Red China accuses India over Pakistan civil war protest
The NCNA denounces an Indian protest at the Peking embassy in New Delhi as provocation and claims Indian government connivance. Western refugees report heavy fighting in East Pakistan, leaving Chittagong largely ruined and under Pakistani federal trooper control as most structures are demolished.
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India
Pakistan
Peking
New Delhi
New China News Agenty
NCNA
Tokyo
WENA
East Pakistan
Chittagong
Bay of Bengal
Rail slowdown in Britain continues as engineers refuse overtime
London reports widespread rail disruption for a third day as 20,000 engineers adhere to work rules causing delays and cancellations. The 13,000 Railwaymen's Union warned of possible industrial action if pay offers are not raised by April 13. Ford strike winds down with Halewood workers back, Swansea group voting to return. Government condemns 38 percent two year rise as high.
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UPT
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British Railways
Tandon
Ford Motor Co
Halewood
Liverpool
Swansea
Wales
Ford
Momlay
Reginald Maudling
House of Commons
Italy's first general strike of 1971 eases into holiday mood
In Rome the general strike drew a subdued response with officials estimating up to five million workers participating. The government called it a flop as streets remained quiet, sunny skies set a festive tone, and public transport ran late with limited traffic jams.
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Rome
UPI
Italy
Jersey school talks end in fight
In Newark, an angered crowd clashed as the Board of Education delayed a settlement vote on the yearlong teachers strike. Police moved in to break up the scuffle, with several arrests as officials postponed the session to later date.
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Jersey
Newark
UPI
Board of Education
U.S
Nixon calls for Capital autonomy and voting rights
President Nixon urged Congress to start the new American revolution by granting Washington D C greater self government and elected representation. He proposed transferring routine municipal powers from Capitol Hill to the District government and cited a 5.2 percent drop in crime from 1969 to 1970 as progress.
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UPS
Nixon
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House
Senate
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Capitol Hill
Bientahe
House Education Funds Tug Of War With Veto Threat
Washington lawmakers faced a veto risk as they advanced 19 vote funding for the U S Office of Education amid a strong push from the Emergency Committee for Full Funding of Education and educators. Rep Hathaway’s amendment sought an 728 million boost within a 4.7 billion bill, while Nixon urged consolidating programs into a 3 billion fund for states.
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House
U.S. Office of Education
Nixon
Robert H. Michel
Appropriations
William D. Hathaway
T.maine
Congress
Hathaway
Daniel J. Finch
Dpa
Appropriations Committee
Flood
Senate
Nixon proposes settlement plan for Alaska native land
President Nixon proposes settling native claims to 340 million acres in Alaska. Natives would receive ownership of 41 million acres and up to $1 billion in reimbursements over 25 years. The plan includes cash of $500 million and mineral rights to 40 million acres plus 2 percent of oil revenues up to $500 million. It envisions a single nationwide corporation and 12 regional corporations within the Alaska Federation of Natives.
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Washington
APL
Nixon
Alaska
Congress
Interior Department
Iterior
Rogers C. B. Morton
Morton
Don Right
Alaska Federation of Natives
Suowwides
Alaska Federation of Na Hives
Delay for the House and Senate adjournment details
The Senate cut short its session to 14 seconds ending its record adjournment for a week long Easter recess. In contrast the House debated a $4.7 billion federal education aid bill with final approval expected by mid afternoon and plans a longer vacation returning Monday April 19. The Senate resumes April 14.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
House
Additive Dangers Cited In Senate Hearing
Washington scientists warn that certain food and drug additives may cause genetic damage across four generations. Before a Senate subcommittee, experts listed ten chemicals linked to cancer and mutations, including sodium nitrite and the pesticide DDVP, which can affect reproductive and basic body structures.
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Washington
Senate
Lawrence
Wishbein
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
House outlines major welfare bill in outline form
The House Ways and Means Committee released a welfare package proposing living-cost aligned Social Security benefits and a Nixon family assistance angle. It would expand Medicare eligibility to disabled retirees after two years, raise the base wage to 9,000, adjust tax and credit rules, and set a new minimum benefit scale for covered workers, with monthly figures and year-by-year reductions.
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Washington
Nixon
House
Ways and Means
Congress
South Viet base under heavy attack near Fire Base 6
North Vietnamese forces attacked near Fire Base 6 in the Central Highlands close to Laos and Cambodia as ARVN claimed heavy enemy losses. UPI reports cite two battalions mauled, with 72 ARVN killed and 1,873 Communists reportedly killed, though U.S. observers say ARVN losses were heavier and figures exaggerated.
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U.S
Star
Vo An
Lang
North Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
Kempe Song
Pich Nil Pass
Snool
Vientiane
Sala Phou Khou
Solons to sue Nixon over war in Indochina
Three congressmen plan to sue President Nixon claiming he denied Congress the right to declare war. Reps. Mitchell Hartington and Rosenthal say they will file in U S District Court to force Congress authorization within 60 days or end U S involvement in Vietnam. They argue executive actions violate Article I powers and seek a ruling on undeclared hostilities in Indochina.
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U.S
Vietnam
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D-Md
Michael Hartington
D-Mass
Benjamin Rosenthal
DNY
U.S. District Court
Supreme Court
Indochina
United States
Executive Branch
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Mitchell
Harrington
Lawrence Velvel
University of Kansas Law School
Anthony A. D'Amato
Northwestern
Robert J. Yellen
Chicago
Velvel
D'Amato
Supreme Courtefi
Reds to attend peace talks
Paris dispatch reports Viet Cong will join Thursday sessions of Vietnam peace talks as the 108th meeting begins. Delegation led by chief negotiator Madame Nguyen Thi Binh. Hanoi says North Vietnamese will be represented by Nguyen Minh Vy while Xuan Thay remains in Moscow at the Soviet Communist Party Congress.
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Paris
Viet Cong
Vietnam
Nauyen Thi Binh
Nguyen Minh Vy
Hanoi
Xuan Thay
Moscow
Wayward Calis Pass 0ar TA karen One Month $2.25
Publication notice lists rates and offices in Hayward and Oakland. indicates a monthly charge of $2.25 for daily service and a $3 rate for fourth street delivery. Includes phone contacts for Hayward and Oakland offices and references to auditing and membership terms.
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Floyd Sontks
Presidtel
Eral Polellé
William Chileoye
Kasinase
Maro
Por Ottlee
Hayward
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