Ousted Wounded Knee Residents Threaten Attack
Displaced residents of Wounded Knee threaten to take action by May 4 if government fails to end the AIM occupation. Francis Randall, chair of the Wounded Knee Community, cites disarmament talks as broken and says residents may use rifles to retake the village with tribal backing. The occupation, begun February 27, has fueled demands for policy reforms and reservation mismanagement remedies.
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Wounded Knee, SD
Wounded Knee
Ment
American Indian Movement
AIM
Randall
Richard Wilson
U.S
FBI
Wilson
Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
Mrs. Lota Loomis 89 Dies at Hocking Valley Hospital
Mrs. Lota C. Loomis, 89, of Midland Place, died Friday evening at Hocking Valley Community Hospital after a stay since May. Born July 25, 1883 in Hocking County, she was the widow of contractor J. William Loomis. Surviving: son Roy Loomis, Logan. granddaughter Jean Harden. great-granddaughter Kathleen McCune. Funeral arrangements: Heinlein Funeral Home with services Monday at 10 am, entombment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Lota C. Loomis
Midland Place
Hocking Valley Community Hospital
Hocking County
John William
Sarah Beery Nixon
J. William Loomis
Trinity United Methodist Church, Missionary Society
Mildred Clark
Roy R. Loomis
Logan
Robert W
Jean) Harden
Dennis
Kathleen) McCune
Logan Rt. 1
Edna B. Hughes
Antioch Students Strike Halts College Operations
In Yellow Springs Ohio students at Antioch College walk out demanding a legal contract from officials to guarantee continued financial aid. They block roads chain and padlock doors and set up picket lines bringing campus activity to a stop.
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Yellow Springs
Ohio
Antioch College
Nixon seeks stay on OEO shutdown order
The Justice Department asks U.S. District Court Judge William B. Jones to pause his April 11 ruling that Congress must fund and mandate programs, while Howard Phillips continues closing 10 regional OEO offices on April 28 and shifting programs to other agencies before funding ends in June. The administration did not commit to appealing.
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Washington
Nixon Administration
Office of Economic Opportunity
Justice Department
U.S. District Court
William B. Jones
Congress
OEO
Jones
Howard Phillips
Phillips
Appeals Court
Snakehandling and Poison Drinking Face Court Ruling
Newport Tennessee AP The state seeks a permanent ban on handling venomous snakes and drinking poison by Holiness Church of God in Jesus Name after two men died from strychnine. Pastor Liston Pack and three members argue God’s law supersedes man’s, pledging to continue services.
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Newport, Tenn
Circuit Court
George R. Shepherd
Holiness Church of God In Jesus Name
Liston Pack
Shepherd
Pack
Jimmy Ray Williams
Buford Pack
Henry F. Swann
Mountain
Swann
Tennessee
Pack Brothers
Williams
Jerusalem Easter Rites Mark Holy Week Across City
Easter pilgrims braved winds in Jerusalem for Holy Saturday rites at the Holy Sepulchre led by Msgr Beltritti. Jewish worshipers gathered at the Wailing Wall as Arab sabatoge fears shadowed Israel’s 25th anniversary celebrations. Pope Paul VI led a Way of the Cross in Rome. American Christians planned sunrise services from Stone Mountain to California.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Rome
Paul VI
Colosseum
Aforward
Stone Mountain
Georgia
California
U S Pressures Hanoi to Honor Paris Cease Fire
Washington reports sharp prods and a promising response from Hanoi as the Nixon administration seeks compliance with the Paris cease fire. Two Air Force pilots are missing after a mission over Cambodia. Pentagon says pilotless drones are used and SR-71 flights are conducted over North Vietnam.
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Washington
U.S
Nixon
Hanoi
Paris
Air Force
Cambodia
Pentagon
United States
North Vietnam
State Department
Charles W. Bray
Laos
Bray
Haiphong
U.S. Pacific Command
Southeast Asia
Mitchell Testifies on Watergate Payments to Conspirators
Former Atty General Mitchell testifies before a federal grand jury that he approved campaign funds to Watergate conspirators for legal fees, not silence, while denying handling payoff money. He says no bugging operations were approved by him. Dean plans to stand on his prior statements.
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Washington
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Washington Post
Mitchell
Nixon
Democratic
Post
Federal Grand
Jeb Stuart Magruder
White House
Magruder
John W. Dean III
G. Gordon Liddy
Dean
Robert McCandliss
New York Times
McCandliss
Burglars Target Marion School in Overnight Break In
Sam Nihiser, maintenance supervisor for the Logan school system, reported to Hocking deputies that Marion school was entered last night. Missing items include an impact wrench and sockets, an electric drill, a TV, 50 pounds of pork, and 30 pounds of chicken. Entry appeared through an unlocked window.
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Sam Nihiser
Logan
Hocking Sheriff's Deputies
Marion
Air Force to Promote Maj Gen Daniel James to Third Star
The Air Force plans to elevate Maj Gen Daniel James Jr to a third star, making him the highest ranking black officer on active duty. The move signals a landmark promotion within the service.
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Washington
Air Force
Daniel
Chappie) James Jr
Predict Approval of Control Bill
Washington AP reports Co author Rep Henry S Reuss predicts swift Senate approval for a bill extending wage and price control authority for a year after Easter recess April 0. He cites inflation indicators alongside a BLS record 3.2 percent March price rise driven by groceries.
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Washington
Congress
Henry S. Reuss
D-Wis
Reuss
Senate House Conference
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Senate
House
Wright Patman
D-Tex
House Banking Committee
White House
Nixon
Youth Faces Drug Count After Rt. 664S Crash
A Toledo youth, Christopher Sterger aged 18, was arrested by Hocking sheriff's deputies for driving under the influence of drugs after a single vehicle crash on Rt. 664S near Old Man's Cave camping area at 9 48 p m He was scheduled to appear in Hocking County Court today. No other charges were filed.
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Toledo
Hocking
Old Man’s Cave
Christopher Sterger
John L. Schein
Logan Rt. 4
Anthony Chesser
Logan
Schein
Third St
Commission Studies Dayton State Land Use
A 27 member commission named by Gov. Gilligan will study future use of farmland at Dayton State Hospital. The 670 acre tract near Kettering southeast of Dayton is being cleared as farm operations end at state institutions.
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Columbus, Ohio
John J. Gilligan
Dayton State Hospital
Kettering
Dayton
Gas Geysers Threaten Williamsburg Village in Michigan
Gas geysers from underground pressure spill into Williamsburg Michigan as 25 families evacuate. Police enforce no smoking and rail traffic stops to prevent sparks. Amoco crews drill wells to relieve pressure. geologists cite a 7000 foot deep gas field with up to seven trillion cubic feet.
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Williamsburg
Michigan
Donald Bateman
Michigan Public Safety Commission
Williamsburg Creek
Amoco Productions
Standard Oil of Indiana
Amoco
Storm Toll Grows Across Mississippi Valley
Tornadoes thunderstorms and hail battered Arkansas Missouri and Oklahoma injuring about 40 more after two killed earlier. Evacuations rose as 400 Assumption Parish residents fled flood risks while Morgan City Louisiana residents moved to higher ground. A spring blizzard also hit the Rockies and western Plains with a fatality reported in Atlanta Missouri.
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Associated Press
Mississippi Valley
Arkansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Mississippi
Assumption Parish
Louisiana
Morgan City
Rockies
Plains
Severe Weather Across Regions Brings Tornadoes and Flooding
Tornadoes churned through central Missouri with no damage reported while Arkansas faced a fatal twister near Harrison and damage at Arkansas College Batesville. Ada Oklahoma faced five tornadoes injuring residents as emergencies were declared. Flooding affected the Loosahatchie River levee near Memphis Naval Air Base with thousands evacuating. Snow fell in Wyoming and Montana with blizzards and airport closures in Billings.
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Missouri
Arkansas
Harrison
Arkansas College
Batesville
Ada
Okla
Pauls Valley
Pontotoc County
Loosahatchie River
Tennessee
Memphis Naval Air Base
Covington
Tenn
Marshall
Westcentral
Iowa
Illinois
North Dakota
Rockies
Great Plains
Montana
Casper
Wyo
Billings
Easter Egg Hunt Set for Sunday in Logan Park
The Logan Kiwanis Club plans its annual Easter Egg Hunt at 2 p.m. Sunday at Rachelmacher Park. Open to all Logan area youngsters.
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Logan Kiwanis Club
Rachelmacher Park
Logan
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William Loomis
Antioch
Courthouse
Elnora Rechenwaldt
Angle Ave
Francis Myers
Watergate
State Highway Patrol
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Rushville Rt. 1
Mark D. Huffman
Walnut St
Huffman
Thomas
Commission
Atlanta
Hocking Valley
Mercury
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