South Viet troops enter Cambodia in border clash
Reports say South Vietnamese forces crossed into Cambodia for the first time since a cease-fire. Heavy fighting raged along the Mekong frontier near Hong Ngu and Tan Chau as Cambodian and North Vietnamese insurgents confronted South Vietnamese units with artillery and armored vehicles. Refugees fled across the border amid clashes, with casualties reported on both sides.
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Cambodia
South Vietnam
le Trung Hien
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Cage Command
Hien
Hong Ngu
Mekong River
Tinh Bien
Igon
Tan Chau
Seven Mountains
Tornadoes strike Texas towns kill seven injure many
Tornadoes hit Plainview and Pearsall causing at least seven deaths and over two dozen injuries. Two fatalities in Plainview include a 30 year old newsman and a two year old child. In Pearsall the onslaught damaged planes and homes and forced evacuations by military helicopters. Damage estimates range from two to four million dollars with about 45 homes heavily damaged or destroyed.
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Associated Press
Texas
Plainview
Pearsall
San Antonio
Dilley
Frie County Hospital
Westridge
David Bryant
Plainview Daily Herald
Kevin Lewellen
Hale County Sheriff's Office
Bryant
Rita
Kevin
Chris
Sue Lewellen
Marshall Pharr
Westbridge
Uganda to form a navy on Lake Victoria
President Idi Amin announced Uganda will establish a naval force despite being landlocked. The fleet, to operate on Lake Victoria, was unveiled during the opening of a new military hospital in Kampala, as broadcast by Radio Uganda monitored in Nairobi.
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Nairobi
Uganda
Idi Amin
Lake Victoria
Radio
Kenya
Amin
Kampala
Oldster confronts honor in broken Sicilian engagement
Palermo reports 74-year-old Michele Fodera ended his engagement to 84-year-old Teresa Carmesi over prewedding favors she refused. He claims she once refused another suitor 50 years ago, sparking his sense of honor to abandon the match.
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Palermo
Sicily
Michele Fodera
Teresa Carmesi
Fodera
White wins 1973 William Allen White award
E B White, renowned author of children's books, is named the 1973 William Allen White Children's Book Award winner. Presented by the White Library at Emporia State Teachers College, the honor follows votes by more than 75,000 Kansas students in grades four through eight who chose The Trumpet of the Swan from 22 titles.
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Emporia
Kan
E. B. White
William Allen White
White
Emporia State Teachers College
Kansas
Belfast shooting kills Protestant housewife in midnight ambush
Margaret Miller died after four bullets hit her at her Belfast home as she opened the front door. Police said she was in the hall when shots were fired through the door woodwork. The four fast gunshots and a getaway car mark a sectarian attack amid ongoing Northern Ireland strife.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Margaret Miller
Andersonstown
Services Tuesday for Mrs Palmer in Saint Johns Church
Berniece Palmer 69 of 2515 State died Saturday. Services Tuesday at 2 at St Johns Episcopal Church with Rev John S W Fargher officiating. Burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Palmer born December 24 1903 in Dillon daughter of George Metlen. Lived in Butte since 1941 retired cateress at Butte Town Club. Member Tirzah Temple Nile queen 1967 charter White Shrine past regent DAR Silver Bow DAR Montana DAR Daughters of American Colonists Colonial Dames of 16th Century. Oil and water Pioneer. Page 6.
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St. Johns Episcopal Church
John S. W. Fargher
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Palmer
Dillon
George Metlen
Butte
Butte Town Club
Tirzah Temple of the Nile
White Shrine
Silver Bow Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
Montana Dar
Daughters of American Colonists
Colonial Dames
Tax checkoff plan a weak start for 1976 races
IRS figures show less than 3 percent of filers designated 1 of their taxes for the 1976 presidential race. With a midnight deadline looming, experts project about 2 million dollars directed to national parties or a nonpartisan fund. Data through April 6 show 1,173,472 of 45.3 million returns included form 4875, though exact totals are unclear.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
America
Tration
Treasury Department
Anaconda Schools Closed by Teachers Union Strike
Anaconda seven public schools remain shut after a strike by the Anaconda teachers union. A joint statement from union president Mary Jo Oreskovich and school board acting chair Thomas Radonich says no return until a negotiated agreement is reached. The district sought a restraining order to compel attendance, but no hearing has occurred and teachers appear to ignore it.
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Anaconda
Anaconda Teachers Union
Mary Jo Oreskovich
Thomas Radonich
Stabbing near West Woolman leaves man dead and another injured
In the 100 block of West Woolman a man identified as Martin Lewis Standing Rock, 29, of the Rocky Boy Reservation was stabbed once and died. His nephew William Denny, 20, was stabbed in the leg and treated at St James Community Hospital. Detectives report several eyewitnesses and at least three suspects, with one source naming a woman as chief suspect. The incident followed an argument.
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West Woolman
Martin Lewis Standing Rock
Rocky Boy
T. Mickey Sullivan
Standing Rock
William Denny
St. James Community Hospital
Sullivan
Montana Standard women sweep Montana Press awards in Billings
Writers for The Montana Standard earned multiple honors at the Montana Press Women's convention in Billings. Betty Ann Raymond, the women's editor and new president of Press Women, won nine awards across categories including newspaper publicity and fashion photography. Pam Swiger and Helen Fenton each won several, with firsts in editorial writing and rural correspondence respectively.
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Montana Standard
Montana Press Women
Billings
Betty Ann Raymond
Standard
The
Press Women
Pam Swiger
Helen Fenton
Sheridan
Marcia Lee Krings
Montana State Universit
Rising youth suicides cited in study and expert view
A New York report highlights 15 to 24 year olds at high risk of attempting suicide with 3 500 to 4 000 likely to succeed. Los Angeles data show a sharp rise over a decade. Psychologist Michael Peck cites stress and communication failures as key factors.
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Los Angeles County
Los Angeles
Michael Peck
National Institute of Mental Health
Department of Justice
Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
Peck
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Marie Bettoni
Brooklyn
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