Nixon orders bombing rise in Vietnam crisis
An unnamed administration official says Nixon faced advisers split on whether to bomb Hanoi and Haiphong to deter the North Vietnamese Easter offensive. The President chose escalation to project a viable foreign policy, risking political backlash but aiming to deter further Communist gains and safeguard his trip to the Soviet Union.
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Jaiphong
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Vietnam
South Vietnam
Free World
Fremont Third Annual Bike Rodeo Crowned Champion
Frankey and finalists competed at Fremont’s Third Annual Bike Rodeo with 13 year old Shawn Staples winning the top prize a 210 speed bike donated by Gienmoor Bike Shop. Participants aged 6 to 14 faced skill tests and a written portion at the Fremont Swim Lagoon with event sponsored by the Fremont and Mission Peak Optimists Clubs Independent Insurance Agents and local police departments.
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Thousands march in major cities to protest Vietnam bombing
Tens of thousands rallied across the United States in pouring rain to denounce renewed U.S. bombing in Vietnam. In Manhattan more than 50,000 marched five miles, while San Francisco drew over 30,000 for speeches by Jane Fonda Dick Gregory and Bobby Seale. Other scenes included confrontations in Los Angeles Chicago and Austin with arrests, and a Washington D C Veterans procession to the Pentagon.
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John Lenson
Yoko Ono
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Kezar Stadium
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Dick Gregory
Bobby Sesle
Nixon
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Jewish Defense League
Vietnam
Indochina
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Lunion
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Chicago
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Woodrow Wilson Sena
University of Texas-Austin
Lyndon B. John
Clouds Ahead Fair Skies Through Monday Inland Patchy Fog
A weather notice forecasts fair conditions through Monday with patches of fog and increasing high clouds near the coast spreading inland. Cooler today with lows in the 40s and highs in the 40s, westerly winds 19 to 20 mph.
Reserves brace Saigon for feared Viet Cong attack
U.S. and South Vietnamese forces rush reserves back toward Saigon as Communists push through the Central Highlands and seize bases north of the capital. Delta and Yankee bases fall under heavy assault. An Loc endures shelling while Saigon may face a northern push.
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Dak To
Tan Canh
Ben Het
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An Lec
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Chon Thanh
Cambodia
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Communista
James Holmsworth
Dau ‘Tieng
South
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Migtacy
Delta
Highlands
Pleiku
UPI
Matt Franjola
Spacemen find odd rocks on moon mountain high
Spacemen John Young and Charles Duke report on Apollo 16 moonwalks at Descartes highlands. The pair endured rover damage and 7 hours outside Orion in a record lunar excursion. They gathered about 37 pounds of samples including a football sized white rock, finding breccia rather than basalt as expected.
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Ucke
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Trey
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Death Valley
Nevada Atomic Test Site
Errain
Anthony England
Capaule
Belfast violence and sectarian attacks escalate in Ireland
Reports from Belfast Newry and Ballast describe IRA related violence including a dating couple shot in Newry and a deaf mute tarred and feathered in Belfast. A Ballast Protestant man beaten on the Peace Line and Coalisland bomb disposal crews extinguished diesel tanks as 150 youths clashed with troops.
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