Heavy Fighting Rages Across South Vietnam With Heavy Casualties
In a report from Saigon the South Vietnamese government said the cease fire had seen its heaviest ground action since January. Both sides suffered significant casualties as attacks struck four positions west of Hue and areas near Cai Lay and Pleiku. Cambodian fighting and Khmer Rouge advances around Phnom Penh continued under heavy U S bombing as a major relief operation loomed.
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Hue
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Mekong
Cai Lay
Hien
Tong le Chan
Joint Military Commission
International Commission of Control and Supervision
Defense
Elliot Richardson
Washington
Phnom Penh
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Col Am Rong
Mekoung River
Forr
Neak Luong
Students Seize Luther Administration Building
About 150 to 200 Luther College students occupied the administration building overnight in Decorah seeking reforms. They demanded a student affairs commission and other student run bodies while asserting better faculty administration communication.
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Luther College
Luther
Student Affairs Commission
Academic Affairs Commission
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Community Assembly
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First Sign Of Meat Price Cuts
Farmers increase shipments to major livestock markets as the five day anti meat boycott prompts early signs of price relief. Big 6 stores in New England begin cuts and Grand Union in New York lowers beef pork lamb and veal prices to attract customers and restore farm to table flow.
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Massachusetts
New York
Grand Union
Charles G. Rodman
Grand Union Co
Conneticut
Florida
Maryland
New Hampshire
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Vermont
Virginia
West Virginia
Patrick Gorman
Nixon
BLS
Nixon delay on welfare funds withholding guidance
The Nixon administration reversed a plan to withhold half a billion dollars annually from states for AFDC errors. States will have an 18 month period beginning next year to correct ineligible or overpaid benefits, instead of penalties starting this year as proposed last year.
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Washington
Nixon
Senate votes to curb impoundment power and spending
The Senate approved an 88 to 6 measure to limit the President's impoundment power by forcing uniform program cuts if appropriations exceed 268 billion dollars. The move also caps congressional spending for fiscal 1974. House Banking Committee backs price and interest controls returning to January 10 levels as Phase 3 program faces Democratic criticism.
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Senate
Congress
House Banking Committee
House
Ervin
Nixon
White House
Ersin
Senate Blocks North Vietnam Aid Without Congress Approval
The U S Senate approved 88 to 3 a measure barring reconstruction aid to North Vietnam unless Congress explicitly approves, with the House considering parallel curbs. Democrats pushed anti impoundment rules, while Nixon's veto potential and House acceptance remain in doubt amid war crimes disclosures.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
North Vietnam
Congress
House
Nixon
Harry Byrd
D-Va
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Mahon
Sam Ervin
DNC
Nixon vetoes rural sewer and water funds row
Nixon vetoes a 300 million rural water and sewer grant, calling it double taxation and pork barrel spending while Congress seeks an override. Wholesale prices rose 2.2 percent in March, the largest monthly jump in 22 years, driven by food and lumber costs as inflation pressures mount.
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Nixon
Washington
UPI
Labor Department
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Congress
Iowa bans sale of damaged labeled liquor below cost
Rolland Gallagher of the Iowa beer and liquor control commission says a new policy ends the 38 year practice of selling liquor with damaged labels to state employees at or below cost. He notes audits, a requirement for purchase records, and potential liability if sold to the public. Some legislators call for alternative markdown methods while others defend the crackdown.
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DES Moines Tap
Rolland Gallagher
Iowa, Beer and Liquor Control Commission
Gallagher
Reorganized Commission
McCartney
Wounded Knee Talks Hit Snag
Settlement of the armed confrontation at Wounded Knee could come Thursday despite a minor snag in peace talks. Assistant US Attorney General Kent Frizzell said talks adjourned after disagreement over minor legal terminology in the final point on a 10 point list of Indian demands.
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