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...launched against the civilian areas of Laos." said Craven, a member of the U.S. student group which negotiated the People's Peace Treaty with North and South Vietnamese students in their native countries last year. He said that the U.S. was now using five, ten, and fifteen thousand ton bombs in Laos, "bombs that literally vibrate people to death even when they take refuge in caves and tunnels...
...heroin from Laos, and now awaits trial. Thien's comely, 20-year-old travelmate slipped by airport police, but was arrested a few days later as she entered one of Saigon's main heroin "drops," a three-story cement apartment building on Le Thanh Ton Street...
...self-sufficient in oil from onshore wells in northern China. However, production is reported to be less than 100,000 barrels per day, an amount which will have to be expanded as China further industrializes. On February 24 China launched its largest oil tanker to date, a 22,000-ton vessel giving indications they plan to expand their role in the oil trade...
...planes are dropping seven-and-a-half ton blockbusters on the North Vietnamese besieging Fire Base Six, in the first use of this powerful bomb on troops. U.S. military sources said Monday...
...swiftly loading and unloading in ports. Most cargo ships spend half their time in port, including considerable waiting for dock space. The new ship can stay offshore, outside the port, while tugs deliver barges to it or pick up barges from it. The Lash Italia has a 500-ton capacity crane that hoists the vessel's 63 lighters (each 61 ft. long) over the stern and stows them in the open holds. Bypassing the crowded docks, the ship stopped at Barcelona for only eight hours instead of the usual 24, at Genoa for nine hours instead of two days...