B 52s Return to North Vietnam Strike Than Hoa Port
B 52s returned to North Vietnam and bombed the port of Than Hoa near Hanoi. US air forces reported strikes on North Vietnamese targets aiding the invasion. Bien Hoa base shelled with unknown results as An Loc nears rubble in a major battle. Offensive losses tallied include 24 dead, 102 wounded, 38 missing, with 45 aircraft shot down. Two Phantom crewmen reported missing after Seahorse radar contact.
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Governor Grounds Army Air Guard Move in Iowa
Gov Robert Ray signed an executive order grounding all 1700 federal vehicles and planes in the Iowa army and air national guard until claims are settled. Reports from Vietnam describe heavy fighting near An Loc and rapid refugee movements as Communists push along Highway 1 toward Da Nang and Saigon.
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Two Airmen Rescued In Costly Operation
In Saigon AP reports a volunteer Vietnamese commando team pulled two U S airmen from behind enemy lines near the DMZ. Seven Americans died. B-52s and other aircraft supported the rescue of Lt Col Iceal Hambleton and Lt Mark Clark amid heavy opposition. Hambleton, injured and exhausted, was flown to a Da Nang hospital after the daring retrieval led by Navy Lt Tom Norris.
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Bhutto Pledges Unilateral Return of Prisoners of War
President Bhutto announced in Rawalpindi that Pakistan would repatriate all Indian POWs even if India does not reciprocate. The pledge came at a ceremony establishing him as president under Pakistan’s interim constitution. He asked the crowd for approval of unilateral repatriation. India holds about 1,498 Pakistanis in custody.
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War Protests Hit U S Colleges Across Nation
Antiwar demonstrators staged actions at scores of U S colleges and universities as bombing resumed in North Vietnam. In New England 45 schools joined a nationwide strike with marches teach-ins and boycotts. Ohio Oberlin planned to burn a simulated village while Chicopee Mass officers arrested 95 protesters at Westover AFB gates with no violence reported. Police guarded Maryland campus after nights of unrest and a curfew. Madison Wisconsin saw tear gas and property damage following a large antiwar rally.
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Picnic in Snow Promises Farewell to Winter at Copper Harbor
In Copper Harbor Michigan AP reports a April 30 picnic in the snow marks the town's farewell to winter at the northernmost tip of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Local organizers invite residents and visitors to join the chilly outdoor event.
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GOP Site Move Likely From San Diego to Miami Beach
Washington sources say the Republican national committee is near a decision to relocate the 1988 convention from San Diego to Miami Beach due to rising costs and hotel space issues. Dole leads the committee, with aides noting tentative talks and a formal decision expected before the weekend.
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Rise in Living Cost Slacken March CPI and Wages Rise
The government said the March rise in living costs slowed to 0.2 percent as grocery prices eased. Average weekly earnings rose 2.9 percent from a year earlier, the largest March gain in seven years, with the March index at 124.100 on the 1967 base.
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G.O.P
Today's Chuckle at the Shire Moor Bargains
A fragment described as Today's Chuckle notes rising costs and moves of bargain basements toward the Shire Moor. The text is garbled and lacks clear names or events.
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Shire Moor
Astronauts On Moon Plateau In Apollo 16 Mission
Apollo 16 astronauts Young and Duke explored Descartes high plateau on the moon. They planted an American flag, tested a lunar rover, and set up a nuclear powered station to relay data for a year. They spoke of the lunar gravity and the view as mission control solved a prior engine problem in the command ship Casper.
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Nixon Visit Downgraded By Russians
Moscow reports indicate the Soviet Union downgraded President Nixon’s planned visit to a summit instead of a state visit in response to U.S. bombing North Vietnam. Communist outlets instructed use of summit terminology, signaling cautious stagecraft and expected limited public acclaim for Nixon’s arrival and talks in Moscow with planned stops in Leningrad and Kiev.
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