B52s Strike North Vietnam. Heavy Fighting Rages Near Saigon
Reports from Quang Tri indicate a major Communist push was checked with heavy losses after tank incursions near Dong Ha and Ba Duc. In Saigon area, relief columns push toward An Loc while battles flare around Bien Hoa and Long Binh as U.S. air power and South Vietnamese forces counter the drive.
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Saigon
Ba Duc
Loc Ninh
Cambodia
Hoang Xuan Lam
Kim Willenson
da Nang
Quang Tri
Lam
North Vietnam
Highway 1
Dong Ha
Sean Panjel
Highway 13
An Loc
Quan Loi
Bien Hoa
Long Binh
West Coast Navy units move amid Vietnam buildup
Reports say six months duty near Vietnam with units on the move. At Miramar a Phantom F4 squadron prepared to fly to the Midway area while Camp Pendleton’s 7th Marine Regiment was placed on alert. Additional ships and aircraft were reportedly being redeployed to Southeast Asia from Hawaii and the U.S. mainland.
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San Diego
Midway
7Th Marine Regiment
Camp Pendleton
Oceanside
Associated Press
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Southeast Asia
Kafecha Marine Air Station
Hawaii
Japan
Pacific Naval Command
7Th Fleet
Vietnam
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Air Force
United States
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Oscars Telecast in Jeopardy as Walkout Threat Looms
The 44th annual Academy Award show faces disruption with reports of a potential walkout. Chaplin returns after two decades in exile over political and moral charges, while Miss Fonda is the sole American acting nominee and Scott from Patton last year criticized the academy as he created heighted anticipation for tonight's ceremony.
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Patton
Academy
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Nationa Peace Action Coalition Sets April 22 Antiwar Protests
Emergency session of the Nationa Peace Action Coalition calls demonstrations in New York Los Angeles and 14 European countries on April 22 to protest what delegates condemn as deepening American military involvement in Southeast Asia. The group plans a July national convention in Los Angeles and notes Bob Hope may be replaced as host by Helen Hayes Jack Lemmon Alan King and Sammy Davis Jr.
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New York
Los Angeles
Nationa Peace Action Coalition
Southeast
Bob Hope
Helen Hayes
Jack Lemmon
Alan King
Sammy Davis Jr
Vietnam veteran air hijacker suspect held without bail
McCoy Sr said war can affect people as his son, 25, a Mormon, was named as the United Airlines hijacker who forced a 727 to land in San Francisco after taking 96 aboard and extorting a $500,000 ransom. He appeared in Salt Lake City court with no bail while authorities linked handwriting and a passenger's sighting to the suspect.
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U.S
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United Air Lines
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Robert van
FSL
Seperen
FBI
Ferro
Robber Escapes After Hospital Theft of Sedative Pills
Police seek a man who robbed Contra Costa Hospital Sunday night claiming he was “sick of life.” He demanded a lethal dose and was given ten chloral hydrate capsules by Dr. Pope before fleeing in a cream colored Buick with a short stature, moustache, glasses, and a heavy brown jacket.
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Martinez
Contra Costa Hospital
John H. Coolidge
Coolidge
Benjamin W. Pope
Pope
U.S. Warships Hit by North Vietnamese Shore Batteries
In Saigon on Monday North Vietnamese shore batteries fired on four U.S. destroyers and cruisers. The destroyer John R. Craig suffered hull and equipment damage with no casualties reported. the Rowan had only light shrapnel hits. The ships were bombarding the DMZ area north of Quang Tri City when attacked.
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U.S
John R. Craig
Rowan
Craig
Lloyd Thomas
Dmz
South Vietnam
Quang Tri City
Youthful suspect charged in slaying of wife's date
Phillip G. Davis, 20, an airman at March Air Force Base, was booked on suspicion of murder after allegedly killing Lancelot Goldson, 26, of Los Angeles, who was returning with Davis' wife Yvonne, 19. The pursuit ended with a crash and Goldson stabbed to death. Davis was treated for a back wound before custody.
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Phillip G. Davis
Lancelot Goldson
Los Angeles
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Yvonne
Goldson
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