Italian Americans book drawn by Oswego professor draws praise
In Oswego State University College class, students read Dr. Luciano Iorizzo’s The Italian Americans. The autographed copies are examined by Bob Thayer a junior from Oswego Bob Miles a Carthage graduate student Janet Newton a senior from Glendale.
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Janet Newton
Glendale
Two Girls Rescued From Cliff By Copter Near Hudson
In Spring Valley New York two Rockland teens Eileen Spring age 15 and Nancy Slater age 14 remained in critical condition after a 150 foot fall from High Tor cliff above the Hudson River. A Ramapo General Hospital report said a Decair Helicopters helicopter piloted by Tony Comisano and assisted by pilot Jack Foster airlifted the girls from a cliff ledge to safety. Foster described the dramatic rescue and praised timely precise flying as the rotor blades cleared the cliff edge.
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Rockland County
Ramapo General Hospital
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Eileen Spring
Nancy Slater
High Tor
Highway 91
Haverstraw
Tony Comisano
Decair Helicopters
Jack Foster
Monsey
Foster
Vietnam
Tony
Proxmire Urges Study of U S Bombing in Asia
Senator William Proxmire urged Nixon to commission an impartial study of the costs and effectiveness of U S bombing in Southeast Asia. He argues air strikes may be halved without hurting effectiveness, noting trucks still operate on the Ho Chi Minh trail and calling for a Roosevelt era style survey to settle public debate.
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William Proxmire
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U.S
Southeast Asia
Proxmire
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Ho Chi Minh Trail
Vietnam
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Europe
21 States Fail To Support Higher Education Adequately
The Carnegie Commission on Higher Education reports 21 states do not meet adequacy tests for higher education funding. Four states New Jersey and Virginia miss three of four tests, nine states Alaska Delaware Maine Massachusetts Nevada New Hampshire Ohio Pennsylvania South Dakota miss two, and Alabama Illinois Kentucky Louisiana Maryland Mississippi New York North Carolina miss one.
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Memphis Pays Tribute to Late Martin L. King
Memphis marks the third anniversary of Mart in Luther King Jr s death with a ceremony naming a freeway in his honor drawing about 200 participants mostly black. The event was led by three black city council members with limited white official participation. A later rally at Lorraine Motel drew about 400 people followed by a march to Municipal Auditorium where eulogies were delivered by Sen Birch Bayh Jerry Wurf and Walter Fauntroy.
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Memphis
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American Federation of State
Henry Loeb
Lorraine Motel
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Birch Bayh
D-Ind
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Walter Fauntroy
District of Columbia
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East Pakistan Resistance Grows as India Refuses Arms
Skirmishing continues around East Pakistan as Bengali forces harass West Pakistani units. Indira Gandhi's Congress backs moral support but refuses arms, while rebels train, organize, and recruit from Calcutta to improve homemade weapons and tactics amid supply blockages.
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Bangla Desh
Viet forces claim 287 Reds killed at Fire Base 6 siege
Saigon AP dispatch says North Vietnamese attacked a remote government outpost in the central highlands for a fifth straight day, with 287 enemy dead reported. Government losses cited as two killed and 20 wounded. U.S. B52s and artillery supported the defense as air strikes pounded the area. Casualty figures are disputed, but sources note heavy enemy losses and ongoing fighting around Camp Radcliff and the base at Fire Base 6.
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Nixon Not Fast-Tracking Calley Military Review
President Nixon has not moved to speed the military review of Lt. William L. Calley Jr.’s life sentence for the My Lai killings. Aides say the president favors proceeding through normal channels, while not opposing expedited steps such as extra stenographers to finish the court martial record within 30 to 60 days. Calley’s fate could be decided at Ft. Benning and in subsequent review levels before Nixon’s desk.
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Calif
William L. Calley Jr
My Lai
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Ft. Benning
John D. Ehrlichman
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Nixon Pullout Signals End of Massive Vietnam Involvement
Washington AP reports Nixon's Vietnam pullout announcement points to ending major U.S. troop involvement in Indochina. Officials expect further reductions toward 1972, with projections of a substantial decrease from about 300,000 in South Vietnam to under 50,000 by year’s end.
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Golda Meir Rejects Egypt Offer on Suez Canal Reopen
Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir rejected Egypt’s condition to reopen the Suez Canal in exchange for Israel withdrawing from canal banks. She reaffirmed aims to hold Gaza Sinai areas and Jerusalem’s Arab sector, and urged talks with Egypt on reopening terms while warning against total Israeli withdrawals. She pressed for a formal peace treaty with secure borders and noted U S tensions over guarantees.
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Final Action on Welfare Cutback Top Legislature Agenda
Albany AP report says final action on Republicans welfare cutback plan tops today’s business as legislature adjourns for East Passover holiday. Bills forecast to pass Senate already approved. Assembly expected to follow. Plan cuts welfare spending by 164 million for 1971-72, with a 231 dollar monthly standard for a family of four minus 9 percent funding. New York City impact would feel the 23 dollar shortfall.
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Draft ceiling raised for May call to 125
Washington AP reports Selective Service Director Curtis W Tarr announced that men with lottery numbers up to 125 may be drafted in May to meet a 15000 man call. Local boards were also authorized to orders pre induction physicals for numbers to 175, up from 150.
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Supreme Court blocks Lackawanna housing ban
The Supreme Court unanimously rejected Lackawanna New York officials attempt to block a Negro housing subdivision in an almost all white neighborhood. The case centered on Kennedy Park Homes and followed rulings by two federal courts ordering local officials not to interfere. The city argued sewage facilities were inadequate and land was needed for a park.
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Prayer Bid Fails in New Jersey School Board Case
The New Jersey Netcong school board lost 7 to 2 as the Supreme Court rejected a bid to resume daily prayer in public schools. The court held the local high school prayer reading could not proceed and teachers attended a volume reading instead.
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Court overturns ruling on draft law in San Francisco case
The Supreme Court set aside a federal judge Alphonso J. Zirpoli's decision ruling that the U S draft law violates Roman Catholic freedom in San Francisco. The court recalled its earlier March decision and ordered reconsideration of the cases involving opposition to the Vietnam War.
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Supreme Court
U.S
Alphonso J. Zirpoli
San Francisco
Canada RR Strike Averted in Railway Settlement
In Montreal AP reports a full national railway strike by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers was avoided as a general settlement averted a widespread dispute involving Canadas 7,000 railway workers and the national system.
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Montreal
Brotherhood of Loco
Supreme Court narrows federal reach on lottery cases
In an 8 0 ruling Justice Marshall limits interstate travel to further criminal activity as a tool to prosecute small time lottery operators. The decision finds some bettors from Georgia cannot be punished under the federal Travel Act.
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Washington
Supreme Court backs eavesdropping ruling for drug cases
The Supreme Court ruled 6 to 3 to uphold the use of undercover agents with hidden radio transmitters to capture narcotics violators. The decision, long debated, affirms the Justice Department and pushes electronic surveillance forward in law.
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Supreme Court
Justice Department
Vietnamese President Courages Unity Amid Nationalist Rally
Saigon reports President King Hung Vuong and Nguyen Van Thieu urging unity and nationalism as the dong leader defends the nation. The president notes victory for Vietnamese people and emphasizes unity during a Buddhist birthday ceremony.
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Hung Vuong
Nguyen van Thieu
Tion
Theiu
Ballot Count Indicates Allende Victory in Chile Elections
Early results show Allende’s Popular Unity leading municipal elections with 871,724 votes or 48.45 percent across 280 councils as of halfway counting. Opponents Christian Democrats and Nationalists tally 846,778 votes while remaining votes go to void, blank, or splinter candidates. This marks Chileans’ first verdict on Allende’s five month government.
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Chile
Salvador Allende
Allende
Popular Unity Coalition
Christian Democrats
Nationalists
Democratic Radical Party
Armstrong in critical condition at Beth Israel Hospital
Jazz great Louis Satchmo Armstrong is improving though still in critical condition at Beth Israel Hospital. A spokesman said he rests comfortably and breathes without a respirator, though he remains fed intravenously after heart-related surgery and subsequent respiratory complications since March 15.
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New York
Louis Satchman Armstrong
Beth Israel Hospital
Armstrong
China Sends Additional Troops Into Northern Laos
Pentagon officials report China has added 4 000 to 6 000 troops to Northern Laos, boosting total there to 18 000–20 000 as protection for engineer units and a road project from Yunnan toward the Mekong. Analysts see long term implications for Thailand and Burma, amid fears of a growing red insurgency with Chinese support.
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