Cambodia crisis deepens as Sihanouk faces government shift
The national assembly and the Council of the Kingdom withdraw confidence in Prince Sihanouk amidst a political crisis in Phnom Penh. Sihanouk, in communications with his mother, reportedly rejected Russian support while warning of war if extreme rightists push anti Communists further. The move signals a potential U S favored government reshaping in Cambodia.
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Joday
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Arabs Attack Israel Town as Front Nears Major Spark
Arab guerrillas from Lebanon blew up a power line and water pump at an Israeli settlement prompting reports of clashes with Lebanese troops. Israel shelled the Lebanon frontier as Jordanian exchanges and mortar fire near Beisan valley continued. Across the border in Michigan, John G Francis recalls his son William killed in Vietnam training mission, joining Sgt Michael Francis who was killed in 1967.
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Security Council
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Jordan
Beisan
Southfield
Mich
John G Francis
William
Vietnam
Bill
Michael Francis
Elyrian 56 Dies Under Loader Wheel at Toledo Site
Elyrian Gray a 56 year old Avon Excavating Co worker died after a Caterpillar loader ran over him at a Toledo suburb construction site on Woodsville Road. He was guiding sewer pipe when he was struck around 4 30 pm and died at St Charles Hospital at 5 20 pm.
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Elyria
Toledo
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Weather sketch shows drizzle and cool with light snow
Weather brings drizzle and light snow, diminishing through the day with highs in the 30s. Cloudy night with little change, lows upper 20s. Tomorrow partly cloudy and cooler, highs in the upper 30s to lower 60s. Sunset 6 36 p m, sunrise 6 37 a m.
Winter shipping layup may be shortest ever
Crews of US Steel Great Lakes Fleet report to ships for the 1970 season as winter layup shrinks to about seven days. Expected first sailings around March 30 with Clarke likely first out. Two ships convert coal to oil burners rejoin mid April and April 10 sailing slated for W H White.
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C S Steel Corp
Great Lakes
Joseph J Parnila
US Steel
Lake
Philip R Clarke
Irving Olds
Lorain Harbor
Parrilla
Clarke
Clifford
Steel Company
Ralph H Watson
Leon Fraser
Oll
W H White
Manitowoc
Wis
William Adam
Miller Horace Johnson
D M
Clemson John Hurst
Benjamin F Fairless
John G Munson
George A Sloan
Army charges allege mass killing cover up My Lai
The Army accuses two generals and twelve other officers of suppressing information about the My Lai massacre. The report is part of ongoing investigations into the incident and process toward accountability.
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My Lai
N Viet troops seize key U S base in Laos near Sam Thong
North Vietnamese soldiers captured the U S Refugee and Support Base at Sam Thong, a stepping stone to Long Cheng, with about 2000 attackers. Weather hampered US air support as Saigon confirms a fifth warplane lost in Laos over six days. The loss endangers Long Cheng, six miles from Sam Thong, amid broader Ho Chi Minh Trail raids.
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Vientiane
UPI
Sam Thong
Long Cheng
Leng Cheng
Saigon
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Avon Lake Truck Driver Killed in Rt 20 Crash
An Avon Lake man Robert R Steele 53 of 173 Burton SL was killed when his tractor-trailer jackknifed after colliding with a car at the Rt 15 20 intersection near Pioneer Williams County. Kenneth R Shaw 29 of Eden was hospitalized with severe facial injuries. No citations issued.
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Burton SL
B and P Motor Express
Pittsburgh
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One - Michigan
Williams County Sheriff's
Steele
Kenneth R Shaw
Eden
Steeles
Shaw
Toledo St Vincent Hospital
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Bombing threats spur federal and state action on explosives
Rising bomb violence prompts Congress to consider restricting explosive materials. President Nixon asked for protective law ideas while Maryland and New York governors push tighter controls and penalties. Rep. Charles Vanik introduces a bill to tax and register blasting materials.
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New York
Maryland
Senate
Hugh Scott
Bureau of Printing and Engraving
Scott
White House
Nixon
Marvin Mandel
Congress
Charles
Eastern pilot shot in arms lands 73 aboard Boston flight
Capt Robert Wilbur Jr lands DC9 at Logan after a hijacking attempt ends with copilot dead. Passenger Joh Divivo wounded and later killed in struggle. 73 aboard. Wilbur and Divivo wounded, Hartley dead on arrival. Flight from Newark to Boston.
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Logan International Airport
Robert Wilbur Jr
James E Hartley
Newark
Joh Divivo
New York
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Palisades Amusement Park
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Hartles
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Massachusetts General Hospital
Hartley
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