U S envoy pleads for lives of four kidnapped airmen
U S Ambassador William Handley appealed for the safe return of four American radar technicians held for a $400000 ransom in Ankara. The deadline passed with no word on their fate as Turkish authorities rejected bargaining with terrorists amid student clashes and anti American protests.
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Turkey
U.S
William Handley
Handley
Foreign Ministry
Turkish People’s Liberation Army
Nixon
Washington
U.S. Air Force
Jimmie J. Sexton
San Angelo
Tex
J.C. Richard Caraszi
Stamford
Barbara Sexton
South Viet Namese seize Sepone and vast arms cache
More than 2,000 South Vietnamese troops stormed Sepone in Laos and seized a major Ho Chi Minh Trail hub. They uncovered at least 300 tons of ammunition and 1,000 tons of rice and canned foods, with a stockpile spanning about a square mile.
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API
Sepone
Laos
South Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh Trail
North Vietnam
Cambodia
Nguyen van Thieu
Indochina
South China Sea
Thailand
U.S
Military race relations course to start this summer
Defense Secretary Melvin R. Laird announced the Pentagon will begin mandatory race relations training for all personnel from privates to generals to ease racial tensions in the armed forces. The program will begin this summer.
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Washington
UPI
Pentagon
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Psychiatric clinic fire in Switzerland kills 28
A fire at the Burghoel zli Psychiatric University Clinic in Zuhich Switzerland killed at least 28 people. Police believe an orderly’s electric heater in a wing may have started the blaze.
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Psychiatric Clinic
Zuhich
Switzerland
UPI
Burghoelzli_ Psychiatric University Clinic
Airport seeks 300000 fund to sustain Lorain County air hub
Lorain County Regional Airport faces a five year funding gap. Officials discuss a total 300000 request from Elyria Lorain and Lorain County, with 100000 each, to keep the airport operating. A March 24 meeting will present needs and the airport's value to the community.
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Lorain
Lorain County
Harold West
Airport Authority
Hachives
Russia Road
Bargain Gas War Draws Heavy Fillups at 20.9 Cents
In Reynoldsburg a service station advertised gasoline at 20.9 cents a gallon during a local price war. Jack LeVeck drove up and had his oil tanker truck filled, with the station manager pumping more than 1,200 gallons.
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Columbus
UPI
Jack LeVeck Oil Co
Reynoldsburg
John Stemen
LeVeck
Florida Judge Warns He Will Kill Addicts If They Harm Son
In West Palm Beach an 18 year old youth was sentenced to prison for heroin possession. Judge Russell McIntosh warned he would be willing to shoot any person who addicteds his son to heroin and would face hanging or electrocution for the murder.
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West Palm Beach
Fila
UPI
Florida
Criminal Court
Russel McIntosh
Parking case moves to neutral Wooster court
The case of William Forgues of 42021 Adelbert St. against the Village of West Salem shifts from West Salem mayoral court to the Municipal Court of Wooster. Forgues faced a $74 fine or trial while bond was posted, with attorney J A Nelson arranging the venue change for a fairer trial. The matter drew local attention after his arrest for parking violations and related publicity.
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West Salem
Village of
William Forgues
Adelbert St
David Matteson
Municipal Court of
Wooster
Forgues
J.A. Nelson
Matteson
Chronicle-Telegram
Elyrian
Grace Apostolic Church
Redemption drive stunt overseen by bottler in Lima
Karl Koch of Pepsi Cola Bottling in Lima calls glass redemption centers an expensive publicity stunt. He contends returnable glass containers are the real solution to litter, noting centers handle less than one tenth of one percent of bottles recycled by the soft drink industry.
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Lima
Ohio
UPI
Karl Koch
Pepsi Cola Bottling
Pepsi Cola Bottlers Association Ecology Committee
Koch
Avon Lake Shoremen Clinch First Sectional Crown in 56 49 Win
Avon Lake wins its first sectional basketball title with a 56 to 49 victory over Lakewood at Admiral King High School. Stars Mike Foy and Mike McKinley celebrate by cutting nets as jubilation spreads in a historic championship for the Shoremen.
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Avon Lake
Shoremen
Admiral King High School
Lakewood
Mike
Foy
Mike McKinley
Nets
John Fazio
Weather turns colder with snow and rain mix
Snow and rain today with highs near 40s. Rain changes to snow and colder tonight with lows in the low 30s. Tomorrow cloudy and windy with light snow to flurries and highs in the low to mid 40s. Winds shift from 18 to 20 mph today to 28 to 35 mph tomorrow.
Index Today's chuckle Nothing improves a womans appearance more than a mass
A humor line notes a playful jab about beauty and a mass as a surprising contrast, reflecting lighthearted social commentary on vanity and perception from a humorous syndicated column.
Egypt Likely Accepts Ceasefire Call as Truce Expires
Cairo sources report Egypt will probably accept UN Chief Thant’s call for restraint when the cease-fire ends tomorrow. Al Ahram says Egypt would extend only if US USSR Britain and France secure Israeli withdrawal from occupied lands. Sadat to announce position tomorrow night amid quiet Suez front and Israeli precautionary gear.
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Egypt
United Nations
Thant
Middle East
al Ahram
United States
Soviet Union
Britain
France
Israel
Anwar Sadat
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