Reinforcements Routed North to Bolster Laos Front
South Vietnamese command dispatches up to 16 000 troops from multiple areas to reinforce units facing seven North Vietnamese regiments in southern Laos as U S forces acknowledge air losses and helicopter crashes amid the Laotian offensive.
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Coffee-Klatch City Government Runs Southern Town Smoothly
Turrell Arkansas town of 500 adopts a coffee klatch style government with Mayor Charles Wah and a mixed council. Officials say desegregation proceeded without outward conflict as they met residents and farmers to explain changes, contrasting with troubles in other districts nearby.
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Ark
Charles Wah
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Senate Panel Praises Electronic War Sensors Program
A Senate Armed Services subcommittee report commends the Pentagon’s 1.6 billion electronic battlefield sensors in Indochina calling the system life saving and urging continued development. It notes costs and long life of sensors, four years of use, and coverage of ground, infrared, magnetic, and acoustic detections along troop concentrations and the Ho Chi Minh trail network.
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Indochina
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Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
Services Scheduled Today For Mrs Liza M Jackson
Funeral services for Mrs. Liza M. Jackson 84 longtime Fort Walton Beach pioneer are set for 3 p m today at St Simons Episcopal Church She helped guide the city’s growth from 1915 guest to 1932 resident and was a founder of the Fort Walton Bank and cofounder of the Miramar Housing project for military personnel Her civic efforts included public health support and leading the Mort Walton Women’s Club serving as president in 193?
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Liza M. Jackson
Fort Walton Beach
St.Simons Episcopal Church
Jackson
South Pokaloose County
W.B. Harbeson
Harbeson
Mort Walton Women's Club
Egypt says Israel defensive as Cairo presses for peace
Egypt stated Israel is on the defensive after refusing to withdraw from occupied Arab territories, closing doors to peaceful settlements. Sadat claimed diplomacy has put Israel on the defensive while warning of military preparations if diplomacy fails.
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Associated Press
Egypt
Israel
Middle East
Cairo
Anwar Sadat
Tax Bite Today Takes 21 Hours From Pay a Day
The Tax Foundation estimates that in a typical $10 000 yearly income the daily tax bite requires 2 hours 37 minutes of work from a $40 daily wage. About $8.70 goes to the federal government and $4.35 to state and local governments, with allocations for defense education and welfare.
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New York
T’ax Foundation Inc
Moscow Jews Stage Sit-in At Communist Headquarters
Soviet Jews staged a nine hour sit in at the Supreme Soviet building in Moscow seeking exit from Russia. Deputy chief Alexander Dumin promised a policy decision by March 1 covering individual emigration concerns. Skepticism remained among demonstrators who noted repeated unfulfilled promises and feared a KGB confrontation.
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Soviet Union
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Russia
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Destin Growth Tied To Local Dedication Says Marler
Destin postmaster and Destin Chamber of Commerce president Ross C. Marler told the Okaloosa Walton Historical Society that Destin’s success in tourism and fishing stems from community dedication. He traced origins to Captain Leonard Destin and early self reliant settlers, recalling hardships of grandparents and the grist mill lineage. The talk included slides of Destin harbor East Pass and beaches as tributes were paid to the late Mrs. Liza Jackson.
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East Pass
James LaRoche
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Historical Society
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