Nixon administration projects near six billion dollar 1970 surplus
Washington reports a surplus approaching 6 billion dollars for fiscal 1970 after agency by agency review trims 2 billion from defense and Health Education and Welfare budgets. The move follows Nixon's rebudgeting of Lyndon Johnson's 195.3 billion plan and cites cuts in space, agriculture and highways.
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Washington
Nixon
Lyndon Johnson
Johnson
Congress
Defense
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Melvin R. Laird
Pentagon
Department
Flood Waters Rise Across Five States United by Flood Crisis
Vast flooding across Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota Iowa and Wisconsin yields over 3 million in losses. Souris Red and James rivers drive evacuations including 2000 in Minot 25 families Enderlin 75 elderly housing evacuees at Jamestown. The Mississippi threat looms crest expected St Paul next week. Milwaukee Road halts service into St Paul LaCrosse due to floods.
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Associated Press
Mississippi River
US Geological Survey
Midwest
Canadian
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Iowa
Wisconsin
Souris
Minot
Red River
Canada
Enderlin
N. D
Wahpeton
N.D
Fargo
Jamestown
Big Sioux
Sioux Falls
S.D
Sioux City
Des Moines
Estherville
Minnesota River
Montevideo
Mankato
Red Cross
Mississippi
St. Paul
Milwaukee Road
LaCrosse
Wis
Prairie du Chien
Arabs and Israelis clash on Jordanian front
An Israeli army spokesman said Israeli troops clashed with Jordanian regulars south of the Sea of Galilee after an Arab guerrilla attack on an Israeli patrol. The clash involved mortar fire and lasted about two hours with no Israeli casualties. Prior artillery duels continued across the Jordan River and the Suez Canal.
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Associated Press
Egypt
Hussein
Middle East
Sea of Galilee
Jordan River
Suez Canal
Soviet leaders hint at summer Warsaw Pact maneuvers in Czechoslovakia
Soviet Defense Minister Andrei Grechko returned to Prague amid indications of planned summer military exercises in Czechoslovakia as a pressure tactic following anti-Soviet unrest. Krasnaya Zvezda noted talks with Czech defense officials on troop training while East German and Polish leaders backed hard line measures. Gustav Husak urged open criticism of reform leaders as tensions mounted.
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Prague
Andrei A. Grechko
Czechoslovakia
Defense Ministry
Krasnaya Zvezda
Grechko
Martin Czur
Dis
Gustav Husak
National Party
Alexander Dubcek
Ludvik Svoboda
Joseph Smrkovsky
Viet Cong intensify shelling hits 30 bases and towns
Viet Cong gunners pummeled 30 Allied bases and towns in a second night of rocket and mortar attacks. Casualties and damage reported as light. Vinh Long City shelled again with 3 civilians killed and 3 wounded. over 100 mortar rounds killed 17 and wounded 105. Tay Ninh City hit but American base camp nearby came under fire. 1 American soldier killed and 6 wounded. Missing rise to 80 to 150. 12 dead and 100 wounded overall from various strikes. Police reported a bomb at a Cholon transformer station with no casualties, and arrests tied to a Communist cell. Additional skirmishes left 4 Americans dead and 2½ wounded. South Vietnamese casualties at 2 dead and 13 wounded.
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Saigon
Vinh Long
Mekong Delta
Tay Ninh
Associated Press
George McArthur
Cholon
South Vietnam
U.S
NATO ministers seek cautious path to European security
NATO foreign ministers at a two day conference propose to explore with the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe concrete issues suitable for negotiation while avoiding a general security conference. They plan to present a negotiating list to the next Brussels meeting and stress a step by step approach amid Soviet pressure on Czechoslovakia.
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Washington
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Soviet Union
Europe
Brussels
U.S
William P. Rogers
Classified adman Fritz Herzog dies in Rochester
Francis Fritz Herzog 51 of 400 13th St NE died today at Methodist Hospital Rochester after a heart attack at 1:00 am He was Classified Advertising Dept Supervisor of the Herald joined the staff in 1967 and previously managed Sterling Cleveland Hardware and Midway Liquor He is survived by his wife Doris children and parents Funeral set for 11 am Tuesday at Queen of Angels Church
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Francis
Fritz) Herzog
13Th St
Methodist Hospital
Rochester
The
Herald
Herzog
Mayo Clinic
Sterling Cleveland Hardware
Midway
Doris
John
Charles
Thomas
Joanne
Cathy
Martha Ann
Jacob Herzog
Joseph
St. Augustine (Pacelli) High School
Queen of Angels Church
Senate panel votes to postpone Iron Range tax relief bill
The Minnesota Senate Tax Committee voted 14 to 5 to indefinitely delay a bill by Sen. Perpich to raise taconite production taxes from 5 to 45 cents a ton to aid Iron Range communities. Debate centered on the tax burden of dwindling iron ore and the shift to taconite. Opponents argued the increase was excessive while supporters urged broader distribution across the range and noted current tax comparisons with other cities.
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ST. Paul
Senate Tax Committee
Tony Perpich
Eveleth
Perpich
Ely
White Bear Lake
Boise-Cascade
John Spellacy
Grand Rapids
Glen Peterson
Duluth
United Steelworkers Union
USW
Iron Range
Ed Piersall
Virginia
Range
Neary
Virginia Junior College
Raymond Higgins
Youth Vanishes in Minnesota River Flooding Near Chaska
Jerry Sconberg 13 and his sister Idella 14 of Scott County were sightseeing when they fell into the Minnesota River near the Highway 41 bridge in Chaska during Friday’s flood. A search and rescue operation is underway for the missing boy.
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Associated Press
Jerry Sconberg
Scott County
Chaska
Minnesota
Idella
Highway 41
Minnesota traffic toll rises with fatal Hector incident
The Minnesota 1969 traffic death toll climbed to 144 96 after Adolph Melchert 62 Morris died from injuries from a Hector accident that also took his wife 56. The update notes ongoing toll trends and a Friday death.
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Associated Press
Minnesota
Adolph Melchert
Morris
Minn
Olivia
Hector
Harvard Votes to Drop Criminal Trespass Charges
Harvard faculty narrowly approves dropping criminal trespass charges against nearly 200 students ejected from University Hall after a dawn sit in. President Pusey cites intruders taking files from a confidential records room and notes some demonstrators face separate assault and disturbance charges. The SDS protest and campus strike draw thousands. police clear the hall, injuring dozens as hundreds are arrested.
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Associated Press
Cambridge
Students For A Democratic Society
Nathan M. Pusey
Harvard
Franklin L. Ford
University Hall
Ford
OEP director to survey Minnesota flood damage
George Lincoln director of the President's Office of Emergency Preparedness ordered immediate surveys of flood damage in Minnesota at Gov LeVanders request to declare 67 counties disaster areas. The survey will take several days and could unlock federal assistance for public property restoration. Lincoln toured several states and will report to President Nixon in Washington after the trip.
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ST. Paul
George Lincoln
President
Office of Emergency Preparedness
Minnesota
Harold LeVander
OFP
Nixon
Frank L. Farrar
South Dakota
Lincoln
Sioux Falls
Capitol
Pierre
LeVander
Fargo
Des Moines
Iowa
Neb
la Crosse
Wis
Washington
Reiffenberger to Seek Third Term on Austin School Board
F L Reiffenberger of 410 4th St SW filed for a three year term on the Austin School Board, seeking a third term. Other expirations include William Hartman and Rev G C Knutson. Filing closes April 29 for three posts ahead of May 20 election.
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F. L. Reiffenberger
4Th St
Red Owl Family Center
Austin School Board
Reiffenberger
William Hartman
Rev. G. C. Knutson
Viet Cong Sets Three Peace Conditions for Vietnam
In Tokyo Radio Hanoi reported the Viet Cong outlined three peace principles: the United States must end its aggression in Vietnam, withdraw all troops unconditionally, and the South Vietnamese government must end its role in betraying the nation.
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Tokyo
Vietnam
United States
Radio
Hanoi
Langsjoen Confirmed for Minnesota Tax Court
The State Senate confirmed Willmar attorney Leif R. Langsjoen to serve on the Minnesota Tax Court for a term expiring March 1, 1972.
ROTC Shelved at Eight Colleges Citing Low Student Interest
The Air Force will close ROTC at eight schools over three years due to failing to meet the minimum 15 officers per year. Pressure from antiwar groups was denied, with the service noting continued ROTC operation at 167 campuses to meet needs.
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Washington
Air Force
Reserve Office Training Corps
Harvard
Boston University
Butler University
Indianapolis
Capital University
Columbus
Ohio
Grinnell College
Grinnell
Iowa
Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago
Kenyon College
Gambier
Lawrence University of Wisconsin
Appleton
Wis
Tufts University
Medford
Mass
Refinery Workers Set to Return After Three Month Strike
Wrenshall Minnesota Continental Oil refinery workers will return to work Monday after a contract deal ends a strike that began January 4. The agreement provides a 6 percent wage increase in 1969 and a 4 percent increase in 1970, with supervisory staff keeping the plant open during the dispute.
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Wrenshall. Minn. (Ap
Continental Oil Co
Soal
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union
Wrenshall
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