North Vietnamese Offensive Seizes Parts of Hue Front
North Vietnamese forces pushed south from Quang Tri, capturing Fire Base Bastogne and Checkmate near Hue while outflanking South Vietnamese defenders. Highway 1 was cut, with Quang Tri largely isolated. Three U.S. helicopters and several Americans were wounded as air power aimed to reopen supply routes. Bong Son district HQ fell and Quang Tri faced heavy casualties amid mounting pressure from the northern front.
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SAIGON
Quang Tri
Hue
South Vietnam
Highway 1
Associated Press
Holger Jensen
U.S
Bastogne
Checkmate
Bodies Line Viet Roads on Highway One Near Quang Tri
In Vietnam on Highway One south of Quang Tri City a scene of fire and wreckage shows bodies and body parts scattered as barbed wire checkpoints guard the road. North Vietnamese troops are under 500 yards away and artillery fire continues while South Vietnamese troops hold the line and resupply convoys fail to reach the besieged city.
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Vietnam
Quang Tri City
Quang Tri
Drought Deepens Across Great Plains and Southwest
Midwestern and southern plains face worsening drought as wheat quality declines and water in ponds dries. Oklahoma climatologists cite last autumn rainfall for subsoil moisture, while experts warn the Great Plains may endure one of the worst droughts of the century. Legislators propose a $35 million four year rainmaking program. An aerial cloud seeding project starts soon in southwest Oklahoma under a Bureau of Reclamation contract.
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Bill Curry
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Texas
New Mexico
Colorado
Missouri
mid-America
Alan Haws
Oklahoma Water Resources Board
Walter C. Roberts
National Center for Atmospheric Research
Boulder
Colo
Great Plains
Henry Bellman
R-Oda
Plains states
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Lewisdale Man Given 8 Year Term
A Lewisdale man received an eight year prison term after pleading guilty to assault with intent to murder and related counts in Frederick Circuit Court. William Thomas Davis, 20, admitted shooting Aaron Kingsley Ogle during a dispute at Ogle's Store on South Market Street.
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Lewisdale
Frederick
Samuel W. Barrick
Frederick Circuit Court
William Thomas Davis
Aaron Kingsley Ogle
Davis
Barrick
Ogle
South Market Street
Frank Bradley
North Market Street
Rupert's
Bradley
Harrick
Four Nursing Homes Face State Action
The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has begun enforcement against four nursing homes operating on expired licenses. The list, naming Carroll Hart Nursing Home in Kensington, Crawford Retreat in Baltimore, Hood Convalescent Home in Baltimore, and Regency Nursing and Rehabilitative Center in Forestville, was released with 57 facilities for failing to meet license renewal standards.
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BALTIMORE
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Matthew Tay~ back
Neil Solomon
Carroll Hart Nursing Home
Kensington
Crawford Retreat
Hood Convalescent Home
Regency Nursing
Forrestville
Hearing Set On Larger Lot Size Ordinance May 11
County officials will hold a joint hearing May 11 at 10 a.m. in Winchester Hall to discuss raising the minimum lot size in unsevered county subdivisions to one acre and in C-1 districts to three acres. Moratorium on subdivision work runs to June 1 as health officials cite septic system failures and pollution risks in small lots. Builders oppose the measure citing higher home costs and seek alternative solutions. Health department head Dr.
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county Planning Commission
Winchester
Winchester Hall
Health department
PCA Plastics Division Ends First Year with Partners Honored
Packaging Corporation of America Frederick Plastics Division marked its first year under new ownership by honoring 29 long serving employees. General Manager William H. Watkins praised the workers as “partners” and noted sales and production progress, with plants in Frederick, Madison, and Vincennes showing strong momentum as the foam packaging unit expands.
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Packaging Corporation of America
Frederick Plastics
Frederick
Corning Fibre Box Corp
Corning Glass Works
Water Street
arave
William H. Watkins
PCA
Frederick Plastics Division
Hilda Shank
VFW
Eight Films Seized In Frederick Police Raid
Frederick police seized eight pornographic films and eight viewing machines from the Bradley Bookstore on North Market Street. The films allegedly violate Maryland law for lacking state censor seal. No arrests, charges pending. possible suit against State’s Attorney and Police Chief. Machines deemed fruits of the crime and not returned pending outcome.
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Bradley
North Market Street
Frederick City
Maryland
Maryland Board of Censors
Paul Mossburg
Free State
Ira Adler
Frederick
Mossburg
Charles V. Main
furter
Adler
Robert Rothenhoefer
Maj
Charles Main
Taneytown Girl Dies In Wreck
A two car crash near Harney in Frederick County cost the life of 15 year old Margaret Irene Corum of Taneytown. She died of multiple injuries at University Hospital Baltimore after transfer from Carroll County General Hospital. She was a passenger in a 1962 sedan driven by her brother Charles Corum 17 of the same address. The 11:00 pm accident occurred on Harney Road about one mile south of Harney.
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Frederick County
Harney
Taneytown
Westminster
Margaret Irene Corum
Frederick Street
University Hospital
Baltimore
Carroll County General Hospital
Charles Corum
Harney Road
McGovern Targets Ohio Black Voter Support in Campaign Push
Senator George McGovern launches a major effort to cut Hubert Humphrey's backing in Ohio's black communities. He plans to unveil endorsements from Ralph Abernathy Jesse Jackson and John Conyers Jr at a Cleveland news conference before a Cincinnati walking tour. Humphrey later gains the backing of Dayton black leader C L McLin as he heads to Indiana to challenge George Wallace in the Indiana primary.
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Sen
George McGovern
Hubert H. Humphrey
Ohio
McGovern
Ralph Abernathy
Jesse Jackson
John Conyers Jr
Michigan
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Humphrey
C. J. McLin
Dayton
legislative caucus
Indiana
George C. Wallace
Stolen Car Recoveries Linked to Earlier Theft
A stolen car containing a television was recovered last night after police spotted the vehicle in the 100 block of Madison Street. The owner, Paul LaBrush, reported the car stolen from City Hall parking lot at 10:46 pm Friday. A similar theft and recovery occurred Thursday in the Optimist lot, with the TV reported stolen earlier by Serena Ann Brown. Police say both investigations are ongoing.
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Madison Street
East All Saints Street
City Hall
Paul LaBrush
West Fifth Street
Serena Ann Brown
Phebus Ave
Reunion Planned Tonight for Apollo 16 Astronauts
Astronauts John W. Young Charles M. Duke Jr and Thomas K Mattingly plan a late evening reunion with families aboard the USS Ticonderoga. After Hawaii they fly to Ellington AFB Houston with 245 pounds of moon rocks and film. Geologists expect rocks from the Descartes highlands to reveal volcanic activity in the moon’s early history.
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Houston
John W. Young
Charles M. Duke Jr
Thomas K. Mattingly H
Hawaii
Hickam Air Force Base
Ellington Air Force Base
Manned Spacecraft Center
Tex
Ticonderoga
moon
Descartes highlands
Young
Duke
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