Young sailor completes five year solo world voyage
Robin Lee Graham returns to Long Beach aboard The Return of the Dove after a 33,000 mile solo circumnavigation begun at age 16. He notes fatigue and mixed feelings, says he does not want to sail alone again, and plans to wait for his baby and perhaps study oceanography or a technical trade.
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Robin Lee Graham
Long Beach
Calif
Associated Press
Fiji
Long Beach Marine
Robin
Patricia
Galapagos Islands
Hawaii
Samoas
Tonga
Solomon Islands
Australia
South America
Caribbean
Panama
Nixon Emphasizes Cambodia Crisis Clash With Communists
President Nixon warns the nation that U.S. actions in Cambodia and Vietnam are necessary to deter aggression and protect peace, saying America will not be humiliated or defeated. He cites communists in Hanoi and sanctuaries in Cambodia and contrasts past policy with current tougher stance.
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China
Soviet Union
Nixon
United States
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Laos
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Camboa
Vietnam
Blond Star Miss Stevens Dies En Route To Hospital
Inger Stevens star of The Farmer's Daughter dies en route to a hospital after reportedly taking her life in 1959 in New York. The Stockholm born actress, linked to Texas Tech figures earlier, faced loneliness and failed relationships as her career spanned film and television with titles like A Dream of Kings and Five Card Stud.
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Miss McNally
Stevens
Miss Stevens
New York
Per. Stensland
Texas Tech
Stensland
Tech
Anthony Quinn
Grace Kelly
Princess Grace of
Monaco
Anthony Soglio
Bing Crosby
Kathy Grant
Stockholm
California
Fadmund G. Brown
Neuropsychiatric Insti
CLA Medi Ce
U S Forces Bold Strike Across Cambodia Front
U S troops and B52 bombers launched a major offensive into Cambodia to disrupt the North Vietnamese Viet Cong command. About 2,000 air cavalrymen and allied forces penetrated 20 miles inside Cambodia targeting the Central Office for South Vietnam. Up to 20,000 troops were involved along a 200 mile border front with heavy enemy defenses and no contact reported.
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Saigon
United States
Cambodia
Nixon
Washington
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
South Vietnam
High Command
U.S
Red China
Census struggles with nonresponse and delays
Enumerators report trouble locating residents as the census runs beyond the April start. McCasland says preliminary checks finish by Tuesday night with final data processing and tape transfer to follow. office closing may slip to May 10 after delays and a few staff remain on payroll. News outlets received Were you counted forms to reach overlooked residents.
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McCasland
Mrs Robertson Dies After Surgery in Houston
Mrs. W J Robertson 45 of Levelland died in Methodist Hospital Houston Thursday after surgery. Services are pending at George Price Funeral Home Levelland. A Levelland resident since 1937 she is survived by husband and four sons Allen Midland Donald Hollywood Calif Johnny Camp Pendleton Calif and Ted at home.
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W. J. Robertson
Methodist Hospital
Houston
George Price Funeral Home
Allen
Midland
Donald
Hollywood
Calif
Johnny
Camp Pendleton
Ted
Yale Tense Riots Quiet After Ohio State Campus Clashes
Ohio State University remained quiet after two days of clashes between students and National Guardsmen. Safety Director James Hughes urged calm and offered safe transport home, while Gen. George Graf allowed remaining protesters to stay if peaceful. Injuries numbered at least two police and many demonstrators, with nearly 300 arrests amid racially charged protests linked to Black Panthers trials and faculty disputes. At Yale, nationwide preparations for a May Day rally in support of the Black Panthers prompted federal deployment of troops to secure the area and maintain order.
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Columbus Safety
James Hughes
National Guard
George Graf
Oval
Jecast
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Conn
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Mal
Bobby Seale
Defense Department
Connecticut
John Dempsey
82Nd Airborne Division
Ft. Bragg
N.C
Westover Air Base
Massachussetts
2Nd Marines
Camp LeJeune
Quonset Point
Funeral Pending For Mrs. Hattie Lewis
Mrs. Hattie Lewis 85 died Thursday in Amherst. Services pending at Lemons Funeral Home. A Plainview resident for 46 years she was born in Desdemona. Survived by daughter Mrs. Jackie G Echols of Plainview two sons Brooks of Albuquerque and Thurman of Carlsbad NM and four grandchildren.
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Hattie Lewis
Amherst
Lemons Funeral Home
Olton
Desdemona
Jackie G
Echols
Brooks
Albuquerque
Thurman
Carlsbad
N. M
Mixed GOP Reaction to Nixon Cambodia Move Draws Fears and Support
Capitol observers report a split Republican reaction to President Nixon's Cambodia action. Some lawmakers call it a tragic mistake while others hail it as a courageous step toward shortening the war. House leaders debate limits on U S troop use as Fulbright warns of deeper Involvement.
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Mark O. Hatfield
Ore
William D. Proxmire
Wis
Senate
GOP
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Vietnam
Tower
John Tower
R-Tex
Cambodia
Daniel K. Inouye
Hawaii
Sen
Robert. Dole
R-Kan
Fort
House
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Ford
Spiro T. Agnew
Nixon
Indochina
Agnew
Committee
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U.S
J. W. Fulbright
Dm. Ark
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Fulbright
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Laos
Thailand
Tornado and Storms Strike Oklahoma Baytown Area
Severe weather lashed the region with gusts up to 30 mph, toppled poles and damaged roofs. Baytown tides rose nearly 5 feet, flooding streets and homes while storms raked north of Lufkin to Texarkana. A tornado damaged Mustang and Oklahoma City areas. a Wynona crash killed two, injuring a priest and other residents.
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Morgan Butler
Lagtkin
Bureau
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Longview
Shreveport
Texarkana
Quail Creek
Camelot
Oklahoma City
Wynona
Oklahoma
David Monahan
Bishop McGuinnes High
Mustang
Byron Hollander
Attorney General rules Kennedy case closed in Kopechne death
Massachusetts Attorney General says criminal action against Senator Edward M. Kennedy is foreclosed by law after the inquest report release. He notes publication ends prosecution unless new facts emerge. Kennedy plans re election. Dukes County Grand Jury pursues reopen inquiry but has limited time. Chief Justice Tauro ultimately decides.
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Massachusetts
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Edward M. Kennedy
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Quinn
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District Court
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Kennedy
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Ren. Kennedy
Senate
Washington
Dukes County
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Leland
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G. Joseph Tauro
Grand Jury
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Linquest
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