North Vietnam launches strongest offensive in eight months
Saigon reports a major ripple of attacks as North Vietnamese and Viet Cong shells hit 115 Allied posts and assault over 14 positions amid heavy fighting. Casualties run high: at least 38 Americans killed or wounded, 77 South Vietnamese killed, 313 wounded, with nearly 400 enemy dead. Key targets include Da Nang and Cam Ranh air bases, Nha Trang, Phuoc Vinh, Danang HQs, and Gia Nghia to Tuy Hoa areas. Military officials describe the assault as intense with significant American losses in multiple sectors.
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Dan Nang
U.S
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Cai Be
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Tuy Hoa
Phan Thiet
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Qui Nhon City
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Tay Ninh
U.S. 11Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
Dowdy Indicted Over $25,000 Bribe Charge Denial
Ten term Congressman John Dowdy of Texas was indicted on two conspiracy counts, one count of using interstate facilities to promote bribery, and five counts of perjury related to alleged $25,000 payments from a Maryland developer. Dowdy pleaded not guilty, alleging possible enemies behind the charges.
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UPI
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John Dowdy
Texas
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Dowdy
Athens
Tex
Marvin C. Clark
John W. McCormack
D-Mass
Monarch
Baltimore
Hickel urges federal lead in coastal environment control
Interior Secretary Walter J. Hickel says the federal government must not leave coastal and offshore protection to states. He spoke at the Tektite II undersea project dedication, warning oil platforms, sea mining, and pollution threaten fisheries and shorelines without strong federal leadership.
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UPI
Walter J. Hickel
Hickel
Lameshur Bay
PATCO controllers reject back-to-work plea amid sickout
Washington reports hundreds of angry calls as PATCO members balk at ending a week long sickout. Spokesman Robert Sturgill says no clear sign of ending the slowdown with air travel severely disrupted and major airports experiencing delays. F Lee Bailey, PATCO executive director, urges a halt to mass action while denying illegal strike claims.
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UPI
Robert Sturgill
Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization
PATCO
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New York
Federal Aviation Administration
Islip
N.Y
F. Lee Bailey
Bailey
Dixie Senators Renew Attacks On U S Desegregation Policies
Southern senators renewed their charge against federal desegregation efforts while noting President Nixon had trimmed Republican support. Sen. John C. Stennis seeks to restore an amendment that would treat de jure and de facto segregation differently. Nixon's policy statement, opposing action against de facto segregation, swayed some GOP backers.
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UPI
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Abraham A. Ribicoff
Dconn
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Stennis
House-Senate
Senate
Conference Committee
Department of Health, Education
Santa visits police station in Easter snowstorm mix up
In Westerly Rhode Island officials report a second spring snowstorm within 48 hours. Santa Claus wearing a red suit visited the police station Tuesday evening passing out decorated eggs and greeting officers. He joked about Christmas and Easter as officers lingered and a traffic jam formed outside the station.
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