Nixon letter to Ohio mother says son’s life not lost in vain
President Nixon responded to Mrs. Richard F. Keyer of Xenia Ohio after she argued her son Dennis died in a futile war. He urged belief in God and country and said the ideals of America endure, affirming the son did not die in vain and praising the country’s humane traditions.
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Richard Nixon
Vietnam
Washington
Nixon
Ohio
Richard F. Keyer Sr
Xenia
Keyer
Evacuated After Derailment Shuts East Germantown
East Germantown residents evacuated after a Penn Central freight train derailed near Richmond Indiana. Fire and explosions burned tankers releasing butyl acetate and vinyl chloride while officials assess risks and decide when homes can be safely returned. No injuries reported and the cause cited as wheel-carriage frame failure dragging a portion of the axle.
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Richmond
Ind
East Germantown
Penn Central
Indiana
Sherff
Railroad
U S Infantry repels death charge near Frontier City base
U S troops repelled a North Vietnamese assault near Frontier City 45 miles northwest of Saigon as 500 plus enemy troops attacked from Cambodia. Despite heavy rocket and mortar barrages, 7 Americans were wounded while enemy losses were reported around 213 killed in the fighting.
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Lagos
Nigeria
Umuahia
Owerri
Port Harcourt
Biafra
Orlu
3Rd Division
Biafran
Saigon
Cambodia
U.S
25Th
Frontier City
Associated Press
Robert Ohman
9Th
Ohman
Around-Clock Patrols On Mississippi River Flood Zone
High winds and possible heavy rain threaten Quad Cities flood defenses along the Mississippi. Around-the-clock levee patrols under Operation Foresight intensify as the river crest nears, with widespread damage reported across Dubuque Clinton and Illinois towns. Iowa declares major disaster area with initial aid of 750000 dollars.
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Quad Cities
Illinois
Iowa
Mississippi River
U.S. Weather Bureau
Army Corps of Engineers
Mississippi
Robert D. Ray
Dubuque
Clinton
Albany
Port Byron
Rapids City
Pontoosuc
Minot
N.D
Souris
Springtime Blizzard Strikes Plains From Rockies
A spring storm moving from the Rockies battered the Northern Plains with heavy snow strong winds and falling temperatures today. The blizzard disrupted travel and forced caution as the system swept across major towns and farms.
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Associated Press
Rockies
Montana
Wyoming
Wyoming 59
Gillette
Douglas
Highway Department
Dakotas
Rainy and Warmer Sunday Outlook for Middletown
Wet and warm weekend forecast with increasing clouds tonight and a low in the 50s. Sunday could reach about 80 with showers and rising temperatures.
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Middletown
Eighteen Killed in EC121 Crash in Thailand
Eighteen crewmen died when an EC121 reconnaissance aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff from a northeast Thailand base. The crash cause is undetermined and the crew names remain withheld until families are notified. The mission involved electronic surveillance over Laos and Vietnam areas.
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Bangkok
Thailand
U.S. Air Force
Daylight Saving Time Starts Tonight in Ohio and Four States
Daylight Saving Time goes into effect at 2 a.m. in Ohio and four other states. Most people will set clocks forward one hour before bed tonight. The lost hour will be returned next fall when Standard Time resumes.
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Ohio
U S Ships Leave Sea of Japan After Spy Flights
About 20 of 29 U S warships assigned to patrol North Korea spy flights sailed from the Sea of Japan. Japanese Defense Agency said radar detected the movement near Tsushima Island. Four ships, including the nuclear powered Enterprise, departed after an April 15 EC121 shootdown.
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North Korea
Sea of Japan
Tokyo
U.S
Japanese Defense Agency
Tsushima Island
Japan
South Korea
Enterprise
Black Students Seize Colgate Building Over Cultural Center
About 40 members of the Association of Black Collegians seized Colgate University’s faculty club in Hamilton New York to press for a black cultural center. President Franklin W Wallin began negotiations as ABC leader Naceo A Giles took part in talks after ousting a cook and residents.
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Colgate University
Franklin W. Wallin
City College of New York
The
Colgate
Men’s School
Hamilton
N.Y
Wallin
ABC
Naceo A. Giles
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American Deserters Committee
Sweden
Sihanouk
Vio
Great Plains
Texas Panhandle
Wellington
Laos
North
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