Haiphong Mines Shrink Foreign Yard Leave Harbor
Five ships exited Haiphong before U S mines activated with four Russian vessels and a British Hong Kong flag ship among those leaving. The Pentagon warned 31 foreign merchant ships remained in Haiphong as U S air and naval bombardment continued against North Vietnam.
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Deaths In Combat Reach Seven Month High In Vietnam War
North Vietnamese offensive pushes U S combat deaths to 19 for the week ending last Saturday. Five Americans missing and 28 wounded as six die from non hostile causes. Total U S casualties listed rise to 45 734 killed in action 303 045 wounded 10 152 non hostile deaths 1 578 missing or captured.
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Protests Sweep U N and Cities Over Nixon Vietnam Policy
Across the United States, students and faculty joined demonstrations against Nixon's Vietnam policy. More than 500 arrests brought total arrests to over 1,000 since Monday. Demonstrators at the United Nations blocked traffic and demanded to see U S Ambassador Bush. At Westover Air Force Base Massachusetts hundreds blocked access. in Chicago and Minneapolis police and National Guard faced protests with arrests and barricades. Amherst president John Williams Ward and Cornellia Mendenhall were among those arrested. Ward urged civil disobedience in protest of mining North Vietnamese ports.
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Board Riley Clash Over Court Cost in Linn County
Linn county officials warn insufficient funds to implement the new judicial reform bill while State Sen. Tom Riley argues the law mandates additional financing. The bill, effective July 1 1973, would cost about 250000 annually with 100000 from the general fund, already near the three mills plus emergency levy limit. The county would receive 2 from each misdemeanor case to cover costs, with last half of next year expected to add 50000 from the general fund.
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Soviet Union demands US cancel naval blockade of North Vietnam
Moscow for the first time reacts official to Nixon speech demanding immediate US blockade end. Tass says the Soviet Union will continue military aid to North Vietnam and urges return to Paris peace talks. It warns action endangers international navigation and security and cautions Washington about consequences.
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Mansfield says China won't pressure North Vietnam
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield said talks with China's leaders convinced him Beijing will not intervene to secure the release of U S war prisoners or end the war on terms unsatisfactory to North Vietnam.
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Nixon Soviets meet in Washington ahead of Moscow summit
President Nixon held a courtesy meeting with Soviet Minister of Foreign Trade Nikolai Patolichev and Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin in Washington. The session came amid Soviet reaction to Nixon's Vietnam policy and did not disclose talks but signaled the Moscow summit on May 22 remains planned.
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Center
Airport Bond Endorsed by Hawkeye Labor Council
The Hawkeye Labor Council AFL-CIO endorsed the $5 million Cedar Rapids airport bond issue to voters on May 23. The council warned that failing to approve the referendum could harm local employment and the community’s lifeline tied to air transportation.
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Labor Organization
Dependent duties keep boy from seeking fortunes
A young boy tells his friend he would seek his fortune in the world if he were not needed at home as a dependent. The lighthearted remark captures a child's view of family obligations.
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