Troops Cross Into Laos Amid Laos Border Drive Threat
Two thousand more South Vietnamese troops crossed into Laos as helicopters carried fresh units into southern Laos. The move lifts total South Vietnamese forces in the area to over 10,000 while Vice President Ky warned of a broader drive into North Vietnam.
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Aiken Urges Asian Conference to Set Indochina Peace
Senator George D. Aiken urged Southeast Asian nations to convene an Asia based conference including Japan Communist China and Russia to seek peace in Laos Cambodia and Vietnam. He argued peace must come from regional agreement not outside imposition and criticized past Western efforts.
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George D. Aiken
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Aiken
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China
Russia
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Peaceful school meeting ends with window damage incident
Handley officials met 10 to 15 students after an earlier confrontation over a teacher on leave. Superintendent Johnson called the outcome a clarification of actions. The gathering ended when he urged return to class, shortly before three hall windows were smashed and police were summoned.
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Ronald Bugnar
Jacob Johnson
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City Council Considers Minimum Housing Ordinance
Winchester city council moved toward enforcing minimum housing standards including utilities, sanitation, and occupancy rules. A public hearing is set for March 9 at 7 30 p.m at Rouss City Hall as officials study a comprehensive plan and zoning updates following annexation.
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Apollo 14 Moon Heroes In Quarantine After Lunar Landing
Apollo 14 astronauts Alan B. Shepard Jr Edgar D. Mitchell and Stuart A. Roosa ended their lunar mission with a precision splashdown in the South Pacific and began a 21 day quarantine aboard the USS New Orleans en route to Samoa. They will fly to Houston for final health checks and lunar rock examinations. Scientists anticipate studying 4.6 billion year old rocks to illuminate the moon earth and solar system formations.
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Wary Eye On Dam As Los Angeles Earthquake Toll Rises
A powerful quake centered near Los Angeles caused van Norman Dam damage and the San Fernando Valley to evacuate about 80 000 residents. At Veterans Administration hospital 23 bodies found and 45 rescued with 25 missing and many structures damaged. Governor Reagan visited the scene as crews worked amid aftershocks and widespread destruction.
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Egypt urged to take a more mature look at Suez plan
In Jerusalem Foreign Minister Abba Eban urged Egypt to examine Golda Meir’s Suez proposals more maturely before rejecting them He said Cairo’s recent moves could advance the situation and criticized Egypt for precipitously claiming Meir rejected Sadat’s canal opening demand Egyptian spokesman Mahmoud Hafez had described Meir’s statement as a turndown of Sadat’s pullback demand.
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