Ford Links Douglas to Shady Past
Washington AP Ford charges Supreme Court Justice William Douglas with ties to gambling figures and underworld associates. He alleges Douglas aided the Albert Parvin Foundation, met Meyer Lansky connected interests, and received benefits while serving on the court.
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Blackmun Declines Clear Labels In Nomination Debate
Washington AP report says Supreme Court nominee Harry Blackmun, a federal appeals judge on the Eighth Circuit, resists simple labels. At St. Louis he rejected liberal or conservative tags, saying labels are deceiving as he faces a pending Fortas seat.
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Viet Protest Planned to Coincide With Tax Deadline
Demonstrations themed as tea parties fasts and marches were planned on the income tax deadline to protest continuing war funding. Vietnam Moratorium leaders said they resumed antiwar action after a winter of deliberation, with major protests set for Chicago New York and Des Moines and counterdemonstrations planned in several cities.
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New York Harbor
Nixon Postpones Vietnam Report
President Nixon postponed the Vietnam report scheduled for Thursday night until early next week due to Apollo 13 flight problems. Press Secretary Ronald Ziegler cited avoiding pre empting national network coverage and a definite rescheduling time has not been set.
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Iowa House OKs Senate Shift of $10 Million in Budget
DES MOINES The Iowa House approved Senate changes to Gov. Robert Ray's $17.6 million priorities budget program by an 85 to 34 vote and sent the measure to the governor. The bill moves $10 million in unencumbered funds from the highway commission to address pressing needs, including about $9 million for elderly citizens and $7.2 million in matching funds for municipalities' pollution control programs. The shift brings total funded amounts close to the governor's request, with hopes for further bills before adjournment.
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Hundreds of Vietnamese Massacred in Cambodian Operations
Two thousand South Vietnamese troops and about a hundred Cambodians jointly attacked a North Vietnamese base inside Cambodia near Highway One 42 miles northwest of Saigon. Eyewitnesses said Vietnamese civilians bodies floated down the Mekong, believed killed by Cambodian forces. American advisers observed. U.S. helicopters supported South Vietnamese troops at Dak Seang camp.
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U.S
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Haise Eager For New Ship
Apollo 13 astronaut Fred Haise expresses homesickness and eagerness to board an aircraft carrier. Mission Control outlines return plan from the Pacific to Houston via Iwo Jima after Friday splashdown and recovery. Haise replies he would endure any delay to stay on an aircraft carrier.
Soviet Cosmos No 333 launched into orbit
The Soviet Union launched Cosmos No 333 in an unmanned mission, according to Tass. The satellite is in orbit about 139 to 165 miles above the Earth.
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Soviet Union
Tass
Hoff to seek Democratic bid against Prouty for Senate
Winooski Vermont Former Gov. Philip Hoff will run in the Democratic primary to challenge Republican Senator Winston Prouty in the November election Hoff announced his candidacy and aims to win the party nomination for the Senate race.
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Winooski
Philip Hoff
Winston Prouty
Apollo 13 Faces Midcourse Correction To Reach Earth
Mission Control reported Apollo 13 off course and needing a midcourse engine burn to return to Earth. If the engine fails, the crew could be lost. officials said the odds of a successful correction are excellent. Astronauts Lovell Haise and Swigert prepared for a 10:43 p.m. firing, with a possible delay to 11:13 p.m. Thursday, splashdown planned Friday near Samoa in the Pacific. The team conserved power and life support aboard the lunar module after the oxygen tank rupture aborted their moon landing. They will jettison the modules and rely on battery power for reentry, with recovery potentially delayed by Tropical Storm Helen.
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Fred Haise
John Swigert
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Samoa
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Mission Control
Soviets Offer Help as Apollo 13 Recovery Sought
London AP reports Soviet Premier Kosygin told President Nixon the USSR will assist in rescuing Apollo 13 astronauts and will dispatch two ships toward the Fiji area. British and other nations mobilized fleets, with India Ocean, Atlantic, Mediterranean alerts. Global prayers and mixed reactions followed.
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Rykov Rykachev
Novopolotsk
Fiji Islands
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U. S
Apollo 13 Explosion Could Stem From Electrical Short
Engineers speculate an electrical short in a heater or fan of the oxygen tanks caused rapid gasification and pressure rise leading to the tank explosion. If the short was in a heater, pressure would surge uniformly. if in a fan, heat would be unevenly distributed raising risk of failure.
Chuckle on Dining Dessert Inclusions and Indulgence
A light quip notes the dilemma when dessert is included with dinner. The joke plays on choosing between saving money or piling on weight as a humorous takeaway from dining deals.
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