Disarmament Talks Resume With Old Pattern In Geneva
In Geneva the 17 nation disarmament talks reverted to familiar form as the Soviet Union rejected an American compromise on freezing nuclear arms while urging a ban on use of nuclear weapons. Negotiators announced Vienna talks to study peaceful nuclear explosives for developing nations, with U.S. and Soviet delegates named for next week’s session.
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Geneva
Soviet Union
United States
Vienna
Alexei A. Roshehin
U.S
Adrian 8. Fisher
Fisher
International Atomic Energy Agency
Viena
Roshehin
U.S.A
Gerald F. Tape
Atomic Energy Commission
Yevgeny K. Federov
Vietnam War Casualties Rise as Offensive Tempered
The page reports continued Vietnam combat activity with a potential new push. U.S. and South Vietnamese sources note attacks have dipped to pre‑push levels but battles persist at My Tho and near Saigon. U.S. casualties rise to 33,863 killed, 215,484 wounded since 1961, amid malaria decimating enemy forces.
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U.S
Vietnam
My Tho
Saigon
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
Tay Ninh
25Th Division
4Th Division
Pleiku
Laos
Protests Rise Over Demotions Of Six Faculty Members
Protests swept several campuses as actions were considered against six faculty members for alleged lack of restraint in extracurricular activities. SDS led demonstrations at Boston University and other campuses including Tufts and Temple, with incidents of arrests and boycotts.
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Boston University
Medford
Mass
Tufts University
Temple University
Philadelphia
Stephen Fraser
California
Stanford University
Newark
N.N
Rutgers University
Rutgers Board of Governors
Southern University
New Orleans
Black Liberation
Emmett W. Bashful
Department of Black Studies
New York University
Language Hall
Queens College
City University of New York
Laster
General Electric Co
Job Corps Faces Cuts Prompt Bipartisan Debate Across Congress
Lawmakers from both parties react as the Nixon administration proposes closing Job Corps urban centers. Democrats accuse the plan of harming disadvantaged youth and the antipoverty effort, while Republicans like Alvin O’Konski and Hastings Keith support the move. Senators Javits and others urge careful consideration of youth rehabilitation needs.
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Edward W. Brooke
Massachusetts
Edward M. Kennedy
the Whip
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Gaylord Nelson
Wisconsin
Ralph Yarborough
Texas
Walter F. Mondale
Minn
Alan Cranston
Calif
Harold &. Hughes
Iowa
Thomas F. Eagleton
Missouri
Claiborne Pell
Rhode Island
Harrison A. Williams Jr
New Jersey
Philip A. Hart
Michigan
George
Kenneth J. Gray
Ilinois
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Kennedy
D-Mass
Cranston
Williams
Parks and Kilmer
Nixon
Administration Speeding Up Tax Reform Proposals For Congress
Washington AP reports the administration is accelerating tax reform work before final legislation. The Treasury was granted a one week extension to April 22 for testimony before the Ways and Means Committee, with executive sessions set to shape the bill. Early targets include conglomerates, tax-exempt foundations, and hobby farming, while controversial items may be delayed. Republican members urge early, substantial administration input to avoid a fully Democratic stamp on reforms.
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Washington
Congress
Treasury
House
Ways and Means Committee
Wilbur D. Mills
Little Rock
Mills
The
Amherst Girl Attacked By Three Newfoundlands
A six year old Amherst girl Anne Fern Smart was severely injured when three large Newfoundlands attacked at a swimming pool. The owner Beverley Kubick and her 12 year old son helped restrain the dogs, both injured. The dogs were confined for rabies tests.
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Amherst
Anne Fern Smart
William. E. Smart
Lynchburg
Beverley Kubick
W. L. Ware
Kubick
Anne
Ware
Kubicks
Amherst County
De Gaulle Criticizes Reform Text and Referendum Concept
De Gaulle argued the reform text is lengthy and complex and voters should simply say yes or no. He said citizens who understand should let the presidency and councils handle details, while polls show a large undecided or nonvoting public. The reform would create 21 regional administrations between central government and 95 departments with limited local spending powers and no tax authority.
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de Gaulle
Govrnaant
Teens Save Towns as Midwest Floods Persist
Officials praised teenage volunteers across northwest Iowa for keeping towns dry and reducing flood damage along the Little Sioux and Big Sioux rivers. In Cherokee 350 residents fled, while Akron and Hawarden reported improving conditions as waters receded. Overnight, Sioux Falls and Sioux City faced gas line ruptures and evacuations, with many communities further south enduring record floods and continued sandbagging efforts.
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Iowa
Jefforts
Tve
R. G. Clark
Akron
Sioux City
Cherokee
Little Sioux
Carrell Burkhart
Burkhart
Hawarden
North
North Sioux City
Riverside
Associated Press
Big Sioux
Sioux Falls
D.C
Midwest
John Morrell & Co
Missouri River
Missouri
Harold LeVander
Nixon
Minnesota
Snake River
Warren
John Pearson
Marshall County Civil Defense
U.S. 73
Windom
West Fork
Des Moines River
Jackson
Minn
Estherville
U S Moves To Strip Litton Of German Firms
Washington AP report on FTC plan to force Litton Industries to divest Triumph Adler German operations amid State Department opposition. Litton warns European sovereignty objections and possible German government action. embassy offered support to Litton. Craver argues divestiture could deepen U S EU tensions and bolster IBM dominance. Litton suggests keeping Triumph Adler independent in the U S while Litton retains control in Germany.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Litton Industries
Hursday
Litton
FTC
Triumph-Adler
Independent
Regulatory Agency
State Department
Harry J. Gray
U.S
Bonn
Zurich
Department of State
Washnington
Theodore Ff. Craver
Europe
United States
Aime
Greman Typewriter Works
Royal McBee Corp
Triumph Werk Nurmberg
Adlerwerke
NATO themes emerge in Rogers talks with allies
U S officials described Secretary Rogers telling ministers in a closed session that the West must seek negotiated paths with the Soviets and rivals to solve international tensions. He stressed Western security adequacy as key to any success while noting a gradual European settlement regarding the Warsaw Pact. Nixon highlighted learning from European programs as a potential expansive dimension of alliance cooperation. The president did not mention troop cuts, though Senate sentiment favors reducing U S forces in Europe. NATO remains essential and America’s commitment firm.
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U.S
William P. Rogers
Rogers
NATO
Nixon
United States
West Germany
Britain
Italy
Holland
Norway
France
U.S. Senate
Europe
Kennedy Alaska trip raises rift over village visits
On a three day inspection of western Alaska villages to study native education needs a subcommittee split emerged over who would speak to villagers and what they would hear. President Kennedy ally left Washington for Alaska after weather delayed a Nome landing, with Ted Stevens and Howard Pollock joining the delegation for visits to Nome Kotzebue and three coastal villages before Barrow and Fairbanks.
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Washington
Alassa
Air Force
Nome
Anchorage
Kenndy
Alaska
U.S
Ted Stevens
Kennedy
Parmeter
Robert F. Kennedy
Mondale
Stevens
Howard Pollock
Pollock
Kotzebue
Barrow
Fairbanks
War weariness prompts Vietnam talks reply
Harold Kaplan of the US delegation voiced caution saying the other side relies on war weariness and demoralization. Vietnamese leaders Kiem and Thuy signaled Nixon may face a growing antiwar movement and possible US withdrawal if patience holds. Thuy opposed Thieu’s plan for national reconciliation and rejected mutual troop pullouts as premature.
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Lodge
Harold Kaplan
Kiem
Thuy
Nixon
United States
U.S
South Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
William P. Rogers
Rogers
Cairo Reports Intense Fire Kills Four Israeli Positions
Mideast Radio Cairo says Egyptian fire was so intense that four Israeli artillery positions were knocked out minutes after the dueling began. It reports fires at Qantara and in Israeli munitions dumps in the Port Tualik area. Cairo says fire halted at 6:35 pm by agreement with U N observers. Israeli spokesman says cease-fire began at 6:15 pm but Egyptians continued light fire and fired a final salvo at 7:10 pm. Egyptians accuse Israelis of starting the attack. Israelis say fighting began from the Egyptian side of the canal.
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Radio
Cairo
Qantara
Port Tauliq
U.N
Canal
Debate on 18 vote amendment ends in standoff in Senate
Sen Hodges questions order as Andrews fury erupts over an amendment. Lt Gov Pollard sustains the ruling and the amendment is ruled out of order. After a 15 minute recess Andrews withdraws to overrule while Gray seeks discharge of his committee. The fight centers on whether the public should decide the 18 year old voting issue. Davis notes few letters received on the subject.
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William H. Hodges
Chesapeake
Lor
Hodges
Fred G. Pollard
Senate
Andrews
Pollard
Garland Gray
Waverly
P&e
United States
Commonwealth
William F. Stone
Martinsville
Omer L. Hirst
Fairfax
James W. Davis
Amherst
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