Two Battles Hit by US Armored Forces Near Saigon
American armored units report total of 100 North Vietnamese killed in two battles near Saigon, while US losses include four tanks and seven other armored vehicles. A day-long fight 50 miles northwest of Saigon damaged three APCs and left 28 US wounded, with Sheridan tanks proving effective against ambushes.
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Saigon
11Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
Demilitarized Zone
Charlie
Jimmie Leach
Hampton
11Th
John Bronson
Rochelle
Lith
26Th Division
Vietnam
Associated Press
Robert Oloman
Cam Lo
Richard Brown
Mercer Island, Wash
APC
Husak Concessions for Liberal Help Reported
Gustav Husak, new Czechoslovak party chief, promised to strike hard against anti Soviet forces while making concessions to win liberal support. Informants say he secured most votes of the 190 member central committee, demoted Dubcek ally and vowed no retreat from Marxist positions amid tightening control of media, unions, and political life.
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Prague
Gustav Husak
Czechoslovakia
Communist Party
Kremlin
Berals
P Uselmmey
Husak
Alexander Dubeek
Dubeck
CTX
Harvard strike suspension voted by students in Cambridge
Harvard University strike participants in Cambridge vote to suspend the week long classroom boycott for seven days. A secret ballot will be held at the period’s end to decide whether to resume the walkout.
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Cambridge, Mass
Harvard University
Tornadoes Do Major Damage In Maitland And Orlando
A tornado unleashed by a line of storms struck Maitland and Orlando areas causing extensive damage. In Orlando, David Dolan, 23, drowned when a sailboat capsized on Lake Ivanhoe. The Maitland business district and three residential subdivisions suffered broken roofs, collapsed walls, and downed power lines with about 10 homes and many properties damaged, total losses estimated around 200000 dollars.
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Maitland
Fla
Orlando
David Dolan
Lake Ivanhoe
Central Business
Seaboard Coastline
Collins and Honeywell End Talks
Collins Radio and Honeywell ended merger talks on Saturday. Collins said it would continue to explore alternatives while opposing Electronic Data Systems bid. The partners had discussed a Honeywell exchange offer of 0.66 share for each Collins share. no reason was given for termination.
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Cedar Rapide
Colling Radio Co
Honeywell, Inc
Arthur A. Collins
Collins
J. H. Binger
Honeywell
Electronic Data Systems Corp
Dallas
Casins
Colling
Honeywelled
Collins Radio
Calling
Electronic Data
Ross Perot
Foral
Colns
Students Let Trustees Go In King Named Center Fight
Atlanta University Center trustees were released after nearly two hours of captivity by students who earlier locked in two trustees to press demands. The protesters sought naming the six-college complex for Dr Martin Luther King Jr and removal of all white trustees while pushing for a comprehensive black studies program. Dr Hugh Gloster, Morehouse president, noted the ongoing dispute as King’s ties to the schools were cited.
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Atlanta
Atlanta University Center
Martin Luther King
Board of Trustees
King
Morehouse
Hugh Gloster
Naval redeployment to shield reconnaissance flights near Korea
Potent U S naval forces including the New Jersey and possibly aircraft carriers were reported steaming to new positions off North Korea to protect intelligence missions. The Pentagon announced redeployment after Nixon ordered resumption of reconnaissance flights halted earlier after a plane with 31 men was shot down.
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Washington
U.S
New Jersey
North Korea
Pentagon
Nixon
Sea of Japan
Seoul
Shinmoon
U.N
South Korea
Saie
U.N. Command
Long Beach
Vietnam
Pacific
Defense Department
Hong Kong
I Love You Hero: Captured GI Rescued by Helicopter
UPI reports Sp-5 Thomas Van Putten of Caledonia Michigan, missing 14 months after vanishing near the Cambodian border, escaped and was rescued by an American helicopter 71 miles northwest of Saigon. He weighed 121 pounds, was treated for malnutrition, and after a reunion with crew, asked for food and to talk. He will be debriefed and cannot discuss his captivity.
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Saigon
van Putten
van Pulten
Black Iowa players boycott first spring drill at Iowa
At the University of Iowa, 16 black players reportedly dismissed themselves from the Hawkeyes football squad after missing the opening spring practice. Coach Ray Nagel affirmed unexcused absences result in removal, naming several regulars among the missing while noting on-field practice appeared spirited. The situation follows weeks of campus tensions over minority athletes and requests for meetings with athletic officials.
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Gus Schrader
OWA City
Ray Nagel
University of Iowa
Iowa Blackeyes
A? Hawkeyes
Nagel
Ray Manning
Soph
Melvin Morris
Bill Powell
Eddie Podolak
Dan Oshy
Ashe
Iown
Iowa
Forest Evashevski
Towa Dion Wit
River Floods Rise Near Marquette Prairie du Chien Bridge
River levels climb as the Mississippi nears crest with Marquette and Prairie du Chien faces rising water. The Marquette Prairie du Chien bridge remains closed by evening expect at 22.5 feet crest midweek. Evacuations affect about 90 families while sandbagging around manholes continues to hold back water behind dikes.
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Marquette-Prairie du Chien
Mississippi River
Mississippi
Marquette-McGregor
Prairie du Chien
Marquette
Bill Dickey
Mair Street
McGregor
Weather Bureau
Fourth Ward
Council
Phil Halverson
Halverson
Wisconsin
Orbital rendezvous explained by a 1% year old
A young narrator from Conyrtatt Vaasa Shae explains orbital rendezvous in simple terms to his younger brother, outlining basic concepts of spaceflight and celestial motion with curious confidence. The dialogue hints at a playful take on science and family learning.
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Conyrtatt Vaasa Shae
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