Combat deaths rise as Vietnam toll tops five weeks
The USS command reported 68 American battlefield deaths last week with 592 wounded, the highest combat toll in five weeks and 21 missing men now listed as dead. Fifteen of the missing were shot down over Laos. Across Indo China totals reach 45,087 killed in action and 298,881 wounded since January 1, 1961. Civilian casualties rose as Viet Cong rockets hit Da Nang, killing a woman and five children and wounding others amid ongoing shelling of South Vietnam. A 24 hour cease fire was announced for Buddha’s birthday observances in South Vietnam, with the Viet Cong signaling similar restraint.
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Protesters Straggle From Capital As Rallies Dwindle
Antiwar demonstrators faltered in Washington after a week of 12 000 arrests. About 50 youths met in rain at the South Vietnamese embassy while police outnumbered them 10 to 1. Leaders planned a summer return and a symbolic march on the city jail as arrests were delayed to allow speeches by Rep. Bella Abzug and others.
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Violence Flares Across Nation As Protests Intensify
Protest scenes race across major cities with thousands in rally action. Rennie Davis and John Fraines call for continued conspiracy as police deploy heavy forces. Boston and Brooklyn see sit downs, clashes, and hundreds arrested amid broader anti war demonstrations nationwide.
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Students Plead For Calm After Iowa City Disorder
Officials and students decry the rock throwing melee that damaged city and university properties during an antiwar parade. About 200 in the mob. authorities and monitors condemned violence and urged peace, noting some troublemakers may have been from out of town.
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Ryan Youths Target Officials in $125000 Suit
An 18-year-old Ryan youth, Andrew Richmond, sues Ryan and Delaware County authorities in Cedar Rapids federal court for $125,000 claiming a beating and illegal jail detention. He alleges severe injuries, humiliation, and due process violations after being subjected to force, restraints, and mistreatment during arrest related to vandalism incidents.
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Iowa House Reverses On City Street Aid Controversy
The Iowa House shifted focus from school aid to municipal finances and debated a one cent sales tax increase. A Goode amendment to direct about 13 million for street projects was defeated after a reconsideration motion, with supporters warning it could hinder highway plans.
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FDA warns public to avoid swordfish over mercury risk
The FDA urged stopping swordfish consumption after testing found 95 percent of 853 samples contaminated with mercury, a verdict endorsed by American and Canadian experts. Children and women of childbearing age are advised especially to abstain, amid concerns about brain and kidney damage.
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Nixon asks Congress for $250 million Lockheed loan guarantee
President Nixon asked Congress to provide a $250 million loan guarantee to prevent Lockheed Aircraft Corp from collapsing due to soaring costs on a jet airline program. The request was made in Washington by the Nixon administration.
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All but 6000 U.S. troops planned to leave Vietnam by 1972 election
UPI reports a Washington drawn withdrawal plan would remove all American forces except about 6,000 advisers from Vietnam by the 1972 presidential election. High military sources said the move aims to reduce U.S. combat presence while maintaining advisory roles.
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