Saigon Troops Driven From Fire Base in Central Highlands Fight
North Vietnamese forces crossed from Laos into the central highlands and overran Firebase No 6 after a dawn assault by more than 2000 troops. South Vietnamese garrison pulled back after spiking artillery, while U S air power and helicopters aided. Casualties: 58 Americans killed, 158 wounded. Firebase sits near Dak To six miles east of the Laos line.
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Saigon
Laos
South Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh Trail
U.S. Command
Ben Het
le Trung Hien
Hien
U.S
Central Highlands
Dak To
Calendar Girl Cathy Thomas Ready for April Showers
Cathy Thomas 17 daughter of Mr and Mrs Orin Thomas Mountain Falls Route is Star calendar girl. A James Wood High School senior she participates in Drama Club and has been accepted to Shenandoah College for fall. She enjoys horseback riding sewing ice skating and cooking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cathy Thomas
Orin Thomas
Mountain Falls
Cathy
James Wood High School
Shenandoah College
Calley Receives Life With Possible Parole In My Lai Case
Lt. William L. Calley Jr is spared the death penalty and given life with hard labor for the My Lai massacre. Automatic military review could last years and civil courts remain an option after exhaust of military appeals. President Nixon could pardon or reduce sentence, and Calley faces dismissal and forfeiture of pay totaling 773.10 monthly. Continued on Page 22.
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FT. Benning, Ga
William L. Calley Jr
Calley
My Lai
U.S. Court of Military Appeals
Nixon
White House
San Clemente
Calif
Ronald L. Ziegler
Ziegler
Ft. Benning
George Latimer
Lt. Calley
Latimer
Ft. Leavenworth
Kaw
Clarke Budget Draws Support Criticism at Public Hearing
Clarke County residents back the school budget request of 1.494 million but oppose tax increases as the Board of Supervisors reviews a total budget of 1.867 million with a 3.45 per 100 assessed valuation rate. Officials discuss farm machinery rate, hospital insurance for teachers, and program upgrades while public attention centers on education funding and tax policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lulu Williams
Berryville
Clarke County
Edward B. Lee
Board of Supervisors
James Wood
R.C. Carter
Jack Gaines
Clarke County Education Association
Barbara Morris
Hoffa Denied Parole Signals End of 13-Year Teamsters Hold
Hoffa’s parole appeal was denied by the U S Parole Board ending his 13 year reign as Teamsters leader. He remains imprisoned on an eight year sentence for jury tampering and is unlikely to retain control at the July Miami Beach convention. Frank E Fitzsimmons emerges as frontrunner to succeed Hoffa as union president.
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Washington
James Riddle Hoffa
Teamsters Union
U.S
Hoffa
Teamsters
Miami Beach
Fla
Teams
Am Labor
Afl-Cio
Frank E. Fitzsimmons
Detroit
Fitzsimmons
Hoffa Parole Rejected as Detroit Truckers Call for Return
In Detroit, reaction to James R. Hoffa's parole denial is bitter near Teamsters Union hall and truck stops. Local 299 members, Hoffa’s former Local 299 president, plead for his return while noting he paid for his wrongs and remains a focal figure in Teamsters history.
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Hoffa
John F. Kennedy
Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Detroit
Teamsters Union Hall
James R. Hoffa
Local 299
International Teamsters Union
Ecuador Ends Military Revolt Without Firearms
The government announced the end of a revolt led by Gen Francisco Guzman who surrendered to the army. Rebels sought the replacement of Defense Minister Jorge Acosta Velasco and the army commander Gen Julio Sacoto Montero, and had fired Jacome Chavez from the War Academy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quito
Ecuador
Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra
Defense Ministry
Francisco Guzman
Jorge Acosta Velasco
Julio Sacoto Montero
Jacome Chavez
Virginia Sees Unseasonably Warm Weekend Start
A strong southerly air flow brings rapidly rising temperatures in Virginia with showers expected late tonight into Friday. The notice includes local events and ads such as dog-training class inquiries, a handwriting art festival at James Wood High School, and Roy DeCrane's tax guide offered at one dollar plus tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia
Handwriting Art
James Wood High School
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Battle For Freedom
N. Viets
No. 6
Clarke
Wade Johnson
Johnson
Palm Sunday
Weber & Sons
Winchester
Blake S. Denney
Virginia Game Commission
Hogue Creek
Indian Hollow Road
Lower Back Creek
Rt. 50
Rock Enon
Upper Back Creek
Adams
Frederick County
Rt. 600
Forest Service
National Forest
Shenandoah
Everly
Virginia Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries
Frederick
Shenandoah National Park
Kenney
Esso
Amherst & Boscawen Sts
Ole McDonald’s Farm
Union
Roy DeCrane
Winchester Evening Star
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