North Vietnamese attack intensifies around Kontum and Hue
U S and South Vietnamese forces report heavy fighting as B52 carpet bombs envelop Kontum city to blunt North Vietnamese probing. Battlefront updates say Bastogne fell weeks ago, Thanh Hoa bridge destroyed, and rail links to China disrupted. Reinforcements pour toward Kontum as offensive broadens.
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Glenda Jackson Leads Emmys With Dual Honors for Elizabeth R
Glenda Jackson wins two Emmy awards for best actress in a series and in a single performance for Elizabeth R and Shadow in the Sun. All in the Family dominates with three Emmys for direction writing and best comedy series, plus wins for Carroll O Connor Jean Stapleton and Sally Struthers. Other winners include Peter Falk Keith Mitchell Jack Lemmon and Harvey Korman as the Tele vision Academy honors 1971 72 programs at the Hollywood Palladium.
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Mary Tyler Moore
Peter Falk
Colombo
Dick Cavett
Carol Burnett
Jack Lemmon
National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
Johnny Carson
Hollywood Palladium
Carrole O'Connor
Jean Stapelton
All In the Family
Okinawa Reverted to Japanese Rule After U S Occupation
The United States handed Okinawa back to Japanese governance at 12:01 am local time amid ship whistles and sirens as ceremonies in Tokyo and Naha marked the end of 27 years of U S rule. Vice President Agnew, for President Nixon, presented a proclamation to Prime Minister Eisaku Sato sealing the reversion and restoring Okinawa to its prewar status.
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Agreement by Bridges ends West Coast dock strike threat
ILWU president Harry Bridges reportedly signed a memorandum of agreement with the Pacific Maritime Association, accepting a Pay Board ruling. The deal, covering a 42 cent wage rise and 4.9 percent fringe benefits, targets retroactive pay by July 1 to ensure waterfront peace through June 3, 1973. ILWU and PMA comments were limited, with notices of formal Pay Board approval and secrecy on details.
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San Francisco Examiner
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Crecy
PMA
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ILA
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Seven Die in Worst N Ireland Fighting Since Troubles
Belfast reports indicate seven deaths as Easter weekend clashes erupt between gunmen of the Irish Republican Army and Protestant militants, with British paratroopers moving into Ballymurphy to separate rival factions. A British soldier was killed outside a bombed Ballymurphy pub, as shells and sniper fire disrupted White Rock and surrounding areas.
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No Man's Land
U S pressure eases on Haiphong port unloading
Washington officials say Soviet and other vessels in Haiphong are completing unloading without U S air or naval interference as Nixon ordered mines laid at Haiphong and six more northern ports. About 36 ships were in harbor, eight left before the mines' activation. no quarantine list or blockade exists per a senior official.
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Brush fires scorch wide areas above Los Angeles
Dozens of brush blazes scorched thousands of acres across San Diego County and central California on Sunday. One Barona Reservation fire darkened over 1,000 acres four miles south of Ramona. another near Julian burned about 500 acres. A separate Valley Springs fire neared 4,000 acres, while smaller blazes near San Dimas Canyon Park and Little Santa Anita Canyon damaged two homes and threatened more. About 600 firefighters aided by U S Forestry Service and Monrovia Sierra Madre crews, with no injuries reported and investigations underway.
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Feel Uncomfortably Hot See Special Air Conditioning
A brief note directs readers to the Special air conditioning and clean air section on Page A-9-12 for information on cooling tips and air quality guidance.
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