House Unit Talks To Hanoi Officials
Two Democratic congressmen told North Vietnamese officials that if Hanoi releases all prisoners of war the U.S. Congress would adopt a resolution within two weeks to end the Vietnam War by year end. They met in Paris with Nguyen Minh Vy and Hanoi delegates, urging a withdrawal date and cease-fire as a condition for prisoner releases.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee
Hanoi
U.S
Benjamin Rosenthal
Lester Wolff
New York
Nguyen Minh Vy
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Rosenthal
United States
Wolff
David Bruce
Bruce
Nixon
Iowan reform groups drop abortion law test
The Iowa Civil Liberties Union and a liberalization group will not challenge the 112-year-old abortion statute in courts. They cite desire to repeal the entire law and note no other medical procedure is governed by such a statute.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Civil Liberties Union
Iowa
Barbara Madden
Iowa Assn
Madden
Midland Industries gives $500 to Camp Good Health
The Gazette reports Midland Industries, Inc. donated $500 to Camp Good Health, aiding its Cedar Rapids operated program for underfunded summer camps. The camp remains $3,337.24 short of its 1970 budget, with donors encouraged to continue support.
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Midland
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Midland Industries
Nixon Plans White House Farm Fair
President Nixon to stage a springtime farm fair at the White House lawn on May 7 with cattle hogs sheep and farm displays. About 60 agricultural leaders farmers and rural youths will hear administration policies for farming and rural America. The event is a nod to agriculture amid 1972 election concerns and farm voting.
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New York Times
Washington
Nixon
White House
America
Department of Agriculture
Henry Kissinger
John Mitchell
Soyuz 10 Returns From Salute Docking Mission
The Soviet Soyuz 10 crew landed safely in Kazakhstan after a 5.5 hour docking with the Salute station. Tass said the mission fulfilled its study program and the three cosmonauts were in good health.
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Earth
Kazkhstan
Tass
Karaganda
Kazakhstan
Tens of Thousands Rally in San Francisco Against War
Tens of thousands marched six miles through San Francisco led by a Vietnam veteran in a wheelchair and filled Golden Gate Park with a rally of more than two dozen speakers. Police put the crowd at 156,000 as organizers hoped for 250,000.
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Geary Street
San Francisco
Golden Gate Park
Polo Field
Cathedral Hill
Indo-China
Washington
Half Town Flees Ammonia Fumes
Maynard counted a first ammonia scare as a faulty tank valve released fumes over the town. A southwesterly breeze carried the odor from a Fayette County Farm Service plant tank. Firefighters in masks contained the leak within an hour. no illnesses were reported.
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Maynard
Andy Gantenbein
Fayette County Farm Service
Gantenbein
The Man Who Is Old Before His Time
An aphorism noting that aging can feel premature, implying the subject's experiences predate actual age and suggesting a philosopher’s reflection on time.
War Dissenters March to Capitol
Washington AP reports hundreds of thousands joined a long peaceful march to the Capitol calling for an end to the war. Organizers claimed up to a million participants, with speakers including Sally Davis and Coretta King, and performances by Peter, Paul and Mary, Seeger, and Denver. Police noted ten arrests, while many protesters echoed calls to end U.S. involvement in Vietnam.
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Jerry Gordon
United States
Gordon
Washington Monument
Peter, Paul and Mary
Pete Seeger
John Denver
Daylight Saving Time Takes Effect Across Nation
Washington reports daylight saving time began at 2 a.m. Sunday with the familiar reminder to “spring forward, fall back.” People will regain the lost hour in autumn as clocks move ahead.
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Washington
UPI
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