Raids on North Vietnam Step Up Amid Peace Talks Strain
United States and North Vietnamese moves dominated weekend news as raids targeted missile and antiaircraft sites in North Vietnam. Pentagon officials said strikes were limited protec tive reactions tied to unarmed reconnaissance losses and to deter further shelling of Saigon Hue and other cities. Hanoi denied major bombings near the capital while Paris peace talks faced a boycott by the North Vietnamese delegation.
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Friedheim
Hanoi
Tranoi
U.S
Pentagon
North Vietnam
Melvin R. Laird
Laos
South Vietnam
Paris
Vietnam
Air Force
Laird
Saigon
Hue
United States
Secretary of Defense
Demilitarized Zone
Fan
Senate
Hugh Scott
Mansfield
Nixon
Cambodia
Scott
Pennsylvania
Indonesia
Lyndon Johnson
North
Hanos
Snowstorm Blocks N Y Thruway
A Lake Erie snowstorm drenched western New York with up to 4.5 inches and closed a 140 mile stretch of the New York State Thruway from a Buffalo interchange to Ripley near the Pennsylvania line. Troopers reported 12 to 18 inch drifts and very poor visibility.
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Buffalo
Lake Exie
New York
Ripley
Pennsylvania
Action Line Readers Seek Clarity On Puzzle Contest Schemes
A Long Beach reader asks about a $7 tiebreaker puzzle connected to a $1,000 first prize contest run by the American Holiday Association in Los Angeles. Officials say the contest is legal and promoters may rely on many $7 entries to fund prizes and overhead, while warnings about misleading advertising have been pursued.
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Q. L
American Holiday Association
Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles
Action Line
Elkins
Thompson’s Medal Story Tied to My Lai Rescue Details
Thompson described hovering over the My Lai site and signaling for Viet soldiers to rescue women and children from a bunker. He testified the Viet soldiers came out after his signals, including elderly people and a baby, with his gunner lifting some civilians to safety. He recalled a captain firing at Viet civilians but could not identify the officer.
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Thompson
My Lai
Calley
Heutenart
My Jai
Notante
Stalin Wite Saved His Life Says Nikita Book
An article outlines Nikita Khrushchev asserting Stalin spared him during the purges and credits Nadia Sergeyevna Alliluyeva with shaping Stalin’s views. It also claims Stalin’s campaigns killed many military leaders and harmed the Soviet war effort against Germany.
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Nikita
Stalin
Soviet Union
Germany
Kheushchev
Communist Party
Moscow Industrial Academy
Nadezhda Sergeyevna Alliluyeva
Indictment urged for Seal Beach treasurer over funds
In a fast paced special session the Seal Beach City Council voted to ask the Orange County Grand Jury to indict City Treasurer D Barry Morgan for willful and corrupt misconduct in office. The council also authorized City Attorney Bentson to seek court aid to compel payment of an attorney fee to Los Angeles attorney Russell W Bledsoe. The meeting drew 10 spectators and Morgan was not present.
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Seal Beach
Orange “County
Grand Jury
D. Barry Morgan
Dames Bentson
Superior Court
Morgan
Morton Baum
Thomas Hogard
Conway J. Fuhrman
Harald Holden
Lloyd Gumiuere
Ins
Council
Los Angeles
Russell W. Bledsoe
Bledsoe
Fuhrman
Baum
Bentson
Morthwith
Trelden
Petiian
Fubruan
Hogard
Molden
R&b Development Co
Seal Beach Riverfront
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N.Y. Thruway
Borate
STAR
Siam
Chris Fine Jewelry
Long Beach
Atlantic Ave
Tobrance
Tawtiorhe Blyo
Sarita Ana
Main
Melmony Shore
Spring Street
Lakewood Boulevard
P.R
John Gillespie
Q. Lam
Consumer Reports
News
Amana
General Electric
Toshiba
Sears
Montgomery Ward
Westinghouse
Wevie Callender's Ple Shop
Quang Ngai Hospital
Academy
Nadya
Nadezhda Sergeyevna
Calvert
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