Sheriff stages inmates benefit rock concert
San Francisco Sheriff Rich ard Hongisto organized Jailhouse Rock No 1 a fundraiser for the inmates welfare fund. A sellout 5000 crowd at Winterland Netted 14000 to buy TVs radios gym equipment chess sets and a stage for jail concerts. Musicians Crosby Nash Young Bishop Round and Saldana’s band performed free until 2 am KSAN broadcast the event and inmates danced in cells as off duty deputies provided security with no arrests.
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KSAN
Reuben Greenberg
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Greenberg
Soviet ICBM tests seen in new U S briefing
Melvin Laird said the USSR is likely to begin ICBM tests as about 100 new silos rise, with no pace slowdown despite evidence of curtailment. In D C witnesses urged large defense budget cuts, while a Harrisburg judge acquitted Eqbal Ahmad on two counts in the antiwar case. A Cresaptown explosion killed one, injuring four, and the federal deficit for eight months hit 23.8 billion with a projected full-year near 40.8 billion, though receipts may trim that by up to 6 billion.
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Waterville
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Ethel Kennedy
Plymouth
Helicopters Shot Down as Vietnam War Flares Reignite
In Saigon a two day clash left three helicopters downed with heavy ground fire. One American killed and five wounded, two South Vietnamese airmen injured. The incident coincides with U.S. troop levels dropping below 100,000 as Communist forces strike installations across Indochina. Meanwhile Belfast faces a general Protestant strike over direct rule, and Northern Ireland tensions rise with British troops. In Rome a Van Gogh painting, bought for 171 dollars, turns out to be a Van Gogh valued at 81.7 million. Negotiations on SALT resume in Helsinki amid cautious diplomacy. In Buenos Aires, kidnappers extended a 24 hour deadline for Oberdan Sallustro’s ransom, prolonging the crisis two days after Fiat talks collapsed.
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U N chief Waldheim taps Morse for key post
U N Secretary General Kurt Waldheim named Rep F Bradford Morse R Mass to the undersecretary general for political and General Assembly affairs effective May 1 Morse a six term congressman from Lowell Mass is not taking Bunche old role Rob ert J Ryan of Hatfield Mass named assistant secretary general for general services Newman Ryan previously headed U S State Department admin service
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R-Mass
United Nations
Morse
House of Representatives
Lowell
Mass
Waldheim
General Assembly
Ralph J. Bunche
Bunche
Troberto Guyer
Argentina
Robert J. Ryan
Hatfield, Mass
General Services
Hughes and Hussein to Meet Nixon at White House
King Hussein of Jordan waves from the cockpit after landing at Andrews Air Force Base. He will meet President Nixon this morning and attend a black tie dinner as his guest. AP Wire photo.
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Apollo 16 astronauts begin three week medical isolation
The Apollo 16 crew John W. Young Charles M. Duke Jr. and Thomas K. Mattingly enter three weeks of preflight medical isolation restricted to three areas and limited to contact with 109 personnel to minimize illness risk ahead of the April 16 moon launch. They will later visit Patrick Air Force Base for jet proficiency flights and moon landing rehearsal.
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Charles M. Duke Jr
Thomas K. Mattingly
Patrick Air Force Base
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