Air Power Key To Laos Campaign And Sepone Fight
U S air forces committed about 1000 planes over Laos and Cambodia to support South Vietnamese ground troops battling North Vietnamese reinforcements. Saigon reported 112 NVA dead near Sepone and weapons seized while Lt Gen Lam assessed North Vietnamese reinforcements and praised rapid South Vietnamese gains. He warned air support remains essential to disrupt the Ho Chi Minh Trail as U S aircraft, including bombers and helicopter gunships, pound the area.
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Saigon
United States
Laos
Cambodia
U.S
Sesee
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Sepone
Lam
Khe Sanh
Sophia 2
Associated Press
Koichiro Morita
Pham van Phu
1St Infantry Division
559Th Longistical Corps
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Lolo
de Viet
March Draft Calls 4.0 Countians
State selective service announces 40 Somerset County men for March draft and pre induction physicals. Eleven registrants to be drafted, 29 to receive physicals, all reporting March 17. statewide quota and exams totals are also given for Pennsylvania.
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Harrisburg
Selective Service
Somerset County
Somerset
Congress Calendar Braces for Voting Age Change Debate
Congress may fail to curb filibusters this week a step toward amending the constitution to lower the voting age to 18 in all elections. The measure backed by 87 senators faces a Southern-led filibuster in the Senate while House action is set for next week. The broader agenda includes extending wage and price controls and debt limit discussions as battles hinge on ratification timelines.
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Washington
Senate
House Judiciary Committees
House
Congress
Alaska
Georgia
Kentucky
High Court
Supreme Court
Senate Finance Committee
Senate Labor Committee
Laos Boosts U S Pullout Amid Sepone Advance
Washington reports signs of progress in Laos with South Vietnamese forces capturing Sepone, boosting optimism that about 100000 additional U S troops will be withdrawn from South Vietnam over six months. Defense officials caution on potential North Vietnamese reinforcements affecting plans. The pace had slowed earlier as preparations for a ground offensive shifted but has quickened again.
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Washington
Laos
South Vietnam
Defense Department
U.S
Melvin R. Laird
Sadat Proclaims Cease-Fire End
President Anwar Sadat announced the end of the cease-fire with Israel as of midnight but said shooting may not resume immediately and diplomacy will continue. He cited Soviet support from Brezhnev Kosygin Podgorny and urged Egyptians to prepare for possible Israeli attacks while keeping plans secret.
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Cairo
Anwar Sadat
Israel
Egypt
Soviet Union
Kabbah
Sadat
Moscow
Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Nikolai V. Podgorny
Alexei N. Kosygin
Ussr
Soviet
Suez Canal
United Nations
Middle East
Gunnar V. Jarring
U.S
Willliam P. Rogers
United States
United
Vietnam troop withdrawals and Laos operation plan unfold
Officials project a March and April pullout larger than earlier, aiming to reach 284000 by May 1 with about 100000 more American troops leaving by August. North Vietnamese supply disruption via Laos could curb major offensives into early 1972, while Desert Rat campaigns push toward Route 23. Western Pennsylvania faces windy snowy weather with mixed precipitation and cold highs in the 20s.
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Vietnam
Nixon
Pentagon
U.S
Laos
Ho Chi Minh Trail
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Search for U S airmen widens in Turkey
Reconnaissance planes and rugged jeep vehicles supplied by the United States join in an Ankara search for four kidnapped U S airmen held by the Turkish People's Liberation Army. Turkish officials report no contact from the hostage takers as police scan sightings while plea for mercy expands.
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Ankara
Turkey
United States
U.S
Turkish People’s Liberation Army
Middle East Technical University
METU
Five Die In Gang Clash At Cleveland Trade Show
At a Cleveland trade show to raise money for crippled children five people were killed and 22 injured in a fight between Breed Akron motorcycle gang members and the Violators from New York. Police held 73 for questioning as officers disarmed armed participants and investigations continued.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Ralph Joyce
Joyce
Breed
New York City
Hell’s Angels
Akron
New York
Lewis Coffey
Bruce Enerick
Vermilion
Andrew Demeter
Sayreville
Emilio Gardull
Bristol
Thomas A. Terry
Broadview Heights
Jeffrey Coffey
Lawrence Davis
Charles McNeely
Rail Talks Off Track
A UTU official said resumption of stalled bargaining depends on carriers revising moratorium provisions. Talks recessed indefinitely after Washington session. potential selective strikes remain possible if talks stay stalled.
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Cleveland, Ohio
United Transportation Union
Washington
Asst
W. J. Usery Jr
UTU
Lou Corsi
Cleveland
Coris
Corsi
Milk Price Hike Justification Deadline Set by Court
Commonwealth Court orders the Milk Marketing Board to justify a two cent per quart price increase for the Pittsburgh District by May 1 or rescind it. Judge Harry A. Kramer faults the dealers’ accounting method, questions the 1969 net sales figure, and rebukes executive secretary Maurice Martin for testifying for the dealers.
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Harrisburg
Commonwealth Court
State Milk Marketing Board
Pittsburgh
Harry A. Kramer
Kramer
Pennsylvania
Maurice Martin
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U Thant Appeal
U.N
U Thant
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Robert Baugham
Thomas Burton
Ismet Inonu
Charman
Republican People’s Party
Abdi Ipekci
Milliyet
Ipekei
Justice Party
Suleyman Demirel
Inonu
Democratic Socialist
Ferruh Bozbeyli
Democratic Party
Turhan Feyzioglu
Reliance Party
Demirel
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Justice
Hawaii
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