S. Viets Thrust in Laos Stalled by Red Attacks
The Laos-Laotian operation shows no ground progress as Ranger losses mount and helicopter crews face high danger. U.S. airstrikes continue while Saigon reports Vietnamese gains and casualties. North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces sustain a heavy fight near Highway 4 and along Tonle Sap approaches. Francis Bailly, a Paris photographer, is found slain near Kampong Cham. A U.S. troop drawdown accompanies planned Marine helicopter and fighter withdrawals.
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Quang ‘In
Saigon
Laos
U.S
Ranger
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Nixon
Washington
Cambodia
Francis Bailly
Paris
Kampong Cham
Bailly
Indochina
South Vietnam
Calley Testimony Focuses On Intent And Kill Word
Lt. Calley testified through psychiatrist Hamman about his mindset during My Lai. He described seeing enemies as the dying, not humans, and said he aimed to keep prisoners for mine field use. Calley named five Vietnamese shot, including a child in a paddy and a civilian fleeing a hooch.
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Leutenant
Haraman
Harman
Aubrey Daniel
Hamman
Slamman
Gailey
My Lai
Cailey
Calley
Daniel
Girl Says Manson a Regular Guy At Court
Leslie Van Houten testified in Los Angeles Superior Court that Charles Manson seemed no different from other men at Spahn Ranch. She described joining Manson’s group after leaving Robert Beausoleil's circle, meeting Manson at Chatsworth, and her role in the La Bianca killings, with Atkins and Krenwinkel facing similar testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarles Manson
Spahn Ranch
Leslie van Houten
Manson
Los Angeles
Superior Court
Robert Beausoleil
San Jose Prune
Owe
Pirl
Susan Atkins
Patricia Krenwinkle
Tater
Lona la Bianca
la Bianca
Is St Wapineal a real cabinet memory word from FDR era
The term St Wapineal was reportedly used as a memory device by students to recall Franklin Roosevelt era cabinet posts and their ranks in presidential succession. It linked State, Treasury, War, Attorney General, Postmaster General, Interior, Navy, Commerce, and Agriculture, noting their sequence and noting some order variations for Commerce and Agriculture.
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Franklin Roosevelt
St. Wapineal
J.A.C
Downey. A
St. Wapincal
State, Treasury and
War
Defense
Interior
Navy
Defense Department
Commerce, Agriculture and Labor
Commerce and Agriculture
Reader's Digest orders canceled per veteran with mail urge
A wheelchair bound veteran asks Action Line for help with unwanted Reader's Digest books. Reader's Digest staffer Mrs C B Riter promises to cancel mis mailed items. He should mark received issues with did not order and return them, per federal law.
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Reader's Digest
Action Line
Eff
Lakewood
C.B. Riter
Mail
Pleasantville
N.Y
Tortoise Release Question Near Protected Deserts
A reader asks if protected desert areas exist nearby to safely release a desert tortoise. The response cites Joshua Tree National Monument in the Mojave as a possible site and warns against handling or harming wildlife in national forests and monuments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K.P. Lakewond
Joshua Tree National Monument
India
Tower Mojave
E.R. Parchman
U.S. Department of the
Interio'r Sport Fisheries and Wildlife Division
Pasadena
Twisters Hammer 100-Mile Strip in Two Dixie States
The storm system unleashed tornadoes across Oklahoma Kansas and Missouri causing fatalities and widespread damage. LeFlore County Pugh City and Money suffered ruined homes and a missing girl while Highway Patrolman Jack Shipp and his wife perished in a vehicle crash. Oklahoma faced 15 foot snow drifts and closed roads as National Guard units stood by. In the Midwest and South a blizzard stranded hundreds and forced school closures as floods receded in Prophetstown.
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LeFlore
Pugh City
Greenwood
Jack Shipp
Isaac Towers
Ita Bena
Oklahoma
Kansas Highway Patrol
Kansas Turnpike
Wichita
Wellington
Kansas
Robert Docking
National Guard
Town Leveled by Twister in Pulse of Destruction
The twister leveled downtown business districts and many homes, leaving the Williams family’s house intact. Vice Mayor Hunter Pratt reported massive damage to 75 percent of residences and heavy damage to most of the down town area. Ed Bradley recounted hasty sheltering of his wife and three children and a note of emotional loss as debris filled the scene. Skipper Campbell, a traveler en route from Rayville to Greenville, stopped to aid the injured and described the storm’s roar as a bee-like din while witnesses faced the devastation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drygoods
Williams
Hunter Pratt
Ed Bradley
Bradley
Skipper Campbe
Rayville
Greenville
Miss
Campbell
Girl Gangs Target Elderly Women In Robberies
Sgt Decker said three preteen girls attacked elderly residents in two recent robberies stealing purses and small sums. The trio await court action as authorities urge seniors to reinforce doors and avoid opening to strangers even young girls. In Rome bakers staged a 24 hour nationwide strike demanding higher pay, causing bread shortages.
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Sgt. Decker
Sgt Decker
Rome
Airport and Patton Dominate Oscar Picks and Drama
The article lists top Oscar contenders across categories with Airport and Patton leading in actor supporting, director, and adapted screenplay. It notes notable names including Karen Black Lee Grant Helen Hayes and Sally Kellerman, with final awards set for April 15 at the Los Angeles Music Center and mentions George C Scott’s potential last minute stance on acceptance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karen Black
Lee Grant
Helen Hayes
Sally Kellerman
Maureen Stapleton
Federico Felini
Arthur ‘Hiller
Robt. Altman
Franklyin J. Schaffner
Norman Wxler
Erich Sepal
Maud's
Erich Rohmer
Patton
Francis Ford Coppola
Edmund North
Scrooge
Lili
Los Angeles Music Center
George C. Scott
Gen
George Patton
Scott
Spain
Reader convenience note on continued Page One stories
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Independent, Press-Telegram
Pine Avenue
Long Beach
Calif
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S. Viets
Dennis Fuji
Hawaii
Fuji
U.S. Command
Tonhe Toch
Phnom Penh
Lt. Calley
Girl Says
Mary Neiswender Stail
Spain Ranch
Chatsworth
Happy Turtle Grounds
Dixie States
Missouri
Louisiana
Mississippi
Weather Service
New Orleans
Gulf of Mexico
Riolds
Oklahoma Panhandle
Midwest
Indiana
Tlinois
Prophetstown
Rock
Pecatonica
Texas Pandie
Twister
Bakers On Strike
Airport
Switzerland
France
Italy
Paix Sur
Les Champs
Belgium
Tristana
Ernest Laszilo
Fred Koenekamp
Fred A. Young
Ryan's Daughter
Charles F. Wheeler
Osami Furuya
Singaku
Himeda
Masatiichi Sapoh
Billy Williams
P-T
Sawahos
Bellflower Boulevard
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