Protests Across America Rally Against Vietnam War
Thousands joined Easter weekend marches opposing the Vietnam War. In New York about 40 000 paraded after a Central Park gathering, while Chicago Los Angeles and Miami hosted sizable demonstrations. In San Francisco a clash injured 13 MPs at the Presidio as 10 000 protested.
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New York
Central Park
National Action Coalition
San Francisco
Presidio Army
Civic Cen
Ter
Presidio
West Coast
Chicago
Los Angeles
Lafayette Park
Sixth Ave
Nue
Gainesville
Fla
Federal Building
Alachua County
Vietnam
West Palm Beach
Congressional Record
Miami
Night raid kills 14 GIs as base camp attacked
North Vietnamese infantry split into two groups and killed 14 Americans with 28 wounded near Bao Loc and Saigon. Another 3 Americans died and 15 were wounded as US forces repelled attacks by the 1st Air Cavalry Division in Tay Ninh. Helicopters and artillery aided, while overall enemy activity around Saigon showed a drop.
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Saigon
U.S
173Rd Airborne Brigade
Bao Loc
3Rd Corps
Blazing Ship Sinks After Collision In New Orleans
A head on collision between a For mosan freighter and an oil barge ignited both vessels and nearby ships on the Mississippi River near the Greater New Orleans bridge. All crew aboard the tug were safe or rescued. 25 were hospitalized. The burning barge split in two, one section sank, the other ran aground, while fire crews fought the blaze to prevent wider damage.
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New Orleans
Mississippi River
Coast Guard
Warren Doucet
Elysse Landry
Hell
Yu Fang Fan
E. S. Reed
John Buela
Robber Froze When Woman Refused Reward
In Houston a man waved a pistol at Mrs. Mary Franklin at a hamburger stand and demanded money. She lied that she had none. He attempted to split his own money with her, but she refused. Deputies later arrested a Houston truck driver nearby.
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Houston
Tex
Mary Franklin
Rogers Seeks Vietnam Troop Withdrawals This Year
Secretary of State William P. Rogers said there may be a mutual withdrawal of U.S. troops from Vietnam this year and plans a short visit to South Vietnam after a Southeast Asia Treaty Organization meeting in Bangkok in May. He faced questions on the Middle East Peru NATO and Soviet relations amid ongoing talks and secret negotiations.
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Washington
William P. Rogers
Vietnam
Rogers
South Vietnam
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Bangkok
Thailand
Middle East
Peru
NATO
Soviet Union
Nixon
Policy forces shape Nixon era stance on Moscow top issues
Policy forces already there. What the Soviets do in Czechoslovakia likewise cuts across Nixon administration strategy for dealing with Moscow on other items including plans for disarmament talks. Rogers, who took office in January, was slower holding his first formal Washington press conference than any of his recent predecessors. President Eisenhower's secretary of state John Foster Dulles and President Kennedy's foreign affairs spokesman Dean Rusk both held their first such news conferences within a month of taking office.
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Czechoslovakia
Nixon
Moscow
Rogers
Washington
Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
Kennedy
Dean Rusk
Middletown Area Weather Forecast
The forecast for Middletown and vicinity calls for clear skies and warmer conditions tonight with lows in the 40s. Sunny and warmer Tuesday with highs in the 70s.
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Middletown
Doctors Begin Replacing Artificial Heart in Houston
In Houston at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, surgeons started replacing the artificial heart in 47-year-old Haskell Karp with a human heart. The donor was Barbara Ewan, a 40-year-old widow from Lawrence Massachusetts. The operation followed an earlier implant of the mechanical device to keep Karp alive until a donor could be found.
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Houston, Tex
St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital
Haskell Karp
Lawrence
Mass
Houston
Lawrence General Hospital
Barbara Ewan
Karp
Ewan
Carol Burns
Cleveland
Tex
Cooley
Muskie Says No Presidential Bug Yet Plans Rise in 1972
Sen Edmund S Muskie says he does not have the presidential bug but will continue national political tours. He has spoken at colleges and events in nearly 30 states over the past three months as observers view it as building a potential 1972 run. He admits his explanations may attract headlines.
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Carl P. Leubsdorf
Washington
Edmund S. Muskie
White House
Maine
Muskie
Sen
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Muskie Faces 1972 Decision Amid Kennedy Competition
The article details Senator Edmund Muskie’s uncertain stance on a presidential bid while acknowledging Kennedy as a leading Democratic contender. Muskie denies active competition yet notes strong national response may force consideration. It also covers his reflections on student views on Vietnam and domestic issues.
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Maine
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