Indochina War Expands With 11000 South Vietnamese Troops to Cambodia
Saigon reports 11,000 more South Vietnamese troops cross into Cambodia, bringing total ground forces to about 50,000 in a major Viet Nam campaign. Nine thousand American troops operate in the northwest, with 20,000 Saigon troops poised for Laos action. U S. officials say no ground troops are in Cambodia or Laos, while air support and bombing continue.
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Saigon
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Laos
U. S
Nguyen van Thieu
Nixon
U.S
Indiana Assembly studies closing date for 1971 session
The bill to fix how long the 1971 Legislature may meet advances from committee. It grants the speaker and Senate president pro tem power to set schedules with limits: 61 working days in odd years by April 30, and 30 working days in even years by March 15. Both houses must meet on the first three and last 10 days, recess no longer than 21 days, and governors acts after deadlines.
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Indianapolis
House Rules Committee
House
Senate
Richard C. Bodine
Mishawaka
HELP Happening Marks 10th Anniversary At Mall
Mayor Leland Larrison opened the HELP Happening at Honey Creek Square Mall as 37 agencies set up booths from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event honors HELP's decade of local progress with officials inviting public viewing and newsmen present. The mayor cautioned about a proposed police merit system and noted a plastics plant interest near Terre Haute with 400 to 500 workers.
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Leland Larrison
Honey Creek Square
Larrison
Terre Haute
Civil Service Commission
New York City
Army and FBI Probe Georgia Plant Blast
An explosion at the Thiokol Chemical plant in Georgia killed 24 and injured 34 others. Worker Lillie Mae Rainey described a fire before the blast as investigators from the Army and FBI, along with Thiokol officials, sought the cause. Rescue crews evacuated the wounded to area hospitals while a makeshift morgue was set up in the plant.
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Brunswick
Lillie Mae Rainey
Thiokol Chemical Corp
Army
FBI
Thiokol
Georgia
Miss Rainey
Jacksonville
Fla
J. B. Galloway
Here
U. S
St. Marys
Terre Haute Area Weather Forecast Update
The forecast for Terre Haute and vicinity calls for cloudy skies with occasional rain likely and warmer tonight. Friday brings more rain and colder conditions with highs in the 40s to around 50 and rainfall chances around 60 to 70 percent. Illinois and Indiana details are included with regional temperatures and sunrise sunset times.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
Nature Street
Apollo 14 NAMES lunar lander An tares
United Press International reports Apollo 14 astronauts named the lunar lander An tares after the brightest star in Scorpius. The choice reflects a celestial allusion as mission crews finalize lander designation.
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United Press International
Flooded Streets Strand Terre Haute Cars in Wabash Valley
Terrible road conditions persist as heavy precipitation arrives in Terre Haute and surrounding areas. U.S. 41 closures near Vincennes to Evansville disrupted travel while 1.96 inches of rain fell Wednesday night into Thursday. Police report flooded intersections and cars stranded, with several accidents tied to ice and water.
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Terre Haute
Wabash Valley
U. S. 41
Vincennes
Evansville
Terre Haute Works Corp
Brown Ave
Wabash Ave
Oakland Ave
Walnut St
17Th
9Th St
19Th St
Maple Ave
20Th
Hulman Sts
Vigo
Helen McCarty
Rosedale
Janet J
Marquette St
McCarty
Lafayette Avenue
Doris M. Combs
Hazel Webster
Combs
Apollo 14 enters lunar orbit ahead of Friday landing
Apollo 14 reaches lunar orbit as NASA reports a clear path for the planned Friday lunar landing. The booster stage crashed on the moon triggering measurements from the Apollo 12 seismic gear.
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Space Center
Houston
Moon
Americans Die In Vietnam Action Toll Drops Week Over Week
The US Command said 29 Americans were killed in action in Vietnam last week, down from 50 the prior week and the lowest in four weeks. An additional 15 Americans died from accidents and non hostile causes, while 244 U S troops were wounded. South Vietnamese headquarters reported 222 government soldiers killed and 543 wounded, compared with 274 killed and 816 wounded the previous week.
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Saigon
U. S. Command
Vietnam
U.S
Apollo 14 Skims Moon In Close Roller Coaster Orbit
Apollo 14 crews enter a tight moon orbit reaching 11 miles at the closest approach as they prepare to land in the Fra Mauro highlands. Shepard Mitchell and Roosa report the surface as stark and fantastic while awaiting a big day on Friday.
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Shepard
Mitchell
Roosa
Antares
Moon
Fra Mauro
Desecration Of Flag Trial In Progress
The trial of ISU professor Dr Wayne K Aller and two ISU students began in City Court. Defendants face charges including interfering with police desecration of a flag and assault on a police officer. State witnesses included ISU officials J Kenneth Moulton and Dr John W Truitt as the court viewed campus incident films.
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Indiana State University
ISU
Wayne K. Aller
Fred M. Priester
John A. Toth
J. Kenneth Moulton
John W. Truitt
Sam Beecher
Beecher
Kent State University
Ohio
Luther Johnson
Egypt Denies Cease-Fire Acceptance
Egypt rejected reports that Cairo radio announced acceptance of a one month extension to the Middle East cease-fire. Indications suggested Sadat could speak today on extending talks with U N mediator Gunnar Jarring. The six month truce expires midnight Friday and briefings cited a possible March 5 extension.
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Radio Cairo
Egypt
Middle East
Cairo Radio
Anwar Sadat
Sadat
U.N
Gunnar V. Jarring
Israel
Jordan
Cairo
Washington
Munir Hafez
al Nahar
Mahmoud Riad
William P. Rogers
Riad
Mohamed H. el-Zayyat
U.N. Security Council
United States
Britain
France
Soviet Union
New York
Khalil Abu Hamad
Beirut
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