Nonviolence Rally Draws 100000 For Peace In Capital
Washington brace for a peaceful Indochina war protest as up to 100000 demonstrators gathered downtown. riot police and MPs deployed around the Mall and Capitol Grounds while sponsors urged civil disobedience and security measures limited access to key areas. Former Navy Lt. John Kerry led veterans’ organizers after a week of Capitol Hill lobbying and wreath attempts at Arlington. A National Cathedral memorial service for Indochina war dead drew 2500 attendees including 300 servicemen.
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Artificial Pancreas Breakthrough Aids Diabetics
AP reports a scientist team at USC developing an implantable artificial pancreas to automatically regulate insulin. USC researchers credit fuel cell sensors and former Newport Beach lab work by McDonnell Douglas for funding shift. Project lead say a four to five year timeline hinges on about 1 million dollars.
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The Associated Press reports many Americans will advance clocks for Daylight Saving Time this Sunday at 2 a m. Some states Hawaii Michigan parts of Arizona and Indiana may exempt themselves under the Uniform Time Act of 1966 allowing local deferrals.
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End to College Deferments Seen by Congress
Washington AP reports a House panel moved toward ending student deferments with Nixon gaining authority to end deferments retroactively to April 28 1970. The panel kept a two year alternative service for conscientious objectors as debated and pay boosts differ between Senate and House proposals.
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Thant and Jarring Talk On Mideast Crises
U S Secretary of State Rogers plans a May 1 Mideast tour to Israel Egypt Jordan Lebanon and Saudi Arabia to press a peace path. Thant prepares to meet Jarring in Geneva while U N talks pause as Rogers travels. He expects no dramatic breakthroughs but aims to advance momentum toward peace.
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Israel Faces Possible MIG Clash With Soviets
In a radio interview marking Israel's 23rd birthday Prime Minister Golda Meir warned that renewed hostilities in the Middle East could lead to a confrontation between Israeli and Soviet pilots if fighting resumes She said Israel would defend itself and would not hesitate to identify pilots in the cockpit before action though renewal of war was not imminent Meir stressed Israel would keep secure borders to prevent future wars and expressed readiness if Egypt undertakes commitments it cannot fulfill
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U S Soviet Model Planes Duel Over North Vietnam
U S fighter bombers dueled a Soviet made MIG interceptor over North Vietnam on Friday amid heavy antiaircraft fire. The action came during intensified air activity the sixth day since the November 1968 halt in bombing. U S planes faced at least seven SAMs as B 52s and fighters targeted North Vietnamese supply routes along the Ho Chi Minh trail and around the DMZ. Two American helicopters were shot down in South Vietnam with no US casualties from the losses.
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Aiken calls for a fixed Vietnam pullout date
Senator George D. Aiken, ranking Republican on the Foreign Relations Committee, urges President Nixon to set a definite troop withdrawal date from Vietnam, ideally before the 1972 election to avoid charges of political maneuvering. He says Congress cannot fix a date and notes advisers may not know the exact timing.
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Russians Ready For Docking In Space Lab Effort
Two Soviet spacecraft circled the globe in close formation with Soyuz 10 and the unmanned Salute. Tass reported the crews conducted tests and prepared for link up and undocking, flagging progress toward the world’s first orbital space laboratory. The cosmonauts aboard Soyuz 10 rested as they neared the target, and both ships reported normal systems and good progress on rendezvous equipment.
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