First Step Back From Arms Race
President Nixon and Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev signed historic accords to limit missile stockpiles and pledge to pursue complete disarmament in coming years. The five year offensive missile limits and two ABM sites set a framework, with parity in overall nuclear punch and verification via a joint commission and spy satellites. Brezhnev signed as party chief while Kosygin toasted, marking a milestone amid ongoing Vietnam and Middle East issues.
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Moscow
Nixon
Communist Party
Leonid Brezhnev
Hiroshima
Kremlin
Brezhnev
U.S
Vietnam
Middle East
America
Arms Ac
Nerther
Kosygin
Podgorny
Seek Means To Ease Tensions At Waterloo
Waterloo ministers called a Saturday meeting at First Presbyterian to ease tensions between blacks and whites over teaching materials in West junior high speech class. Black residents staged picketing in the town with about 200 people in Logan Avenue Shopping Center Friday night. Four structures burned early Saturday morning, damaging three vacant houses and a garage with no injuries reported.
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Waterloo
West Junior High School
Logan Avenue
Chuckle on taxes through the decades in Comrie
A brief quip notes tax irony spanning 1911 and 1972, contrasting no income with no income after taxes. The remark reflects local humor about shifting taxation and income expectations in Comrie.
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Comrie
Nixon Pays Silent Tribute At Leningrad Siege Graves
President Nixon walked past mass graves in Leningrad and spoke of peace after signing the first step arms accord in Moscow. He visited the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, wrote in Tanya’s diary copy, and urged a world of peace. vast crowds watched the motorcade amid rain and barricades.
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Leningrad
Nixon
Kremlin
Moscow
Porgorny
Tanya
Piskaryov Memorial Cemetery
Pau Ta
Pavlosk
Soviet Union
U.S
Asia
Africa
Latin America
Raid frees two kidnaped last year in Uruguay
Montevideo AP report says security forces stormed a basement jail and freed two Tupamaro hostages after more than a year in captivity. Ulyses Pereira Reverbel, head of the state telephone company, and Carlos Frick Davie, a former agriculture minister, were in good health and taken for medical checkups.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Carlos Frick Davie
Ulyses Pereira Reverbel
Pereira Reverbel
Frick Davie
Pat Nixon Hides Behind Pillar at Kremlin Pact Signing
In Moscow Mrs Pat Nixon slipped into Vladimir Hall to watch her husband sign arms control agreements. Ziegler said she joined the president and others briefly behind a pillar before the ceremony. She later returned to the royal palace suite as the signing concluded.
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Pat
Moscow
Pat Nixon
Kremlin
Vladimir Hall
Ronald Ziegler
Nixon
Rosemary Woods
Leonid Brezhnev
Oval Room
Army admits Calley may have been sent illegally to Vietnam
Oklahoma City AP The Daily Oklahoman reports the army virtually admits Lt William Calley was sent to Vietnam illegally A Pentagon spokesman says he is seeking a strict interpretation of legality Calley was convicted for My Lai killings in 1968 and sentenced to life later reduced to 20 years discrepancies in unit roster suggest many second lieutenants may have been sent to Vietnam illegally before total leadership experience.
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Oklahoma City
William Calley
Vietnam
Oklahoman
Pentagon
Calley
My Fai
George Latimer
Salt Lake City
U.S. Army Court of Military Review
Washington
K. Fisk
Army General Counsel
Judge Advocate General’s Office
My Lai
Latimer
Nixon delegates already enough to secure renomination
Washington AP reports President Nixon has at least 60 delegates and needs 624 for the nomination. The AP poll shows Nixon as the only Republican with any delegates so far as the party prepares for the Republican National Convention in Miami Beach.
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Nixon
Washington
Miang Beach
Associated Press
Convict 2 Brothers in Indian Death at Alliance Neb
In Alliance Nebraska a district court jury found two brothers Leslie Hare 28 and Melvin Hare 26 guilty of manslaughter and false imprisonment in the death of Ogala Sioux Yellow Thunder Web 12 Their beating and humiliation preceded his body being found Feb 20 in a truck at a used car lot Judge Moran ordered a presentence investigation The trial drew about 125 Indians including leaders of the American Indian Movement to Alliance for the verdict reading
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Leslie
Melvin Hare
Yellow Thunder Web
Gordon
Neb
Robert Moran
Yellow Thunder
Gorder
American Legion Club
Moran
Alliance
American Indian Movement
Bernard Lutter
Donohue wins Indy 500 in record speed
Mark Donohue, a graduate engineer, wins the Indianapolis 500 after leading late and setting a new speed record of 163.992 mph. Bobby Unser suffers a motor failure, Mike Mosley crashes with burns, and Gary Bettenhausen retires with a sick engine. Jerry Grant finishes second behind Donohue, with Al Unser third, Joe Leonard fourth, and Mario Andretti fifth.
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Indianapolis
Mark Donohue
Bobby Unser
Mike Mosley
Gary Bettenhausen
Jerry Grant
al Unser
Joe Léonard
Mario Andretti
Donohue
Stan and Bonita Carson Top Tulane Medical Class
NEW ORLEANS AP Stanley Carson and his wife Bonita graduated together Saturday from Tulane University medical school. He tops the class and she is second. Bonita earned top third year grade average. Stanley led the fourth year. They begin residencies at University of Colorado in Denver in July.
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New Orleans
Stanley Carson
Bonita
Tulane University Medical School
Stan
Carson
Miami
Okla
University of Colorado Medical Center
Denver
Blow Dealt North Viet Supply Line
U S jets and helicopters struck North Vietnamese tanks on central and northern fronts. American forces destroyed a major Lang Giai railroad bridge 65 miles northeast of Hanoi to disrupt supply lines. Air and ground operations near Kontum and My Chanh reported heavy fighting with high casualties. Haiphong raids continued as U S command noted losses and rescues among air crews.
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Saigon
U.S
Hanoi
China
Air Force
Long Lang Giai
North Vietnam
Kovtum City
Command Sail
Kontum
South Vietnam
My Chanh
Hue
U.S. Air Force
Lang Giai
U.S. Navy
Haiphong
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Anatoly Dobrynin
Vasily Kuznetsov
Rogers
Dobrynin
Stan and Wife
U.S. First Air Cavalry Division
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