Ethel Kennedy Breaks Leg While Skiing in New Hampshire
In Waterville New Hampshire Ethel Kennedy widow of Senator Robert F Kennedy fell and broke her leg on Mt Tecumseh. Doctors set the injury and she was taken to Sceva Spare Memorial Hospital in Plymouth and listed as resting comfortably. The Kennedy party had been skiing in the White Mountains for a week. In Indianapolis Indiana President Nixon faces no Republican challenger in the May second primary after Rep John Ashbrooks petitions were disqualified for insufficient signatures.
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Waterville, N.H
UPI
Ethel Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
Mt. Tecumseh
White Mountains
Waterville
Sceva Spzare Memorial Hospital
Plymouth
Indianapolis
Nixon
Indiana
John Ashbrook
Ohio
U.S. Troop Levels in Vietnam Fall Near 100,000 Mark
U.S. military officials said troop strength in South Vietnam slipped below 100,000 for the first time in six years. Data showed 101,700 troops remaining as of last Thursday, with unofficial today estimates at 97,700. Officials expect to meet the 69,000 target by May 1.
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Saigon
UPS
South Vietnam
Nixon
U.S
Snowstorm Strikes Chicago With Heavy Snowfall
Thunderstorms gave way to heavy snow in Chicago as two inches fell in an hour and four inches in six hours. City deployed 150 salt trucks and the Chicago Transit Authority operated 25 snow removal units to clear streets and tracks for the morning rush.
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United Press International
Chicago
Chicago Transit Authority
UAW Returns to GM Lordstown as Vega Line Reopens
United Auto Workers members at the Lordstown General Motors complex begin returning to work after a ratified strike settlement. About 490 workers prepare for the Vega line reopening at 5 30 p.m. with 3,000 more expected to report, and another 3,000 scheduled to resume by 7 a.m. Tuesday.
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Lordstown
Ohio
UPI
United Auto Workers Union
General Motors
Protestant strike halts Northern Ireland usage amid IRA truce
A two day general strike by militant Protestants shut down most of Northern Ireland while a four week ceasefire by the provisional IRA limited attacks on civilians. Nine small bombs exploded in Belfast causing minor damage and no injuries as violence overall dropped. a weekend death in Belfast raised the August 1969 toll to 288.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
UPI
Provisional Irish Republican Army
IRA
Supreme Court Upholds 1969 Cigarette Ad Ban on TV Radio
The Supreme Court affirmed the 1969 law barring cigarette ads on television and radio in a brief order. The ruling followed a 1971 decision by a three judge DC court. Six radio stations and the National Association of Broadcasters had appealed the ban.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
District of Columbia
National Association of Broadcasters
Muskie Frames Wisconsin Primary as Underdog Bid
Wisconsin voters brace for the April 4 Democratic primary where Sen. Edmund S. Muskie positions himself as the underdog against Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey and Sen. George S. McGovern. Observers see Humphrey as the likely leader, while Hartke drops his presidential bid in Milwaukee.
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Milwaukee
UPI
Wisconsin
Edmund S. Muskie
Hubert H. Humphrey
George S. McGovern
Muskie
Humphrey
Sen
Vance Hartke
Indiana
Weather Outlook and Local Life Events Summary
Considerable cloudiness and cool with a chance of light rain or snow. Highs in the upper 30s to 40s, lows in the 30s. Winds northeast to east, 5 to 15 mph. Norwalk highs 45, lows 25. Marriage license for Terry P Meagrow and Sandra B Friend. Births include a girl in Clyde and twin boys in Norwalk. Deaths include Miss Anna D Mead and others in Norwalk, Greenwich, Tecumseh, and Willard.
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Norwalk
Willard Eighth Graders Focus on Drug Education Week
Willard eighth grade students will meet with ministers doctors and social workers to learn about drugs and drug abuse. The program aims to prevent misuse and will involve eight hours of instruction including clinics films and university pharmacy students.
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Willard
David Hirschy
Hirschy
Risacher
John Russo
Richard Jackson
Ohio Northern University
Beard collapses during Senate testimony in Denver
Lobbyist Dita Beard, ITT advocate for the company, suffered a heart seizure while testifying before a Senate panel. She denied writing a memo alleging ITT and the White House conspired to accept a $400,000 bribe and said someone forged her initials. The Judiciary Committee postponed her further testimony.
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Denver
UPI
Dita D. Beard
Senate
GOP
White House
International Telephone and Telegraph Corp
ITT
Beard
Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Reflector names new ad director James Zellner
James Zellner, 27, named advertising director of the Reflector, succeeding Herbert Griffiths who will become editor of the Sandusky Register. Zellner, former assistant classified advertising manager at the Dover Times Reporter, is a Bliss Business College graduate and plans to move to Norwalk with wife Carol and two daughters.
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James Zellner
The
Reflector
Herbert Griffiths
Griffiths
Sandusky Register
Zellner
Dover
Ohio
City Fire Chief Link Dies At 64
Norwalk fire chief Kenneth G. Link, 64, who led the department for seven years, died at home after a yearlong illness. He joined in 1929, helped grow the force from four to 14, and oversaw two new fire trucks since 1964. Funeral services are set for St Marys Church with an honor guard from the Norwalk fire department. He is survived by his widow Marie, four brothers, two sisters, and several nieces and nephews.
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Kenneth G. Link
Norwalk
Link
E. League St
Elmer McGuckin
Northwestern Ohio Volunteer Fireman's Association
Glass Block
Precision Plastics, Co., Inc
Perkins Township
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Thomas Reynolds
John Malone
Toledo
Frank O'Linn
Veterans Hospital
Brecksville
Funeral Home
North Central Fire Chiefs Association
Ohio Fire Chiefs Association
International Association of Fire Chiefs, Inc
International Association of Firefighters
American Legion
Kiwanis
Amvets and
Eagles
Marie
Raymond
Milford
Sandusky
Charles
Reynoldsburg
Ohio
Harry
Ann Arbor
Thelma) Ritchie
Vickery
Donald
Elma) Rooney
Taylor, Mich
The Sacrifice Rosy Baird Devoted Tither in Hard Times
A Southern Indiana widow Rosie Baird and her six children persevere after the father’s tractor death. Despite poverty and a run down home, she faithfully tithes one tenth of her small income to the church, finding joy in giving even as other needs loom.
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Rosie Baird
Rosie
Baird
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Ashbrook
Dita Beard
Terry P Meagrow
Sandra B Friend
Milan
Alfred Wilson
Clyde
I.T Hospital
Donald Logan
I. T Hospital
William McCoy
Attica
Willard Area Hospital
Jack Frankert
Anna D. Mead
Greenwich
Ellan Schneider
Aloysius
al) F. Landoll
Harry M. Currier
Tecumseh, Mich
Richard Eckel
Sandusky’s
Huron County
Marjorie Miller
Jean Romsted
Huron County Mental Health Center
Charles Ferrell
Richard Bower
James Hubert
James
DECA
Mike Goodsite
Mary Brichacek
Columbus
Goodsite
Miss Brichacek
Gilligan
Bennett Cooper
John J. Gilligan
Cooper
Harold J
Cardwell
Kenneth Link
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