GM agrees to give up Miami Beach convention hall
GM says it will release the Miami Beach Convention Hall freeing space for the GOP National Convention move from San Diego. A GM spokesman in Detroit notes no stumbling block and willingness to release the space if hotels and area commitments are freed. GOP leaders report Sen. Robert Dole and party officials working on relocating dates. An emergency national committee session in Washington is set for May 5-6 to vote on the move.
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Miami Beach
Fla
General Motors
San Diego
Detroit
Robert Dole
National Committee
Washington
South Viet Abandons Bases as Push Slows
South Vietnamese forces abandon Fire Bases 5 and 6 on Rocket Ridge north of Kontum as North Vietnamese troops advance along Highway 14 toward Dien Binh. U.S. bombers knock out a Dak Psi River bridge and strike Tan Canh and Dak To, with 10 Americans killed in a helicopter crash and more troops reinforced at Vo Dinh. The defense line near Kontum holds amid heavy shelling and tank movements, while President Thieu orders recapture of Tan Canh and Dak To airfield with full support.
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Central Highlands
U.S
Kontum City
Tan Canh
Dak To
Kontum
Dien Binh
Vo Dinh
Dak Psi River
Ray Dobbins
Hanoi
Highlands
Nguyen van Thieu
Ngo Dzu
Dak
Thieu
An Loc No. 2
An Loc
Demilitarized Zone
Apollo 16 crew heads home after lunar exploration
Houston reports Apollo 16 returns to earth after five days on the moon with discussions about volcanic rocks. Charles Duke doubts findings while Mission Control believes volcanic evidence exists in unexpected forms as they fire engines for splashdown. Thomas Mattingly extends a space walk to retrieve film canisters from Caspar.
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Space Center
Houston
Mission Control
Charles M. Duke Jr
Thomas K. Mattingly II
Casper
Primary day shifts Dems race with Muskie and Humphrey contest
Pennsylvania and Massachusetts hold doubleheader primaries as Muskie seeks to sustain a White House bid facing strong Humphrey and McGovern. In Pennsylvania voters choose 137 delegates while Massachusetts ballots weigh 102 delegates with full slates led by Kevin White and party leaders.
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Massachusetts
Hubert H. Humphrey
George McGovern
Edmund S. Muskie
Muskie
Pittsburgh
Humphrey
White House
Milton J. Shapp
McGovern and Muskie
Boston
Kevin H. White
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric seeks outside Columbus rate hikes
The utility requests higher rates outside Columbus based on a 6.13 percent approved return, noting 4.9 percent in Franklin County outlying areas. If approved, average increases totaling about nine percent would raise annual income by 4.4 million dollars.
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Columbus, Ohio
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Ohio Public Utilities Commission
Columbus
Franklin County
Challenge to executive agreements limits presidential power
Two Senate Foreign Relations Committee members urged Congress to curb the presidents use of executive agreements as treaties. Senator Clifford Case said the risk is binding the nation to irrevocable courses without congressional and public approval. Senator Stuart Symington warned extended use gives the executive branch near total control over international affairs.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
Clifford P. Case
R-N.j
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Executive Branch
Senators Demand Recall Over ITT Antitrust Testimony
Democratic Senators Kennedy and Tunney push for recall of Acting Attorney General Kleindienst and aide Peter Flanigan to question conflicting statements on ITT antitrust settlement. They seek additional testimony on Flanigan's talks with Kleindienst and Kleindienst's denial of discussing antitrust matters with White House officials.
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Washington
Senate
Ate Gaten
Kleindienst
Peter M. Flanigan
Edward M. Kennedy
John V. Tunney
California
Ohio court orders separating 14 amendments on ballot
The 10th District Court of Appeals ruled that Ohio must split the 14 amendment package into separate issues for voter approval. Secretary of State Ted Brown expressed difficulty meeting the ruling before May 2, citing printing and advertising deadlines and pre- mailed absentee ballots. Two options were discussed: seek stays in higher courts to continue as planned or postpone the vote to the fall general election.
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Columbus
Ohio
10Th District Court of Appeals
Ted Brown
Brown
Secretary of State
State Supreme Court
Ohio seeks Supreme Court relief from ban on parental aid
Ohio asks the U S Supreme Court for emergency relief to permit tuition rebates of 90 dollars per non public school pupil per year while an appeal proceeds. Special Counsel David Young argues the ruling creates an educational crisis affecting 334 420 students and could cause irreparable harm to families. the panel had ruled the plan violated the separation of church and state.
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Washington
Ohio
U.S. Supreme Court
High Court
David Young
State of
Young
Litton Withdraws Charges Against Pressmen at McBee Plant
Litton Industries withdrew its unfair labor practices charge against the Athens McBee Plant Pressmen's Union after an NLRB finding of no merit. The action removes one case from the docket, but three remain. A decertification petition by dissident union members, led by Larry Graves, stays live despite Graves leaving the plant.
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Litton Industries
Athens McBee Plant
National Labor Relations Board
Litton
Pressmen’s Union
McBee
NLRB
Larry Graves
Graves
Fox
Washington
Region Nine
Athens
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Horace Troop
Ohio State University
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