North Viet gunners fire on troops across border
North Vietnamese gunners in Laos fired on Allied troops massed across the border in South Vietnam, killing one American. An allied CH47 helicopter crash near Tam Ky killed eight Americans and injured another. Rockets and mortars hit positions near Khe Sanh, causing one death and three injuries. A South Vietnamese task force reported a major victory in Cambodia with 91 North Vietnamese killed. The Saigon broadcast hinted at a Laos cross-border strike possibly soon with American air support.
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Saigon
UPI
Laos
South Vietnam
Tam Ky
U.S
Khe Sanh
5Th Mechanized Division
Cambodia
Mine Deaths Jump 125 Percent in January
The state Workmen's Compensation Commission reports 23 fatal mining accidents in January, up from 10 in January 1970, with 1,567 nonfatal mining injuries versus 1,160 a year ago. Total industrial deaths reach 27 and injuries 4,737, despite a stronger federal mine safety law.
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State Workmen's Compensation Commission
State stripping laws weak in areas editorial
Article notes weak stripping laws in several regions and argues for tougher enforcement. Editorial advocates stricter permitting and clearer rules to curb unregulated stripping. Includes reference to a map of 33 counties where stripping occurs and a list of 88 prosecutions for lacking mining permits.
Nixon increases cancer fund by 28 million
President Nixon will spend 28 million more on cancer research in the current fiscal year than he requested. Congress had appropriated 230 million for cancer research, ending June 30, with Florida lawmakers urging full use of the extra funds. White House officials say the decision was made earlier.
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Washington
White House
Officials weigh cross border Laos assault by South Vietnamese forces
Washington sources say the administration leans toward a Laos border strike to destroy Communist supplies. The planned action would involve South Vietnamese troops from a 20 000 strong task force near the Demilitarized Zone as part of Dewey Canyon II with no US ground troops pledged. A Defense memorandum on Ho Chi Minh Trail disruption is cited as context, not as an invasion argument.
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Washington
UPI
Laos
Cambodia
Demilitarized Zone
Defense Department
Ho Chi Minh Trail
U.S
Apollo 14 Docks In Beautiful Fashion After Moon Mission
Space Center Houston reports Apollo 14 astronauts completed docking with the Kitty Hawk after a successful Antares moon landing. Alan Shepard golfed on the moon and the crew transferred moon rocks while dodging dust. mission praised for smooth docking amid prior mechanism and battery problems.
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Apollo 13
Moon
South Pacific
American Samoa
Alan B. Shepard
Edgar D. Mitchell
Shepard
Mitchell
Lunar
Bruce McCandless
Stuart A. Roosa
Roosa
UMW Prefers Thornbury Glance to Embezzlement Charge
The United Mine Workers of America voiced strong confidence that Ray Thornbury will be cleared of embezzlement charges. Thornbury, District 28 acting head based in Norton Virginia, was indicted in Washington by a federal grand jury on eight counts totaling 1784 dollars.
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Washington
UPI
United Mine Workers of America
Ray Thornbury
W. A
Tony” Boyle
Union
Thornbury
UMWA
S District 28
Norton
Timetable for Apollo 14 Mission Activity
Timetable shows EST times for Apollo 14 activities with corrections and rest periods. Sunday begins with wake up at 9 23 a m followed by a 53 p m telecast of simple space experiments. An 11 23 p m ten hour rest starts. Monday features a 5 50 p m course correction and an 11 23 p m eight hour rest.
State strip mines pay debate cited in Braxton county
Braxton County assessor Billy B. Jack says there are no strip mines in the county and would tax any if found at 50 percent of true value. State records show a 1970 permit for a 1.5 acre strip mine and questions linger about liaison between permit issuers and assessors. State tax officials note strip mines are flagged for franchise and B O tax purposes, with coal sales tax exemptions and rising production projections for 1971.
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Braxton County
Sutton
Jack
Braxton
Monongalia
John R. Pyles
West Virginia
Department of Natural Resources
Pyles
State Tax Commissioner's
Charles Haden II
State
Surface Mine Association
Haden
B&o
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