Nixon expands Vietnam conflict as a hundred year war
The author argues Nixon’s Thursday address widens the Vietnam war by targeting a key Viet Cong base, claiming the speech mimics Johnson era patriotism. It condemns U.S. alliance with repressive regimes and warns against a prolonged, destructive, and morally wrong war in Asia.
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Jobs program criticised as misleading in Senate review
The Labor Department says a Senate subcommittee report on the JOBS program is misleading and inaccurate. Assistant Labor Secretary Arnold Weber notes fraud in only about 1 percent of contracts since 1968 and a 47.5 percent job retention rate, far above the report's 32.1 percent figure, with over 432,000 disadvantaged hires in less than two years and about 53 percent still employed after six months.
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Hijacked Jet Back In U S Sans Crooks
A British West Indian Airlines Boeing 727 carrying 60 passengers and eight crew members was hijacked Friday en route from Kingston Jamaica to Miami. It landed in Havana for a 24 hour layover before returning to Miami where two hijackers had initially demanded a flight to Africa. Cuban authorities surrounded the jet to prevent the plan and the hijackers were to be left behind.
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Willemstad’s Colorful Hue Parade Still Obeys 1817 Decree
In Willemstad Curacao Nomes and government houses remain brightly colored with no white walls. The rule stems from 1817 when Vice Adm Albert Kikkert, an early governor general, banned white facades to spare eyes from the tropical glare. The custom endures today.
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National Guard Alerted For Teamsters Hassle
National Guard troops were alerted for possible duty in Pennsylvania and Ohio as a months-long Teamsters strike disrupted transport. In Ohio about 1,000 of Local 24 Akron members voted to return to work, while Cleveland dissidents pledged no retaliation for a proposed contract.
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Local Weather Records High 92 in Pikeville Ky
The highest Friday temperature in the continental U S excluding Hawaii and Alaska was 92 degrees at Pikeville Kentucky. The low was 10 degrees at Grants New Mexico.
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Doctors face rash of birth control liability suits
U S news reports insurance hesitation over birth control clinic liability as Planned Parenthood seeks broad coverage for 200 centers and 1 000 doctors amid panic over potential malpractice claims. Interim policy leaves doctors exposed without personal coverage.
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Egypts Spring Offensive Taps Heavy Guns Along Suez Front
Egyptian and Israeli forces clashed for about three hours along a 15 mile Suez Canal front as Egypt’s spring offensive entered its third week. An Egyptian spokesman said heavy weapons targeted gun emplacements depots and armored patrols, destroying a halftrack and damaging multiple Israeli tanks. Egypt launched the offensive 15 days earlier with a broad air strike and Nasser urged Nixon to push Israel toward peace while Israel accused Nasser of trying to scare the United States into withholding arms.
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Desert Flame of Annamooka Opal Valued Over 1.6 Million
Believed to be the world’s largest opal, the Desert Flame of Annamooka weighs about 6.5 pounds and measures roughly the size of a loaf of bread. Discovered last August at Anamooka 460 miles north of Adelaide, the gem is valued at more than 1.6 million dollars.
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British troops reinforce Belfast peace wall amid protests
British troops man two new barriers of barbed wire and sandbags in Belfast after Catholic and Protestant clashes flare around Falls Road and Shankill Road. Police fear spring trouble as a Catholic rights parade and a Protestant festival raise tensions. no injuries reported as riot squads intervene.
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