Indians Seize Wounded Knee In Hostage Standoff
About 200 AIM members and Oglala Sioux seize the town of Wounded Knee in a protest over Bureau of Indian Affairs and Interior dealings. They hold roughly 10 residents hostage and demand visits by Sens. Kennedy and Fulbright to discuss treaty, governance, and Sioux grievances. FBI awaits instructions as shots are fired and a priest is held.
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Wounded Knee
S.D
U.S
American Indian Movement
Carter
Ponca City
Okla
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
J.W. Fulbright
Arkansas
Pine Ridge
Kennedy
Fulbright
Little Rock
South Dakota
Camp
AIM
Ogalala
Senate
Sen
Ted Kennedy
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Department of the Interior
William Fulbright
United States
Trimbach
Washington
FBI
Dakota Territories
55 000th Birth In St Francis At Hospital
Nicole Lynn Williams was born at 11 43 a m Sunday weighing 7 pounds 42 ounces at St Francis Hospital. The birth marks the 99 000th delivery at the hospital since it opened in 1883 for the Kenneth R Williams family of R 1 West Salem. The Williamses have another child born May 20 1969.
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Kenneth R. Williams
R. 1
West Salem
Nicole Lynn
St. Francis Hospital
Union and Norplex file unfair labor practices suits
Unions and Norplex plant file NLRA unfair labor practice charges with the Milwaukee regional office. UAW Local 1263 claims Norplex refused good faith bargaining and discharged workers for strike activity. Norplex alleges the union restrained the employer’s rights and failed to bargain in good faith. An NLRB official says investigations continue. Contempt orders issued to eight individuals over a restraint order violation tied to Norplex.
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National Labor Relations Board
Milwaukee
United Auto Workers Local 1263
UOP Norplex
Norplex
National Labor Relations Act
Stephen Sweet
NLRB
Circuit Court
Local 1263
Troop Withdrawals Suspended By U S In Vietnam
U S suspends troop withdrawals from Vietnam over Hanoi delay in releasing war prisoners. North Vietnam warned to dismantle anti aircraft missile sites near the DMZ while peace talks stall. International Commission grounded helicopters amid continued ground fire. four choppers hit in four days. No new talks set until Friday.
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Saigon
United States
Vietnam
Hanoi
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
International Commission of Control and Supervision
Commission
Joint Military Commission
North
Weather Outlook Forms Mild Trend With Clouds
Increasing cloudiness and mild Wednesday night with a low near 33. Variable clouds and warmer Thursday reaching the upper 40s. Southerly winds near 10 mph Wednesday night turning easterly 10 to 15 mph Thursday. Measurable precipitation chances 10 percent Wednesday night and 20 percent Thursday. Friday cloudy and mild with some rain or snow possible.
Political aims and party unity across 1970s GOP and DNC
George Bush aims to win GOP control of Congress after 1974 as RNC chair. Robert S. Strauss seeks Democratic unity as DNC head. Also a note on a triangular Shrove Tuesday doughnut shape.
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George Bush
Congress
Robert S. Strauss
Democratic National Committee
Soybean Prices Surge Across Market in Six Months
Prices for soybeans have nearly doubled over the last six months, impacting farmers, processors, retailers, and consumers as markets adjust to higher costs and tighter supply.
War Without End by William L. Ryan on Paris Vietnam talks
AP Special Correspondent reviews the Paris conference on Vietnam. The cease fire remains fragile and true peace seems distant as North and South Vietnam insist on dominance. Predicts no end to the war until one side gains full control, with stalemate likely to persist for years.
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William L. Ryan
Vietnam
North Vietnam
U.S
Hanoi
Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
Pham van Dong
Vo Nguyen Giap
Viet Cong
Paris
Indochina
Kumm Scholarship Fund and Five Career Centers Approved
Western Wisconsin Technical Institute trustees approved moving 15000 dollars in Roy E. Kumm gifts to a scholarship fund and authorized five career education centers across La Crosse Viroqua Spar ta Camp Douglas New Lisbon Arcardia Blair or Galesville. They also bought 23600 dollars in equipment on bids including a 12665 dollar electrical discharge machine and a 3170.85 dollar metal lathe, with other bids noted.
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Western Wisconsin Technical Institute
Roy E. Kumm
Kumm
WWTI
Machine Tool Supply
Minneapolis
Q and S. Machine Tool Co
Voell Machine Co
Proposed 869-Foot TV Tower Backed
Wisconsin ECB supporters defend an 869 foot tower proposed near La Crosse Airport saying FAA approval is in place and injunctions would delay Channel 31 educational TV plans. Aviation interests caution about aviation hazards and propose action by the La Crosse Common Council.
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Wisconsin Educational Communications Board
ECB
Minnesota
la Crosse
Federal Aviation Administration
Anton Moe
William Woods
Moe
Woods
James Cote
Aviation Board
Atty
John K. Flangan
FAA
Air Interests
la Crescent
Cote
Wisconsin Division of Aeronautics
Minnesota Department of Aeronautics
Air Transport Association
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
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St. Francis
Williamses
Tribune
Union
Gilbert H. Woodward
Khe Sanh
U. S
Nixon
Moni Kb Kono
Ann Landers
Jesnan Ee
Peking
Moscow
Cir
Henry Kissinger
Voell
Sun Electric Corp
Diesel Service Co
Richardson
Louis Youngman
Paul
Lillian Hope Kumm
Dist
Charles Richardson
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