Viet relief force hampered by fierce attacks near An Loc
South Vietnamese units ahead of the city of An Loc faced brutal assaults from North Vietnamese forces led by tanks and rocket fire. The defenders reported heavy losses for fleeing drivers and said only two blocks remained under their control in the northern sector at dusk. Artillery rockets struck a Saigon suburb, killing 15 and wounding 6 as U.S. air forces resumed bombing in Indochina amid improving weather.
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Saigon
An Loc
Fenders
South Vietnam
Tan Son Nhut
Zweifel given 21 year sentence for false mining claims
Merle Zweifel, 59, was sentenced in Winnemucca to six years on one count and one year on each of 15 other felony counts, to be served concurrently, for filing false mining claims. Nevada officials hailed the ruling as a major win as he faces appeals.
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Merle Zweifel
Winnemucca
Nev
Oklahoma
Humboldt County District Court
John Barrett
Nevada
Atty
Robert List
Zweifel
Montana
Colorado
Wyoming
Zeifel
Forrest Anderson
Fraud Cited in USO Activities Across Vietnam Probe Expanded
Pentagon orders worldwide probe into USO operations amid alleged fraud by some officials in Vietnam. Defense Secretary Melvin Laird says investigators are on the ground with IRS help, as USO volunteers and entertainers face scrutiny over substantial financial irregularities and currency manipulation. The issue triggers review by the USO board before public release.
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Washington
Pentagon
USO
Vietnam
F. Edward Hebert
Dla
House Armed Services Committee
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Laird
Internal Revenue Service
Shuttle bases chosen for manned space flights
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP A year long search for a shuttle launching site ended with selection of two bases Cape Kennedy and Van denberg Air Force Base Calif These sites will handle scientific flights from the Cape and secret military flights on the West Coast The shuttle is a reflyable delta wing rocket plane about the size of a DC9 and will land on a runway after mission completion
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
America
Space Agency
Cape
Earth
Government files anti trust suits against major networks
The Justice Department sue s three big networks to bar them from producing and scheduling prime time entertainment in a bid to restore a competitive programming industry. News, public affairs, sports would be exempt. local affiliation agreements would remain intact.
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Malcolm N. Carter
Associated Press
Justice Department
U.S. District Court of Los Angeles
Joseph R. Daly
Doyle Dane Bernbach Inc
Edward N. Ney
Young & Rubicam International Inc
Columbia Broadcasting System Inc
National Broadcasting Co
American Broadcasting Co
Viacom International Inc
CBS
Food stamp increase favors lower income families
Agriculture Department proposes a $4 monthly boost for low income families on food stamps with a four member household set at $112, while those earning $270 to $290 gain $3 and higher earners get none. The plan also raises national income eligibility to $373 for a family of four starting July 1, up from $360.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Food and Nutrition Service
Nixon calls for Canada to chart its own economic path
President Nixon told Canada in Ottawa that the United States seeks no domination and urges a mutually beneficial economic partnership. He pressed for resumed trade talks with Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau while criticizing Soviet arms supplies to North Vietnam and noting security on Parliament Hill as protests occurred outside.
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Ottawa
Nixon
Canada
United States
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Soviet Union
North Vietnam
House of Commons Chamber
U.S
Parliament Hill
Ellen Furlong 100 Dies in Anaconda
Ellen Furlong 100 longtime Anaconda resident died Friday evening at Community Hospital of Anaconda rest home three weeks before her 101st birthday. Born Ellen McCarten May 9 1871 in Darlington Wisconsin she moved to Anaconda in 1897 married George Furlong in 1898 he died in 1927 a son Arthur died last November in Concord California Surviving Newell Anaconda and Mr and Mrs George Furlong Vallejo California funeral arrangements pending at Parson Funeral Chapel.
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Ellen Furlong
Anaconda
Community Hospital
Anaconda Rest Home
Arthur
Concord
Calif
Furlong
Juanita
Pocahontas
Newell
George Furlong
Vallejo
Parson Funeral Chapel
Indian Pageant Outsiders at Butte Event Tonight
Miss Indian America Nora Mae Begay visits Project Springboard and Head Start to discuss culture and harmony. She will preside over the local princess contest Saturday at 7 30 p m in the Butte High School Gym with eight contestants and a drum and dance contest featuring Montana singers. Meetings for Montana and Wyoming Indian groups focus on alcoholism and related issues.
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Butte
Nora Mae Begay
Project Springboard
Project Head Start
Miss Begay
North American Indian Alliance
Butte High School
Lois Azure
Gros Ventre
Assiniboine
la Vene LaBuff
Michele Dennis
Kathy Williamson
Blackfeet
Michelle Kelley
Eileen Berger
Dee Dee Aguilar
Marilyn Nadeau
Montana
Wyoming
IRS weighs sending letters on tax withholding to 75 million
The Treasury will decide next month whether to mail notices urging taxpayers to check if too much income tax is being withheld. The plan could cost 6 to 8 million dollars and involves filing W4 forms if excess withholding is found.
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Washington
Treasury
Ed Fiedler
Congress
Fiedler
NFPG weighs suits to halt Big Sky road and land trades
The National Forest Preservation Group in Bozeman may sue to halt the Big Sky road project and two Forest Service Burlington Northern land exchanges. NFPG leaders say the land swaps undervalue national forest land and seek a flawed appraisal and impact statement. If Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz approves the exchanges, NFPG plans further legal action.
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Bozeman
National Forest Preservation Group
Gallatin Canyon
Montana
James Goetz
Standard State Bureau
NFPG
Forest Service
Burlington Northern
Goetz
Yellowstone
West Fork
West Gallatin River
Chet Huntley
Big Sky
Frank Culver
National Forest
Earl Butz
Butz
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New York
Republic of Vietnam
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Board of Governors
Richard Pinkham
Ted Bates & Co. Inc
U. S
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White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Ziegler
Harlem
IRS
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