Increased Movement Through Laos Into Vietnam
South Vietnamese officer reports more North Vietnamese troops and war materiel moving south via Laos into South Vietnam. Vice President Huong warns cease-fire does not guarantee real peace. Saigon releases 49 prisoners in Quang Tri as part of broader prisoner exchanges. The U.S. expects about half of 286 American prisoners to be freed midweek amid ongoing talks. Major General Nguyen Van Toan is cited.
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Tran van Huong
Quang Tri
United States
Nguyen van Toan
Gions
Fae
Ben Het
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Due Co
Pleiku
Toan
Thanh Giao
Thanh An
Soviet Union
China
North Vietnam
Gray FBI inquiry into Watergate probe continues
The acting FBI director testified that the FBI’s Watergate investigation found no evidence of White House involvement by John W. Dean. He discussed Dean's separate inquiry, noted Dean was kept informed of FBI filings, and highlighted questions about Dean's December 1971 recommendation of G. Gordon Liddy to Nixon’s campaign. The hearing also touched on the Judiciary Committee probe into ITT antitrust settlements and broader political maneuvering ahead of Virginia party votes.
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EBI
Watergate
Shere
White House
John W. Dean
Dean
Gray
Edward M
FBI
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Nixon
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Jeb Magruder
Campaign Committee
Liddy
Tunney
Committee
James O. Eastland
D-Miss
Eastland
Judiciary Committee
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
Howell
John Warren Cooke
Bill Hopkins
House
Mathews
Senate
William B. Hopkins
Roanoke
Richmond
Miller
Cooke
Associated Press
E Hopkins
New Orleans
Del
Falls Church
Durrette
Wsls-Tv
John N. Dalton
Radord
Makarios Given 30 Days to Appeal Absentia
Makarios was ordered to appeal within 30 days after an absentia decision. He had earlier refused a summons to appear before the synod, calling its meeting irregular and unconstitutional. The synod members are Grivas supporters, opposing Makarios and favoring union with Greece. Grivas leads an underground movement against Makarios.
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Makarios
Greece
Grivas
Cyprus
Britain
Makarios and
Bombs Threats Rock London Amid Rail Strike Chaos
A mid April bombing scare disrupts London as a rail strike snarls traffic and emergency measures strain hospitals. Police race to inspect suspect cars while an anonymous Times tip mentions bombs near Old Bailey and an army recruiting center. Witnesses describe gruesome injuries and a citywide mood of fear.
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London
Times
Old Bailey
Army
St. Paul's Church
Sfory
Standby Callup Numbers Assigned to 1954 Births
The Selective Service held a two hour lottery to assign callup numbers to two million men born in 1954. Numbers 95 and lower allow quick processing if needed with deferments possible. Numbers above 95 stay in their prior holding classification. No. 1 went to June 27 births. No. 365 to Oct 19. Pepitone warned volunteers remain central if not needed next year. President Nixon’s draft authority ends July and renewal is not planned.
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Selective Service
Byron V. Pepitone
Nixon
Pepitone
Postal Chief Says Service Knows Mail Problems
Postmaster General E T Klassen testified before the Senate Post Office Committee that the Postal Service knows the problems in mail service and can fix them. He noted complaint levels rose from 1,937,000 to about 2,174,000 in the year ending June 30, 1971, and then to about 1,900,000 this year, with attempts to expedite distant deliveries through area machine sorting.
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E. T. Klassen
Klassen
Harold F. Faught
Jennings Randolph
DW. Va
Charleston
W. Va
Gale McGee
Dwyo
Faught
Jta
Two SAC jet tankers collide and burn at Lockbourne Base
In foggy pre-dawn conditions at Lockbourne Air Force Base two KC135 tankers collided on the ground during a practice alert. Two crewmen were killed and another seriously hurt. A base official said there was no fog at the time. Pieces of insulation and promotional pamphlets were found near the crash site.
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Army
Alfred Newlin
Associated Press ,Inc
Lockbourne Air Force Base
ICCS Face Strains Over Vietnam Security Concerns
Feb. 25 violence in Hue and Da Nang sparked by rock throwing as ICCS members faced security and housing shortcomings. The four signatory parties US South Vietnam North Vietnam and Viet Cong clash over investigations and double standards while ICCS teams push fieldwork amid deployment delays.
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da Nang
ICCS
Military Commission
United States
AIM Leaders Stand Firm as Wounded Knee Deadline Passes
Protest leaders accuse the Thursday deadline of threatening nonresidents while government officials push for a peaceful end to the stand off. Erickson says violators face arrest after the deadline with evidence to go to a grand jury. Clergymen present a 15 point cease-fire plan, supported by Russell Means, aiming to keep negotiations alive with government talks to continue.
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AIM
Toxcome
Erickson
Pine Ridge Reservation
National Council of Churches
Justice Department
James Armstrong
Dakotas United Methodist Church
Russell Means
Irving Wife in Swiss Fraud Case Seeks Light Sentence
Mrs. Irving's testimony to a Swiss court details her role in the hoax with her husband. She seeks leniency, saying she helped to save her marriage and protect their children. The judge notes questions about the motive, while her husband faces possible parole in June after a two-year U.S. sentence.
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New York
Hughes
U.S
United States
Irving
Oes
Ibiza
Peter Widmer
Nina
Henri Ardenay
Aldred Schutz
Nixon Proposes Revision Of Community Aid Plans
President Nixon urged a major realignment of federal aid, allowing $3.65 billion in highway funds for urban transportation over three years and boosting mass transit spending to $6.1 billion. He also proposed a Better Communities Act to replace seven programs, with $2.3 billion annually for state and local use, starting July 1, 1974, and highlighted housing policy studies and inflation controls amid rising prices across industries.
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Nixon
James T. Lynn
Housing and Urban Development
White House
Congress
Lynn
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