Red Rockets Kill 16 G1s In Vietnam
SAIGON AP reports the largest 24 hour rocket and mortar attacks since Feb. 2 with 35 enemy strikes. Allied casualties include 36 Americans and 5 South Vietnamese killed and 29 Americans with 16 Vietnamese wounded. Six Americans killed in a Navy UH34 helicopter crash near the Mekong Delta. U.S. and South Vietnamese casualty totals show declines and shifts through 1970’s early weeks.
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Saigon
U.S
Allied Commmuniques
Mie Kong
Sargent and N E Officials Urge U S to Save Trains
Senator Claiborne Pell urges forceful action to end rail passenger deterioration and proposes Northeast Rail Authority and Regional Intercity Passenger Authority. Gov Francis Sargent of Massachusetts appeals for federal funds to cover staggering rail costs. Congress urged to act now as rail, highway, and air capacity strain travel.
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Claiborne Pell
Rhode Island Democrat
Senate Commerce Committee
America
Nixon
Pell
Department of Transportation
Interstate Commerce Commission
Peil
Northeast
Warren G. Magnuson
D-Wash
Congress
Francis W
England
Massachusetts
Sargent
Pompidou Meets Jewish Leaders in San Francisco Amid Protests
French President Georges Pompidou arrives amid orderly picketing and a 600-strong crowd, as he plans a meeting with 15 local Jewish spokesmen at the St. Francis Hotel. A petition accuses France of arming an Arab nation while Israel is left without arms.
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San Francisco
Georges Pompidou
Libya
Pompidou
St. Francis Hotel
Union Square
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Joseph Alioto
France
Israel
Ronald Reagan
Commonwealth Club
Stanford University
Linear Accelerator Center
Easing of Veterans' Preference Reforms Discussed in Massachusetts
Boston AP report details Rep. William F. Hogan proposing a 1 point veteran exam preference for disabled veterans and 3 points for non disabled veterans in early grades with a Vietnam veteran clause for five years post service. Opponents call it watered down and unnecessary amid broad reform talks.
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Boston
Massachusetts
William F. Hogan
Everett
Committee On Public Service
Connecticut
Hogan
American Legion
Rep
Hegan
Joseph R. Harald
Disabled American Veterans
DAV
Drinan Resigns BC Post to Seek Congress Seat
Boston AP Rev Robert F Drinan resigns as Boston College vice president and takes leave as law school dean to run for Congress in the 1st District. He will campaign for Philip J Philbin's seat while Rep Raymond F Rourke urges transparency on governor's plans.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Federation of Nursing Homes
Arthur G. Stein
Worcester
Federation
Legislative Committee On Social Welfare
Stein
Robert F. Drinan
Boston College
Law
Congress
Drinan
Philip J. Phitbin
D-Mass
Woman jailed for protests over school prayers
In Brockton, Mrs. Rita Warren was fined 20 dollars and given two months in the House of Corrections after being convicted of trespass, creating a disturbance, and unlawfully keeping her 13 year old daughter Theresa from school for prayer. Judge George Covell released her on 300 dollars personal recognizance pending appeal.
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Brockton
Rita Warren
Thussday
House of Corrections
George Covett
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