Pakistani Parties in Rebellion Claim Provincial Government
Two opposition groups in Pakistan declared themselves the legal Northwest Frontier Province government. National Awami party leader Khan Abdul Wali Khan named JUI as provincial chief minister, denouncing Bhutto's central administration. He pledged to oppose martial law and urged village defense committees.
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Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto
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Bangladesh Premier thanks U S for recognition
Bangladesh Prime Minister Mujibur Rahman publicly thanked the United States for recognizing Bangladesh and noted China withholds recognition. He spoke to students on the eve of the inaugural session of the constituent assembly, which will frame the new nation’s constitution and guide an independent and neutral foreign policy.
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Mujibur Rahman
United States
Bangladesh
China
Bangladesh Constituent Assembly
East Pakistan
Sheik Mujib
Election Year Quip Sparks Debate About Voters
A fragment quotes a remark on voters in an election year, noting two types: supporters and a broad group of ignorant or prejudiced individuals. The source text is partial and unverified.
Iran Quake Devastates Regions Killing Thousands
A powerful 7.0 quake struck southern Iran near Tehran on Monday evening, leveling villages and burying thousands. Officials pegged deaths between 2,000 and 4,000 with up to 40,000 people affected in a 250 mile area. Helicopters rescued survivors as relief centers activated.
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Mahmoud Reza
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Firoozabad
FBI Grabs Suspect in San Diego Parachute Hijacking Attempt
FBI arrested Stanley Harlan Speck, 31, of San Francisco after a Pacific Southwest Airlines Boeing 727 was forced to land at Lindbergh field while the hijacker demanded maps to Florida. Speck, unarmed, was seized as he stepped off the plane. The incident mirrors a Provo Utah hijack Friday by Richard Floyd McCoy. Speck claimed Stanford ties and wrote fiction. McCoy remains jailed in Salt Lake County.
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PSA
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McCoy
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Deepest B-52 Raids North of Saigon Reported
U S B 52 bombers conducted the deepest North Vietnam penetration to strike targets around Vinh and along Highway 1 north of Saigon while South Vietnam claims the DMZ front has been turned. Navy ships bombarded southern DMZ areas as officials note the action was a show of force ordered by President Nixon.
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Little Hope of GOP House Majority in 1972
Warren Weaver jr reports from New York Times Service that a South survey of 435 House contests shows Republicans unlikely to win a majority even if they win every doubtful seat. Democrats likely to gain or hold a slim edge in the House, with 218 seats solidly Democratic or leaning Democratic.
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Warren Weaver
New York Times
Washington
House
Yinner
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Byrnes Dies War Aide to FDR at 92 in South Carolina
James F. Byrnes, a 92 year old former congressman, U.S. Supreme Court justice, secretary of state, and South Carolina governor, died after a long illness. He had been in a coma recently and will lie in state at the statehouse rotunda Tuesday and Wednesday with a Trinity Episcopal church funeral set for Wednesday. Byrnes remained opposed to court ordered desegregation and had backed a state sales tax to fund separate but equal schools.
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Nixon Promise Won’t Let Enemy Succeed in Vietnam
AP report notes Nixon sent Asian allies a secret message pledging to block a North Vietnamese victory in South Vietnam. Concurrent mobilizations include carriers Midway and Saratoga sailing toward the Far East, with three to four fighter squadrons on alert. Navy units deploy from Mayport and Cecil Field as the destroyers Somers, Eversole, and Ozburn, plus cruiser Long Beach, head toward Vietnam waters.
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South Vietnam
Chicago Sun Times
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Midway
Saratoga
Fary East
Southeast Asia
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Eversole
Ozburn
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Long Beach
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California
Japan
Humphrey urges U.N. ceasefire in Vietnam drive
Senator Huber H Humphrey called on President Nixon to seek an immediate United Nations ceasefire for South Vietnam from the Security Council. He spoke during a campaign stop in Columbus for Ohio's May 2 primary, urging standstill while noting continued heavy fighting and maintaining troop withdrawal as the main objective.
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H. Humphrey
Nixon
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South Vietnam
U.N. Security Council
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Ohuo
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