24 Apr 1971
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Newspaper
Oswego Palladium Times
Location
Oswego, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1971
Page
1
Three Soviet cosmonauts aboard Soyuz 10 circled Earth in close proximity to the unmanned Salute as Tass reported the effort toward linking the manned ship with the orbital station. The agency said rendezvous and docking equipment were tested and the crew conducted scientific experiments during the joint flight.
California's sale of Squaw Valley State Recreation Area attracted a single $25 000 bid from John Fell Stevenson for the 2 200 acre site near Lake Tahoe 200 miles from San Francisco. Officials said they expected more and noted the minimum price had not been disclosed. Stevenson called his bid serious and substantial under the circumstances.
In Port au Prince Haitians held solemn rites for Francois Papa Doc Duvalier, buried near the palace in a ceremony led by Archbishop Francois Wolff Ligone. Jean Claude Duvalier, 19, prepared to assume power amid calm as mourners viewed the body in state and a 101 gun salute echoed the end of an era.
Atty. Gen. Mitchell says Rep Boggs suffers from tapanoia the belief that telephone taps are happening. He denies FBI snooping claims by Boggs and Muskie and defends eavesdropping on those who might threaten national security.
Humorist poet Ogden Nash remained in Johns Hopkins Hospital with the AP reporting a definite, overall improvement yet he stayed in critical condition. Nash, 68, had been hospitalized after abdominal surgery last month and was transferred from Union Memorial Hospital.
Tornadoes and severe thunderstorms swept the South on Friday killing four and injuring scores. In Ideal, Georgia a twister destroyed homes, killing Annie Mae Dyal, 62, and wounding others. A 17 year old, Lecia Howell of Blairsville, Georgia, was electrocuted talking on the telephone. Charleston County, South Carolina lost power as winds up to 72 mph knocked down lines. A $ plane at Memphis was overturned and twelve people were injured as high winds damaged rooftops and trees.
Tens of thousands of young war protesters surged onto Pennsylvania Avenue toward a guarded Capitol in a peaceful demonstration. Veterans led the march, flags flew as a warm spring day drew crowds potentially exceeding 100000. Retailers boarded up, police feared violence, and barriers blocked the West Front as Washington stood on edge.
Senator George D. Aiken says the President should announce a clear pullout date for U.S. troops in Vietnam, preferably before the 1972 election, noting Congress cannot fix a date. He doubts advisers know the precise timing, and cautions against announcing dates too early to avoid political charges.
Anthony J. DiGiovanni, 47, died when his car left Route 90, struck a fence and a concrete abutment, overturned. State Police list his address as Cherry Wood Drive, Town of Fishkill.
U Thant flies to Europe to meet Gunnar Jarring as Mideast talks remain postponed. Thant will confer with Jarring in Geneva on Wednesday while U.S. Rogers begins a regional visit to Israel Egypt Jordan Lebanon and Saudi Arabia aiming to preserve momentum toward peace.
Prime Minister Golda Meir said a new Middle East conflict could trigger a confrontation between Israeli and Soviet pilots. She warned that if hostilities resume and Israel defends itself, it would be difficult to identify the pilot before deciding how to respond.
Indian military spokesman reports thousands of East Pakistanis fled a refugee camp at Petrapole near Calcutta after Pakistani shells fell close to the border. About 8,000 refugees live at the camp inside Indian territory, located 45 miles northeast of Calcutta, as shells landed roughly 200 yards from the frontier.
A U S Air Force pararescue unit aboard a plane based at Scott Air Force Base launched from the Azores to aid a severely burned crewman aboard the Soviet merchant ship Kegums. The ship reported its position about 900 miles southwest of the Azores.
An F111 fighter bomber crashed in the Mojave Desert about 85 miles north of Edwards. It was the 18th F111 crash of its type. no crew bodies were found, and it was unclear if the crew ejected before the 4:30 p.m. crash on a flight from Edwards.
A four stage Scout rocket launched from a platform in the Indian Ocean off Kenya successfully placing a 360 pound scientific payload into orbit. The mission, part of a U.S Italian cooperative program, aims to study the upper atmosphere environment in equatorial regions.
The Senate Armed Services Committee voted to end college student draft deferments for those entering school after this academic year. The panel kept a two year alternative civilian service for conscientious objectors, aligned with Nixon’s plan, while pay provisions differed from the House. The two bills must be reconciled in a conference committee with a target of action before the current draft law expires.
Daniel Henderson aged 25 from near Cazenovia died Friday night when his car veered off Cody Road struck a clump of trees. The AP report notes the fatal accident occurred in Peterboro area, with authorities investigating the scene.
AP reports a six mile West Coast march and rally against the Vietnam War in San Francisco may draw over 250000, with Dan Rosenshine predicting it could be the largest West Coast antiwar demonstration. Police anticipate about 100000 participants, with 150 officers guarding the crowd ending at Golden Gate Park for the rally.
London drama experts in The Times crown Shakespeare the sexiest writer in English. Dr A L Rowse of Oxford cites opaque humor and “dripped sex at every pore” in the bard, while Eric Partridge lauds his knowledge of love-making. The claim stirs headlines and debate across papers.
President Nixon and his wife and two daughters spent the weekend at Camp David while antiwar demonstrators marched from the White House to the Capitol. Julie Nixon Eisenhower and David Eisenhower traveled by helicopter to Maryland after dining in Virginia Beach. Tricia Nixon is in New York City with fiancé Edward Cox. Nixon planned a Monday morning address on the economy to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington.
American fighter bombers clashed Friday with a Soviet made MIG interceptor and endured heavy antiaircraft fire in North Vietnam. The six day surge in air activity saw at least 10 U S Navy planes and one MIG involved, with seven surface to air missiles fired at U S aircraft. One American plane sustained minor damage.
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