Twenty three US Vessels Form Sea of Japan Task Force
The Pentagon disclosed that a 23 ship task force including four American aircraft carriers has been formed to back President Nixon's pledge to protect reconnaissance planes in the Sea of Japan. The force, activated by the Pacific fleet and under Rear Adm. Malcolm Cagle, responds to North Korea's shooting down of an EC-121 a week earlier and will provide jet fighter protection for future missions.
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Nixon
Sea of Japan
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U.S
North Korea
Daniel Nenkin
Pacific Fleet
Adm
Malcolm Cagle
Soviet Bombers Buzz Carrier John F Kennedy
Two Russian Bear bombers overflew the carrier John F Kennedy near her maiden deployment with the 6th Fleet in the Mediterranean. Pentagon spokesman Daniel Henkin said the overflight occurred Sunday afternoon at about 400 feet, 500 yards off the starboard side. The ships and exact location were not disclosed. The task force includes carriers Enterprise Ticonderoga Ranger and Hornet and cruisers Chicago Oklahoma City St Paul. New Jersey will return home after a western Pacific diversion. Battle groups in the Sea of Japan may rotate near Korea while Kitty Hawk and Bon Homme Richard proceed to support bombing in South Vietnam and Laos.
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Oklahoma City
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Korea
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Western Pacific
Vietnam
Kitty Hawk
Bon Homme Richard
South Vietnam
Laos
Reds Boost Drive Shelling Hits 25 Bases and Camp
Viet Cong launched a spring offensive with heavy shelling of at least 25 military bases and towns in South Vietnam. A training camp near Lam Son suffered the worst toll, with 46 soldiers killed and 137 wounded. Marones near Da Nang and Marble Mountain saw rockets kill and wound Marines, while eight more Marines died in combat near the DMZ. Civilian casualties were reported but incomplete.
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U.S
da Nang
Marble Mountain
Shout
Lam Son
Prosecution Appeals to Sirhan Jury in Death Penalty Case
In Los Angeles AP reports the prosecution urged the jury to exercise their responsibility in deciding Sirhan Sirhan's fate. Prosecutor John Howard called him a cold blooded political assassin and warned that political murder undermines democratic processes. The defense presented one witness, Sirhan's mother, while the jury weighs possible punishment.
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Los Angeles
Sirhan Sirhan
John Howard
Robert Kennedy
New York
Howard
Saigon
Theyratter
Sirhan
da Nang
Nha Trang
Vinh Long
Harvard Students Begin New Sit-In At University Hall
In Cambridge Massachusetts a group of about 50 Harvard students began a sit-in at University Hall the main admin building. About 1000 demonstrators gathered outside Harvard Yard with no violence reported. A dozen protesters entered through an unlocked door then urged others to join.
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Harvard Yard
Court strikes down welfare residency rules nationwide
The U S Supreme Court held that one year residency requirements for welfare eligibility are unconstitutional in cases from Connecticut Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia The ruling signals broader challenges to similar barriers in many states while upholding certain fiscal governance concerns The decision also included companion rulings on free speech and military conscription cases with mixed outcomes in a landmark term for civil rights and welfare policy
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UPI
Supreme Court
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
District of Columbia
William Brenan
Jesser
New York
Sidney Street
Robert Watts
Washington, D.C
LBJ
Watts
Texas Gulf .N
Brennan
Crest Revised Downward to 22.2 Feet on Mississippi
The Mississippi River crest expected for Marquette McGregor and Prairie du Chien on Wednesday was revised downward to 22.2 feet, a .3 foot drop from the earlier 22.5 forecast. Monday measured 21.3 feet after a heavy Sunday night rain.
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Prairie du Chien
Weather Bureau
Marquette-McGregor Areca
Levy on High Incomes Break for Poor Planned
President Nixon asked Congress to cut the income tax surcharge from 10 to 5 percent mid fiscal year and repeal the 7 percent investment tax credit to curb inflation. He proposed a low income allowance to remove the poor from federal tax rolls and a minimum tax for the rich, with stricter rules for tax-exempt groups.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Stock Market Drops After Tax Credit Recommendation
The stock market sank sharply in New York as President Nixon urged Congress to repeal the 7 percent investment tax credit. The Dow fell to 4917.41, down 7.31, with 1657 stocks traded on the NYSE. 1908 declined and 479 advanced.
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Nixon
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New York Stock Exchange
Illinois Solon Named to Top Post in CEO
Washington President Nixon nominated Rep. Donald Rumsfeld of Illinois to direct the Office of Economic Opportunity and raised the post’s pay to 42,500 as a White House staffer with cabinet rank. Rumsfeld will resign his 38th district House seat. Democrats note his 1964 vote against the agency.
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Washington
UPI
Wixon Munday
Donald Rumsfeld
R-Ill
Office of Economic Opportunity
Rumsfeld
White House
Nixon
Illinois
Senate
Secretary Rogers Eyes Viet Exit Path Amid Paris Talks
UPI reports Secretary of State Rogers urged rapid strengthening of South Vietnamese forces so withdrawals could begin even without progress in Paris. He warned against relying on talks for a fixed end and stressed preparing Vietnam to assume greater combat burden while pursuing broader ties with China.
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Vietnam
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Nixon
China
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House Education and Labor Committee
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