Nixon warns of aid cutoff over Peru refinery payment
President Nixon said the United States would cut foreign aid and widen sanctions against Peru's military government unless it pays $690.5 million for an American owned oil refinery expropriated last year. Special envoy John N. Irwin reported slow progress in Lima and was sent back to advise a six month deadline to compensate.
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Green Berets Capture Viet Cong Stronghold
Saigon reports confirm Green Berets and Vietnamese mountain men seized a Viet Cong stronghold 120 miles west-southwest of Saigon after three weeks of fighting. They raised a 12 by 23 foot flag atop the summit, with 55 guerrillas killed and 42 allied casualties. Caves yielded hospitals, dispensaries, and stockpiled equipment. Separately a U.S. camp 100 miles northeast of Saigon suffered an attack killing 11 and wounding 13. The offensive shows a lull with localized operations and a deadly Duc Lap mine killing 12 civilians.
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Thousands March on Easter in Antiwar Demonstrations
United Press International reports the Easter weekend antiwar marches across major cities. In New York an estimated 35,000 to 50,000 heard leader David Dellinger amid protests on Sixth Avenue. Chicago saw about 20,000. San Francisco faced violence as 13 MPs were injured and seven demonstrators arrested near the Presidio stockade. Washington featured a 13 foot cross on Pennsylvania Avenue while Nixon remained in Florida. Additional protests occurred in Los Angeles and Atlanta as crowds denounced the war and voiced demands for endgame plans.
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Nixon urged to propose legislative items by Congress
President Nixon faced pressure from Speaker McCormack to submit new legislative proposals. McCormack, while not criticizing Nixon directly, argued his delays hinder Democratic leaders in shaping the 91st Congress and slowing the budget change process. He noted Nixon has only limited recommendations in areas like electoral reform, poverty, postal reform, mine safety, surtax, and debt limits, with crime and tax reform expected soon after the recess.
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Formosan freighter sinks after collision near New Orleans
A Formosan freighter Union Faith collided with a drifting oil barge in the Mississippi River upriver from the French Quarter. Flames engulfed both vessels. 52 aboard, up to 25 unaccounted for, no confirmed fatalities, three in serious burn condition. The ship sank after being anchored upriver from Canal Street following firefighting efforts.
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