U Sprepares largest air strikes since 1968 in Vietnam
U S forces marshal 275 Navy jets plus 250 Air Force aircraft for major raids aimed at North Vietnam across the DMZ. Carriers Kitty Hawk and Constellation join Coral Sea and Hancock, with weather delaying full action to early next week. Eight American helicopter crewmen are missing and feared dead after clashes near Quang Tri and Pace.
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Kitty Hawk
Constellation
Coral Sea
Hancock
Gulf of Tonkin
Navy
South Vietnam
Thailand
Dmz
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Thirty three cars derail in Penn Central train pile up near Carpenter
A Columbus bound Penn Central train derailed in northern Meigs County just north of Carpenter causing $100000 damage. The 89 car train carried coal with five crewmen uninjured although thirty one cars damaged and two diesel engines involved. Fire crews delayed by chlorine gas fear until officials cleared the danger. Train rerouting along C and O lines.
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Carpenter
Columbus
Penn-Central
Meigs County
Pomeroy Fire Department
Penn Central
Meigs County Sheriff's Department
Ohio Highway Patrol
C and O
Hobson
Corning
F. B. Wilson
J. E. Morris
D. H. Nelson
D. W. Lisle
A. H. Beegle
Antiwar priest Berrigan found guilty in prison letter case
Harrisburg jury convicts Philip Berrigan of smuggling a letter from a federal prison as nine other counts remain unresolved. The panel also considered a conspiracy to kidnap Kissinger and plans to smuggle prison mail. Deliberations resume with questions about the remaining counts and potential retrial.
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Harrisburg
Philip Berrigan
Harrisburg Seven
White House
Henry A. Kissinger
Berrigan
Kissinger
Washington, D.C
Draft Board
Paul O’dwyer
McGovern Alleges ITT Tax Dodging and expenses
Sen. George McGovern charges ITT paid no federal income tax in 1968 1969 and 1970 citing SEC filings. He also accuses ITT of listing a $400 000 contribution to the Republican National Convention as a business expense. ITT denies the claim stating taxes were paid in years cited.
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Milwaukee
Wis
George McGovern
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
ITT
South Dakota
Securities and Exchange Commission
New York
McGovern
Edward Wallace
Stop N Go robbery suspect arrested in Columbus case
A 23 year old Lancaster man Michael Louis Warner was arrested by Athens police in connection with the March 22 armed robbery kidnapping at the Stop N Go on Stimson Avenue. Witnesses identified him as the gunman and he was brought to Athens after Lancaster police detained him on parole charges. The case involved a .38 pistol, a Volkswagen used to take hostages to West Virginia and then to Columbus, with a maniacal robber high on speed who threatened to kill.
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Lancaster
Athens
Stimson Avenue
Michael Louis Warner
Charles Cochran
Warner
Columbus
Greg Markley
Markley
West Virginia
Livingston Avenue
GI Drug Testing Set for Vietnam Tour
In Vietnam every GI will face at least four heroin tests before homeward return. Military drug teams sweep combat and noncombat zones daily seeking addicts for rehab. About 10 000 personnel undergo random urinalysis with roughly 500 hooked or casual users. Brig Gen John Singlaub notes focus on early detection and treatment over punishment.
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Washington
Vietnam
White House
Army
John Singlaub
Lindbergh evacuated from Philippine jungle expedition
Charles A Lindbergh and 46 Philippine scientists were flown out Sunday by a U S Air Force helicopter after an 11 day jungle expedition. Lindbergh smiled and said they were not in danger but stranded and low on food and praised the Air Force for the rescue.
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Manila
Charles A. Lindbergh
U. S. Air Force
Lindbergh
Air Force
Phillippines
Nader group urges Congress probe of FDA drug-industry influence
Ralph Nader’s Health Research Group asks Congress to investigate drug-industry influence in the FDA and to survey conflicts of interest and set consultant hiring guidelines. The report notes two top FDA officials were demoted or reassigned last month amid industry complaints.
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Washington
Ralph Nader
Congress
Consumer - Advocate
Food and Drug Administration
Nader
Health
FDA
Dita Beard Sits Up For TV Interview On Memo Denial
ITT lobbyist Dita Beard who collapsed while testifying before a Senate subcommittee has left hospital in Denver to appear on CBS 60 Minutes. She denies writing memo sections about ITT antitrust settlements and says she did not draft the controversial document.
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NEW York
Dita Beard
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
Senate
Beard
Denver
Jack Anderson
CBS
60 Minutes
Coast Guard to reopen hearings on Parkersburg barge blasts
Coast Guard commander says hearings will resume in Huntington to review new evidence from witnesses with previously unknown testimony. The Jan. 7 explosions on the Ohio River killed two men and damaged a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad bridge.
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Huntington
W. Va
Coast Guard
Parkersburg
Cmdr
Bobby Burns
Burns
Baltimore and Ohio
Ohio River
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