North Vietnam Drives Slow in North But Rages South
In Saigon the Communist offensive slowed in some areas yet surged in the Mekong Delta with rocket and mortar attacks. U.S. forces rush more planes and ships to Indochina to press bombing of North Vietnam. An Loc remains under government control as paratrooper units move toward the town.
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South Vietnam
Mekong Delta
United States
Indochina
North Vietnam
An Loc
Lai Khe
Highway 13
Central Highlands
Tran Ai Quoc
Chon Thanh
Route 13
U.S
Hanoi
Hijacker Manhunt In Utah
A manhunt centered on Provo Utah for a young hijacker who leaped from a United Air Lines 727 with a $500000 ransom after forcing a zigzag flight across the West. Aerial flares lit Utah Lake as hundreds of lawmen searched for the armed man following the nine hour odyssey from Denver to San Francisco.
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Utah City
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Rocky Mountains
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Los Angeles
San Francisco
Dick McLennan
CBS
Jim Kilpatrick
Sandy Wilkinson
Red Bluff High stages lively melodrama screening
Red Bluff High School drama students presented Dirty Work at the Crossroads or Tempted, Tried and True at Lincoln Street School auditorium with a full cast led by Blaine Simpkins as the villain and Sarah Dunn as the heroine. The show ran last night and repeats tonight at 7 30 with tickets at the door priced 1 for adults and 75 cents for children.
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Lee Peters
Red Bluff High School
Lincoln Street
Blaine Simpkins
Sarah Dunn
Luke Culver
Terry Dieterle
Gary Banuelos
Laurie Peek
Pam Wing
Molly White
Linda Barnes
Michele Western
Betty Perez
Sara Christianson
Donna Lee Crabtree
Red Bluff
Hayward pair arrested in $250000 plane bomb extortion plot
FBI agents arrested Hayward man Alston Fain, 47, and Judith Wikstrom over a $250,000 airplane bomb extortion plot targeting United Air Lines. Arrests followed Wikstrom’s attempt to retrieve the package, according to an FBI spokesman.
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Calif
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United Air Lines
Alston Fain
Judith Wikstrom
Reagan Plan Splits California GOP and Democrats in Split Over Protections
Sacramento AP report shows reaction to Gov. Reagan's 10 point environmental plan dividing along party lines. Republicans praise his proposed State Environmental Protection Agency and coastal protections while Democrats accuse the plan of undermining coastline legislation and local control. endorsements came from the County Supervisors Association and the California Chamber of Commerce.
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Sacramento
Reagan
Democratic Assembly
Bob Moretti
Long Beach
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County Supervisors Association
California Chamber of Commerce
Unemployment Rate Rises in California in March
Sacramento reports March unemployment at 6.2 percent, up from February's 5.8 percent. State official Sigurd Hansen predicts a longer term decline despite the short term rise.
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State Department of Human Resources
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Sigurd Hansen
Zanzibar Ruler Karume Assassinated in Tanzania
Sheik Abeid Karume the leftist leader of Zanzibar was assassinated on Friday. A top Revolutionary Council member was seriously wounded. A government special broadcast said one assassin was shot and three escaped. Karume reportedly died almost instantly.
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Tanzania
Sheik Abeid Karume
Zanzibar
Revolutionary Council
Karume
Kids Parade Ushers In Red Bluff Round-Up Week
Hundreds of youngsters paraded through downtown Red Bluff opening Round-Up Week. More than 200 pre registered, excluding bands and Scout groups. Theme honored Fifty Years Ago In the Wild West with ribbons and prizes awarded at Tehama Plaza.
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Red Bluff
Daily News
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John Glenn
Mike Stephens
Marina Park
Tehama County
Stephens
Congressman's pledge to press for frost aid for farmers
Tehama County seeks federal disaster aid after a late March freeze damaged crops across the Sacramento Valley. Congressman Harold T. Johnson says he will press Secretary Butz and State Secretary Coke for a disaster declaration, citing inspections and reports of extensive losses in Central California orchards and related areas.
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Harold T. ‘Bizz’ Johnson
County Board of Supervisors
C. Dale Pickell
Agriculture
Butz
Coke
Sacramento Valley
Tehama County Board
Johnson
Central California
California
Rural Fire Dept Responds To Three Blazes
Tehama County Rural Fire Department crews fought three fires yesterday causing minimal damage. A motorcycle fire on Moran Ranch near Richfield destroyed the bike valued at 150 dollars and scorched a wall for 50 dollars. In Corning two vehicle fires drew seven units, a Lloyd King owned Capay car wiring 25 dollars damaged, and a 3:30 p.m. plywood fire at Orchard Service on Highway 99W. Jaycee Tanker from Corning aided the response.
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Lloyd King of
Capay
Jaycee
Corning
California faces floods droughts and freezing across major regions
Floods hit the north drought grips the south and midstate freezes as California, the nation’s most populous and farm rich, endures varied weather. Parched Southern California records only .13 inch of rain in January to March, while federal meteorologist Joseph Vederman notes expected higher meat and wine prices amid shortages. President Nixon declares two Northern California counties disaster areas due to January-March storms causing floods wind damage and mudslides in Del Norte and Humboldt.
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California
Oregon
Washington
Nixon
del Norte
Humboldt
Arctic outbreak brings bitter cold to Virginias and Texas
A late-season arctic cold snap sent freezing temperatures into the Virginias and Texas after spawning violent storms and tornadoes across Tennessee and Georgia.
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Texas
Tennessee
Georgia
Weather Forecast For Red Bluff Area
Mostly fair conditions with cloudiness north of Red Bluff and chances of showers at times. Southerly winds 5 to 10 mph. Highs around 63 and lows near 40 with 10 percent precipitation chances tonight and tomorrow. Outlook calls for increasing clouds Monday and showers Tuesday. River stages listed at Lake Red Bluff 14.8, Bend Bridge 20.5, Tehama Bridge 203.0, Woodson Bridge 168.5 feet. Sunset 6:40, sunrise 5:41 PST.
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