Vietnamese and Chinese war links widen in Saigon siege
Reports from Hue 400 miles north of Saigon describe allied ships and air power blasting suspected Communist regiments while Nixon orders mining and rail bombings to choke supplies to the north. U S advisors call it a major counterattack as Hanoi vows to fight on.
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Paris
South Vietnam
Nixon
Ciorkade
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Vietnam
China
U.S
Navy
Hai- Faong
Quang Khe
Thanh Hot
Dong Hoi
Vinh
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U.S. Air Force
Hanoi-Hai
Canton
Jackson
Ho Kuo
Red River
Ransi
Foreign Ministry
Peking
Hong Kong
Yu Ten
Si An
Annihes
Polel Klang
Konlum City
Port Kong
Kanitim
Communist Party Central Committee
Kissinger
White House
Haiphong
Antiwar protests churn over nation city campus chaos
Readable fragments describe nationwide antiwar unrest at multiple campuses including Illinois Champaign, Santa Barbara, Columbia in New York, Kent State, Northwestern Evanston, Wisconsin Madison, Florida Gainesville, Colorado Boulder, and Chicago. Reports note vandalism, tear gas, baton use, and arrests amid campus disturbances and blockades on highways and streets.
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Sanz
Santa Barbara
Calif
Columbia University
Midtown Manhattan
New York
Kent
Onis
Northwestern University
Sheridan Road
Evanston
University of Wisconsin
Madison
Pacice
Berkeley
Telegraph
Shattuck
Dusy Tes
University of Florida
Denver Boulder Turnpike
Chicago
Eisenhower Expressway
U.S
H. Percy
Apartment revamp plan for island Lake complex
WEWARK reports Transamerica Development Co plans a total revamp of the Lake Island apartment complex with 238 units and underground parking. The plan adds green space and lakefront frontage and may include a highquality waterside restaurant. No action was taken as staff will review.
Fourth candidate lines up for Newark council seat
George Joseph Fernandes 49 of Poplar Street picked up nominating papers to run in the August special election for Newark’s single council seat. He placed sixth in April’s two-seat race and is an office manager at Silvey Transportation. Others who have taken papers include Thomas Boslaph Anne Candy Marshall and Carlisle Tibbs. Louis Cortes, runner-up in April, may seek the mayoral vacancy but has not yet filed. Papers due by May 25.
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George Joseph Fernandes
Curtanis
Fernandes
Poplar-Sl
Silvey Transportation, Inc
Newara
Thomas Boslaph
Anne Candy Marshall
Carlis Las Tibbs
Louis Cortes
James Balentine
Rile
Preservation Debate Shapes Adobe Nursery Site Plan
During a public hearing on the schematic plan council members heard views from Dr. Charles Merrified of the Cultural Arts Council about possible outdoor theater use. Dr. Robert Black urged fencing off the nursery area from adjacent construction. Former Mayor Jack Parry urged weighing any extra activities against nearby residences. Lowell Berry pressed preservation as Singer Housing Co. moves to acquire the nursery. Singer Development Manager Barney Knox and Amelia Silva supported Roeding. Council authorized participation in hearings against Citizens Utilities Co. water rate hikes. City Attorney Alles Sprague warned reevaluation of city involvement may be needed due to site and expertise requirements. In another item, bids for a natural science center in Central Park were rejected to revise specs for cost reduction.
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Charles Merrified
Cultural Arts Council
Robert Black
Conserve the
Jack Parry
Lowell Berry
Lowell Berry Foundation
Singer Housing Co
Singer
Barney Knox
Niles
Amelia Silva
Roeding
Alles Sprague
Coutellmen
Constra Sion
Central Park
G-strings Distract Umpire At Irvington Park Game
Umpire Joseph P. Maria 54 said two performers in two-piece G-string outfits dusted dirt from home plate during a Monday softball game at Irvington Park. The women, reportedly employees of a topless hat named We Silver Lady, drew police attention and a recreation department review was requested.
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Fremont
Joseph P. Maria
Irvington Park
Maria
Maria Sala
Fred Meredith
Humphrey and Wallace in West Virginia and Nebraska races
Humphrey claimed a political defeat in West Virginia while noting the nation gained a great president. In Nebraska he hoped a Omaha victory would outweigh Lincoln support. results were slow. Delegates were split, McGovern led in national delegate counts but none near 1509 for nomination. Nixon won Nebraska GOP primary. Rockefeller won West Virginia Democratic governor nomination. Curtis and Carpenter led GOP and Democratic races for November contests.
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Wallace
West Virginia
Kennedy
Nebraska
Omaha
McGovern
Lincoln
Miami Beach
Nixon
Paul W. Metroskey Jr
California
John D
Jay" Rockefeller
Aych Moore
Carl T. Curtis
Terry M. Carpenter
Wallace C. Peterson
Curtis
Miners Survive Rescue in Sunshine Mine Disaster
Two miners remained alive after a long rescue effort at the Sunshine Mine. They wore yellow slickers and helmets marked Wild Bill on a hardhat. Rescue teams recovered five bodies at 3,100 to 9,700 feet, found air in the shaft, and used a yellow capsule flown from Nevada by the Atomic Energy Commission to reach the lower levels.
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Flory
Sunshine Mining Co
Marvin C. Chase
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Nevada
Mello
Robert Riley
Bureau of Mines
Salt Lake City
Riley
U S faces possible delay or cancellation of Nixon Moscow summit
U S officials voiced resignation to a possible postponement or cancellation of the Nixon Moscow summit amid Nixon’s decision to seal North Vietnamese ports. Kissinger said the aim is to avoid confrontation while proceeding with May 22 travel plans.
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Wasiington
Upty
Nixon
Moscow
North Vietnam
White House
Henry A. Kissinger
Mens
United States
U. S
Adinistration
Kremlin
Chabela Gomes admits chair throwing at schools meeting
Isabel Gomes known as Chabela, 23, admitted in municipal court to stamping and clapping during a Union City New Haven School Board session on December 14. She testified she picked up and threw a chair, claiming the meeting derailed by trustees and a demand to rename the school Cesar Chavez. Trial proceeds with codefendants facing battery charges. bond election plans and school bids were central issues at the disrupted session.
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Gomes
Gomez
Jack Murray
Cesar Chavez
Harold Strickland
Syd Furman
Eleanor Wands
Hayward
Union City
Mrs. Gomez
Horenec
Gonzalez
Vatitjo
Vara
Miramonte Ave
Sal Leandro
Suuinieps
Rehire-Teacher Plans Rejected With Budget Curtailments
The meeting discussed rejecting requests to rehire teachers and maintaining current teacher-student ratios. An austerity budget of 9 million dollars showed a 793 thousand dollar deficit with no reserve, prompting recommended cuts to custodial help, admin services, field trip transportation, and clerical staff to balance the books.
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Memorial High School
Bay ships lanes cut collision risk near Golden Gate
Coast Guard announces a network of shipping lanes in San Francisco Bay to reduce collisions. The plan follows the January 18, 1971 collision of two Standard Oil tankers near the Golden Gate Bridge and a large oil spill. Marine highways extend six miles from the bridge with inbound ships using the south side and outbound ships the north side.
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San Francisco
UPR
Tae Coast Guard
Sanfrancisco Bay
Golden Gate Bridge
Golden Gate
Fire crew douses plastic blaze in Fremont home
A dangerous blaze involving plastic materials at Ernest Schuyler’s 4326 Norman Court was halted by a quick neighbor and firemen. Schuyler’s son Robert, 4, lit incense on a hobby table and started a plastic kit fire, which was contained with two buckets of water. damage put at about 550 dollars.
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Fremont
Norman Court
Ernest Schuyler
Schuyler
Robert
Melvin Leal
Don
Melvin Cleveland
Ale Cleveland
Agreement Reached on BART Signs in Fremont
BART engineering committee approved an agreement covering installation and maintenance of BART wayfinding signs in Fremont. The plan mirrors recent deals at Oakland and Lafayette, with initial costs about 2000 dollars and yearly maintenance around 500 dollars. The signs aim to direct riders to BART's Fremont Station and move to final board approval.
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BART
Fremont
Iremont Stalinn
Oaklant
Lafayette
Median barrier pact okayed for Route 17
SACRAMENTO public works awarded a 949,967 bid to build a median barrier on Route 17 in Tas Gatos. Department official James A. Moe said Charles Construction Company, Inc. of Santa Clara would perform the work on a mile segment just south of Route 9.
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Allied Arts Center
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Caroline Turner
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