Jets pound Reds as air war widens to Laos and Cambodia
The report says jets pounded targets in the north under a sustained air assault ordered by President Nixon. A Lao government spokesman in Vientiane claimed Pakson fell to forces described as a real Communist invasion, widening Ho Chi Minh Trail operations into Cambodia and South Vietnam.
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Hanoi
Nixon
Laos
Vientiane
Pakson
Bolovens
Commmunists
Ho Chi Minh ‘Trail
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Thongphan Kaohe
Lao Defense Ministry
Plain of Jars
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Peace talks canceled amid exchange of notes and war claims
The session was canceled after North Vietnamese and American liaison officers exchanged notes at Hanoi's delegation headquarters. Viet Cong anger over Nixon's plan for expanding the war drew a sharp response from spokesman uy Van Sau, while U.S. officials cited violations of the 1968 agreement to justify continued bombing. Reports from Phnom Penh and Saigon noted naval and air activity with ongoing raids and pilot losses.
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Nixon
U.S
Laird
Washington
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Johnson
Saigon
Paris
Laos
Han
Storm's havoc wide with fires floods and snow across Southern California
The October fire burned mountains and loaded debris into Hood canals, worsening floods in Carpinteria. In Southern California storms brought 10 inches of snow to the Antelope Valley and Ridge Route, closing parts of US 101 and snarling travel. Snow forced closure of the Ridge Route again, with detours via CA 58. Los Angeles suffered widespread street flooding and a 1916 low temperature record. a lightning strike injured a worker in the German area. Westmoreland departs for Panama Canal Zone on routine visit. return planned next week.
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Antelope Valley
US 101
Carpinierik
Los Angeles
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Sherive
Robert Brendt
van Muys
Newhall
Palm Springs
Dale
San Diego County
Pacific Northwest
Weather Service
Seid
Washington
William C. Westmoreland
Panama Canal Zone
Westmoreland
Army
Pentagon says bombing of North Viet limited
A Pentagon spokesman denied that the United States has resumed the large scale bombing of North Vietnam. He said current operations are limited duration strikes by geography and targets and contrast with 1965 to 1968 campaigns. The aim is to protect U.S. forces as Vietnam tensions shift policy and force withdrawals proceed.
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Quan Doi Nhan Dan
Nixon
U.S
Nort Vietnam
North Vietnam
U.S. Command
Johnson
Washington
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United States
North
Jerry W. Friedheim
Fried
Heim
Friedheim
Southeast Asia
Vietnam
L B area hit by new shower with Wednesday sun
A new shower drenched the Long Beach area causing high water on major intersections. Freeways were closed and traffic rerouted in Torrance and Paramount. Despite heavy rain, there were no traffic fatalities in the Southland Monday.
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Torrance
Paramount
Compton Boulevard
Santa Fe
Lakewood Boulevard
Southland
Killed as he teaches wife to shoot in Redwood City
Redwood City police investigated the death of James Yarter, 38, shot in the stomach Monday night while he was teaching his wife, Alice Yarter, 48, how to use an unloaded 18 caliber pistol for protection. The weapon discharged when she pulled back the hammer, causing massive internal bleeding and death at a local hospital.
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Redwood City
Rediand
Kerine O'Connor
James Yarter
O'Connor
Alice Yarter
Boy Nearly Strangled Boy Released From Hospital
James E. Dewees Sr of Ter race Avenue was released from St Marys Hospital after being found unconscious with a towel around his neck in the Twin Wheels Cafe restroom. Police said the boy claimed he blacked out and did not know how the towel ended up there.
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James E. Dewees, Sr
Martha Ave
Terrace
Long Beach
St. Mary's Hospital
Otis
Wheels
Anaheim St
Dayan Divorce Ends 36-Year Marriage in Tel Aviv
The wife of Defense Minister Moshe Dayan won an uncontested divorce in Tel Aviv after 36 years of marriage to the one eyed general known for saying he would not have a family if he had to do it again.
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Tel Aviv
UPI
Moshe Dayan
Dayan Seen With Rachel Koten Amid Marriage Rumors
Moshe Dayan has been seen with Rachel Koten who was divorced a decade ago from a Jerusalem attorney. There was confirmation to reports that the two would be married.
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Dayan
Rachel Koten
Jerusalem
Sarawak forces say 34 guerrillas killed in four-month operation
In a four month operation in the Central Sarawak district around Sibu, Sibu city area, 34 Communist guerrillas were killed and 352 curfew violators were arrested, according to Chief Minister Abdul Rahman Yaakth.
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Sibu
Malaysia
Seewity
Sarawak
Abdul Rahman Yaaktth
Licensing rules set for Los Angeles County day care homes
Action Line explains that LA County DPSS licenses day care homes, requiring fingerprinting and chest X rays for households with residents over 21, no license fee, yearly X rays, and limits of six children or five infants. A Long Beach Health Dept spokesman says viruses can persist in laundromat washers and chlorine disinfectants’ effectiveness is unclear. hot water washing is advised.
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Los Angeles County
County Department of Public Social Services
Aree Dpss
J.B Lakensot
Long Beach
Compassion on the San Diego Freeway
A reader recalls two kind strangers aiding a hit dog on the San Diego Freeway at dusk. They blocked a lane to protect the animal while removing it, demonstrating compassion amid hate and violence. The letter closes with admiration for those men and hope for humanity.
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San Diego
D. W
Long Keach
Security urged for A material threats to nuclear security
Dr. Theodore B. Taylor warned at the AAAS meeting that fissionable materials in reactors and other sites are insufficiently guarded. He said such materials could fuel illegal markets or supply extremist groups or foreign powers seeking nuclear explosive capabilities. He urged rigid precautions and armed guards, barriers, and intrusion alarms to prevent theft before disaster occurs.
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APS
Theodore B. Taylor
International Research and Technology Corp
Washington, D.C
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Taylor
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