Fierce fighting grips East Pakistan amid civil war
Reporting from New Delhi says thousands dead as West Pakistan army clashes with civilians in Dacca. Lt Gen Tikka Khan dies amid storming of Mujibur Rahman supporters. Claims of a hospital bombing and curfew shift. Mujib reportedly free, calls for continued independence. Indias Gandhi warns of action as fighting spreads to Rangpur and Saidpur.
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Sheik Mujibur Rahman
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Sheik Mujib
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United News
Pakistan
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Awami League
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Angartala
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Assam
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Gandhi
Bangla Desh
Bengal Nation
Mohammed Yahya Khan
Coed Falls to Death From Gruenhagen Hall
Miss Mary D. Mayer a 20 year old junior from Wauwatosa died after apparently slipping from a rope of sheets and blankets hung from her Gruenhagen Hall seventh floor window The Winnebago County coroner ruled the death accidental pending final findings and noted witnesses saw the body fall and house residents described her as a loner but not suicidal.
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WSU O Coed
Gruenhagen Hall
Mary D. Mayer
Wauwatosa
Winnebago County
Duane Moore
Moore
Miss Mayer
Mayer
Calley Mass Murder Verdict Near at Fort Benning
After 11 days of deliberations the six man Calley court martial at Fort Benning may be ready to vote today on charges of mass murder at My Lai. The panel can convict on four counts with four needed for verdict and may consider options from premeditated murder to manslaughter. A death sentence would require further review up to the President.
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FT. Benning
William L. Calley Jr
My Lai
Dailey
Calley
Rescuers Drill For Miners Trapped By Fire In Mine
XEMACOLIN Pa rescuers drilled two six inch holes into an underground coal mine to reach two miners believed trapped 400 feet below after a compressor fire ignited a coal seam. Richard Randolph 63 and Charles Gibson Sr. 64 were named as the trapped men as 150 other miners fled to safety.
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UPD
Richard Randolph
Charles Gibson Sr
Nixon to Push Wage and Price Controls on Construction
White House sources say President Nixon will announce a plan on Monday to impose wage and price controls in the construction industry to combat inflation. The plan, urged by Labor Secretary Hodgson, would create wage criteria and a nationwide appeals board backed by the federal construction program, with voluntary compliance as a premise. Separately, the Commerce Department reported February leading indicators up 0.6 percent, the slowest gain since November.
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UPI
White House
Nixon
James D. Hodgson
Hodgson
Fox Valley Rail Subsidy Hinted
Madison and Fox River Valley rail service faces May 1 cut as state subsidy options are studied. Transportation Secretary Norman Clapp says aid could cover two thirds of losses, but it would take time to arrange and won’t avert the impending termination.
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Fox River Valley
Norman Clapp
National Rail Passenger Corp
Railpax
Wisconsin
Green Bay
Fond du Lac
Appleton
Oshkos
Clapp
Radical control of student governments sparks debate
State Sen. Jack Steinhilber told Wisconsin Young Republicans that radicals run campus student governments, urging organizers to outwork opponents to regain control. He cited campus actions in Oshkosh and questioned the UW symposium speaker balance, noting liberals outnumber conservatives.
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Neenah
Wisconsin Federation of Young Republicans
Jack D. Steinhilber
Oshkosh
Pioneer
Northwestern
Jack Steinhilber
Young Republican
Pioneer Inn
Wisconsin
Steinhilber
Young Republicans
University of Wisconsin
Posium
Birch Bavh
George McGovern
Vermont
Philip Hoff
Paul McClosky
California
Nixon West
Weekend Forecast Paraphrase for Sunday
Showers linger with tonight’s lows in the upper 30s and Sunday highs in the mid to upper 40s. Likely showers or thunderstorms continue. Details on Page 18.
Churchmen Asked To Aid Drug Fight
Washington AP Nixon appeals to evangelical and Catholic leaders to join a national push against drug abuse. He convened top Protestant Catholic Orthodox and Jewish officials in a White House gathering to stress a spiritual approach and government church cooperation. Nixon said the root cause is the inner life and urged churches to tackle the heart of the problem.
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Nixon
White House
America
Retig
John F Kennedy
Ctisis
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Disc
John N. Mitchell
Housing and Urban Development
George W. Romney
Armed Forces Office of Information
John C
Gas Chamber Described In Manson Verdict Deliberations
The Los Angeles Tate murder trial jury weighed death or life for Charles Manson and three female followers after hearing a graphic account of San Quentin gas chamber executions. Defense lawyer Paul Fitzgerald described the process in blunt detail to sway the panel during the penalty phase.
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Tate
Charles Manson
San Quentin
Hall of Justice
Manson
Paul Fitzgerald
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