U S Planes Hit Tanks as Laos and Vietnam Battles Escalate
U S planes blasted tanks and artillery bases as a second barrage of 122 mm rockets and mortars hit targets. Khe Sanh, with over 3,000 Americans, was attacked again. AC130 Specter gunships destroyed seven tanks southeast of Segone, and Phantom jets knocked out three more near the border. Laser directed bombs guided by two plane teams expanded bombing to Lao targets, with reports of 120 Soviet built tanks destroyed in Laos over six days.
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Khe Sanh
U.S
Wo Chi Minh Trail
Air Force
Laos
Calley jurors set for deliberations at Fort Benning
Six combat experienced officers were sent to prepare for the deliberations in the William L. Calley Jr. murder trial at Fort Benning. The jury, after four months of testimony, was told summations begin at 1 pm and they may not return home. The judge outlined conduct rules, and potential verdicts include murder, manslaughter, or acquittal. In separate news, U.S. Hercules planes over Laos used 15,000 pound bombs to create landing zones, with a resulting landslide blocking a route.
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FT. Benning
William JL. Calley Jr
Calley
Culley
Col
Heid Kennedy
Laos
US lifts Red China travel ban
The State Department faced automatic end of travel bans to China and other areas today. Advisors proposed dropping restrictions, but disputes over North Vietnam and North Korea kept some curbs alive while Cuba remained under broader hemisphere action against Castro.
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China
State Department
Somis
Ropers
U.S
Department
North Vietnam
North Korea
Cuba
54 jets arrive at Korea base forceful air presence
In Kansan Korea, 54 U S Phantom jet bombers were moved from Misawa Japan to Kansan Air Base. The 47th Tactical Fighter Wing was renamed the 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing to offset U S troop withdrawals. About 43 000 will regain.
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Kansan
Korea
South Korea
North Korea
Misawa
Japan
U.S
Jime
Action Line on recycled bottles and sign thefts noted
Sanitation engineer Thy Hampson argues glass bottles conserve resources while cleaners used are mostly non toxic and regulated. Readers ask why Peterson Avenue sign at Anaheim Street is missing. city says stolen signs are replaced. details from John Adams. Also question on hotel disposal of seized belongings for non payment of rent in Long Beach.
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Thy Hampson
California Water Quality Control Board
Los Angeles
Action Line
Peterson Avenue
Anaheim Street
J.C.E
Long Beach
John Adams
California Law Protects Homeowners From Immediate Seizure
A guide explains that creditors must hold property at least 60 days before sale and must notify the owner when a sale is planned. If the owner pays within the period, items must be returned. Procedures require public notice and money from the sale stays with the owner for six months. Details are in the California Civil Code at the Los Angeles County Law Library. Residents can obtain the senior homeowner tax exemption forms from the county assessor.
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California
Los Angeles County Law Library
W. Ocean Blvd
Q. T
V.G
Long Beach
Jane Grant
Los Angeles
Ocean Kiva
Calif
Israelis weigh reopening canal to end stalemate
Israel faces a Middle East stalemate as Foreign Minister Abba Eban heads to Washington to press for reopening the Suez Canal under an interim pact. He seeks U.S. backing that security borders be set by direct talks, not 1967 lines, and meets Rogers and Jarring while defending Israel’s hold on East Jerusalem, the Golan Heights, and Sharm el Sheikh. In Damascus, Hafez Assad is sworn in after a national referendum, pledging to continue the Arab liberation struggle and dedicate resources to the “house of liberation.”
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Abba Eban
United States
Suez Canal
Middle East
Washington
Israel
Jerusalem
Golan Heights
Sharm el Sheikh
Eban
William P. Rogers
Gunnar V. Jarring
U.N
New York
Anwar Sadat
Khan
U.S
General Assembly
Rogers
U.8
Golda Meir
Times of London
Mes. Meir
Damascus
Hafez Assad
Syria
Aid bills unveiled by Reagan
Reagan promotes welfare reform as top priority after reelection. A major Medi Cal reform bill proposes cutting medical treatment and doctor visits for 24 million Californians, tightening cost controls and aligning care use with an average citizen. Senate leaders Mills and Moretti demand specific welfare reform legislation this year.
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Reagan
Dope raids net 23 arrests in L A area Sunday dawn
Police from six agencies conducted pre dawn narcotics raids in Orange County and Long Beach arresting 23 people including seven juveniles after a Cypress led three month probe. Large quantities of marijuana LSD and pills believed to amphetamines and barbiturates were seized.
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Orange County
Long Beach
Cypress
Fullerton
Buena Park
Brea
Terrorists' grenade kills two and wounds eighteen
Two men on a motorbike tossed a grenade at a South Vietnamese military police Jeep near Konight police report. The blast missed the vehicle and exploded in the street, killing two and wounding eighteen.
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Saigon U1
Konight
Three Killed in Southland Traffic Crashes Sunday
A cyclist and two teens died in separate Orange County and Fullerton wrecks. Gasper Natasi, 21, of Glen Dale, died after his motorcycle collided on Marina Drive. Sheryl L. Adams, 18, of Anaheim, and Janet Wallace, 18, of Anaheim, died when their car was forced into oncoming traffic at Chapman and Annin avenues in Fullerton. Police said Natasi was on the wrong side of the center divider with no headlight. One person was arrested at the Fullerton scene. the investigation continues.
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Southland
Orange County
Gasper Natasi
Glendale
Sheryl L. Adams
Dowacy Way
Anaheim
Jlanet Wallace
Donacy Way
Natasi
Community Hospital
Nastasi
Marina Drive
Seal Beach
James Sanders
St. Jude’s Hospital
Chapman and
Annin Avenues
Fullerton
Proxmire alleges Pentagon suppressing IRD funding report
Senator William Proxmire accuses the Pentagon of trying to hide a report on independent research and development funding. He cites a Dec. 19 letter from Assistant Secretary Barry J. Shilliot to Comptroller General Elmer B. Staats urging the report not be furnished to Congress. IRD funds are extra money added to Pentagon contracts and may be used for any commercial venture with no checks.
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Washington
William Proxmire
Pentagon
Wisconsin
Barry J. Shilliot
Elmer B. Staats
General Account Office
IRD
Congress
Prooxmire
Snare 3900 snakes in rattlesnake roundup at Sweetwater
The 13th annual Sweetwater roundup closed with 3900 snakes snared and four men bitten. Snakes weighed 32702 pounds, with Tommy Young and Bob Turner of San Angelo totaling 678 pounds for the weight contest. Victor Harris and Lloyd Webb of Sweetwater captured the biggest rattler at 68 inches. Blowing dust reduced visibility to a few hundred yards, and some hunters used flashlights. Three people were bitten on Sunday, with two hospitalized that night.
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Sweetwater
Tex
San Angelo
Tommy Young
Bob Turner
Victor Harris
Lloyd Webb
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