Army Chief Sees Vietnamization Progress, Wider Advisory Role
Army Secretary Stanley R. Resor returned from Vietnam praising progress in Vietnamization as American combat troops withdraw. He noted stronger advisory teams, more experienced leaders, and base handovers while warning a tougher period lies ahead. Thieu announced a cease fire for Buddha’s birthday with details to come amid renewed shelling and an ambush near Khe Sanh.
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United States
Korea
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South Vietnam
Buddha
Demilitarized Zone
Khe Sanh
Police, Troopers Ready, But Protesters Don't Show
Washington AP says thousands of police and federal troops prepared on the capital’s streets for a second round of guerrilla style demonstrations to disrupt the government but dawn brought no mass turnout. Protest leaders claimed 10,000 would join to block four traffic circles.
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Washington
Five Seek to Arrest Interstate 70 Shooting Suspects
Police hunt five suspects two cars two women and three men after a cafe disturbance on McMicken Ave then a bar hold up at Camp Washington. A bystander fireman James Robb was pistol whipped and Jerry Dooley shot while fleeing. An abandoned car led to two youths later taken into custody. Numerous officers patrolled across Hamilton Butler and Warren counties as bridges were secured and protests continued with some violence and hundreds treated in area hospitals.
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Sharonville
Cincinnati
William Neal
McMicken Ave
Mary Ann Murray
Camp Washington
Neal
James Robb
Jerry Dooley
Reading
Richard Houstruck
Interstate 5
Houstruck
Hamilton County
Clemson University
Cleveland
Pilot Refuses Award for Stand on Pollution
Miami AP Captain William Guthrie, fired for refusing to dump jet fuel, declines a HEW citation in Atlanta. He criticizes the Clean Air Act as inadequate and discriminatory, saying it allows waste dumping and treats the public domain as a dump.
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William Guthrie
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Guthrie
HEW
Frank Groschelle
Kent State protests spark calls to disarm police leader
Former New Haven police chief James Ahern told Kent State observances he would back disarming police if citizens gain effective gun control. He criticized Nixon on Indochina and urged media scrutiny while Civil Rights activist Dick Gregory drew about 5,500 students to the gym for antiwar remarks.
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New Haven
James F. Ahern
Ahern
Nixon
Kent State University
Ohio National
Indochina
Laos
Kent State
Dick Gregory
William Calley
Washington
Weather outlook shows warmer temps with a chance of rain
Tomorrow brings warmer weather and a chance of showers. Highs near the mid 60s after a low in the 40s tonight. Yesterday's high reached 59 and this morning's low was around M4 truncated to readable value.
Victory and Detention at Insurrection City Riot Camp
Two thousand antiwar demonstrators were moved into a makeshift compound behind Washington Stadium amid cold, tear gas, and guards. Prisoners, many in their teens, endured hunger and confinement as political dissent turned into a controversial wartime protest noted by Dr. Benjamin Spock and lawmakers.
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America
Craig Taylor
Annapolis
Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
Taylor
National
Washington Coliseum
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Benjamin Spock
Bill
Linda Lyons
Newbergh
N.Y
Linda Jones
Staten Island
N. Y
Enquirer Sale Slated Friday by AFC to Buy Enquirer
American Financial Corp aims to close the purchase of 60 percent stake in the Cincinnati Enquirer from E. W. Scripps Co. for 20,080,000 dollars at 40 dollars a share. Charles Keating Jr. confirms Friday closing date and AFC plans to buy all remaining shares at 40 dollars per share.
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American Financial Corp
Cincinnati Enquirer
Charles Keating Jr
E. W. Scripps Co
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