Nixon plan to create independent U S Postal Service eyed for quick approval
Congress reacts with expectations of swift passage as Senate Post Office Committee may back the plan next Tuesday. Nixon cut the first class stamp from 10 to 8 cents while proposing an insulated agency separate from the President. SALT talks in Vienna open as Nixon directs delegation to seek comprehensive strategic limits. In Santa Barbara a bank riot injures four and 200 officers disperse about 700 rioters at a Bank of America branch amidst windows smashing.
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Nixon
U. S. Postal Service
Bureau of the Budget
Congress
Senate Post Office Committee
New York
U. S
Soviet Union
New York Times
White House
Vienna
Santa Barbara
Calif
James Webster
Bank of America
Isla Vista
Largest Madison antiwar rally expected to exceed prior state record
Madison Area Peace Action Council officials forecast Saturday’s protest against the Vietnam War will be the largest in state history with an expected crowd of 10 000 to 20 000. Demonstrators will meet at two locations in Madison and march to the Capital.
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Madison
Madison Area Peace Action Council
Slides Endanger Rescuers At French Sanatorium
In Sallanches France rescuers sift debris from the avalanche that killed 72 at a children's tuberculosis sanatorium atop Mount Roc des Fiz. Teams labored through the night under floodlights as new slides halted efforts. by mid morning 42 bodies had been recovered amid thousands of tons of rock earth and snow.
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Sallanches
France
Roc Des Fiz
Search Ends Find Bodies At WVU Coeds
A three month search for two West Virginia University coeds ends with the discovery of their headless bodies. Karen Ferrell of Quinwood and Mared Malarik of Kinnelon New Jersey, both 19, were found by National Guardsmen and state police in a remote wooded area about 10 miles from the campus.
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Morgantown
W. Va
West Virginia University
Karen Ferrell
Quinwood
Mared Malarik
Kinnelon
N. J
Apollo 13 Tragedy Turned Safe Splashdown Near Samoa
Apollo 13, after a perilous four day flight, splash down in the Pacific southeast of Samoa. Astronauts Lovell Haise and Swigert lifted from the damaged Apollo 13 after an oxygen tank rupture aborted the moon mission. USS Iwo Jima and USS Hall aided recovery with planes on scene.
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Iwo Jima
Hall
Earth
James A. Lovell Jr
Fred W. Haise Jr
John L. Swigert Jr
Pacific Ocean
Lovell
Swigert
Moon
Jim Lovell
Fred Haise
John Swigert
House Passes Nixon Welfare Reform for Major Victory
The House backed Nixon welfare reform by 243-155 sending the plan to the Senate. It guarantees a $1,600 federal income for a family of four, expands eligibility by about 13 million, and requires job training. The cost is debated with estimates from $4.4 billion to triple that figure. The Senate debates proposals to raise benefits and curb costs, with a June vote anticipated.
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Washington
House
Nixon
Senate
Kastenmeier Backs Nixon Welfare Plan
Congressman Bob Kastenmeier joined a majority in approving the administration welfare reform plan while voicing reservations about the family assistance plan. He cited reform aims, training for able bodied parents, uniform eligibility standards, and a nationwide minimum payment, calling it a sound starting point for welfare changes to improve outcomes.
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Washington
Bob Kastenmeier
Dwatertown
House
U S and South Viet troops begin massive border buildup
Massive buildup along Cambodia border near Route One as U S 25th Infantry Division troops relieve South Vietnamese forces operating up to 10 miles inside Cambodia. A 2 000 plus South Vietnamese task force and hundreds of tanks assist, while Cambodia conducts security crackdowns on Vietnamese residents amid regional tension.
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Crossing
Vietnam
U. S. 25Th Infantry Division
Cambodia
25Th Division
Blue
Cu Chi
Namese
Prop
Saigon
Phnom Penh
Svay Rieng
Wisconsin Colleges Plan Earth Day Across State
Wisconsin colleges and universities join a national Earth Day effort with events from April 17 to 26. UW campuses host teach-ins, lectures, films, and exhibits including a Milwaukee focus on April 21 22 with nonpolluting vehicle events and Sen. Gaylord Nelson keynote. Other campuses schedule week long programs featuring exhibits art shows panels and environmental discussions across Eau Claire La Crosse Whitewater Oshkosh Stevens Point River Falls Superior Stout Platteville and more.
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Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Gaylord Nelson
Wisconsin Democrat
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Madison
Sym
Eday
Board of Regents
Eau Claire State
la Crosse
Whitewater State
Stevens Point
Oshkosh State
River Falls
State
Superior
Stout
Platteville State
Conservation League Holds Spring Awards
Conservation League honors three individuals at a Green County dinner award for dedication to conservation and a tree planting program. Wisconsin DNR officials and local leaders attend a 75 person event at the VFW Club as lawmakers receive recognition for conservation legislation.
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Green County Conservation League
VFW Club
Wilbur Dehmer
League
Charles N. Lloyd
Cente Wisconsin Fisheries Division
Beckman’s Lake
Nick Miller
Middleton
Les Voigt
Wisconsin
Dept. of Natural Resources
Voigt
Area League
Green County
Larry Lindgren
Green County Board
C. S. Pierce
Lafayette Board
Byron Berg
Gordon Roseleip
Joseph E. Tregoning
Roger L. Elmer
Charles Lloyd
Wisconsin Fisheries Division
Beckman
Beckman’s Lake Conservation League
Ray Beckman
Gov
Warren Knowles
Monroe
Robert Gued
Robert Travis
Rplatteville
Platteville Hospital
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Charlotte Johnston
Verona
Denise Iverson
Audrey Waage
Times
Steve Mitschele
Aquarius
Odyssey
Haise
Mission Control
Fred R. Harris
D-Okla
Charles L. Goodell
Rn.y
John J. Williams
Del
Senate Finance Committee
Kastenmeier
Ned
U.S
Norodom Sihanouk
United States
State Department
Southeast Asia
Lon Nol
Conservation League
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