Buckeyes Observe Arbor Day in Ohio Plantings
Ohio marks Arbor Day with school plantings of Buckeye trees statewide. Gov. Rhodes leads events at the state fairgrounds as about 5 000 trees are expected to be planted. Ohio officials note the Buckeye is the official state tree though not a practical timber or ornamental species.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
James A. Rhodes
Natural Resources
Harold L. Porter
Division of Plant Industry
Ohio Department of Agriculture
Porter
Statehouse
Ohio Historical Society
Daniel Drake
William Henry Harrison
Buckeye
Weather forecast for Middletown area tonight and weekend
The Middletown forecast calls for fair and cooler conditions tonight with a low in the 40s. Saturday will be fair and mild with highs in the 60s and lower 70s. Sunday remains fair and mild with yesterday’s 72 and this morning’s 54. Rain totals reach 5.35 inches in April up to 8 a.m.
Allies Stage Huge Buildup Near Border
South Vietnamese forces push more artillery and troops along hundreds of miles of the Cambodian frontier in preparation for renewed cross border forays against North Vietnamese and Viet Cong units. Vietnamese sources say they have previously entered Cambodia and expect to continue.
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Saigon
Cambodia
Strikes and Reinforcements Hit Vietnam Cambodia Border
Reports describe heavy buildup in South Vietnam 3rd Corps Tactical Zone along the Cambodia border with 40 000 to 50 000 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops in eastern Cambodia. Cambodian forces reportedly withdrawn from border posts amid fear while no official cross border accord exists.
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South Vietnam
3Rd Corps
Cambodia
Saigon
Auto Union Raps Spiro Mitchell in Convention Resolution
The UAW with 1.6 million members denounces government overreach and defends individual freedom. Steve Schlossberg, the union's general counsel, cites Agnew and criticizes no knock laws and Mitchell's DC crime bill proposal for preventive detention of suspects awaiting trial.
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UAW
Agnew
Steve Schlossberg
Schlossberg
Congress
Mitchell
District of Columbia
Only Swift Arms Aid Can Save Cambodians
Washington officials say swift substantial military aid may prevent a Communist overthrow of Cambodia and could pressure Viet Cong forces using Cambodian sanctuary. White House confirms several thousand captured AK47 rifles from South Vietnam with U S approval, but not a full response to Cambodia’s arms request, stirring congressional debate over broader U S involvement.
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Washington
Pentagon
White House
Cambodia
Congress
Southeast Asia
South Vietnam
U.S
Nixon draft abolition plan meets cold congressional reception
President Nixon proposed ending draft exemptions including education and shifting to an all volunteer army by July 1971. Congressional leaders including Rivers and Stennis expressed doubt about immediate action and said a full elimination is unlikely for years.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Alétineewl Dha
Senate
House Armed Services Committee
L. Mendal Rivers
D-S.c
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Senate Armed Services Committee
Chuckle about zoo draws parents despite kids screams
A lighthearted quip notes why zoos keep attracting families. Parents enjoy the spectacle but cannot take animals home, making the outing a safe, shared experience even when children object with cries.
Senate To Hear Spacemen On Apollo 13 Briefing
Senate Space Committee schedules Apollo 13 astronauts James Lovell Fred Haise and John Swigert for testimony amid worries over space program funding. NASA administrator Thomas Paine also invited as Congress debates a 3.6 billion authorization and 3.3 billion ceiling while shuttle and station funds face cuts.
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Senate
James A. Lovell
Fred W. Haise Jr
John L. Swigert
Senate Space Committee
Congress
Thomas Paine
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
House
Marriage Trials and a Secret Police Case in Poland
In 1966 Dr. Szyman Szechter and his wife Lydia faced Polish secret police after notes for a critical book were found. Their secretary Nina Karsow claimed ownership and was jailed for antistate activities. The Szechers divorced in 1967 and Nina moved to Israel. Nina married Szechter in 1968 while she was imprisoned. the marriage freed her early. They later moved to London and Lydia rejoined them. The temporary marriage was voided and the couple remarried in aRegister Office with the original ring after 25 years.
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Szyman Szechter
Lydia
Poland
Nina Karsow
Szechters
Szechter
Israel
Nina
London
Shriner and wife killed in Florida car crash
Entertainer Herb Shriner, 51, and his wife Eileen, 43, died when their car ran off a road and hit a tree near Delray Beach. Their children Indy, 19, and twins Kin and Wil, 16, were at home in Fort Lauderdale. Shriner rose to fame on the 1950s TV program Two for the Money.
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Delray Beach
Fla
Herb Shriner
Eileen
Shriner
West Palm Beach
Indy
Kin
Wil
Fort Lauderdale
Indiana
Will Rogers
Fort Wayne
Ag Harmonica
Herb
Strikes Spread as LA Teachers and Drivers Walk Out
Wildcat strikes by truck drivers continued nationwide as Los Angeles teachers joined 5000 school employees on picket lines. SE Locally AFL CIO planned protests over school budget cuts, affecting about half of LA's 25 000 teachers. The nationwide stoppage disrupted students and threatened a broader confrontation over a $1 10 hourly raise proposal.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Afl-Cio
Teamsters Union
Chicago
St. Louis
Cleveland
Wildcat
Frank F. Fitzsimmons
Teamsters
Fitzsimmons
Israelis Attack Across Suez and Jordan Valley Targets
Israeli warplanes bombed Egyptian targets across the Suez Canal on Thursday night and early Friday morning. The raids hit guerrilla bases in the central Jordan Valley east of Deir Alla, seven miles northeast of the Damiyah Bridge and north of Salt, 13 miles northwest of Amman, with a further strike across the canal in the afternoon.
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Tel Aviv
Suez Canal
Jordan Valley
Canal
Deir Alla
Damiya
Jordan River
Salt
Amman
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