11 May 1972
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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1972
Page
1
From page one the report says U S planes shot down ten MIC bombers while hitting the Hanoi Haiphong area. Washington says no ships were targeted by U S planes but notes mines may have been involved.
The Supreme Court is in recess and unlikely to rule quickly on Michigan’s petition. Kelley argues the Detroit case could decide if isolated incidents by local officials prove illegal segregation, while housing concerns and school funding are debated. Intertwined reports note continued U.S. air action against North Vietnam and Saigon’s martial law as Thieu reshapes command in the central highlands.
United States forces widened air and naval strikes against North Vietnam to curb supplies for the Communist invasion. Hanoi claimed multiple U.S. aircraft shot down around Hanoi and near Saigon. In Saigon, officials planned 31 bomb shelters and storage of food and medical supplies as attacks loomed. A CH47 Chinook helicopter crash killed 32 aboard, with unknown cause but no enemy fire indicated. Nearby, miners faced a deadly mine disaster with a rising death toll, as rescue efforts recovered bodies and logged over 200 dead or missing.
A commission reports marijuana may increase sexual activity for some users while offering no universal aphrodisiac effect. More pot users are sexually active than nonusers, with surveys showing 72 percent of marijuana users had premarital sex versus 4 percent of nonusers. The findings note inconclusive overall evidence and uncertain causality between sex and marijuana use.
Mars scientists from Caltech and JPL report that a laminated polar cap on Mars, possibly a few million years old, formed by repeated deposition of carbon dioxide and water ice. The team, studying Mariner 9 images, suggests climatic cycles created the unique layers. Findings to be discussed by Dr James Cutts in Madrid.
The piece notes Democratic contenders have spent about eight million dollars ahead of the convention, with unions contributing seed money over one million dollars. It cites O'Brien on fundraising limits and polls influencing strategy, and mentions Nixon's large war chest estimates between thirty and sixty million dollars.
Archie Bunker is cast as a featured general in Keley's Heroes with the on stage mischief set for Friday at the Riverside venue. The advertisement teases a lively street performance and comic stakes for audience anticipation.
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