Last American killed in Vietnam amid late war rocket attack
An unidentified Westerner in civilian clothes died after a rocket strike hit Pleiku airfield during heavy last days of the Vietnam war. The Marine guard was reportedly on duty when the attack occurred, with others wounded as the Cambodian war intensified near Phnom Penh and fighting surged along Route 13.
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Laird pledges early POW release near end of two week period
In a Paris interview Laird outlined Project Homecoming starting next week with more than 100 prisoners to be home within two weeks. He noted delays in a specific date, but under the peace terms all POWs must be returned within 60 days in roughly two week installments, with the first arrivals possibly including communications specialists to Hanoi. The Pentagon lists 591 Americans captive in Southeast Asia as operations like Red Sweep gear up after the cease fire.
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Paris
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Three Million Pills Seized in Westminster Bust
An anonymous tip led narcotics agents to a Westminster truck yard where three million amphetamine pills were seized from a truck arriving from Tijuana. Suspects Juan Garcia and Alex Magallanes were arrested and held on $100,000 bonds each for possession of dangerous drugs for sale. detectives reported a hidden compartment hidden in the truck bed and 16 bags of pills recovered.
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Tijuana
Mexico
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Los Angeles
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Rick McKinney
Westminster Police Department
Grandmother Kidnaped and Rescued Near Northwest Woods
In Bellingham Mrs Millyard was held by a long haired assailant with a pistol who kidnapped her to a wooded area near Sumas just south of the US Canada border. Police stopped the Cadillac chase as Paul Blaine Dalton 23 was apprehended without incident after the ransom drop. The husband Rey Millyard coordinated the effort with authorities.
Rogers to Paris to sign Viet peace pact in Paris
Rogers flies to Paris to sign the Vietnam cease-fire pact with Tran Van Lam Nguyen Duy Trinh and Mme Nguyen Thi Binh. Le Duc Tho departs Hanoi on eve of the signing. Tho expresses hope the guns will fall silent and peace will return to Vietnam. The signing occurs in twin ceremonies with limited press on hand.
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Mysterious 1970 Santa Cruz Slayings Conviction of Frazier
In Soquel near Santa Cruz, wealthy eye surgeon Victor Ohta his wife two sons and a secretary were murdered in a wood frame mansion that burned Oct 18 1970. Bearded John Linley Frazier 24 was arrested in a nearby cabin and convicted Nov 29 1971 in the long-unsolved case.
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Hitchhiker slain after ride and robbery attempt
Harbor Division police report a 28 year old Long Beach hitchhiker Thomas Malloy was stabbed multiple times after being picked up by two men in a yellow Volkswagen near Anaheim Street and Flint Avenue Wilmington. He died at Harbor General Hospital after surgery following a street collapse. The suspects, both in their 20s, fled after the struggle.
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Nixon lays out 268 billion budget amid Vietnam debate
Congressional leaders and President Nixon discussed a 268.7 billion dollar next fiscal year budget with a projected 12 billion deficit. Mansfield and Albert defended Congress choices, while impoundment objections continued as they prepared to send domestic plans to Congress.
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Senate
Mike Mansfield
House
Cay Albert
Mansfield
Albert
Congress
Nixon
Shell Oil walkout spreads across West and South
The nationwide OCAW boycott of Shell Petroleum products expands as about 1,400 workers in Pasadena Texas and New Orleans La walk off at noon. Earlier, 475 in the Wilmington Dominguez area and 1,100 to 1,200 in Martinez and Anacortes Wash joined the action. Supervisors kept plants running amid a health and safety deadlock.
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Production delays due to system bugs in London Flu and Southland Blues
The new production system for the Independent, Press-Telegram experiences bugs in electronic typesetting. The process runs late, delaying newspaper delivery to readers. Management apologizes and works to exterminate the bugs.
Nixon to abolish three White House agencies
President Nixon proposed to abolish the Office of Emergency Preparedness, the Office of Science and Technology, and the National Aeronautics and Space Council, transferring their functions to relevant departments. The plan, announced in a special message to Congress, requires congressional action within 60 days to be blocked.
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