Senator Young Faults Pentagon Over Vietnam Death Toll
Senator Young argues the Pentagon labels many battlefield deaths as accidents or incidents to hide true combat fatalities in Vietnam. He cites roughly 6,000 such deaths and notes World War II as a higher comparable. He also mentions a change in one Ohio soldier’s death from incidental to killed in action after review.
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Washington
Senate
Pentagon
Young
D-Chin
Vietnam
Senate Armed Services Committee
U.S
Ohio
U S Helicopter Losses Mount in Vietnam Conflict
U S military reports three more American aircraft shot down by enemy gunners including two helicopters and a Phantom fighter. Two American crew killed and five wounded. 11 North Vietnamese soldiers found dead after a two hour battle near Saigon. Seventeen US helicopters shot down in the last week. total American helicopter losses reach 2,572.
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Saigon
U.S
Central Highlands
A Shaw Valley
South Vietnam
U.S. Command
Capital
Mercury Dips and Frost Covers Town in War News
Reports describe frigid morning as frost blankets the area while confusing notes on helicopter losses and battlefield incidents surface. The piece details a pilot wounded in combat, air campaign efforts near Saigon, and the heavy use of bombing patterns along War Zones C and D with near border raids.
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U.S
Missing Opera Star Weavere Reported in New Orleans
UPI reports Swiss opera singer Weavere, noted for his leading role in a Brubeck conducted concert, vanished March 3 in Minneapolis after traveling with $3,000. He was reportedly treated for severe low mood at Charity hospital since April 16. his wife, a dancer, had not heard from him since February 28.
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Weavere.sheight
William Justus
Minneapolis
Dave Brubeck
Justus
Charity Hospital
John Moore
Frost and cool spell shift to milder Thursday forecast
A cold night brought frost across most of the state with lows 26 to 34 degrees in several cities. A record low of 28 was set at Moline while Waterloo and Dubuque reported 20 degrees. Noon temperature reached 52 degrees and forecasters expected mild weather with a chance of showers Thursday.
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Mason City
Lamoni
Council Bluffs
Ottumwa
Cedar Rapids
Moline
Waterlnss
Dubuque
Towa
Ion Ney Moines
North Side
Black Panther
Jewett Lumber Co
Laird Open to ROTC Revision
Secretary of Defense Laird signaled openness to ROTC revisions while pledging not to degrade the program. Pentagon manpower chief Kelley outlined steps toward civilianizing some military science courses and trimming ROTC type technical classes to ease student workload.
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Washington
Secretary of Defense
Laird
College Reserve Officers Training Corps
Roger Kelley
Pentagon
Chuckle On a Housewife Serving Balance in Meals
A light joke frames a housewife who serves well balanced meals and notes her husband complains one day and her kids the next, capturing family life humor.
Group Prods to Halt 59 Job Corps Closings
Washington AP report says the Senate poverty subcommittee approved a resolution by party line vote urging the administration to suspend plans to close 59 Job Corps Centers. Canberra AP notes Eisenhower death postponement and Gorton's U S talks with Nixon on May 1.
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Washington
Senate
Hine
Canberra
Australia
Gorton
U.S
Nixon
Dwight Eisenhower
Cars in sorry state claim many new defects
Robert Knoll of Consumers Union told Senate investigators that many new cars have 25 to 40 defects. He cited poor in-house quality control and weak basic design and warned giants promise zero defects while products remain poor.
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Washington
UBS
Consumers Union
Senate
Robert Knoll
Knoll
Mt. Vernon
N.Y
Consumer Reports
Knott
Election by Popular Vote Clears Hurdle
Washington AP reports the house judiciary committee approved a constitutional amendment by 28 to 6 to require a direct popular vote for the presidency. A 40 percent or more threshold and a runoff between top two candidates would apply if no candidate wins a majority. Delay to 1972 elevates, with opposition and uncertain ratification.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Miltee
House
Senate
Celler
Task Force Cuts Navy Armada as Nixon Seeks Korea Exit
AP report notes Nixon ordered withdrawal of over two thirds of the 29 ship Task Force 71 off Korea after signaling resolve in recon flights and power display. Navy reduced presence to protect reconnaissance while balancing Vietnam commitments and potential provocation. Brazilian shores extend territorial limit from six to 12 nautical miles.
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Bob Siorlon
Washington
Fpen-Fragon
Nixon
Korea
U.S
North Korea
Vietnam
Pentagon
Korean
Enterprise
Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Windsor man charged with intimidating a train at crossing
Walter Brisebois, 34, of Windsor Ontario, faces an intimidating a rail line charge after parking on a Canadian National crossing to delay a train for 18 minutes. Police summoned, Brisebois refused to move his car and was arrested as a defense fund formed from sympathizers.
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Windsor, Ont
Walter Brisebois
CNR
Supreme Court
Gulc
Brisebois
Ford warns on ABM foes and disarmament talk
House Republican Leader Gerald Ford labels critics of ABM and other weapons programs as advocating unilateral disarmament while citing a suspected coalition opposing strategic bombers and chemical and biological stockpiles. He named Rep. Richard McCarthy as a critic and urged vigilance against easing defenses amid Soviet threats.
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Waliington
UPI
House
Gerald Ward
White House
Ford
Mixon
America
Soviet Union
ABM
Richard McCarthy
D-N.y
Des Moines Fire Fighters Vote For Total Strike
Des Moines firemen halted all calls by voting to strike after district court ordered them back. The 300 strikers left at 11 p.m. Monday amid a wage dispute with the city council. The firemen seek a 16 percent pay hike, while an arbiter awarded 5 percent.
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DES Moines
Des Moines Assn
Jack Nicodemus
Wale
Missildine
Robert Ray
National
Urbay
Leir
Urban
Des Moines Freien
Om Doll
Sali
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