Rogers Warns on Violence While Condemning Racist Governments
United States Secretary of State William P. Rogers said in Lusaka that violence is not the answer and deplored racially discriminatory governments. He spoke upon arriving in Zambia during a 15 day tour of 10 African nations, noting Zambia's support for liberation movements opposing Rhodesia Mozambique and Angola.
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New York Times
Lusaka
Zambia
William P. Rogers
United States
Rogers
Kenneth D. Kanda
Lberation
Rhodesia
Mozambique
Angola
Africa
South Africa
Portugal
State Department
Nairobi
Kenya
Jomo Kenyatta
Gatenundu
Mama Ngina Kenyatta
Laird and Wheeler See Continuation Of Withdrawals
Washington Defense Secretary Melvin Laird and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Earle Wheeler say U S troop withdrawals in Vietnam will continue under Vietnamization. Laird notes 50,000 more troops to be cut by April 13. Wheeler cautions the South Vietnamese may face battlefield setbacks. Rogers and Kaunda tour Africa discussing policy toward white minority regimes and Rhodesia Salisbury consulate status.
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Melvin R. Laird
U.S
Vietnam
Earle G. Wheeler
Chiefs of Staff
Andrews Air Force Base
Nixon
United States
Rogers
Kaunda
Africa
Roger
Salisbury
Rhodesia
Smith
Israelis Resume Bombing of Egyptian Bases Along Suez Canal
Israeli jets resumed bombardment of Egyptian positions along the Suez Canal after a three day lull. The air force struck in the canal’s northern sector then in the southern sector, with no Israeli losses reported. Minor Gaza incidents and a fatal shooting in the Golan Heights followed the weekend fighting.
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Suez Canal
Serusalem
Israel
Canal
el Khanka
Cairo
Nile
Defense
Moshe Dayan
United States backs Britain's germ warfare treaty plan
At Geneva the United States pledged support for Britain's draft treaty to ban germ warfare. Chief US negotiator Gerard C. Smith said Washington has no independent proposal and supports the British approach to ban manufacture stockpiling and use of biological agents. Nixon had renounced germ weapons last year. Mayor Stokes visits Jerusalem, meets Meir during two day stay.
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Geneva
United States
Britain
U.S
Gerard C. Smith
America
United Kingdom
Nixon
102 Held Lost in Crash of Dominican Airliner
SANTO DOMINGO Dominican Republic AP No survivors had been found from a Dominican Airlines twin jet DC9 crash in the Caribbean about five miles off Hispaniola six minutes after taking off for San Juan Puerto Rico. The aircraft carried 102 aboard including seven Americans and 45 Puerto Ricans.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Caribbean
U.S
Hispaniola
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Latin America
Carlos
Teo" Cruz
Brockton Fire Devastates Four Story Apt Building
In Brockton Massachusetts a four story wooden apartment building was largely destroyed by a fast moving fire. One body recovered with as many as 34 residents reported missing. Firefighters used cranes to clear wreckage as they searched for victims. Six people were hospitalized for smoke inhalation and other injuries. The cause was labeled suspicious by officials.
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Brockton
Mass
Edward Burrell
Brockton Hospital
Secsion
William Loring
Red Cross
YMCA
Billy Graham on Youth Riots and Faith in God
Billy Graham argues modern youths seek purpose amid alienation and upheaval. He warns that true fulfillment comes from a personal experience with God, citing Bible teachings that humans are spiritual beings separated from God. He criticizes materialism and hypocrisy in the older generation and urges adults to speak plainly.
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Plato
Aristotle
Socrates
Chicago 7 Contempt Sentences Stir Courtroom Clash
The Chicago Seven faces lengthy contempt sentences after a judge harshly rebuked attorneys and defiant defendants. ACLU decries post trial punishments as denying rights. antiwar groups plan a New York march. Supporters rallied outside the Federal Building in Chicago, while statements from Bill Kunstler and Noah Weinglass reflected a bitter legal confrontation.
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Federal Building
Chicago
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Weinglass
Bill Kunstler
Kunstler
Rubin
Nancy
Sadist
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Theodora Payne
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Ruth Atoste
New York City
Gilbert Hays
Florida
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Massachusetts
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Emerito Perez Adveda
Cancepgian Nanson
Antonio Imbert Barbera
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Leslie
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