Notable composers and stars in brief news items
John Jacob Laeb a Valley Stream New York composer of Boo Hoo Masquerade and Seems Like Old Times died after a long illness at age 60 He collaborated with Carmen Lombardo and the Lombardo band for about 40 years Red Skelton canceled a Washington appearance due to a serious bronchial infection and was hospitalized in Palm Springs Edward Papineau a Jackson Michigan man on trial slashed himself in Detroit court triggering a mistrial Barry Goldwater Jr faces potential 180 day grounding by the FAA after a private plane crash near Van Nuys The congressman admitted fault and awaits FAA action on his license
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Guy Lombardo
Jones Beach
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Arthur Godfrey
Red Skelton
Palm Springs
Washington, D.C
Los Angeles International
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Skelton
American Legion
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Georgia
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Detroit Recorder’s Court
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Papineau
Jackson
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Grass Lake
Wayne County
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Goldwater
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San Fernando Valley
Fulbright Warns Laos Holds U.S. Danger Sign
U.S. Senator Fulbright says a Nixon administration official told the Foreign Relations Committee that Laos is more pivotal to America than Vietnam. He fears ominous implications and calls for identifying the official. Defense Secretary Laird says no ground buildup of personnel has occurred in Laos.
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Washington
Fulbright
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
House Armed Services
Carrier Jets Hit Ho Chi Minh Trail In Laos Raids
Carrier based U S Navy jets pounded the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos alongside B 52 strikes. North Vietnamese overran two government out posts in southern Laos. U S forces reported eight guerrilla shellings of allied bases and one American wounded as South Vietnamese mercenaries and Green Berets killed 49 guerrillas near the Cambodian border.
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U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
Green Berets
Seven Sisters Mountain
Manson Girl Pleads Not Guilty in Tate Murder Case
Paulette Krenwinkel, the fifth of six Manson followers charged in the Sharon Tate murders, pleaded not guilty in Los Angeles Superior Court. Judge George Dell ruled she cannot defend herself, appointing Public Defender Paul Fitzgerald. Motions for dismissal and change of venue set for Tuesday in Dept. 108.
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Elaine Slagle
Sharon Tate
Miss Krenwinkel
Paulela Krenwinkel
Los Angeles
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Charles Manson
Judge Dell
Paul Fitzgerald
Public Defenders Office
Fitzgerald
Aaron Stovitz
Dept. 108
Private Firms DKd for School Lunches
The Agriculture Department announced a regulation to let the school lunch program use commercial food service firms to provide free or reduced price meals to children from poor families. The rule targets rural and inner city schools lacking cafeterias or transportation and takes effect April 1.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Kennedy mobbed by Maoist protesters in Dublin departure jostle
Senator Ed Kennedy left Trinity College in Dublin amid protests by about a dozen chanting Maoists and a larger crowd. Police struggled as Kennedy’s car was rushed and injured were reported. Demonstrators displayed Mao posters and chanted Down with Kennedy as he departed for the United States.
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Will Kennedy
Ed Kennedy
Mao
Snowstorms Sweep Europe Cause Airport and City Chaos
Snowstorms rip Europe closing airports and disrupting traffic from London to Paris and Rome. Heathrow operates on a single runway amid a firemen strike as snow mounts. Orly Airport is knocked out in Paris. Rome endures a thunderstorm and freezing temperatures. Moscow hits 32F with March-like cold while Siberia reports minus 7.6C as heavy snow causes massive jams.
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London
Heathrow
France
Paris
Orley
Rome
Lcely
Moscow
Siberia
Without Air Aid Laos Doomed Says Phoumal
Laos would be overrun by North Vietnam if U S air strikes stop, says Prince Souvanna Phouma in a CBS interview released by the Lao government. He urged continued U S air intervention to deter infiltration and bomb invaders, and asked for more rifles to replace obsolete Lao army weapons.
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Vientiane
Laos
North Vietnam
U.S
Souvanna Phouma
United States
Souvanna
Columbia Broadcasting System
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Soavanna
Derailment and Fire Near Danbury Texas
A freight train derailed Tuesday night in Danbury causing a naphtha tank car to explode three times and burn for hours. One man was killed and another missing as 300 residents were evacuated. Officials said cars piled on a sleeper where two men slept. cause is unknown. Danbury, near the Texas coast, lies 43 miles south of Houston.
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