower Falls
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Londonderry
Ivan Cooper
Cooper
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Quang Tri Province
Demilitarized Zone
Unified School District 290
Sacred Heart School
Henry Roberts
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Alliance
Paul Pentz
James McCrossen
Garland Bohn
Stanley DeFries
Loren Matthews
Khe Sanh
Ottawa Fire Department
Bowling Green
Ohio
G. A. Diamond Jr
Diamond
Docking
Gov. Docking
William Mitchell
Safeway Stores
N. Ireland
Ankara
Turkey
Kizilder
Naksir
Ottawa University
Kansas City
Tony Jones Hall
Carl Bobbish
OU Music Department
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