Vietnam War Now Fourth Costliest in U S History
AP reports Vietnam claims the fourth highest American battlefield deaths total at 33 641 through eight years of fighting with 244 280 casualties to date. Weekly tolls reach 312 dead and 1 598 wounded as allied losses mount and peace talks stall in Paris.
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U.S
United States
Nixon
Paris
Uth
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
Walsh
Henry Cabot Lodge
Front
Panthers allegedly planned Easter store bombs and raids thwarted
New York reports say 21 Black Panthers were indicted on conspiracy to murder arson and weapons charges for a planned attack on five department stores a railroad and a police station during Easter crowds. Police netted 12 suspects in raids. seven remained at large as of the indictment.
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New York
Midtown Manhattan
Black Panther Party
Panthers
Dist. Atty
Frank S$. Hogan
Newark
N. J
Supreme Court
Charles Marks
Ohio University faces possible fee hike amid funding worry
Alden tells faculty that OHIO University may see another tuition increase if the legislature does not provide enough funds to keep operations running. Page 3. Union members in Mason and Jackson counties plan to join a March on Arch protest. Page 13.
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Ohio University
Alden
Mason and
Jackson Counties
Congress Readies Return After Easter Break
Congress resumes after a one day Easter recess with plans to set budget priorities. White House aims for a 194 to 195 billion dollar budget, while Republicans challenge the administration's figures and constraints.
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Washington
Congress
Nixon
Wixon
Congressional
Capitol Hill
White House
Congress Passes Debt Ceiling Bill and Raises Pay
The report notes limited achievements including passage of a federal debt ceiling bill, several appropriation measures, and an executive reorganization plan. Congress also approved a pay raise by not vetoing a presidential recommendation, boosting salaries from $30,000 to $42,500 annually.
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Congress
Moscow threats pull Czech to curb anti-Soviet protests
Moscow warned Czechoslovakia to stop anti-Soviet demonstrations or face Soviet troops. Andrei Grechko and Vladimir Semyonov delivered the ultimatum in Prague, pressuring authorities to halt protests and tighten media censorship after a hockey game victory against the USSR sparked unrest and vandalism across several cities.
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Moscow
Czechoslovakia
Andrei Grechko
Vladimir 5. Semyonov
Tass
Czechoslovak Comunist Party
Soviet Union
Stockholm
Sweden
Aeroflot
Kromeriz
Moravia
Interior Ministry
Slovakia
Rivers orders Stratton to stop talking on Sheridan tank
Rep. L Mendel Rivers chairman of the House Armed Services Committee ordered Rep. Samuel Stratton to cease public comments on the Sheridan tank program. Stratton leads a subcommittee under Rivers that investigates the program, and Rivers said he told him to speak only if he has something worthwhile to say.
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Washington
Army
L. Mendel Rivers
D.C
Samuel Stratton
D-N.y
Rivers
House Armed Services Committee
Stratton
Ohio House Sails Second Major Tax Plan For Counties
A proposed Bartunek Flannery bill would require all 88 counties to levy a local income tax on individuals with proceeds shared among county units. It also imposes a corporate tax, offers a 63 over-65 homestead exemption, phases out inventories taxes, and trims intangible property taxes while streamlining administration.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio House
Aller J. Barrick
Cleveland Heights
James J. Flannery
Cleveland
Bartunek-Flannery
Ack
Bartunek
Bartunek - Flannery
Palm Springs Resort Riots End With Near 300 Arrests
Police backed by reinforcements arrested nearly 300 people amid two days of disorder at a California desert resort. Officers fired teargas and shots were heard as crowds of thousands gathered for rock music and sunbathing, with several injuries and one statutory-tape arrest.
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Palm Springs
Calif
Tahquile Canyon
Jim Packard
Santa Barbara
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