Bases Lost as North Vietnamese Invasion Presses On
South Vietnamese forces reported losing two more bases in the northern province as U.S. air and naval forces bombed the invaders. General Hoang Xuan Lam said the main assault was halted at Dong Ha, with heavy fighting elsewhere and up to 2,000 NVA killed in six days.
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U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Associated Press
Holger Jensen
Cua Viet River
Anne
Quang Tri City
Thurs
Cua Viet
Dong Ha
Jensen
Hoang Xuan Lam
Lam
Laos
Dong Ha River
Dmz
Quang Tri Province
Wisconsin Primary Set Amid Strong Democratic Contention
About 1.5 million Wisconsin voters vote in the presidential primary. Democrat hopefuls include McGovern Humphrey Muskie and Wallace with 12 Democrats and 3 Republicans on the ballot. Nixon expected to win the GOP race with crossover voting possible due to no party registration. Sixty seven Democratic delegates are at stake distributed by statewide lead plus nine congressional districts.
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Wis
Wisconsin
Patrick J. Lucey
George McGovern
South Dakota
McGovern
South
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Florida
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Tional Appeal
Henry M. Jackson
Washington
New York
John V. Lindsay
Humphrey
Muskie
Nixon
Wallace
Wisconsin GOP sets 28 delegate vote amid Nixon push
On the GOP ballot in Wisconsin 28 delegates are elected with Nixon favored to overwhelm Ohio’s John Ashbrook and California liberal Paul McCloskey who withdrew after New Hampshire. Among Democrats 12 candidates exist but only McCarthy campaigns, urging support for Shirley Chisholm or Lindsay with Hartke Mink Mills Yor ty listed among others.
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Nixon
John M. Ashbrook
Ohio
Eugene J. McCarthy
Minnesota
Shirley Chisholm
New York
Lindsay
Nixon rules out U S ground forces for now in Vietnam
President Nixon has ruled out reintroducing U S ground troops to South Vietnam for now while keeping open the option of strikes by American warplanes against North Vietnam. Officials describe the defense as a South Vietnamese operation amid a major Communist push since Tet 1968.
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Washington
Nixon
U.S
South Vietnam
Ohio Senate weighs strip mine bill to curb land harm
Governor Gilligan argued the measure would curb strip mining damage without closing operators. The House passed it 94-0. Senate amendments soften the plan. The bill lets the Forestry and Reclamation Division decide on highwalls case by case, prompting mixed reactions from miners and conservationists.
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Columbus
Ohio
John Gilligan
Senate
House
Gilligan
Division of Forestry and Reclamation
Nixon Eyes Possible Resumption of Air Strikes in North Vietnam
Reports indicate the administration may reintroduce U.S. air strikes deep inside North Vietnam. Nixon’s stance allows reimposing U.S. ground support if Communist attacks threaten installations. Pentagon says about 15,000 U.S. troops remain in Vietnam, with 95,500 total strength, slated to fall to 69,000 by May 1 under withdrawal plans.
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U.S
North Vietnam
Nixon
South Vietnam
Pentagon
Vietnam
da Nang
Creighton W. Abrams
White House
Paris talks stall as Hanoi presses for resumption
North Vietnam and the Viet Cong demand a new Paris session next Thursday to end a three week suspension. The United States signals it will not resume negotiations while Communist military actions continue and notes talks were suspended March 23. A State Department warning frames the stance.
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Paris
North Vietnam
United States
Vietnam
U.S
State Department
Canton Repository strike talks resume with federal mediator
Canton Ohio negotiators for the Canton Repository and Newspaper Guild Local One returned to the bargaining table with a federal mediator aiding the talks. The strike, entering its 46th day, marked the first negotiation session since March 23.
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Canton, Ohio
Canton Repository
Newspaper Guild
Jury Deadlocks in Berrigan Kissinger Kidnapping Case
In Harrisburg the Harrisburg Seven jury remains deadlocked on conspiracy charges against antiwar priest Philip Berrigan and six co defendants. Deliberations enter their sixth day after rereading the judge's conspiracy instructions.
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Harrisburg
Philip Berrigan
White House
Henry A. Kissinger
ITT Stock Purchase Probed by Ohio Atty. General
Ohio Attorney General William Brown said he is investigating the July purchase by the State Teachers Retirement System of 120000 ITT shares as the price fell by 1.2 million dollars the next month. The probe seeks if the selling firm knew of an ITT antitrust settlement with the Justice Department. An ITT associate said the sale was not deceptive.
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Columbus
Ohio
William Brown
State Teachers Retirement System
International Telephone and Telegraph Corp
Brown
ITT
Justice Department
Transac
Ralph Nader
Senate Judiciary Committee
Washington
U.S. Justice Department
Reuben Robertson
Lazard Freres
Felix Rohatyn
Herschel Pittenger
Pittenger
Ohio voters flood boards to beat registration deadline
Ohioans flocked to county boards across the state to beat the May 2 primary registration cutoff. Columbus and Cleveland reported record surges, with more than 3 000 and 3 000 new registrations respectively as drivers cited court rulings, college drives, and school transport aid. Local boards called it the heaviest day in years.
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Columbus
Ohio
Cleveland
Lucas County Board of Elections
John Kelly
Democratic Party
William Lavelle
Athens County Board of Elections
Chaplin Returns to America after 20 years in exile
Charlie Chaplin, age 82, arrives in New York ending his 20 year exile to attend a Lincoln Center film festival salute and receive an Academy Award in Los Angeles. He vows to honor the Film Society of Lincoln Center and thanks his wife Oona ONeill as he leaves for the Plaza.
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Charles Chaplin
America
Los Angeles
Film Society of Lincoln Center
Bermuda
Oona O’neill
Chaplin
Plaza Hotel
Charlie Chaplin
Lincoln Center
United States
Switzerland
Charlie
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