Reds Wipe Out Viet Base In Laos Major Defeat
North Vietnamese overran a South Vietnamese outpost in Laos today, seizing Hill 31 and inflicting heavy casualties on a 450-man battalion. The defense was nearly wiped out as U S air power mounted waves of strikes to slow the assault. Saigon’s Laos drive to cut the Ho Chi Minh Trail stalled amid heavy fighting and unclear gains. Two U S pilots were rescued after a downed mission, and an AP correspondent described a perilous rescue near Khe Sanh.
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Saigon
Laos
Hill 31
Marathon
Amivlg USA Aa Wuur
U. S
Hoang Xuan Lam
U.S
David R. Hedditch
Hamilton
Mont
Thomas M. McLaughlin
Demolition Of 3 Buildings Is Under Way
Zebrowski and Associates of Indianapolis begins work on 646 to 662 Wabash Ave near 7th St. with site clearance and plans for a large crane arrival within two weeks. Ed Zebrowski, nicknamed P. T. Barum of demolition, discusses timing as the firm eyes a 30 day project and considers a celebratory event after the first wrecking ball.
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Zebrowski
Wabash Ave
Zebrowski and
Richard Zebrowski
Sears
Zebrowsik
Wabash
Cherry St
Ed Zebrowski
P. T. Barum
Indianapolis
the Tribune
Claypool
Weather Summary for Terre Haute Region
River stage 17.3 feet and falling. Local conditions show yesterday’s high 55 and low 46 with .28 inches of precipitation. Forecast calls for showers and thundershowers, cooler nights, and a cloudy, much colder Saturday with westerly winds and low temperatures in the mid 30s to low 40s. Indiana area expects showers ending tonight, cooler conditions Saturday. Illinois remains cloudy and colder with highs in the low 40s. Dirt-dust air reading 131 micrograms per cubic meter. sunrise 7 28 a.m.. sunset 6 38 p.m. Temperature readings show 55 at 2 p.m.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
Price Jump Puts Skids To Economic War Optimism
Washington AP reports a fresh 0.8 percent jump in the wholesale price index for February, dampening Nixon era optimism on inflation relief. Treasury Secretary Connally criticized the Fed’s money expansion, warning the administration may need faster monetary growth to hit 1972 goals of 4 percent unemployment and 3 percent inflation.
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Washington
Treasury
John B. Connally
House Appropriations Committee
Reserve Board
Independent Board
Fed
Nixon
Labor Department
Indiana House eyes stronger anti secrecy act teeth
Indiana lawmakers move toward stricter access to local government meetings including school sessions. A Senate-passed Hughes Anti Secrecy Act update would impose fines and up to 30 days jail for officials denying public attendance, void executive session actions that dodge the act, and awaits House and governor approval as a package of tax and control measures advances.
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Indianapolis
API
Indiana
House
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Walter Helmke
Fort Wayne
Benjamin
Urban Aid Plans Dismay Mayors Hopeful for More
Washington AP report notes Nixon admin plans to allocate an 85 percent share of a proposed 2 billion dollar annual urban development fund to metropolitan areas over 50 000 population regardless of past effort or spending plans. Urban groups oppose the automatic grants and seek simplified applications.
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Washington
Nixon Administration
George Romney
Urban Development Fund
Nixon
League
Romney
Mickey Mouse Debuts in Steamboat Willie 1928
United Press International notes that Mickey Mouse first appeared in the 1928 animated sound cartoon Steamboat Willie, marking his film debut and a milestone in animation history.
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Mickey Mouse
Vancouver hijacker surrenders after landing in Canada
A 19 year old U S Army inductee from California hijacked a Western Airlines jet carrying 97 aboard en route from San Francisco to Seattle. He directed the plane toward Vancouver BC after claiming a bomb. RCMP took him into custody, while 90 passengers and crew were later flown to Seattle. The hijacker likely faces Canadian criminal code charges. the incident ended without violence.
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Seattle
U. S. Army
California
Cuba
Western Airlines
Canada
San Francisco
Medford
Ore
Vancouver
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Bruce DeSpain
DeSpain
RCMP
Flight Area Control Center
City Receives Cox Land Bids at Airport Property Sale
Three bids for 90 acres at Paul Cox Airport were opened by the Board of Public Works and Safety. Hart & Associates $517,000, Dora Enterprises $514,415.09, Kittle Realty $503,000. The board took all bids under advisement, Mayor Larrison noting the offers were close and unlikely to be lower than $500,000.
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National League of Cities
Conference of Mayors
League
Paul Cox Airport
Board of Public Works and Safety
John C. Hart & Associates
Indianapolis
Robert Dora
Vincennes
James L. Kittle Realty Company
Carl W. Price
George B. Tofante
John T. Byrne
Leland Larrison
Price
Larrison
Paul Cox
Board of Aviation Commissioners
Board of Works and Safety
Vietnam War Turns to Nixon Risk for 1970 Bid
Washington lawmakers and aides debate the impact of the war on President Nixon and the 1968 Johnson outcome. Javits voices concern while others privately warn the conflict could doom Nixon next year amid inflation concerns and national security tensions.
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Washington
Jacob K. Javits
Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
15000 Cattle Sought After Plains Blizzard
Ranchers in the Texas Panhandle search for about 15 000 cattle believed to have strayed or died after a Sunday blizzard. Two DPS helicopters and two from Ft Sill were used to bring feed to starving animals. snowdrifts forced cattle to walk over fence tops in some feedlots. Don C King of Fort Worth of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association notes the severe losses.
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Amarillo
Tex
Texas Panhandle
Texas Department of Public Safety
Ft. Sill
Okla
Don C. King of
Fort Worth
The
Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association
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Capitol
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City
Cox Land
News Digest
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Wichita State University
Army
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