U.S. Bombers Strike Near DMZ in New Viietnam
UPI report from Saigon notes renewed raids near the DMZ on the second consecutive day. Marines and South Vietnamese troops report heavy clashes with North Vietnamese forces, with 48 enemy killed and seven Marines dead, plus additional injuries as air strikes target dug-in units and gun positions. Air and artillery actions extend to Saigon outskirts and border areas with reports of civilian casualties and a 11-ton guerrilla cache found northwest of Saigon.
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Walter Whitehead
Saigon
UPI
Dmz
U.S
Kien Long
Creighton W. Abrams
U.S. Command
ABWA Honors Brackett as Boss of the Year
Raymond Brackett an underwriter with Liberty Mutual Insurance Co was named Boss of the Year by the Lawrence County Chapter of American Business Women at the fourth annual Boss Night in Castle Arms Motor Hotel. Robert Koslow of People's Bank presented the award as travel themed decor and airline ticket replicas enhanced the Bon Voyage gala ambiance.
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Gwen Stone
ABWA
Raymond Brackett
Liberty Mutual Insurance Co
Lawrence County
American Business Women
Castle Arms Motor Hotel
Brackett
Robert Koslow
People’s Bank
41 Peoples Bank Travel Department
American Business Women’s Association
New Castle News
Cambodia Seeks Map Change in Border Dispute
Western diplomats say Cambodia will not resume diplomatic ties with the United States until Washington acknowledges changes in Cambodia borders. They note Prince Sihanouk rejected Nixon’s frontier pledge and want U.S. maps corrected to remove Cambodian islands shown as Vietnamese. The issue stems from U.S. maps and charges about territorial integrity. The article also shifts to a local ABWA event and a note on U.S. need for skilled workers.
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Bamkok
Thailand
UPI
Cambodia
Washington
United States
Cambodian
Norodom Sihanouk
Nixon
Sihanouk
U.S
May Day Protest Stirs Prague Crowds and Arrests
More than 200 rain soaked police withdrew from Wenceslas Square as anti-Soviet outbursts began. 23 people were arrested including three foreign newsmen, Dutch television cameramen. Police later reinforced, drafted a double line around the statue of St. Wenceslas. May Day observed with subdued turnout across Czechoslovakia.
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Aline
Mosby Prague
Wenceslas Square
St. Wenceslas
University Receives 1800 Grant From Babcock and Wilcox
Youngstown State University has been awarded an $1800 grant from Babcock and Wilcox Co New York to support engineering and technical education. The grant, announced by university president Dr Albert L Pugsley, is part of a long running program that allows the company and its subsidiaries Bailey Meter Co and Diamond Power Specialty Corp to support educational institutions. Over 14 years the program has awarded more than $2 million to colleges and universities.
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Youngstown Youngstown State University
Babcock and Wilcox Co
New York
Albert L. Pugsley
Babcock and Wilcox
Bailey Meter Co
Diamond Power Specialty Corp
Patricia Capitola Wins County Law Essay Prize
Patricia Capitola, a Neshannock High School student at 412 E Fairfield Ave, wins first place in the Lawrence County Law Pay essay contest. Her essay argues that laws should be flexible to serve justice, but warns against taking law into one's own hands and notes ongoing racial discrimination and inequality in America.
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Patricia Capitola
Neshannock High School
E. Fairfield Ave
Lawrence County Law
Patricia Capitolo
United States
America
LAW Day
Attommey
Richard E. Flannery
Lawrence County Bar Association
Patricia Ann Capitolo
April Flynt
Lincoln High
John Young
Wilmington High School
Jobs
Henderson
Law Day USA
New Castle News
Craig may resign after the primary in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh safety director David W. Craig says he may resign after the May 20 primary. He notes his law firm is pressing for his return and that resignation is possible. He had planned to leave when Mayor Barr's term ends in January and may seek a return to law practice amid pressures.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
David W. Craig
Craig
Joseph M. Barr
Democratic
Harry A. Kramer
Penn State students win injunction over campus demonstration
Three Pennsylvania State University students obtained an injunction against about 200 others who disrupted Navy recruiter access on campus. Judge R. Paul Campbell banned the protest but it had already dissolved before the order could be served. Recruiters had been on campus all week and were set to return.
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University Park
UPI
Pennsylvania State University
Navy
R. Paul Campbell
Centre County Court
Judge merit selection vote seen as last chance in Pa.
Pittsburgh reporter notes Attorney General William C. Sennett says the May 20 1969 primary is the only time the merit selection amendment can be voted on. The plan would have the governor pick statewide judges from a bipartisan panel of laymen and three lawyers, then a two year term with retention on a yes no ballot.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
William C. Sennett
Train derailment near Sofia kills twenty five and injures thirty eight
Twenty five people died and thirty eight were seriously injured when a train derailed near Sofia on Thursday according to Bulgarian officials.
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Sofia
Bill adds rights for mental patients in state hospitals
Rep. Gerald Kaufman introduced two House bills to require immediate treatment for patients and to pay as a minimum wage for work performed by residents of state mental hospitals. He argued patient labor is exploited when done as therapy and urged upholding basic humanity and rights.
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Harrisburg
UPI
House
Gerald Kaufman
D-Allegheny
Senate
Kaufman
Egyptian claims on Suez war gains clash with Israeli denial
Israeli report denies Egyptian orders to destroy Israel defense positions along the Suez Canal. Israel says it inflicted major damage in a raid inside Egypt on Wednesday. Cairo calls the claim a lie. In a May Day speech Nasser said since March Egyptian gunners aimed at destroying the Bar Lev line and knocked out 60 percent of Israeli fortifications.
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Israel
Suez Canal
Egypt
Cairo
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Bar Lev
Canal
Welfare workers assaulted at Houston county office protest
About 140 children were kicked, screamed, and bit during a Thursday attack on the Harris County Welfare Office. The rioters toppled the elevator, broke a vending machine, and injured several welfare workers, while 10 irate mothers led the protest over aid cuts for dependent children.
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Houston
Paroled after life sentence for murder in California
Carole Tregoff, once 22 when sentenced to life for the murder of Dr. R. Bernard Finch’s wife, was granted parole after 10 years. The case, tied to three trials and high-profile defense, ends with her living in the Los Angeles area while Finch remains denied parole.
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Jack V. Fox
Frontera
Calif
UPI
Carole Tregoff
Elmer
California
Miss Tregoff
R. Bernard Finch
Women’s Board of Terms and Parole
California Institution For
Finch
Grant T. Cooper
Sirhan B. Sirhan
Ivemne R. Carter
California Institute For Men At
Chino
Anti draft rally in Philadelphia draws over 1000
Philadelphia residents including veterans groups officials and a motorcycle gang joined an anti draft protest at John F Kennedy Plaza. U S District Judge C William Kraft blocked a ban on the rally and the event featured draft card burnings and a box for card turn ins with about 149 participants and 36 cadets in uniform from PMC Colleges in Chester. Former Senator Ernest Gruening urged Congress to take responsibility for the Vietnam bloodshed as the crowd exceeded 1000 people despite police opposition.
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Philadelphia
UPI
John F. Kennedy Plaza
U.S
C. William Kraft
Fairmount Park Commission
Ernest Gruening
Alaska
City Hall
Congress
Southeast Asia
Vietnam
Frank Rizo
PMC
Chester
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