Wisconsin Teaching Assistants Strike Enters Eighth Day
Madison report notes peaceful round-the-clock picketing as mediation stalls. UW Law Prof Nathan Feinsinger, a noted labor mediator, has worked since midweek without success in settlement efforts. Washington summary lists Senate hope for a mutual freeze on strategic weapons before resuming U S Soviet talks, despite Nixon calling the measure irrelevant.
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University of Wsconsin
UW Law
Nathan Feinsinger
Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Nixon
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Legal Process Slow Says Rights Official on Desegregation
Washington AP reports Jerris Leonard, head of the Civil Rights Division, says Nixon’s promised comprehensive analysis on school desegregation will not speed up integration efforts. He states the legal process is moving and cannot be accelerated in any practical way.
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Washington
Nixon
Jerris Leonard
Justice Department
Two U S Planes and Helicopters Shot Down Over Southeast Asia
Enemy gunners downed two U S Air Force planes over Laos and four Army helicopters over South Vietnam. Three men were killed, two missing, and two wounded. The F4 Phantom and an Al Skyraider were shot down Thursday and Saturday while operating against North Vietnamese forces along the Ho Chi Minh Trail in the Laotian panhandle.
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Saigon
Laos
South Vietnam
U. S
Laotian Panhandle
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Pathet Lao
Long Cheng
Vientiane
Vang Pao
U.S
Plain of Jars
Upper
Panhandle
Central Intelligence
Thailand
CIA
U.S. Agency For International Development Aid
Thanom Kittikachorn
Bangkok
Israel Warplanes Hit Egyptian Radar Base Near Baltim
Israeli warplanes conducted a deep strike into Egypt hitting a radar base in the Nile Delta about 100 miles north of Cairo. No details were given on scope or strength, but all planes reportedly returned safely to base.
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Egypt
Nile Delta
Cairo
Baltim
Trial Opens for Lt Duffy in Vietnam Slaying Case
The trial of U S Army Lt James B Duffy 23 of Claremont Calif opened with premeditated murder charges rejected two defense motions The prosecutor asked for documents on high ranking witnesses regarding battlefield body counts and indicated the body count method would be a central issue in the case
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Long Binh
Vietnam
Earl Ist
James B. Duffy
Claremont
Calif
Henry B. Rothblatt
Rothblatt
Quake Hits Arabian Port Broach Killing 14 In India
An earthquake struck the Arabian Sea port of Broach killing 14 people and injuring 79. About 200 houses were damaged and the tremor was felt in Bombay. The quake sparked alarm during the Holi festival as Gujarat authorities ordered relief measures and recalled all public servants to duty.
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Bombay
India
Broach
Gujarat
Army atrocity hearings open at Ft McPherson in Atlanta
Army investigators begin hearings at Ft McPherson to decide if three soldiers accused of atrocities against Vietnamese civilians will face court martial. Newsmen and the public are barred from the proceedings, which resemble civilian grand jury actions.
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Atlanta, Ga
Ft. McPherson
Railroad Dispute Resumes Hearings in Washington
Washington resuming hearings in a deadlocked nationwide railroad labor dispute between four AFL-CIO unions representing about 45 000 rail workers. A nationwide strike could threaten 575 000 rail workers and disrupt industries dependent on rail supply.
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Washington
Congress
George P. Shultz
House Commerce Committee
Afl-Cio
New Tax Forms More Costly, Aspin Says
AP reports former Kennedy adviser Leslie Aspin in a campaign speech for the Democratic nomination in the district of Rep. Henry Schadeberg argues that the government's new income tax forms are longer and costlier for the average taxpayer. He says people must buy instruction pamphlets or hire tax advisers to cope with the forms.
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Reloit
Leslie Aspin
Kennedy
Aspin
Congress
Henry Schadeberg
Outagamie D A James Long Gains Senate Momentum
Kipon AP reports District Attorney James R. Long of Outagamie County shows rising momentum over the weekend as a potential Republican candidate for the U S Senate.
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Kipon
James R. Long
Outagamie County
U. S. Senate
Mail Pinch Easing in State Union Sets Vote Today
Milwaukee street action shows carriers voting on continuing the walkout with Madison and Racine returning to work while Monroe reports full capacity. Counties affected include Racine Kenosha Walworth Fond du Lac Sheboygan Ozaukee and Waukesha as mail backlog grows and national guard plans loom.
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National Association of Letter Carriers
US District Court
Wisconsin
Madison
Racine
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Post Office
Beloit
Spooner
Portage
Congress
Kenosha
Walworth
Fond du Lac
Sheboygan
Ozaukee
Waukesha
Monroe
Russ Myers
Myers
James Kurth Killed in Viet Action
James Kurth 20 son of Darwin Kurth of Darlington was killed Friday March 20 in Vietnam. His father was notified Sunday March 22. He had been assigned for duty in Vietnam last November but returned home for his mother’s funeral December 7, 1969, then returned to Vietnam in January. Army officials from Dubuque Ia could not provide further details. He entered service May last year and was a Darlington High School graduate. Survived by his father four sisters and six brothers. Funeral arrangements at Steil Funeral Home Darlington. FIRE PROBE BEGINS: SEATTLE AP investigators have several very good leads in probe into arson caused hotel fire that claimed 20 lives. Fire Marshal MacPherson said Sunday.
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James Kurth
Darwin Kurth
Vietnam
Kathryn Kurth
Dubuque
Darlington High School
Mary Frances
Madison
Kathryn
Carol
Sabra
Joseph
John
Timothy
David
Darwin Jr
LeRoy
Steil Funeral Home
Seattle
Stephen MacPherson
Phouma accuses Hanoi of sending 13000 troops into Laos
Premier Souvanna Phouma charged North Vietnam with sending 13,000 more troops into Laos aided by tanks rockets and long range guns as he marked the Royal Laotian army anniversary. He accused Hanoi of expansionist aims while noting recent shifts at the Plain of Jars and regional tensions involving Pathet Lao and U.S. support.
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Phouma
North Viets
Vientiane
Laos
Souvanna Phouma
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Prince Souvanna
Pathet Lao An
Wisconsin Weekend Traffic Toll Rises With Eight Deaths
The weekend accidents claimed eight lives, lifting the state 1970 traffic fatalities to 172. Cordie Fricke, 87, died in Ozaukee County after a collision near Cedarburg. Jeffrey Zumhof, 21, of Chilton, died in Calumet County when his car hit a tree. Dennis Schweitzer, 27, of Beaver Dam, was struck on a Dodge County road. Genevieve Gasparek, 27, of Milwaukee, died on Interstate 94 in Oak Creek while near a disabled car. John Massoglia, 23, of Beloit, died in a Beloit crash. Janice Packamore, 24, of Racine, found dead in a car that plunged into a Racine County ditch. Joseph Scheib, 76, of Madison died after his car struck a pole. Anna Rosewicz, 79, of Milwaukee died in a Waukesha County crash.
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Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Cordie Fricke
Ozaukee County
Cedarburg
Jeffrey Zumhof
Chilton
Calumet County
Beaver Dam
Dennis Schweitzer
Dodge County
Genevieve Gasparek
Oak Creek
Beloit
John Massoglia
Janice K. Packamore
Racine
Joseph C. Scheib
Madison
Anna Rosewicz
Waukesha County
Cambodia Decries North Vietnamese Occupation Calls for Peaceful End
Phnom Penh reports the Lon Nol government seeks an end to Viet Cong and North Vietnamese presence through political and diplomatic means while resisting troops on Cambodian soil. Sihanouk, deposed, seeks Moscow pressure. foreign minister to meet British and Soviet officials as Cambodia condemns Sihanouk family and bans returnees and images of Queen Mother Kossomak.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Lon Nol
Norodom Sihanouk
South Vietnam
Sihanouk
Sirik Matak
Moscow
Hanoi
Yem Sambaur
Congo Coup Fizzles Out In Kinshasa Attempt
insurgents seized key buildings including the radio station and briefly announced Ngouabi overthrown. By noon the coup appeared to have fizzled though Radio Brazzaville had claimed the government had been toppled and the constitution dissolved.
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Kinshasa
the Congo
Marien Ngouabi
Congo Brazzaville
Ngouabi
Radio
Opposition Grows Over Carswell Nomination
Former Supreme Court justice says G Harrold Carswell is not fit for the high court. Senator Frank Church announces opposition vote. Harris presses for return to the Judiciary Committee. Eight senators likely away for Monte Carlo conference. Mansfield seeks a post‑recess vote within two days.
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Supreme Court
G. Harrold Carswell
Arthur J. Goldberg
New York
Carswell
Nixon
NBC
Meet the Press
Fred Harris
Okla
Senate Judiciary Committee
Harris
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Senate
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Frank Church
Idaho
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Monte
Te Monte Carlo
Mike Mansfield
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Mansfield
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