Amputations and growth debates appear in medical and policy discourse
A Harvard physician details a 21 year old carpenter who saved his severed hand by calm action and rapid hospital care. The piece also notes legends about hush puppies and a look at losses from securities theft. It cites Gordon Allott on antigrowth lobbies and energy expansion challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Harris
Harvard Medical School
Massachusetts General Hospital
Antigrowth
Colorado
Base Falls to Reds Near DMZ in Hand to Hand Fight
North Vietnamese forces overran Nui Ba Ho base nine miles south of the DMZ after a weekend assault. An American adviser and 50 South Vietnamese marines were rescued by helicopter. Vietnam reports 31 government Marines and 20 Communists killed as B52s dropped 90 tons of explosives nearby. U.S. troop strength fell to 222,900 after the latest withdrawals.
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Saigon
Upz
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
U. S
Vietnam
Cambodia Demands Viet Base Closure Near Phnom Penh
Cambodian high command says South Vietnam must close a southeast Phnom Penh base and pull its task force after reports of atrocities against Cambodian civilians. Col. Srey Meas delivered the demand in Saigon amid daily protests. Saigon officials deny receiving the request.
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Phnom Penh
UPI
South Vietnam
Srey Meas
Neak Luong
Saigon
Cambodia
Fair Weather Expected Across Indiana This Week
United Press International reports mostly fair weather for Indiana with warm days and mild nights. Highs hover in the 80s and lows in the 60s from today through Friday with no precipitation forecast into midweek.
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United Press International
Indiana
Measures To Shock Economy Put Into Effect By Nixon
Nixon imposes a three month wage and price freeze aiming to curb inflation and stagnation. The program includes a 10 percent import surcharge, potential tax cuts, and a threat of penalties for violations while Congress responds. Critics call it madness. supporters say it buys time for long term fixes.
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Nixon
Washington
UPI
Congress
A. W. Clausen
California
Bank of America
Detroit
America
Hartke criticizes Nixon economic policy in rebuke
East Gary Indiana Senator Vance Hartke said Nixon has admitted his economic policies failed and urged Congress to reconvene immediately to address the crisis. Hartke criticized the speech as reactionary leadership and called for action.
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Gary
Ind
UPI
Vance Hartke
Nixon
Congress
Hartke
President urges $6.3 billion tax cuts to spur growth
The President announces a bold program seeking $6.3 billion in income, business, and auto tax cuts to boost employment as Europe and Japan move to a floating dollar. He vows to break inflation, urges voluntary action, and calls his China trip a parallel global step.
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Nixon
Europe
Japan
China
Office of Price Administration
Two Greene County Women Die in Head On Crash
Two Greene County women from Switz City were killed in a head on collision on Highway 159 south of Lewis around 12 30 PM. State Police withheld the victims names pending notification. A southbound car driven by William E Criss 52 of Lewis collided with the women’s northbound vehicle. both cars were demolished and Criss was hospitalized with condition not known. Further details to follow in Tuesday's Daily Citizen.
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Greene County
Switz City
Highway 159
Lewis
William E. Criss
Criss
Daily Citizen
Missing Delivery Notice for Linton Daily Citizen
If not received by 6:00 p.m. first, call your carrier. If no answer call the Citizen office at 847-4487, then 847-7420.
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Linton Daily Citizen
Citizen Office
Protest Strikes Hit Ulster and Ireland amid Internment Crisis
Catholic workers shut shops and post offices in Belfast and Londonderry port crippling operations as 13 opposition Northern Ireland MPs call civil disobedience against internment without trial. An army patrol member was wounded near the Irish border and a Londonderry policeman kidnapped and beaten before being hospitalized in Letterkenny. IRA denounces a bombing plan while a British army spokesman reports a jaw wound to a soldier near Cullaville.
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Belfast
Northen Ireland
UPS
Londonderry
Northern Ireland
Irish Republic
Letterkenny
Irish Republican Army
Lanconderry
Dublin
IRA
Cullaville
Country Armagh
Lue
World Reacts To Nixon Economic Moves Across Markets
Global response sees Britain, Switzerland, Japan and other major nations intervene to steady the dollar after Nixon's policy shift. Trading tightens as Britain closes exchange and gold, Switzerland limits daily tourist exchanges, Germany halts gold and money markets, and Japan's Bank of Japan supports prices amid a 300 million dollar morning surge.
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United Press International
Britain
Switzerland
Japan
Nixon
Bank of Japan
American Express
National Bank
Tokyo
U. S
Benton Schools Facing Law Suit
The federal government filed a court action against Benton County Indiana Community School Corporation alleging overtime and record-keeping violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Back payments for overtime work are sought, alongside similar suits against Marion County General Hospital and St Louis County Missouri.
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Washington
UPS
Benton County, Ind
Community School Corporation
Fair Labor Standards Act
U.S. Department of Labor
Marion County General Hospital
Indianapolis
St. Louis County
Daily Citizen to Add UPI Photo Service For Readers
The Linvon Daily Citizen will launch the UPI facsimile photo service providing fastest news pictures from over 250 U.S. cities and overseas stations. Images arrive minutes after filing and appear the same day as the accompanying dispatches, with eight minute transmission from any network point.
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Linvon Daily Citizen
United Press International
United States
Europe
Asia
South America
Daily Citizen
Citizen
News Dispatch
UPI
Long Laboratory
Linton
Sniper Fire Hits Evansville Officer Wounded
In Evansville Indiana dawn shooting a sniper fired on a patrol car wounding Officer Larry Spradlin in the right arm as glass sprayed from a shattered window. Officer Jerry Gorman escaped injury and both officers reported multiple shots fired with no weapon details released.
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Evansville
Ind
James Lane
Clarence Shepard
Larry Spradlin
Jerry Gorman
Medina Trial Opens After Long Recess
The government accuses Capt. Ernest L. Medina of knowing his platoon murdered noncombatants at My Lai and choosing not to intervene. Prosecutor Eckhardt says Medina failed to guide his men while C Company swept My Lai on March 16, 1968, and is charged with murder and responsibility for 100 deaths.
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FT. Mcpherson, Ga
UPI
Ernest L. Medina
My Lai
Wiliam G. Eckhardt
Medina
Eckhardt
C Company
Four Wrecks Over Weekend Reported by Greene County Sheriff
Greene County Sheriff's Department investigated four weekend accidents with property damage and no injuries. Randall R. Inman, 70, of Lyons, lost control on Lone Tree Road and damaged his Plymouth. Howard J. Lewis, 62, of Switz City, turned left on Highway 54 causing a rear collision with Richard L. Campbell, 27, of Lyons. Ricky A. Barton lost control on Highway 67 near MM and hit a tree. A Mack tractor trailer owned by Howard Green, 35, of Burg, Kentucky, caught fire prompting Bloomfield Fire Department involvement.
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Greene County Sheriff's Department
Randall R. Inman
Lyons Rte One
Lone Tree Road
Howard J. Lewis
Switz City
Fairplay Township
Richard L. Campbell
Lyons
Lewis
Ricky A. Barton
Howard Green
Burg
Bloomfield
Truck Miller Company
Oradea
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Carpenter
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Gordon Allott
Jessie
Linton Merchants Association
Nui Ba Ho
Treasury
John B. Connally Jr
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William Proxmire
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Ulster
England
Benton Schools
UPL
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