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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1971
Page
1
Seminar students visit with Quie for a Your Government session. The evening began with a dinner in the private cafeteria dining room near the Washington Hilton Hotel. The students attended to hear the congressman discuss national matters.
North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces conducted scattered harassing attacks in South Vietnam, pressing the artillery bases at Dak To and Holloway in the central highlands. U.S. units faced an attack near Saigon with several wounded, while rockets and mortars hit Da Nang and other targets. Civilians and soldiers were wounded, and large crowds dispersed after a defectors rally in Vi Thanh. U.S. B52s bombed targets around Fire Base 6 near the borders of Laos and Cambodia.
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Ohio Highway Patrol identified a man and wife and their daughter and son-in-law from Sioux Falls S D as victims in a Lake Erie crash. Pilot Leo Rohl and the couple’s family perished. Coast Guard and sheriff’s deputies searched for bodies as witnesses described the plane’s approach near Lost Nation Airport three miles from Willoughby.
AP reports a 24-hour curfew across Ceylon amid fighting where insurgents are said to outnumber security forces by as much as three to one. In Amman, King Hussein reportedly accepted Syrian proposals to resolve the two-week Palestinian guerrilla crisis, details unclear. In San Francisco, riot police dispersed an antiwar rally outside a hotel hosting Deputy Defense Secretary Packard. five men were arrested.
Ten House Democrats call for a congressional hearing on Vietnam war policy to air the facts beyond the Calley case. They urge assessing military policy by principles like free fire zones and criticize Nixon's decision as improper interference with the judicial process. The signers include Burton, Edwards, Conyers, Eckhardt, Fraser, Helstoski, Kastenmeier, Koch, Ryan, and Mikva.
In Moscow at the 24th party congress, Leonid Brezhnev was confirmed as general secretary and supreme leader. Nikolai Podgorny moved to second in the Politburo, pushing Premier Kosygin to third, signaling a shift toward stability with new veteran appointees and a continued emphasis on heavy industry.
A 15 year old Duluth youth, Alexander Barr, was struck by two cars on U.S. 53 near the Duluth Air Force Base and died after surgery. In St. Cloud, 73 year old Joseph Woniewicz was hit by a car near his home and died at a local hospital. The driver was identified as 48 year old Robert Oemcke.
Two men armed with three limbs fought off a pack of wolves attacking 15 year old David Williams at the San Diego zoo. Williams, from Palos Verdes Estates, Los Angeles area, was rescued and credited with surviving the incident.
Pope Paul VI fasted and skipped Mass as Christians worldwide marked Good Friday. He prayed in the private chapel then led an afternoon service at St Mary Major and a candlelit Way of the Cross through Rome from the Colosseum to the Temple of Venus ruins. He denounced priests who left the church as runaway brothers and recalled Judas at the Last Supper.
A civil complaint filed in U.S. District Court accuses David C. Bevan, William R. Gersbecker, Charles J. Hodge, Penphil Co., and Du Pont Glore Forgan of secretly manipulating Penn Central resources for personal gain. The railroad seeks recovery of millions, citing losses including $431 million in 1970 and specific damages in Great Southwest, Executive Jet, and Liechtenstein trust accounts.
A wooden cross is raised atop a church roof in New Orleans during Holy Week observances. Two men, depicted as prayers, participate in tableaux at Woodland Presbyterian Church commemorating the crucifixion of Christ.
Flood forecasts on the Red River from Grand Forks northward were reduced by the National Weather Service due to substantial snowmelt. Still, potential rainfall in the coming weeks and ice in northern tributaries could trigger local rises. Crest projections include 7-8 feet above flood stage at Grand Forks next Thursday and 3-4 feet above banks at Olso, with other crests along Buffalo River, Red Lake River, and Snake River at various Minnesota towns.
La Crosse Wisconsin AP teachers will vote April 15 to ratify a contract tentatively agreed to after 15 months of negotiations. The La Crosse Education Association conditionally approved the pact as final language remains to be set. The major block was binding arbitration on nonrenewal disputes, which was dropped.
Washington AP The White House and Senate GOP dispute whether Nixon signaled a target date to pull troops from Vietnam. GOP Leader Scott and Democratic Whip Byrd say they believe a withdrawal by January 20, 1973. The White House states no specific deadline was given.
Report says Marie Denise Duvalier may steer the government in Fort au Prince while her father President Francois Duvalier recovers from another health crisis. Sources note her growing influence and readiness to act if needed.
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