Students flood beaches with orderly spring break crowds
Beaches from Daytona to Nassau fill with college crowds amid sun and surf. Police report arrests are few, mainly for alcohol, intoxication, and profanity, with a few marijuana cases. Parking headaches dominate Daytona Beach as thousands seek space along ten miles of sand. Nassau hotels list $40 per person double occupancy as innkeepers run solidly booked.
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Associated Press
Daytona Beach
Nassau
Ray Hutton
Massive Gunfire and Air Strike Escalation in Vietnam
U S forces mount a major response with carriers Kitty Hawk and Constellation aiding in the Gulf of Tonkin alongside 275 warplanes, plus 250 Air Force jets in Southeast Asia. North Vietnamese rockets and tanks press DMZ lines as U S pilots strike gun and troop positions below the DMZ and across North Vietnam. Eight American helicopter crews are missing and believed dead as clashes continue near Quang Tri and Pace.
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U.S
Kitty Hawk
Constellation
Coral Sea
Hancock
Gulf of Tonkin
Navy
South Vietnam
Thailand
Philippines
Japan
Demilitarized Zone
Vietnam
Dmz
Dong Ha
North Vietnam
Anne
Quang Tri City
Pace
Highlands
Saigon
Turkey President Urges Suspension of Politics
Ankara President Cevdet Sunay asked Turkey's political parties to suspend all political activity and accept government rule by decree. The weekend note warned the disease of politics has not cured and revived fears of military rule after 1971 changes and recent terrorist murders of NATO technicians.
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Ankara
Cevdet Sunay
Turkey
Sunny
NATO
U.S
Inside Page Teasers and Classifieds Highlight Funerals and TV
Inside features note Deaths and Funerals listings and sections such as House of the Week and Want Ads. The page includes Entertainment items like Theaters and Television as well as sports and women’s news briefs.
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Ann Landers
Npe
Chuckle If At First You Do Succeed
A brief note suggests a lighthearted reaction to early success, hinting at amusement rather than surprise and keeping a playful tone.
Catholic Women Protest Violence in Belfast Easter Demonstration
Catholic women gathered in Andersonstown Belfast to protest IRA violence after Sean MacStiofain rejected a truce. Martha Crawford, a 39 year old mother of 10, was killed in crossfire last week during clashes between British troops and IRA gunmen.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Andersonstown
Sean MacStiofain
Martha Crawford
London
William Cardinal Conway
Ireland
MacStiofain
Londonderry
Congressman Pursues Public Release of My Lai Report
Rep. Les Aspin announces a federal suit under the Freedom of Information Act to force public release of the Peers Commission report on the My Lai massacre. He cites a double coverup and notes 25 men were charged with crimes with only one conviction, Lt. William Calley Jr.
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Washington
Army
Les Aspin
Peers Commission
My Lai
Wisconsin Democrat
Aspin
Pentagon
Peers
William R. Peers
William L. Calley Jr
Ohio to tighten oversight of 4000 to 5000 state cars
Ohio owns an estimated 4000 to 5000 cars but cannot locate or identify current users beyond the Highway Patrol. Budget chief Jay Tepper says tighter use restrictions and a motor pool are planned, but first the exact count and locations must be determined, a task delayed by poor records from former Gov. Rhodes administration.
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Columbus
Ohio
Department of Finance
Jay Tepper
Tepper
Highway Patrol
James Rhodes
Night club shootout in Atlantic City leaves three dead
A Harlem Club melee at 2 a.m. killed Tyrone Palmer Rene Cuff and Pamela Pollard all of Philadelphia and wounded 11 others including Richard Jenkins wife Ruth and Gilbert Satterwhite of Philadelphia. Police recovered guns and ammo and cited spontaneous start with possible grudges amid dim lights and flying glass.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Harlem Club
Richard Jenkins
Billy Paul
Jenkins
Atlantic City Hospital
Tyrone Palmer
Rene Cuff
Pamela Pollard
Philadelphia
Ruth
Willingboro
Gilbert Satterwhite
James Dooney
Dooney
Weather outlook cloudy with rain likely tomorrow
It will be cloudy tonight with rain likely through tomorrow morning. Tuesday remains cloudy and cool with a high near 50. Yesterday’s high reached 40 and this morning’s low was 24.
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Fort Lauderdale
New York
Fifth Avenue
Magherafelt
Orange Order
Carrickfergus
Porter Seymour M. Hersh
Hersh
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