Ceylonese Guerrillas Surrender Amid Amnesty Start
More than 250 ultraleftist rebels surrendered as a four day amnesty began in Colombo. Rebels retreated to Sinharaja forest while Deniyaya clashes earlier in the week saw police station destruction and insurgent attempts with homemade bombs. Officials anticipate 2,000 hard cores may resist, while thousands accept rehabilitation.
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Manik DE Silva
Associated Press
Colombo
Ceylon
Sinharaja
Deniyaya
Enselwatte
Draft Time Limit Likely for 1971 based on Schweiker
Senator Schweiker predicts Congress will cap draft extension at one year in 1971 and push to end the draft by 1972, forming a bipartisan bloc with volunteers and Indochina restraint aims. He notes House Senate conferees face pressure after a slim loss and cites Hatfield as backing an all volunteer substitute.
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Carl P. Leabsdorf
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Congress
Senate
Richard S. Schweik
Senate House
Schweiker
Pennsylvania
John C. Stennis
Dmiss
Senate Armed Services Committee
U.S
Indochina
Mark C. Hatfield
R-Ove
Gravely Denies Navy Race Claims For First Black Admiral
Capt. Samuel L. Gravely, a Navy officer poised for rear admiral promotion, dismissed charges of racism as unfounded. He spoke after his Jouett patrol ship returned from Vietnam duty, noting no racial differences among his 400 crew and crediting his parents for his success.
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San Diego
Calif
U.S. Navy
Samuel L. Gravely
Pentagon
Gravely
Jouett
Vietnam
Richmond
Alma
Chula Vista
Virginia Union University
Columbia University
Spiro Agnew Eyes Raleigh Visit for Revenue Sharing Push
Vice President Spiro Agnew may visit Raleigh this week to press President Nixon's revenue sharing proposals. An Agnew aide asked the governor's office to help arrange the trip. He would meet with city and county officials to discuss revenue sharing. timing and location not yet set.
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Raleigh
Spiro Agnew
Nixon
Agnew
Kent State Remembers Dead Students Saturday
Kent State University observes the first anniversary of the May 4 killings with a memorial service and campus security measures. The May Day Coalition plans a nonviolent rally Tuesday after university restrictions limit campus events to the official program.
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Kent
Ohio
Kent State University
Ken Johnson
Ashtabula
Johnson
People's Liberation Army
Yippies
Coalition
Craig Morgan
National Guard
Nixon carried by Marines at Camp Pendleton parade
President Nixon toured the Camp Pendleton parade grounds after greeting the 1st Division home from Vietnam when Marines carried him about 15 yards. A distant TV shot showed the incident as Secret Service halted the display amid a crowd of more than 10 000 observers.
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Camp Pendleton
Calif
Nixon
Vietnam
Secret Service
Marine Corps
Leonard F. Chapman Jr
Peace Money Is Shrinking in 1970s Budget Outlook
A Brookings Institution study warns rising federal spending will consume all revenue from Vietnam troop withdrawals and growth through 1975. The so called peace dividend would be about 17 billion by 1976, with most of it in Social Security surpluses likely spent on benefits.
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Vietnam
Brookings Institution
Nixon
Congress
Researc
Edward R. Fried
Alice M. Rivlin
Nancy H. Teeters
Federal Highway Trust Fund
Brookings Team
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