Reds Route Quang Tri Battle Shifts Frontline Near Hue
U S forces mount heavy air and naval power to avert the fall of Quang Tri as North Vietnamese troops press toward Hue. Reports say about 10 000 rounds fired by 7th Fleet destroyers and airstrikes damage tanks and antiaircraft sites. South Vietnamese retreating forces destroy a bridge on Highway 1 to delay the advance while refugees flee along the road.
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United States
Quang Tri
Demilitarized Zone
Holger Jensen
Hye
U.S
U.S. 7Th Fleet
Deng Nla
Highway 1
Dong Ha
7Th Fleet
Thomas W. Bowen
U.8
Jensen
Antipoverty bill advances with Nixon control clause
Washington senators on the Labor Committee approve an 89 billion antipoverty bill adding a transfer of the legal services program to an independent corporation. The measure lets President Nixon appoint 10 of 19 directors, with nine more chosen from bar-group recommendations, and funds CEO programs, training, Youth Corps, Head Start, and school-age follow-up for the coming years.
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Washington
The
Seviate Labor Committee
Nixon
Legal Services Program
Office of Economic Opportunity
Jacob Javits
Penu Aevause
Javits
Corporation
Spaceflight Return Food and Praise After Apollo 16 Landing
Spaceflight crew enjoys filet mignon and vegetable sides after landing aboard the carrier. Doctors report good condition, spacefaring bearded astronauts desire showers and meals as President hails the mission’s scientific impact and human courage. In Java a bus crash kills twenty, with drivers detained for investigation.
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Charles LaPinta
Earth
Florida White House
Key Biscayne
Jakarta
Java
Merdeka
Can ACTION LINE Help Verify Nixon Signature on Letter
Readers ask if a black ink action line can confirm a presidential signature. Officials say Nixon did not sign. a facsimile signature is commonly used in his office. Also covered are copyright limits for bumper stickers and methods to date original works, plus garage sale permit rules and a proposed tightening of sale regulations in Long Beach.
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Action Line
4.M.B
Long Beach
Nixon
Roland J. Elliott
Diiott
A.R
San Diego
Register of Copyrights
Washington
Patent Office
Library of Congress
Washington, N.C
American Collegiate Employment Institute
Weshwood Blvd
Los Angeles
Gil
V.lm
Lakewood
American Collegiate Employment Istitute
Action Lin
City Hall
Anon
John Mansell
Mansell
Arrest suspect linked to sexual assault incidents in Long Beach
Police say a Black man named George, about 150 pounds with a 2 inch Afro, matches descriptions of a suspect in a series of break ins and sexual assaults on children near Hill Street to Raymond Avenue. He faces a district attorney image and probable arraignment in Long Beach Municipal Court after a search found items. The two 11 year old victims were home alone when the suspect forced entry with threats. A second report notes ambulance attendants served a court summons to a man by Community Ambulance alleging nonpayment.
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Racobs
George
District Attorney’s Office
Long Beach
Hill Street
Fourth Street
Dawson Avenue
Raymond Avenue
Lompog
UPI
Walter Livingston
Livingston
Feta
GOP official rules out San Diego for convention
A high GOP source says the Republican Party cannot return to San Diego for its August convention, with Miami Beach favored but facing a cool reception from local officials. Miami Beach vies for a bid by 5 pm, while San Diego officials warn of rising debts and room-booking strains as governors and local leaders weigh proposals and funding.
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Miami Beach
San Diego
Florida
Richard Herman
GOP
Miami
Reseh
Chuck Hall
Hall
Beukin Askew
Askew
Dade County
Steve Clark
Miami Beech’ Tourist Development Authority
Marines Fire Blanks On Suspected Invasion Mock
At Pendleton near a Marine base a unit of 160 Leathernecks fired blanks at 20 Mexicans mistaken for an enemy during a beach exercise. A sergeant identified them as civilians and ordered them to ground. No injuries reported. they were handed to authorities.
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Pendleton
U.S
Border Patrol
Marine Base
7Th Marine Regiment
Hase
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Thuan Thien
Hue
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Parley
California
Marine Invasion Games
Hill
Thurs & Sai
Ree TV
Harpest
Diad
Zenith
Huisan
Atest Rd
Sms
Teel
PNT Ead
Atlantic
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