Reds deploy flamethrowers at Fire Base clash in central highlands
North Vietnamese troops used flamethrowers against South Vietnamese defenders at Fire Base near Pleiku. An American adviser was killed and another missing as the base entered its third week of siege. Capt. Lee Van Phuc confirmed the first flamethrower use since March 31. Nixon backed a plan to exchange sick, wounded and long-prisoned POWs to a neutral country. Sweden detected radioactivity from a Russian underground test in the Urals. West Pakistani forces crossed the Ganges toward Chuandanga, while North Korea diplomats in Colombo face restrictions amid unrest.
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Rioters clash with troops near Northern Ireland PM
British troops faced Protestant rioters and a 700 strong Catholic mob during a night tour of Belfast trouble spots. Prime Minister Brian Faulkner escaped injury as a bottle hit his limousine, with 38 arrests and five police hurt reported amid ongoing clashes on Newtownards Road and the St Matthew Church attack.
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Arson suspected in high hotel fire in Cleveland
Authorities sought a young man for questioning about a $200000 downtown hotel blaze that killed seven people. A maintenance employee said a man in a leather jacket told him of the fire and vanished. Four of the dead were relatives of Hair theater performers nearby.
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Notable U.S. Officials Face Medical, Legal, and Political Upheaval
Pentagon announces Melvin Gatard will undergo double hernia surgery April 29 at Walter Reed and remain on restricted duties into mid May. Court of Appeals upholds Martin Sweig perjury conviction. Sweig sentenced to 30 months in prison and $2,000 fine. Yugoslav Ambassador Rolovic dies in Stockholm after being shot. Casey sworn in as SEC chairman amid confirmation turmoil. SCLC to launch large voter registration drive to unseat Nixon in 1972. Atlanta Alderman Joel Stokes charged with embezzlement. Bond set at $1,000. Governor Carter opens office hours for Georgians. Burl Ives and Dorothy Koster plan London wedding.
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Air Force C47 Crash Kills 21 of 27 Aboard
A Philippine Air Force C47 transport crashed shortly after takeoff from its central Luzon base en route to Manila. Initial reports say 21 of the 27 people aboard were killed.
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Composer Igor Straavinsky Arrives in Venice for Burial
The body of Igor Stravinsky, born in Muscian, arrives in Venice the city he loved and chose for burial. The 86 year old giant of modern music died April 6 in New York. Funeral services are set for today at the 13th Century basilica of Sts John and Paul.
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Joan Kennedy hopes Ted Kennedy not run in 1972
Mrs. Joan Kennedy said in London she hopes her husband Edward Kennedy does not run for president in 1972 though she would support him if he did. She noted they have three young children and she does not want to become first lady. She was en route to Bonn to conduct a Boston Symphony Orchestra performance.
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Fundamentalist Dr Carl McIntire denies funds charge
Dr Carl McIntire founder of the American Council of Christian Churches since 1941 denied any misappropriation of funds in a suit filed by plaintiffs who framed it as an ideological dispute over his politics. The dispute centers on control and leadership within the organization.
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