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Danville Register

Location

Danville, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 07, 1970

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Hanoi Viet Cong boycott Paris talks delays next meeting

North Vietnam and the Viet Cong skipped the 66th session of the Vietnam peace talks in Paris saying U S bombing raids violate a pledge to halt strikes. They warned of further repercussions and pledged to return on May 14 while U S and South Vietnam consider their position.

Hanoi Viet Cong Paris North Vietnam United States South Vietnam U.S Philip C. Habib Nguyen Thanh le Hebib Habib Hatoi

Sugar drinks linked to health warnings across states

FDA and NIH officials acknowledge cases of diabetes and acidosis tied to sugar-containing soft drinks. Reports span Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Ohio and Virginia, with a Georgia teen suffering acidosis after 12 bottles in two days.

Alabama Florida Georgia Louisiana Ohio Virginia FDA National Institutes of Health Albany Ga2

Prisoner in Transit: Maynard Death Halts Parole Plan

The article details delayed parole actions for Maynard, including Weinstein's plan to have a man at Rochester airport to escort his wife home. Maynard died at 50, delaying the family's travel and burial arrangements in Pikeville, Kentucky, as they sought to bring their son from Vietnam for the funeral.

Weinstein Rochester

Ohio Gubernatorial Runners Wall? Taft Backing Likely

Bob Taft and Roger Cloud emerge as a strong GOP ticket in Ohio as Cloud, 60, state auditor, easily wins the Republican governorship nomination over two opponents. Former U.S. Rep. John J. Giggian, 49, of Cincinnati, defeats a Dem rival to earn the Democratic nomination.

Page One Taft Rhodes Ohio Bob Taft Roger Cloud Cloud U.S John J. Gilfigan Cincinnati Tit House

Indictments Tied to Storm Choke Devices In Wells

Atty Gerald Galling said further probes would examine safety procedures at other offshore rigs while Tuesday indictments focused on storm choke devices in wells and subsurface gear. Spokesmen said Wednesday’s blast affected living quarters only, not oil production. The dead were Joseph R. Carvin 42 of Biloxi Mississippi Robert L. Booker 31 of Houston Texas and Kenneth Mahaney 26 of New Iberia.

Gerald Gallinghouse Chism Joseph R. Carvin Biloxi Miss Robert L. Booker

Senate rail subsidy plan gains approval with caveats

The measure would have provided 435 million dollars in direct subsidies for passenger service. Hartke and Son. Winston L. Prouty brokered a compromise allowing regional authorities to contract with the corporation, with administration backing. Three Democrats opposed the bill: Allen of Alabama Ellender of Louisiana and McClellan of Arkansas.

Page One Senate Commerce Committee Transportation Department Hartke _and Son Winston L. Prouty R-Vt Hartke James B. Allen Alabama Allen J. Ellender Louisiana John L. McClellan Arkansas

Kunstler Attacks Kent State Visit and Nixon Fears

Kunstler condemned the six Kent State students visit to the White House as an ultimate indecency and said Nixon remains in the White House because he is frightened. He argued violence came from police and National Guard, not students, and urged a new society where people can breathe freely.

Rubin Kanstler Kent State White House Nixon Vietnam Kunstler National Guard Provocateurs Cambodia H. Rap Brown The Black Panthers Chicago Seven

War widens as U S and Vietcong clash in Cambodia

U S and South Vietnamese forces push into Cambodia from central highlands as heavy enemy fire hammers operations near the Fishhook and Saigon. Reported actions include multiple helicopter landings, numerous casualties, and a North Vietnamese overrun near Da Nang while Saigon deploys battalions to curb unrest.

Snuol U.S Cambodia Highland Fishhook

Virginia Students Rally Against War at UVa Rotunda

Virginia Kunstler reports a large student protest at the University of Virginia with 75 marshals and a rock concert near the Rotunda. Demonstrators, including outsiders, left flags at half staff and removed antiwar decorations from Jefferson statue while campus police were absent. Professors urged peaceful dissent, and other Virginia campuses showed varying levels of activity as Gov Holton and President Nixon policies drew comment.

Kunstler Wilderclad Charlottesville ROTC Ahi University Virginia Rotunda Thomas Jefferson Mendelssohn Harbaugh Nixon Cambodia Laos Thailand China Linwood Holton Robert H. Humphrey Democratic Party James R. Roebuck Jr Council Arthur de Winer Carlottesville General Motors James Robinson Bees Wawois Oops Nto Kent University of Virginia Virginia College Flatent Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond vCa Warren W. Brandt Brandt VCU

Cambodian Army Deploys 2,000 Near Enemy Crossing

Cambodian forces moved about 2,000 troops toward a ferry crossing held by enemies 37 miles southeast of Phnom Penh. A convoy halted 10 miles short as Viet Cong were reported nearby. Cambodian mercenaries trained by Green Berets were arriving, about 2,000 by count, flown in by the South Vietnamese air force. Red China ordered exile government diplomats out, while other Communist nations weighed recognition.

Saigon Cambodia Bridgade U.S Tasuos U.s.1st Air Cavalry Division Phuoc Binh Fishhook U.S. 2Th Armored Cavalry 25Th Division 1Lth Saud U.S. Command Henderson Ln U.S. Command 101St Que Son da Nang Ho Chi Minh USO Club Phnom Penh South Vietnam Green Beret Phnom Penh Ameri Theapital Red China Norodom Sihanouk Peking Kang Man-chao Foreign Ministry

Ohio State ordered closed amid campus unrest and riots

Ohio State University was ordered closed by President Fawcett after Gov. Rhodes urged shutting state universities facing unrest. Students urged to return home by noon Thursday. campuses faced fires and National Guard protection.

Columbus Ohio Ohio State University James A. Rhodes OSU G. Fawcett Rhodes

Nationwide protests erupt as Kent State shootings spur campus walkouts

Protests spread as leaders plan a Washington march aimed at the White House with 30,000 demonstrators to confront Nixon over Kent State. Colleges nationwide suspend classes, with governors alerting National Guard and campuses facing vandalism, lockdowns, and student strikes.

Kent State White House Nixon Washington Monument Richard B. Ogilvie National Guard Illinois Herold R. Patton Southern Ilinois University Carbondale University of Illinois Northwestern Northern Illinois Illinois State Loyola of Chi- Sager Skte Sales Business Administration Wayne State University Detroit North Caroli Duke University Terry Sanford America Syracuse University John Corbally Jr West Virginia Arch Moore West Virginia University Morgantown Westernton Hall University South Or Massachusetts N.J Gram Congress Spiro T. Agnew Atversity Oklahoma Amherst Smith Julie David Eibriseesenhower Charles Palmer Cr Don Brandeis University Waltham Mass North East Princeton University New

House Debates Cambodia Amendments Amid Military Bill

The House debated Reid and Findley amendments to a 20.24 billion military weapons bill. Reid would ban U.S. troops in Cambodia Laos and Thailand while Findley would allow action to protect American troops in Vietnam. The measures failed as the bill passed 328 to 69. Nixon announced plans to strike enemy bases in Cambodia while defending a limited objective and urging troop withdrawals by July.

Reid Findley U.S Cambodia Laos Thailand Vietnam Reid’s Senate Nixon South Vietnam Tonkin Gulf Conegress Johnson House Congress

University student protests roil campuses nationwide

Readable fragments describe Mankato Wisconsin State College students blocking a main intersection and burning effigies of Nixon and Spiro Agnew. About 40 University of Arizona students ended a sit in at a Tucson ROTC building under threat of fines and jail. National Guardsmen faced 2000 demonstrators at Wisconsin campus with tear gas as clashes spread nationwide.

Aeacany Mankato Wis State College Nixon Spiro T. Agrew University of Arizona ROTC Tucson National Guardsmen University of Wisconsin Jnck

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