Israelis Syrians clash in major battle near Golan Heights
Israeli air and ground forces mounted a large offensive across the Golan Heights front. Israel claimed three Syrian Mig 21s were shot down and that one Israeli plane was lost. Syria reported seven Israeli planes down and two Syrian planes lost, with heavy artillery battles continuing through the day.
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Tehow
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Damascus
Lawyer Ball Defends Smith in Harbor Bribery Trial
San Francisco provides final arguments in the Keith Smith case as attorney Joseph A. Ball contests bribery charges. He argues Smith sought only good will from four harbor commissioners and that the prosecutors rely on unfounded inferences. Ball notes similarities to his own county dealings and questions dockside financial ties as potential bribery.
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Los Angeles
Keith Smith
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Yorty Denies OK of Plea Supporting Anchovy Ban
San Pedro mayor Sam Yorty said he did not authorize a telegram urging the Stita Fish and Game Commission to ban commercial anchovy fishing. An attorney for the industry planned court action to void the commission ban and extend the season. Governor Reagan said he would not intervene, while Assemblyman Vincent Thomas pressed for reconsideration of the March 20 order banning anchovy fishing within 12 miles. The telegram reportedly slipped past Yorty, drawing pro-commercial support. a mass protest was canceled.
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Stita Fish and Game Commission
Sacramento
Vincent Thomas
D-San Fedon
Ron
Thomas
Commission
Reagan
State Resources Agency
Norman BR. Livermore
Yorty
Maritime Industries
Jury Rejects Action on Jail Death in Orange County
The Orange County grand jury declined to take action on a request by the NAACP regarding the January death of Vernon L Williams in the Orange County jail. Foreman George B Howard said the investigation, requested February 17 by Clarence Jackson, head of the local NAACP, was reviewed along with all evidence. Williams, 27, died after a struggle with three sheriff's deputies who said he refused booking, and a coroner's inquest later ruled the death accidental.
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George 8. Howard
Grand Jury
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National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
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Medina Says He Is Innocent In My Lai Raid Case
Atlanta CAPT Ernest L Medina, 33, of Pico Rivera California, charged with responsibility for the alleged murder of noncombatant civilians in the My Lai raid March 16 1962, defends himself in a news conference stating his innocence and readiness to rely on the truth. He led one of three Americal Division infantry companies during the operation. Lt William L Calley Jr faces murder charges for 102 victims, with eleven other men charged with murder or assault.
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Ernest L. Medina
My Tat
Ft. McPherson
My Lai
Medina
Pico Rivera
Calif
William L. Calley Jr
Samuel Kaplan dies after heart attack at 62
Samuel Kaplan, 62, who joined Zenith Radio Corp. as an office by years ago and rose to the presidency of the electronics firm, died Wednesday night of a heart attack.
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Chicago
Samuel Kaplan
Zenith Radio Corp
Gas Agency to Get New Building
The City Council awarded a 2,999,000 contract to W. J. Burke Construction Co. Inc. to build a centralized Gas Department base on an 8.13 acre site near Junipero Avenue and Spring Street. Billing and customer service remain at 215 W Briart way while all other functions move to the Spring Tampere location.
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Spring Street
Public Utilities
W. Briartway
Utilities
Gas Department
Spring- Tampere
Prison Terms for Six Teens in Dope Raids
District Judge Sherman Bellwood sentenced six teenagers from Paul and Heyburn to state prison terms for drug violations found during motel raids. Daryl Renz 17 and Claude Bronson Jr. 18 received five years each for possession with intent to sell. Roman Garza 17 Anna Lee Bronson 16 Garth Bean 18 and Roy Hutt 16 from Burley were given four-year terms.
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Rupert
Idaho
Sherman Bellwood
Paul
Heyburn
Bellwood
Daryl Renz
Claude Bronson ,Jr
Roman Garza
Anna Lee Bronson
Garth Bean
Roy Hutt
Burley
Rise in Hemlines Triggers Textile Firm Exit in Virginia
In Louisa Virginia a textile firm Fab Rick Mills of Virginia Inc plans to exit the business as demand for stretch fabric used in miniskirts declines. A spokesman cites rising hemlines and a shrinking market for hosiery as factors in the company’s closure.
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Fabrick Mills of Virginia, Inc
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