Huge North Vietnamese Drive Into South Vietnam Threatens Quang Tri
An immense enemy force crossed the DMZ into South Vietnam in a push toward Quang Tri Province. Three North Vietnamese divisions and SAM units are involved, with South Vietnamese infantry and armored units fighting in bloody battles. Bases are abandoned, and U S forces reinforce with B52s and ships as Gen Weyand and commanders assess the crisis.
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Lam
Saigon
Quang Tri
Quang Tri City
3Rd Infantry Division
U.S. 7Th Fleet
U.S. Air Force
Frederick C. Weyand
Vietnam
da Nang
Quang Tri Province
Kontum City
Minority Cadet Class Forms at Wisconsin Patrol Academy
The Wisconsin State Patrol Academy will train 45 cadets starting Monday with nine from minority groups making up 20 percent. Col. Lewis Versnik notes this is the department’s most extensive recruitment effort. A council resolution about former Brookfield police official Ray Johnson awaits a Monday reply amid a dispute over succession to retired Lemoyne Hiller.
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Madison
Wisconsin State Patrol Academy
Lewis Versnik
State Department of Transportation
Department
Brookfield
Ray Johnson
Lemoyne Hiller
Foreign correspondents descend on Wisconsin for primary
Twenty three foreign reporters will cover the Wisconsin presidential preference primary Tuesday as USIA aims to show grass roots democracy in action. Stuart Halpine said the group, normally based in New York, will be brought to the state for the event.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
United States Information Agency
Stuart Halpine
USIA
New York
John F. Kennedy
William Proxmire
McGovern
Lindsay
McCloskey
Gulf of Tonkin
Nixon announces Spitzer resignation from CCC board
President Nixon disclosed the resignation of Robert Spitzer of Burlington Wisconsin from the Commodity Credit Corp advisory board. Spitzer will depart effective April 3 and no replacement was named.
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Washington
Robert Spitzer
Burlington
Wis
Commodity Credit Corp
Nixon
Spitzer
Baraboo panel weighs chief resignation request
Baraboo Police and Fire Commission weighs a request from the Common Council to seek the resignation of the police chief whose status has been in limbo since early this year. A spokesman for the commission commented on the matter.
Hearing Planned on St. Croix River Add to Scenic System
A congressional hearing on a bill to add the Lower St. Croix River System to the National Wild and Scenic River System is set for April 14 in Washington. Sen. Henry M. Jackson said the Interior and Insular Affairs Committee could act on the Lower St. Croix River Act of 1971 after the hearing.
Wisconsin governor signs condo win reimbursement, voter data bill
Gov. Patrick J. Lucey signed a law reimbursing property owners who win condemnation cases, aligning Wisconsin with federal relocation rules and preserving federal aid for public projects. He also approved measures allowing clerks to use social security numbers on voter lists and permitting substitute election officials from any municipality, plus changes to savings and loan oversight and the Loan Review Board.
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Madison
Patrick J. Lucey
Wisconsin
Easter Pilgrims Fill Jerusalem for Dawn Fire Blessing
Pilgrims and 20 000 visitors jammed Jerusalem for dawn Easter services at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre as Patriarch James Joseph Bertritti led the sunrise blessing of the new fire. In Rome Pope Paul VI planned vigils and a major Easter address. Parades marked the 1916 Easter Rebellion in Ireland. West Berliners crossed to East Berlin as border controls ease. Church leaders in Britain appealed for peace in Northern Ireland.
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Christ
James Joseph Bertritti
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Holy City of
Rome
Paul VI
St. Peter’s Basilica
Peter’s Square
Irish Republican Army
Sinn Fein
Republic of Ireland
Ireland
Eammond de Valera
Dublin
West
Wisconsin voters face split fields before Tuesday primary
Wisconsin voters weigh a crowded Democratic ballot with 12 names plus Patsy Mink running via Oregon. Nixon backers urge crossovers to help Wallace while Muskie and McGovern race to gain momentum as Humphrey and Lindsay seek late leads.
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Wis
Wisconsin
Florida
Patsy Mink
Hawaii
Oregon
Nixon
John Ashbrook
Ohio
Paul N
Pete) McCloskey
California
George C. Wallace
Eugene J. McCarthy
Minnesota
Shirley Chishom
New York
John V. Lindsay
Jet crew dies as disintegrating B52 crashes near Orlando
A burning B52 bomber crashed near McCoy Air Force Base in Florida after attempting to reach the lake rather than houses. Seven airmen were killed along with eight civilians injured, including seven children. The seven nonpilot crew members and the pilot died. remaining civilians were treated for burns and injuries.
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Fla
Air Force
Silver Beach
McCoy Air Force Base
Russel E. Dougherty
2Nd Air Force
McCoy
Wendell W. Campbell
Washington, D.C
Dougherty
America
McCoy Base
Anthony Ellington
Brooke
Robin
Danny
Laura
Barry E. Applebee
Dormansville
N.Y
James J. Hammons
Bombardier
Shawnee
Ala
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