Harvard Lampoon Ranks Year's Worst Films and Performers
The Harvard Lampoon declares A Clockwork Orange the year’s worst film and names Jack Nicholson worst actor for Carnal Knowledge Candice Bergen worst actress for T. R Baskin Eddie Egan worst supporting actor for The French Connection Lana Wood worst supporting actress for Diamonds Are Forever The Bosley Award goes to New York Film Critics for best film A Clockwork Orange Twiggy receives Uncrossed Heart Award for least promising young performer The revelations critique contemporary cinema's excess and relevance efforts.
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Vietnam War toll rises with Tet-era casualties reported
Saigon reports last week as North Vietnamese offensive drives enemy casualties to peak since the Tet period. Allied counts show 12 Americans killed, 1,002 South Vietnamese and 7,117 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong killed in action, with 63 Americans and 2,656 South Vietnamese wounded, plus 10 missing and six dead from nonhostile causes.
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North Vietnam Pushes Talks Resume At Paris Conference
North Vietnam delivered formal notes to the U S and South Vietnam urging a resumption of Paris peace talks next Thursday A U S delegation spokesman said the reply would be announced later Secretary of State Rogers said the United States will not resume negotiations while the Communist offensive in South Vietnam continues The Hanoi delegation demanded immediate end to bombardments of North Vietnam and participation again in the Paris conference as usual
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Protesters Arrested At Wright Patterson Gate Visit
Dayton AP reports about 100 antiwar demonstrators at Wright Patterson Air Force Base was arrested this morning. Many were Antioch College students aiming to block gates in protest of intensified bombing in North Vietnam as 18000 workers moved slowly into the base.
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Tornadoes strike Oklahoma killing five near Davis
The Associated Press reports multiple tornadoes across Oklahoma late Wednesday. A tornado hit a farmhouse near Davis killing five people including two women seeking shelter, while injuring three others. Additional funnels damaged homes near Hennepin and Davis, and a mobile home was destroyed in Lawton.
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Bridge repair on B and O C and O railroad bridge opened
The firm rebuilding the B and O C and O bridge damaged by January barge explosions will hand the project to the railroad at noon Friday. Traffic will move over the temporary bridge by Friday afternoon, with permanent repairs due in the fall and no further traffic interruptions expected once the temporary span opens.
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Moon Walk Set On Mountain in Descartes Mountains Moon
Apollo 16 astronauts John Young and Charles Duke descend from lunar orbit to the Descartes highland plateau in a planned 73 hour exploration. They seek evidence of ancient volcanism and the origin of lunar rocks while Mattingly orbits in Casper with a $10 million camera array.
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Heavy fighting at An Loc as battles flare near Saigon
Artillery blows rattle An Loc as U S and allied forces clash with North Vietnamese near Saigon. Reports say six NVA tanks destroyed while 7th Fleet jets and ships counterattack MIGs and torpedo boats. Casualties mount on both sides as Tet-like aggression persists.
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House Democrats seek rush vote on Indochina pullout plan
Washington AP reports Democrats prepare a resolution urging a deadline for ending all military involvement in Indochina and condemning U S bombing around Hanoi and Haiphong. Backers expect a caucus vote after adding a clause condemning Hanoi’s invasion of South Vietnam and setting a 30 day report from the Foreign Affairs Committee. In combat near An Loc U S forces face heavy fighting as B 52 strikes intensify the siege.
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Maryland Campus Clashes Lead to 19 Arrests on Route 1
Demonstrators clash with police near the University of Maryland College Park as rocks fireworks and Molotov cocktails are thrown. Officers using tear gas restore order after 19 arrests and 2 injuries. Similar protests occur at Columbia University with window damage and campus demonstrations.
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Meany Urges Excess-Profit Tax On Businesses
AFL CIO President George Meany told Congress President Nixon has failed to control the economy and called for a new wage price policy and an excess profit tax on business. He charged officials distorted statistics and said wages remain within the Pay Board's 9.9 percent control after a brief surge.
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Editors Face Prosecution Risk For Publishing Classified Docs
Washington based Justice Department official warned editors they could face prosecution for publishing secret or stolen government information during a panel at the American Society of Newspaper Editors meeting. Columnist Jack Anderson urged editors not to be intimidated. The event featured remarks at a luncheon by Democratic presidential hopefuls and a Deputy Attorney General internals security official advised careful classification checks before publication.
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Canton Impostor Doctor Linked to Hospital Roles
Stark County officials said an impostor posing as Dr Edward Bradley collected over 2000 dollars in three weeks while serving as administrator and medical director at Molly Stark Hospital. He may have worked at Community Hospital Saginaw and Mercy Hospital Monroe in prior years. A John Doe warrant lists aliases Wayne Farmer and Edward Bradley. Police chase centers on Independence and Kansas City Missouri and Detroit areas. Prosecutor David Dowd noted the suspect claimed ownership of nursing homes in Kansas City and Detroit.
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FTC challenges aspirin ads by three drug makers
The FTC demanded proof to support claims that Bufferin relieves pain twice as fast as aspirin Ana cin is preferred by more doctors and Bayer is superior to other aspirin brands. The agency cited ten ads in a proposed complaint accusing top firms of misleading advertising. FTC director Robert Pitofsky said the campaigns create a misimpression of therapeutic differences.
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