Harrisburg Seven jury debates conspiracy scope in Berrigan case
The Harrisburg Seven jury enters a third day of deliberations over whether Rev. Philip Berrigan and six other antiwar activists conspired to kidnap Kissinger and blow up tunnels and draft offices. Judge Herman clarifies conspiracy law as jurors seek direction amid diverse views. The defense, led by Ramsey Clark, argues the charges are false and built on FBI witness Boyd Douglas’s testimony.
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Harrisburg
Harrisburg Seven
Philip Berrigan
Henry Kissinger
Nixon
Washington
Draft Board
U. S
Vietnam
R. Dixon Herman
Ramsey Clark
Harold Sheets
Herman
FBI
Boyd Douglas
Nuclear Plant Nears Partial Operation
The Quad-Cities nuclear plant near Cordova Illinois received a temporary operation license from the Atomic Energy Commission allowing 20 percent power. Ownership by Commonwealth Edison and Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric requires Iowa Conservation Commission approval to install a diffuser pipe drawing about one million gallons per minute from the Mississippi River. The diffuser would heat return water by about 29 degrees, and a closed cycle cooling system is planned, with Iowa agencies granting or withholding consent.
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Washington
Iowa Conservation Commission
Quad-Cities
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Mississippi River
Cordova
Ill
Commonwealth Edison Co
Chicago
Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Co
Davenport
Iowa Commission
Bill Brabham
Commission
Iowa Water Pollution Control Commission
The
Conservation Commission
Iowa Territory
Commonwealth Edison
Iowa-Illinois Gas
Chuckle Father Scolds Kids Before Evening Out
A father grumbles at his two youngsters as he reluctantly prepares for an evening out. He jokes that other kids exhaust their mothers, but this time it is his own youngsters who test his patience.
Sunday School Gift to Police in Napa Calif
In Napa California police received Easter fruit gifts from First Christian church Sunday school classes. Youth minister Donald Olfdy said hundreds of children collected 822 pounds of fresh fruit to tell officers they are appreciated. Each of the 50 officers got a box.
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Napa
Calif
Donald Olfdy
First Christian Church
Lindbergh Party in Wilds Sends SOS for Food
Charles A Lindbergh joins a UPI reported party of anthropologists in the rain forests of southern Philippines requesting emergency aid. A Clark Air Base airlift will deliver food and batteries by helicopter to the Tasaday cave camp in Cotabato Province guided by Panamin.
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Manila
UPI
Charles A. Lindbergh
Philippines
U.S
Clark Airbase
Here
Air Force
Taladay Mountain
South Cotabato
Presidential Arm On
National Minorities
Panamin
Lindbergh
Panamia
Hermit Remains in Place After TVA Relocation Drive
Golden Pond Ky AP After removing 2748 people from the Land Between the Lakes area TVA will not force Sanford Griffin a 47 year old World War II veteran to move Griffin who lives in a one room decaying house near the Tennessee border refuses all inducements and says he prefers solitude despite loneliness and winter discomfort TVA officials justify keeping him by noting it is a special case and that most residents relocated with court orders aiding the rest
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Golden Pond
Kentucky
Tennessee
Tennessee Valley Authority
Robert Howes
Lake Barkley
Kentucky Lake
Griffin
TVA
Howes
Wisconsin Voters Confused by Large Primary Field
Polls show 20 to 30 percent of Wisconsin voters undecided in the Tuesday presidential primary. Twelve Democrats face a starter, Patsy Mink, listed in Wisconsin due to an Oregon bid, while Nixon faces Ashbrook and McCloskey in the GOP. Crossovers to Wallace aid Democrats, Muskie and McGovern vie for early lead, with labor idle despite Wallace’s second place, and Lindsay and Chisholm figures shaping last minute choices.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Florida
Patsy Mink
Hawaii
Oregon
Nixon
John Ashbrook
Ohio
Paul McCloskey
California
Iome Republicans
George Wallace
Alabama
Humphrey
Muskie
Organized Labor
Wallace
Labor
John F. Kennedy
Lindsay
McGovern
McCloskey
Arab leaders pledge cooperation with Israeli occupation
In West Jordan three newly elected Arab leaders in occupied towns vowed Saturday to continue cooperating with the Israeli authorities, signaling ongoing alignment with the occupation despite recent elections.
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Jerusalem
West
Jordan
Mass Exodus As Chlorine Vessel Stuck
In Louisville a chlorine laden barge stranded at a dam prompted a mass evacuation of about 4 800 residents in the nearby district. Police troops sealed the area while hospitals were evacuated and shelters prepared. Officials planned to secure the crippled barge with a twin hull catamaran and transfer the 640 tons of chlorine to other barges.
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Louisville
Ohio River
Brazil refinery blasts toll climbs to 21 dead
In Rio de Janeiro Petrobras reports 21 dead from explosions and fire at Brazil's largest oil refinery. Forty eight more workers remain hospitalized as the incident continues to unfold.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Petrobras
South Viets Flee Under North Vietnam Invasion
North Vietnamese forces advanced under cloud cover cutting allied air strikes and seized control of a 10 mile DMZ border strip in South Vietnam. South Vietnamese retreated 10 miles, abandoning the DMZ defense line as government bases and Quang Tri came under attack. UPI reports note heavy bombardment, disrupted air support, and U.S. advisory casualties as Saigon races to reorganize defenses.
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Saigon
UPI
South Vietnam
Quang Tri
Dong Ha
U. S
da Nang
Dmz
South China Sea
Stewart Kellerman
Kellerman
U S Prepares Air Strikes in North Vietnam
U S preparing massive air retaliation in North Vietnam in response to enemy offensive across the DMZ. Informed sources say planes await clear weather for a go ahead. Targets include long range artillery guns and gun sites pounding South Vietnam bases and depots.
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Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Nixon Policy Called Target in Vietnam Offensive
Paris sources say the Communist drive in Vietnam is a response to Nixon's policy of Vietnamization and the move to hand fighting to South Vietnamese forces. They cite intensified bombing, Saigon repression, and the Paris talks suspension as drivers of the new offensive.
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Paris
UPI
Vietnam
Nixon
U.S
Saigon
Navy ends combat role as U.S. pullout advances
The United States withdraws its last combat forces from Vietnam as part of a broader pullout totaling 2,140 personnel. A squadron of Bronco counter-insurgency planes known as Black Ponies leaves Binh Thuy in the Mekong Delta after air support and reconnaissance duties. About 5,000 sailors remain in South Vietnam as advisers or command staff while most remaining withdrawals involve small army units abroad performing support tasks.
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Saigon
U.S
Loch Ness Monster Hoax Traced to Frozen Seal
A supposed Loch Ness monster found by English zoologists turned out to be a frozen young bull elephant seal. Police and experts say the nine foot, 350 pound creature proved to be a seal far from its Falkland Islands habitat. The hoax prompted front page headlines in England and sparked theories of how the seal reached Loch Ness.
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Dunfermline, Scotland
Loch Ness
Scotland
Dunfermline
Michael Rushton
Edinburgh Zoo
Rushton
Great Britain
South Atlantic
Falkland Islands
South Georgia
England
Atlantic
McKay
Inverness
Flamingo Park Zoo
Scarborough
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