Fierce fighting in fringes of An Loc escalates
Viet Cong and South Vietnamese forces battled around An Loc as bombardment and a heavy artillery barrage pounded the city. North Vietnamese tanks were reported destroyed, with repeated air strikes and ground assaults escalating the siege into its third week. Casualties mounted on both sides as the offensive pressed toward the provincial capital.
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Saigon
Erie
An Loc
Novi
Saifan
Che Tls
An Toc
Wenty TS
Cuy
An Lac
Air SH
Due Tne
Dong Ha
Demilitarized Zone
Phce
Bastogne
Tue
Cambodia
Gommvuni
Kompong Vrabek
Prom Penh-Saigon
Phnam Penh
Spacemen set for historic Apollo 16 moon landing
Apollo 16 moved into lunar orbit and prepared for a 12 mile close pass before landing near Descartes Crater. Duke and Young described rugged vesicular terrain and planned three seven hour explorations including drives in Flag Crater and Spook Crater to collect volcanic rock samples from the 3.5 to 4 billion year old highlands.
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U.S. Niger
Duke
Orion
Earth
Young
Wil Anfrtt
Ran
Flag Crater
Spook Crater
Highlands
Democrats condemn Vietnam bombing and invasion in House vote
In Washington the House Democratic caucus adopted a resolution denouncing the U S bombing of North Vietnam as dangerous escalation and condemning Hanoi invasion of South Vietnam. They ordered action by the Foreign Affairs Committee and set a war deadline while rejecting a Soviet arms motion. Manuel Gomez Marin Mexican politician and educator dies at 75 in Mexico City, founder of the National Action Party.
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Washington
House
U.S
North Vietnam
Ha- Woi
South
U.S. Tanni- Haiphong
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Mexico City
Manuel Gomez Marin
Gamex Marin
National Action Pally
Mexiga
MIG bombs hit U S destroyer Higbee in Tonkin action
A MiG attack on the Higbee and accompanying ships off Vietnam's coast damaged the Higbee and reportedly hit near the five inch guns. Crew members described the raid as sudden with bombs dropping during a two-pass strike. Hospital crews tended wounded and the ship resumed repairs amid wartime urgency.
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Vietnam
Fieet
Sterett
Higbee
Hammer
U.S
Oklahoma City
7Th Fleet
Cindi Roval Zuilkoski
Oi City
Tvn
Zullkoski
Servand
John O'Brien
Camilen
Ted One
Zailkoski
Ous
ACTION LINE continues to probe community property and debt cases
A reader seeks guidance on state community property rules and spousal shares when no will exists. ACTION LINE investigates a Garden Grove glass shop refund dispute with Two Guys and a Tacoma debt collector, finding vanished optometrist and unresolved claims.
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Action Line
Garden Grove
Santa Fe Springs
Refund options for canceled Dodger Angel game April 1
Long Beach reader seeks refund for canceled Dodger Angel game due to players strike. Suggests sending tickets or slips to the buying place or to California Angels Ticket Department at Anaheim Stadium for possible refunds or replacement tickets.
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Action Line
Long Beach
Stadim
C.D. Long Beach
Mutual
Susan Wells
Anaheim Stadium
California Angels
P.O
Anaheim
Calit
Anza
Compton boy shot to death in gang war
A 14-year-old Compton boy, Donnell alum, was killed in a street fight between juvenile gangs. He was shot in the back at 9th Street and Stanford Avenue and died at Gardena Memorial Hospital. Deputies said the Crips and the Swamper Boys were involved.
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Compton Goul
Firestone
Vietim
Donnell
Visalia Ave
Shalenere
Gardena Memorial Hospital
9Ath Street
Stanford Avenue
Smog Control Rules Target Older Cars in California
The California Air Resources Board proposes smog equipment for 1955 to 1965 cars changing ownership after Sept 1, with cost estimates from 20 to 55 dollars per vehicle. Equipment aims to cut photochemical smog emissions by about nine percent and may extend to the Bay Area. A February 1974 deadline targets 1966 to 1970 models for nitrogen oxide controls, with public hearings planned and roadside testing pilots already under way on 1946 to 1970 models.
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San Francisco
California Air Resources Board
John Maga
San Francisco Bay Area
California
Ohio River blast hits Cannelton dam and river
A towboat captain disappeared and three crewmen were injured when three charges exploded near the Cannelton Locks on the Ohio River. The river rose upstream, likely from a stuck barge, with damage limited to the dam area. Kentucky Governor Ford sent National Guard to evacuate Cloverport waterfront residents. Witnesses reported six to eight explosions over 5 to 10 minutes and a two hour fire on the river.
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Cannelton
Ind
Qhin River
Steve Johnson
Bowling Green
Cloverport
Cannelion
Wendell Ford
Kentucky
National Guard
Cloverpark
Wescoreo
Tlanesville
Massive Orange County bank robbery nets over 2 million
A carefully planned heist at a bank in a Orange County shopping center used plastic explosives to blast the roof and vault. The thieves cut a hole in the roof, disconnected alarms, and took securities including U S Treasury notes and bonds. Individual losses reach 200000, with insurer unable to cover. Investigators report little progress in the ongoing case.
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Bank At & Monarch Bay Plaza
U.S. Treasury
Douglas Wins Navy Contract for C9B Transport Fleet
The U S Navy awarded Douglas Aircraft Co a 25.3 million dollar contract to build five C9B twin engine logistic transports. The deal covers spare engines parts and marks the start of a planned fleet of 28 air freighters for lightweight cargo. The CaB is a long range military version of the DC8 twinjet airliner from Long Beach and will be convertible for cargo or passenger use with extra fuel tanks for a 3000 mile range.
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Douglas Aircraft Co
U.S. Navy
Douglas At
Long Beach
Caa
Air Force
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