Apollo 16 Returns From Moon With Mixed Rocks
Apollo 16 astronauts move from lunar orbit toward a Pacific splashdown after five days of exploration. The crew reports doubts about volcanic rocks but mission scientists believe evidence exists. Mattingly conducts a spacewalk to retrieve film canisters while Casaverne adjusted course.
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Space Center
Houston
Moon
Charles M. Duke Jr
Pacific Ocean
Casper
Space
Earth
Christmas Island
Lunar
John W. Young
Mission Control
Duke
Young
Harlem Assemblyman Hulan Jack Guilty of Grocery Scheme
Assemblyman Hulan Jack, a Harlem Democrat and former Manhattan borough president, was found guilty of conspiring in illegal transactions between Coordinated Community Services and Local 338 of the RWCHSEU. Sentencing set for June 6. defense seeks to keep him in office pending appeal.
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Jack
Manhattan
UPI
Hulan Jack
NEW York
Hulanack
Harlem
Moses Kove
Harlem Democrat
Coordinated Community Services Inc
Cora T. Walker
CCS
Harlem River Consumers Cooperative
U.S. Dist
Walter R. Mansfield
Inwood J. Overton
Nine Vermont inmates escape Windsor prison then two surrender
Nine prisoners escaped Vermont State Sete prison in Windsor after overpowering guards and fleeing through a cell window. Two surrendered later at a Hartland private home, identified as Douglas Rabey and Anthony Humphreys. Escaped men reported from Rutland and Burlington areas. police set road blocks in Vermont and New Hampshire.
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Windsor, Vt
Vermont Sete
Windsor
Rutland Bar-lington
Hartland
Douglas Rabtey
Anthony Humphreys
Burlington
Charles Barrett
Robert Dragon
Raymond Rushford
Roy Girard
Alfred Zera
Louis Bowers
James Foster
Robert Smith
New Hampshire
DET
Ar Alert
Vermont
Viet forces abandon bases as U S bombs slow drive toward Kontum
South Vietnamese troops abandon Fire Bases 5 and 6 on Rocket Ridge as U S bomber strikes target the Dien Binh bridge and highways. Ten Americans killed in a flaming helicopter crash amid a wider retreat near Tan nh and Dak To. Kontum remains the North Vietnamese objective on the 27th day of fighting.
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Saigon
Central Highlands
U.S
Kontum City
Tan ~Nh
Dak To
Tan Canh
Kontum
Dien Binh
Vo Dinh
Dak Psi River
Dual Demo Primaries In PA And MA Today
Democrats in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts vote in dual presidential primaries as Humphrey and McGovern forecast wins. Muskie faces strong opposition from party factions while polling shows McGovern leading in Massachusetts and Muskie courting key state leaders. Ballots open at 7 a.m. EST and close at 8 p.m. EST with 137 PA delegates and 102 MA delegates at stake.
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Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Associated Press
Hubert H. Humphrey
George McGovern
Edmund S. Muskie
Muskie
Maine
White House
Pittsburgh
Humphrey
McGovern
Boston
Arrin H. White
Kissinger spent four days in Moscow for secret talks
President adviser Henry Kissinger spent four days in Moscow for private talks with Soviet leaders on Vietnam and other international questions. He met with Leonid Brezhnev and Andrei Gromyko in the capital from Thursday to Monday. The discussions covered major global issues and bilateral matters ahead of Nixon's May talks with the Soviet leadership.
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Washington
Henry Kissinger
Moscow
Vietnam
White House
Kissinger
Peking
Nixon
China
Communist Party
Leonid L. Brezhnev
Oreiln
Andrei Gromyko
Ronald L. Ziegler
Public hearing risks over SEC secret sessions
Washington AP reports public-disclosure advocate and stock-market guardian threaten congressional hearings to curb closed door talks by SEC advisers. Rep John Moss says the commission seeks industry input behind the scenes that shapes rules affecting millions of investors. In New York AP notes Columbia antiwar demonstrators ordered to show cause in state Supreme Court for contempt of a prior order after blocking campus entrances and arresting three students.
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Washington
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
John E.moss
D-Calif
New York
Columbia University
State Supreme Court
Britain’s railways return to normal after weeks of chaos
London commuters finally reach work on time as rebel Southern region engineers end strike actions and comply with a court order to resume normal working conditions, restoring service across Britain after over two weeks of disruption.
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London
Britain
Senators seek recall of Kleindienst and Flanigan
Two Senate Judiciary Committee members demand recall and questioning of Acting Atty. Gen. Richard G. Kleindienst and presidential aide Peter M. Flanigan over conflicting statements about settlement of the ITT antitrust case. They say additional testimony is needed to resolve whether Flanigan spoke with Kleindienst and whether Kleindienst discussed antitrust matters with White House officials.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Richard G. Kleindienst
Peter M. Flanigan
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
John V. Tunney
California
Flanigan
Kleindienst
White House
Scuffle in Brydges Office Over Sodomy Law Revocation
A group of gay activists clashed with security in Senate Majority Leader Earl W. Brydges in Albany while pressuring for repeal of New York sodomy laws. George Boyle of Long Island Gay Activists was carried from the building. aides say he was struck by a Capitol policeman attempting to clear the room.
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Albany
N.Y
Senate
Earl W. Brydges
New York
George Boyle
Long Island
Boyle
Capitol
Brydges
Grenades Kill 17 in Manila Town Square
Exploding hand grenades in a crowded Manila square killed 17 people and injured nearly 100, including Ilocos Sur governor Luis Chavit Singson. Relatives say the attack aimed to assassinate the governor, the fifth such attempt since his election last November.
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Manila
Ilocos Sur
Red Cross
Luis Chavit Singson
Lobbyists Push Albany to Repeal New York Abortion Law
Scores of lobbyists gather in Albany as the 1972 session nears end seeking repeal of the state's liberal abortion law. A Capitol rally draws about 2,000 as activists push lawmakers, though insiders doubt passage this year. The week features routine approvals and appointments.
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Albany
N.Y
New York
Capitol
New Justice
Nelson Rockefeller
Reneal
GM Would Give Up Miami Convention Hall for GOP
GM agrees to release the Miami Beach Convention Hall to help relocate the GOP National Convention from San Diego. A GM spokesman in Detroit says the company would give up the space if released from area commitments, with dates August 16 to 31 under consideration. Senate Dole says an emergency GOP meeting May 5–6 will decide moving dates.
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Miami Beach
Fla
General Motors
San Diego
Detroit
Sen
Robert Dole
GOP
National Committee
Washington
Dole
Ford Calls Nixon Vietnamization Policy a Success
House Minority Leader Gerald Ford at Alfred University praised Nixon's Vietnamization and predicted peace talks would resume. He lauded South Vietnam's military capacity and said the Communist offensive poses a major challenge but will fail, leading to renewed negotiations and a peaceful settlement.
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Alfred
N.Y
House
Gerald Ford
Fonday
Alfred University
South Vietnam
Ford
Lawmakers Trim Environmental Bond to 1.15 Billion
In Albany the chairs of conservation committees cut education and recreational spending from a 1.2 billion environmental bond, lowering total to 1.15 billion. The revised plan removes 30 million for environmental education, 12 million for fish hatcheries, and 8 million for other recreation, amid sportsmen's group objections.
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Albany
N.Y
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Late Wire News
Soviet
Demic
Columbia
School of International Affairs
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