U S Leaves Kidnappers to Mexicans
Washington said the State Department will rely entirely on the Mexican government and police to win the release of Terrence Leonhardy the U S consul general in Guadalajara The Mexican president intervened ordering release of 30 prisoners to be flown to Cuba and Havana accepted them A list of names was found in Guadalajara and relayed to authorities before immediate release was ordered
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Father Climbs TV Tower For Custody Battle
Larry Wiese 36 climbs a television tower in Des Moines to demand the return of his children Kathleen 8 Daniel 7 and Jabez 5 from his wife. Police say the father refused to descend without a court order and warned officers he would drop a water jug. Crowds gathered to watch as the situation drew national attention.
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Georgia
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Daniel
Jabez
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Secretariat Sets New Derby Record at Churchill Downs
Secretariat won the 99th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in 1 minute 59 seconds and 25 fifths, breaking the previous Derby record by a margin of three-fifths of a second. Sham finished second, Our Native third, and Forego fourth as the race unfolded with Secretariat charging from the pack to the finish.
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Sham
Northern Dancer
Sigmund Sommer
Stove Fire Strikes Twice At Hapless C R Couple
Cedar Rapids man Anton Flick and his wife Florene were burned by a flash fire from a gas oven in their home at 1027 Ninth Street SE. Firefighters also responded later to flames from the same oven, with damage confined to the stove.
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Florene Flick
Ninth Street SE
Flick
U.S. Weighs CIA Role in Ellsberg Breakin
Federal prosecutors summon CIA officials to discuss possible agency involvement in the Ellsberg psychiatrist office break in and the Los Angeles burglary. CIA denies prior knowledge while officials testify about agency limits under the 1947 National Security Act.
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Los Angeles
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Department of Justice
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New SAM-2 Sites Reported Near Khe Sanh and A Shau
Intelligence sources say five or six new SAM-2 anti aircraft missile sites are under construction near the U S Marine base at Khe Sanh and in the A Shau valley in northern South Vietnam, with two sites already built and manned and more under construction around Khe Sanh. The proximity to Hue raises implications tied to the 1968 Tet offensive and Paris peace talks.
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Dean To Link Nixon To Coverup In Newsweek Report
Newsweek said its May 14 issue will claim former White House counsel John Dean is prepared to testify he can connect President Nixon to the Watergate coverup. The magazine also quoted Dean saying Ehrlichman told him Nixon promised clemency to E. Howard Hunt. administration officials denied the reports.
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White House
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John Dean
New York
Newsweek
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Dean
John Ehrlichman
E. Howard Hunt
Oval Office
H. R. Bob Haldeman
Clashes Erupt as Cease-Fire Falters in Lebanon
Palestinian guerillas and Lebanese army clashed near Rachaya and Sidon, rupturing a two day old cease-fire. Premier Amin Hafez said peace was nearly restored with precautions to revive mutual confidence. Civilian casualties were reported.
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Hafez
Rachaya
Beirut
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Cicadas Resume After 17-Year Sleep Across Eastern Iowa
Millions of 17-year cicadas are due to appear in 24 eastern Iowa counties over the next few weeks after 17 years underground. Entomologist Harold Stockdale notes large emergences from a single tree and explains the life cycle from nymph to loud adult.
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Ames
Iowa
Harold Stockdale
Iowa State University
Stockdale
Housewife Confesses Repulsion to Four Letter Domestic Tasks
A homemaker admits she often feels repelled by everyday four letter words like cook wash iron dust and work highlighting domestic strain and social fatigue in a light column.
Indians Receive U S Peace Plan At Wounded Knee
White House letter handed to Oglala mediator at Pine Ridge promises a White House meeting if militants disarm. Frank Fools Crow accepts the offer from Hank Adams as AIM supporters occupy Wounded Knee for 67 days. Five White House aides would travel to discuss treaty issues in May but only if arms are laid down and the village cleared by May 11, with outstanding warrants surrendered.
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American Indian Movement
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Italian Team Scales Everest From Nepal
An Italian expedition reportedly placed at least three climbers on Mount Everest, with Carol Rinaldo aged 21 Mizuko Mirko 26 and two Sherpa guides Shakpa Tenzing 28 and Shambu Tamjing 18 reaching the 29,028 foot summit as reported by the Italian radio office in Katmandu.
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Mizuko Mirko
Shakpa Tenzing
Shambhu Tamjing
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