Rockets Hit DMZ Bunker Killing and Wounding U S Troops
Saigon reports a 100 pound rocket struck a bunker near the DMZ base Charlie 2, killing and wounding most soldiers inside as most gathered for meals and drinks. Earlier, helicopters spotted enemy rocket sites and ground troops clashed with North Vietnamese forces with seven enemy deaths reported.
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Saigon
Demiliarized Zone
U.S
Dmz
Th Mechanized Infantry
Yee
Charlie 2
GM Stockholders Vote Downs Reform Efforts at GM Meeting
In Detroit AP reports reformers seeking greater public input and to end GM's South Africa operations were decisively defeated at General Motors annual stockholder meeting. Only one of three Campaign GM proposals surpassed 2 percent of votes, far below the 3 percent threshold supporters hoped would trigger reconsideration next year. Rev Dr Leon Sullivan urged broader corporate responsibility but failed to move the measure.
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Detroit
General Motors
South Africa
Leon Sulli
Van
Ralph Nader
Comepany
Roche
Lawmakers Named To Study Groups From Madison County
Three Indiana lawmakers who represented Madison County in 1971 were named to legislative study committees. State Sen. Martin Edwards of New Castle was named to Legislative Rules and the Executive Reorganization committees. State Sen. Tom Teague of Anderson was named to Education and Election Reform. State Rep. Craig Campbell of Anderson was appointed to Constitutional Revision.
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Indiana General Assembly
Madison County
Martin K. Edwards
New Castle
Madison
Henry
Hancock
Tom Teague
D Anderson
Hancock Counties
Craig Campbell
Anderson
Gambling Ring Busted Across Four Counties In Indiana
FBI agents arrested seven individuals in a large scale gambling operation spanning four Indiana counties. Those taken into custody include Harry Bowen Taylor and Joseph Salutin of Anderson and Pendleton residents Chamberlain Goar Jobson Miller Wegener, with warrants citing illegal gambling business and conspiracy. The arrests occurred at various homes and cigar stores, and the group faced five year prison terms and fines up to twenty thousand dollars. A separate narcotics raid detained teens at 2535 Main before release.
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FBI
Anderson
Harry Bowen Taylor
Nichol Ave
Joseph” Salutin
Edwin K.’ Chamberlain
Main St
Pendleton
Chamberlain
Taylor
Main
Salutin
Willard L. Goar
E. Jefferson
Tipton
Frises
Harold P. Jobson
Wigger St
Marion
Helen Lucille Miller
25Th St
New Castle
Norman K. Wegener
24Th St
Miller
Wegener
Johnson
James T. Neagle
Indianapolis
Stanley B. Miller
United States
Nixon
Deputy Shot in Connersville During Custody Case
Fayette County deputy James Leverton was shot in the leg while trying to arrest Hazel Richardson at a drive-in restaurant in Connersville. Richardson, shot in the arm, had harassed Circuit Court Judge Leroy Handy over a divorce custody ruling. Police said a deputy and city officer guarded the judge as officers searched for her. Detective Don Seffrin and Sheriff’s Deputy Max Huffman confronted Richardson at noon as she sat in her car.
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Connersville, Ind
Fayette County
James Leverton
Indianapolis
Hazel Richard
Alexandria
Pendleton Unity teachers stage mass walkout amid budget crisis
In Pendleton Unity Community School Corp several hundred students faced an abbreviated day as about 120 of 170 teachers did not report for work. Superintendent Harold Smith noted 9 am dismissals and buses returning students while teachers vow to return Monday.
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Pendleton
South Madison Community School
Harold Smith
Rex Hinsky
De Gaulle Move Reversed as France Lifts Veto on Britain
Paris reports show France dropped its longtime veto on Britain joining the European Common Market. President Pompidou said agreement could be clinched next month and pledged joint Western Europe work with Prime Minister Heath. Heath said negotiations would continue in June to resolve monetary and market issues, including Pound sterling’s role.
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Georges Pompidou
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de Gaulle
Edward Heath
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United States
Heath
de Gaulled
European Community
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British Commonwealth
European Economic Community
Weather Outlook With Increasing Clouds Tonight
Increasing cloud in warmer tonight with a twenty percent chance of precipitation. Partly cloudy with little change in temperatures Sunday. Today's high near 108 and tonight's low near 4.
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