Senators near defeat of Carswell face shifting votes
In Washington, opponents say they have 39 firm votes against confirming Judge G Harrold Carswell to the Supreme Court, with nine more leaning no, while Nixon backers concede strength is slipping and would settle for about 57 votes for the nomination. Also in Washington, Sen Harrison Williams accuses Tony Boyle of political meddling in union pension funds, as the UMW faces a court challenge to overturn its election. In Prague, Dubcek faces party discipline as his membership is suspended and aide Smrkovsky is expelled from the Czechoslovak Communist Party amid an investigation into 1968 69 conduct.
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G. Harrold Carswell
Nixon
Supreme Court
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Florida
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United Mine Workers
W.A
Tony” Boyle
Harrison A. Williams
D-Mj
Senate Labor Subcommittee
Boyle
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Labor Department
Prague
Czechoslovak Communist Party
Alexander Dubcek
Dubcek
Josef Smrkovsky
Communist Party
Turkey
Vasil Bilak
Wisconsin 1970 traffic toll rises with Oshkosh professor and five students
A Friday morning crash on a highway west of Wausau killed Oshkosh biology professor Jacob Shipiro, 51, and five student companions from Illinois, Wisconsin, and nearby towns as they drove to a pollution control conference at Stout State University in Menomonie. The collision with a milk truck ripped off the car’s top, marking Wisconsin’s worst highway accident since July.
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Oshkosh
Wisconsin
Wausau
Jacob Shipiro
Janice Locke
West Chicago
Sandra Dillenbeck
Delavan
Mary Rammer
Neenah
James Weil
Skokie
Menomonie
Stout State University
Portage County
Saigon Rangers Raid Near Cambodian Border Kill 68 Enemies
South Vietnamese Rangers backed by tanks and fighters attacked a bunkered camp in the northern Plain of Reeds about 66 miles west of Saigon. They fought for five hours, killing 68 enemy troops and destroying 20 tons of TNT, with field reports and government communiques confirming the losses.
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Saigon
Reeds
Patrol Kills 10 Arabs in Night Clash East of Sodom
An Israeli army patrol killed 10 Arab guerrillas in a night clash southeast of the Dead Sea and demolished an Arab jeep with captured weapons. A Tel Aviv communique said the incident was east of Sodom, inside Jordanian territory, where Arab commandos rarely drive vehicles into Israel.
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Dead Sea
Sodom
Israel
NATO-1 Satellite Sends Signal From Cape Launch
NATO-1, the alliance’s first satellite, entered an elongated transfer orbit after launch from Cape Kennedy aboard a Delta rocket. It will act as a military and political comms link for 14 member nations, reaching a near stationary 22,300 mile orbit above the Pacific before settling into a permanent outpost above the Atlantic.
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Fla
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Pacific
Atlantic
Regents Accept Proposals on Student Demonstration Rules
The University of California Board of Regents approved Reagan administration proposals to curb campus disturbances with changes suggested by college administrators. Regents grant chancellors power to declare emergencies within a mile of campuses and require suspension of involved students faculty and staff.
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Los Angeles
Ronald Reagan
University of California Board of Regents
Northwest Industries eyes employee open purchase of railway
CHICAGO AP A spokesman for Ben W Heineman president of Northwest Industries says he is seriously considering a proposal for the Chicago and North Western Railway to become employee opened. Northwest, the railroad parent, has had no formal offer but is aware of discussions by railway executives. OAKLAND Calif AP The California Zephyr departs for Salt Lake City on its last trip marking its 21st birthday amid space age travel and waning interest in luxury rail travel.
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Ben W Heineman
Northwest Industries
Chicago and North Western Railway
Northwest
Oakland
Calif
Salt Lake City
Nelson Urges Pollution Controls at Green County Dinner
U S Senator Gaylord Nelson told Green County Democrats that bold moral and political commitments are needed to combat global pollution. He urged national and international policies on water air minerals land use and urged a Day of Education on April 22 with a UN Youth Conference planned for the summer. He compared environmental stakes to defense spending and called for a comprehensive national program.
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Gaylord Nelson
Green County
Robert R. Baumann
Monroe
Wisconsin
Nelson
America
United Nations
New Glarus Hotel
UW Officials. TAA Sit Down to Bargain
A five day old UW Teaching Assistants Association walkout reaches the bargaining table as Chancellor Young agrees to talks. About half of the Madison campus 1800 TAA members walked out over curriculum planning, benefits, and workloads amid ongoing informal discussions. Police report orderly picket lines with no violence. A court injunction delaying action on the strike is possible. Milwaukee county weighs a 278 million, 20 year effort to fight alcoholism.
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H. Edwin Young
Nathan Feinsinger
Teamsters’ Union
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Letters and Science School
Engineering
Ralph Hanson
Attorney General's Office
Rademacher
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San Francisco
Local 214
Los Angeles
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Chatsworth
Woodland Hills
Northridge
Cambodia's new three man leadership appears in capital
Phnom Penh troops with fixed bayonets lined the streets as Cheng Heng was sworn in as provisional chief of state. Vice Premier Siswath Sirik Matak and Defense Minister Gen Lon Nol stood by. Sihanouk, ousted in a bloodless coup, urged foreign governments not to recognize the deposed regime. The government ousted Foreign Minister Norodom Parisara and installed Yem Sameour, who also holds justice health and community relations, its first foreign minister in 1949.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
National Assembly
Cheng Heng
Norodom Sihanouk
Siswath Sirik Matak
Lon Nol
Sihanouk
Moscow
Peking
France
Matak
Norodom Parisara
Yem Sameour
North Vietnamese Press Drive Near Long Cheng as Pathet Lao Meets
North Vietnamese forces pressed toward the Long Cheng government post while a Pathet Lao emissary prepared to meet Premier Souvanna Phouma. Reports say Sam Thong fell under enemy control and government troops withdrew from hills, heading toward Long Cheng to regroup under Gen. Vang Pao.
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Laos
Long Cheng
Pathet Lao
Souvanna Phouma
Sam Thong
Vang Pao
Long
Cheng
Pradith Thiengtham
Hanoi
Prince Souphanouvong
United States
Pradith
Soth Pethrasy
Nixon Seeks Capitol Backing for Minority Business Aid
President Nixon renewed his Black Capitalism theme urging Congress to back a broad program to subsidize high interest loans to small businesses and grant tax incentives for firms that lend to small enterprises. The plan, pushed by Maurice H. Stans, seeks hundreds of millions in private capital and includes creating a new assistant secretary to lead policy for the Office of Minority Business Enterprise.
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Nixon
Congress
Maurice H. Stans
Stans
Department
Office of
Mail Carriers Strike Spreads Across Major Cities
Walkouts continue as 40 Chicago pickets form at the main post office with 72 substation walkouts planned. Denver and Pittsburgh join, Detroit returns workers, while Washington sees a fragile accord crumble. Cities from Cleveland to New York vote on continuing action as unions push for wage talks and a five day deadline nears.
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Chicago
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Wildcat
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George P. Shultz
Winton M. Blount
National Association of Letter Carriers
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