Retreat by South Vietnamese Bases in Laos Deepens
North Vietnamese forces press the Laotian campaign driving Saigon troops from bases Sophia Lolo and Brown along Highway 9. U S airstrikes target Brown as reinforcements guard the last footholds near the border. Pilots report heavy losses and a grim retreat as Khe Sanh endures artillery and rocket fire.
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Laos
Fred Few
Chattanooga
Tenn
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Saigon
U.S
Lolo
Sophia
Sepone
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Hoang Xuan Lam
South Vietnam
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Nixon announces Tricia to wed Edward Cox June 3
President Nixon confirms his daughter Tricia will marry Harvard law student Edward F. Cox in a White House ceremony on June 3. The engagement was announced at a party marking St Patrick's Day and Mrs Nixon's birthday, with Cox described by friends as a generous, thoughtful person. The couple plan a June wedding in the White House with Pastor Edward G. Latch officiating.
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Nixon
Tricia
Harvard Law
Edward F. Cox
White House
First Lady
St. Patrick’s Day
Cox
Eddie
Harvard Law School
Vietnam
House backs draft retention as volunteers are rejected
The House Armed Services Committee rejected an all-volunteer army, keeping the draft for emergencies. Nixon seeks to attract volunteers with pay raises, a $3,000 enlistment bonus for combat, and a two-year extension, while easing student deferments. The panel approved removing most deferments and debated enlarging civilian duties and benefits.
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House Armed Services Committee
Nixon
F. Edward Hebert
D-La
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Draf
Armed Services Committee
Hebert
Ixon
Congress
Volunteer Army
Nuclear Sub Designed To Travel In Arctic
General Dynamics unveils a 255 000 ton nuclear powered submarine to carry 1 800 000 barrels of oil per voyage under the Arctic ice from Alaska and Canadian islands to world markets. The sub could operate year round, travel up to 17 knots, and transfer oil to surface tankers at Greenland or Newfoundland. Five years to operational plans depend on talks with industry and government.
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Canada
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United States
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Arctic Transportation
Groton
Arctic
Willram
Social Security Benefits Hiked By 10 Percent
Washington reports Congress boosted Social Security benefits by 10 percent, affecting 26 million Americans who typically spend rather than save, in a move aimed at stimulating the economy and aiding financial stability.
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Congress
Beatles Battle For Hits In British Chart Showdown
George Harrison tops the UK charts with My Sweet Lord as Paul McCartney overtakes him with Another Day. Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band enter at 195th with Power to the People, while Harrison dominates the All Things Must Pass LP. The piece also notes a legal split in the Beatles finances and broader economic context around Social Security and debt measures.
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London
George Harrison
Harrison
Paul McCartney
Linda Eastman
Paul
Joan Lennon
Plastic Ono
Lennon
McCartney
Laird Signals Vietnam Troop Withdrawal Target
Secretary Melvin Laird publicly indicated a goal to reduce U S troops in Vietnam below 50 000 by late 1972. Pentagon officials say he believes he can deliver and it follows Nixon's pledge to pull out 150 000 by May 1. Officials describe a plan for about 3 000 men per week and a residual force of 30 000 to 40 000 by 1972 end.
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Washington
Melvin R.laird
U. S
Vietnam
Pentagon
Laird
Nixon
Cambodia
Laos
Money King of Vietnam Denies Accusations
William J. Crum, a Shanghai-born American with a glass eye, built a $40 million Vietnam War era empire supplying servicemen clubs in South Vietnam. Senate subcommittee testimony labeled him the war era’s most influential post exchange dealer, while Crum vanished from Saigon by 1970, possibly aboard his yacht near Fiji or en route to Madrid.
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Riverside
Crum
Fiji
Madrid
Senate
Wistnam
Vietnam
Dewey Dies at 68 on Eve of Washington Trip
Thomas E. Dewey, former New York governor and three time presidential candidate, died of a heart attack in his hotel room aged 68 while preparing to fly to Washington for a White House party. Funeral plans pending. his body to be flown to New York. Dewey had earlier been a prominent prosecutor who fought rackets and jailed 72 of 73 defendants including Luciano. He ran for president in 1944 1948 and 1952 and never won. He was born March 24 1902 in Owosso Michigan and survived by two sons and two grandchildren. his wife had died last July.
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Miami Beach
Fla
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Dewey
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White House
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Stephens
Deems Taylor
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Tammany District
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Wendell Willkie
GOP
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Henry Wallace
Strom Thurman
Chicago Tribune
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Mich
Adm
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Manila Bay
Owosso Episcopal Church
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College Glee Club
Thomas E. Dewey Jr
Chicago
John Dewey
No More Evacuations After Threats Delay Hearing
Marin County authorities say there will be no further building evacuations following bomb threats that delayed the court hearing for Angela Davis, the black militant.
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Calif
Marin County
Angela Davis
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