South Doing Pretty Well Against Vietnamese Offensive
U S defense officials say the South Vietnamese army is doing pretty well in the early days of the North Vietnamese offensive but warn the main test is still to come. They dispute claims of a serious setback from withdrawals near the DMZ, noting outposts were not main resistance lines. Officials warn the crunch may come if the North Vietnamese clash with the South Vietnamese 1st Division. air power is available though weather limits operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Demilitarized Zone
Nixon
United States
U.S
Melvin R. Laird
Dmz
Funeral for Mary Wendt, Oshkosh student killed in Outagamie crash
Miss Mary G. Wendt 20 of Oshkosh will be buried after services at Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church. She died Sunday in a two vehicle crash at Manley Road and Spring Road in Greenville Township. James L. Ziegert 24 of Appleton survived with minor injuries. Coroner reports skull fracture and brain injury. Survivors include mother Sadie and four sisters. Services Wednesday at 1 30 p.m. Burial Peace Lutheran Cemetery.
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Mary G. Wendt
15Th Ave
Oshkosh
Outagamie County
Miss Wendt
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Appleton
Ziegert
Outagamie
Bernard Kemps
Oshkosh High School
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church
Sadie Wendt
Clarence Wendt
Sadie
Phillip Wendt
Montgomery
Ala
David
Kay) Gruendemann
Donald
Carole) Bennett
Hortonville
Robert
Patricia) Bennett
Greenville
William
Jean) Ottensman
Stevens Point
Ronald Baerbeck
Clarence Koepsell
Peace Lutheran Cemetery
Konrad Funeral Home
Rallies and Violence Mark Easter Weekend in Northern Ireland
Protests by Protestant and Catholic groups flare as Easter weekend sees simultaneous demos across Northern Ireland. A truck bomb injured ten near Magherafelt and earlier blasts damaged a post office, a grocery, and a Roman Catholic school wing. An IRA leader rejected a peace plea amid clashes around Armagh and Belfast.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
UPI
F Protestant
Carrickfergus
William of Orange
Irish Sea
Ireland
Armagh
All Ireland
Magherafelt
Ardoyne
Holy Cross
Dublin
Irish Republican Army
TRA
Cold Windy Night Brings Light Snow Chance
A weather brief notes cold wind and a chance of light snow tonight. Overnight lows fall into the teens with colder air following. Details appear on page 8.
U.S. Prepares Major Air Strikes in Vietnam
U S forces move four aircraft carriers to the Tonkin Gulf to back a planned major air offensive against North Vietnam in retaliation for DMZ incursions. Kitty Hawk Constellation Coral Sea Hancock join 275 warplanes and 250 Air Force jets in an operation aimed at tanks artillery and other heavy equipment across the DMZ.
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Saigon
United States
Tonkin Gulf
South Vietnam
Kitty Hawk
Vietnam
Constellation
Japan
Coral Sea
Hancock
Thailand
U.S
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Nightclub Slaying in Atlantic City Sparks Drug War Ties
In Club Harlem a 2 am shootout left two women and a man dead and 11 others wounded as authorities link the violence to a Philadelphia drug war. Public safety chief Mario F. Floriani said the attack began when a stranger approached Tyrone Palmer of Philadelphia and opened fire amid a panicked melee.
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Atlantic City
N.J
UPI
Philadelphia
Mario F. Filoriani
Harlem
Floriani
Tyrone Palmer
Palmer
Absentee ballots surge in Oshkosh election push
Oshkosh city hall reports more than 500 absentee ballots in by morning for Tuesday's election. City clerk Converse Marks calls it the heaviest voting seen, surpassing even November presidential totals. Statewide, universities with spring recess drive heavy absentee turnout, potentially swing the presidential primary. In Oshkosh, UWO classes resume Tuesday allowing timely voting at regular polls. Deputy clerk Gary Rasmussen notes many elderly voters also contributing absentee ballots.
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Oshkosh
Converse Marks
Marks
UWO
Gary Rasmussen
Outdoor Edition Preview for Wisconsin Boating May 12
The Daily Northwestern announces the 14th annual Outdoor Edition to publish Friday May 12, highlighting the statewide fishing season opening on May 13. The issue features boating hiking camping and outdoor activities and includes a marine services chart listing 66 service locations on the Winnebagoland waterways with 12 on Lake Winnebago 21 on the Fox River and 33 on the Wolf River.
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Northwestern
Wisconsin
Winnebagoland
Lake Winnebago
Fox River
Wolf River
Berrigan Guilty Of Smuggling Letter
Antiwar priest Philip Berrigan found guilty of smuggling a letter out of a federal prison. The Harrisburg Seven jury deadlocked on nine counts including a conspiracy to kidnap Kissinger, with deliberations continuing on other charges after a 11 week trial that cost nearly $1 million.
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Harrisburg
Philip Berrigan
Harrisburg Seven
White House
Henry A. Kissinger
U.S. District Court
R. Dixon Herman
Berrigan
Kissinger
Washington
D.C
Draft Board
Elizabeth McAlister
Herman
Paul O’dwyer
O'Dwyer
Justice Department
Supreme Court upholds federal control of nuclear plant emissions
The Supreme Court ruled that states cannot set stricter radiation standards than federal ones for nuclear plants. Minnesota had argued to allow tougher state controls at the Monticello plant on the Mississippi River. The decision affirms federal preemption under the Atomic Energy Act, with several states and the Southern Governors' Conference backing Minnesota.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Minnesota
Northern States Power Co
Monticello
Minn
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Northern
Federal District Court At
St. Paul
8Th U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Illinois
Kansas
Maryland
Michigan
Missouri
Pennsylvania
Vermont
Virginia
Wisconsin
Southern Governors’ Conference
Arkansas
Delaware
Mississippi
West Virginia
Mistake by McGovern Adds to Wisconsin Primary Confusion
Senator George S. McGovern sparked confusion over Wisconsin's presidential primary by alleging ITT deducted a 400000 dollar contribution from taxable income. An aide later corrected him saying the 1971 SEC report had not been filed. The primary on Tuesday features McGovern Humphrey and Muskie contending for 67 delegates amid tight polling. About 1.5 million voters expected for the fourth 1972 primary with Wallace crossovers possible and Nixon ballot access. Lindsay and Jackson campaign on the Democratic side as races remain unsettled.
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Milwaukee. Wis
UPI
George S. McGovern
Wisconsin
McGovern
Hubert H. Humphrey
Edmund S. Muskie
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
International Telephone and Telegraph, Inc
ITT
Face the Nation
CBS
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John M. Ashbrook
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