Analysts call cheap offensive as bases blasted in S Vietnam
U S forces faced a fourth day of intensified shelling across six major South Vietnamese bases. Da Nang saw a fuel-fire from a rocket strike at an air base, prompting evacuations. Cam Ranh and Camp Eagle suffered light damage with no casualties reported. Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces attacked Pleiku Soc Trang Binh Thuy and a U S convoy in Quang Ngai, wounding five and destroying one vehicle. Cambodian fighting flared at Pich Nil pass southwest of Phnom Penh.
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Binh Thuy
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Camp Eagle
Hue
Quang Ngai
Cambodia
Pich Nil Pass
Phnom Penh
Panel Urges China Admittance to U N Seats
A presidential commission led by Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge urges dual U N seats for both China governments and endorses allegiance to the UN charter. The report, delivered to the White House amid easing U S Peking tensions, calls broader inclusion of all governments.
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Rogers Sees China's Role in Southeast Asia
Secretary of State William P. Rogers said the United States aims to foster a constructive Chinese role in Asia as SEATO meets. He noted the U.S. is exiting the Vietnam war and considering long term aid for South Vietnam's postwar economy. He urged nations to welcome China’s rising influence and cited U.S. China policy as paving a calmer regional future.
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William P. Rogers
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Asia
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South Vietnam
Seato
Nixon
Washington
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Republic of China
America
Red China
Guerrilla Theater Protests Target Selec tive Service HQ in Capital
Antiwar protesters plan a second action this week in Washington aimed at the Selective Service headquarters as part of a May Day effort to shut down government agencies. Counter-protests in support of Vietnam policy grow with congressional lobbying for peace that does not reward aggression. The weekend antiwar demonstrations continue with an estimated 100 to 200 youths in the spring offensive roaming the Capitol corridors.
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Congress
Antiwar Demonstrations Flood Capitol in Guerrilla Theater
About 150 students and supporters staged protests at the Capitol and Senate offices demanding an end to the Vietnam War, a $6500 annual family income, and the release of political prisoners. Police arrested nine for shouting in the Senate and seven for blocking a Pentagon entrance, with additional detentions in offices of Hugh Scott and Barry Goldwater.
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Vietnam
War Crimes Panel Hears Torture Testimony in Vietnam
Washington AP report on unofficial congressional inquiry hearing five former military intelligence officers and Lt. Col. Anthony B. Herbert about alleged torture and civilian slayings in Vietnam. Witnesses claim shelling unarmed villages and burnings. Herbert cites obstruction to testifying.
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West Point
Vietnam
Ronald V. Dellums
D-Calif
Anthony B. Herbert
Ian
House
Carl Albert
Albert
Robert B. Johnson
Pets for children in Classification 76 Pets and Supplies
Classified notice promotes fluffy puppies and cuddly kittens for children. It highlights pets and supplies available today in the local classifieds.
Senate approves school desegregation aid bill
The Senate approved Nixon administration desegregation aid totaling 1.5 billion dollars with restricted spending, defeating Southern efforts to curb federal court powers in integration cases. The bill, passed 74 to 8, authorizes 500 million for the coming fiscal year and 1 billion the next year, sending the measure to the House.
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Senate
Nixon
House
Pentagon plans 25 percent cut in Southeast Asia air ops
Pentagon sources say U S fighter bomber operations in Southeast Asia will be reduced by about 25 percent next year, dropping to the lowest level since early in the air war. The Justice Department will appeal a ruling barring wiretaps of domestic subversion suspects without court approval. Ohio could have first class schools and second class cities under Gov. Gilligan's $9 1 billion budget, Youngstown Mayor Jack Hunter says. The plan allocates 2.9 billion for education in two years, up from 1.8 billion, with no direct city grants.
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Southeast Asia
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Justice Department
Supreme Court
Columbus
Ohio
John J. Gilligan
Youngstown
Jack Hunter
Hunter
Gilligan
Gilligan’s
Obituary notices and sports briefs in the classifieds
Classified page items include obituaries and a sports brief featuring UR Women. The readable portions highlight notable deaths and a short update on the women’s team with limited context.
Kotouc Innocent Verdict Directed On One Charge
A military judge directed a verdict of innocence on a charge that Capt. Eugene M. Kotouc cut a Viet Cong prisoner on the neck at My Lai in 1968. The court martial left the maiming charge, accusing him of cutting off part of a finger during interrogation, for jury deliberation.
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Mcpherson, Ga
Eugene M. Kotouc
My Lai
Col
Madison Wright
Humboldt
Neb
Wright
Norman Cooper
Southern Pines
N.C
Humphrey Seen as Favored by GOP for 1972 Nomination
The GOP via its weekly newsletter labels Hubert H. Humphrey the odds-on favorite for the 1972 Democratic presidential nomination after analyzing political tea leaves. Ed Muskie languishes as front runner while Humphrey gains from Muskie’s decline. Kennedy stays out of the race. Humphrey rejects the billing with tempered amusement.
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Republican National Committee
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Hubert H. Humphrey
Edward M. Kennedy
Humphrey
GOP
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Ed Muskie
Hubert Horatio Humphrey
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