Senate Leaders Invited to Visit China by Nixon Invitation
Senate leaders Mike Mansfield and Hugh Scott received an invitation to visit China possibly in late spring or summer. Nixon reported on his China journey and discussed Downey’s case with Chinese leaders. Scott and Mansfield emphasized bipartisan support for the trip and outlined timing tied to Congress recess and conventions.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Hugh Scott
China
Mansfield
Nixon
Chou En-lai
Scott
University of Montana
White House
John Thomas Downey
Ronald
L. Ziegler
Downey
Ziegler
Chou
U.S
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
New Delhi
India
Pennsylvania
Himself
Congress
Taiwan
Indochina
U.S. Cuts Vietnam Troops Sharply Across Saigon Areas
The U.S. Command announced the second largest troop withdrawal of the Vietnam war reducing forces to under 10,000 in Saigon Cam Ranh Bay and Da Nang. The 2nd Squadron 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment was among units cut by about 4,940 personnel. A night earlier one of its 1,060 men was killed and five wounded in a clash 24 miles northeast of Saigon while the 5th Battalion 42nd Artillery was listed with authorized strength.
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Saigon
U.S
Cam Ranh Bay
da Nang
11Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
42Nd Artillery
Vietnam
Nixon
Armored
1St Air Cavalry Division
Forces Reduced in Vietnam and Saigon Region Battles
The United States cut troop strength in Vietnam to under 120000, with Nixon ordering a further reduction to 69000 by May 1. Three clashes near Saigon left 1 American and 5 Americans wounded, plus multiple enemy fatalities. B52s pounded Da Nang area as South Vietnamese forces reported gains north of Hue and near Kontum. Cambodian forces also reported enemy losses with no own casualties.
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da Nang
Kontum
Hue
Panda Promise Captivates U.S. Zoos
U.S. zoos bargain openly over two giant pandas promised by China in exchange for musk oxen. Bronx Zoo officials pressure President Nixon, while San Diego Chicago Brookfield and others lobby for a panda. Debate centers on which institution should receive the gift and how many pandas should be kept together.
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New York Times
New York
U. S
Peoples’ Republic of China
Bronx
Nixon
Laurence J. Rockefeller
New York Zoological Society
Susie
William G. Conway
San Diego Zoo
Charles R. Schroeder
Washington Zoo
White House
Brookfield Zoo
Chicago
Washington
Brookfield
Phil Cihlar
Theodore Reed
China
Dr. Reed
William Hoff
St. Louis Zoo
Chou En-Lai
Detroit
Easter in My Heart Prayer Page Reflections
An Easter prayer essay in The Decatur Daily urges devotion and forgiveness. Mrs. J. R. Vaughan offers a heartfelt plea praising Jesus Christ and the Holy Ghost, asking guidance and blessing for believers in a season of faith.
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Moulton Road
Decatur
God the Father
Jesus Christ
God
Holy Ghost
Jesus
J. R. Vaughan
Geneva B
Vaughan
Capitol Bombing Anniversary Highlights 100 CCTV Plan
One year after the March 1 1971 Capitol bombing a $100 000 reward remains unclaimed. Congress plans a $3 million surveillance net with 100 cameras as Capitol Police expand and security tightens around the home of Congress. The blast damaged the restroom area near the senatorial barbershop and affected nearby corridors.
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Washington
U.S. Capitol
Congress
Capitol
United States Congress
George Washington
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William McNichols
Szechuan
Denver Zoo Foundation
Conway
Fredrick J. Bonfils
Big Reward
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Bernstein
Theodore M. Bernstein
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