South Vietnam stages counterattack in central highlands
Thousands of South Vietnamese troops launch a counter offensive as North Vietnam presses a 16 day assault around Fire Base 6 Tan Canh and Fire Base Lonely. Reports note American advisers killed or missing and 523 government troops killed last week with 2,894 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong dead.
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Saigon
Central Highlands
Fire Base 6
Tan Canh
Fire Base Lonely
U.S
Fire Base
Indochina
Pleiku
23Rd Infantry Division
Lonely
5Th Ranger
Kandol Chrum
Highway 7
Mekong River
Kompong Cham
Siuol
South Vietnam
Americans See Shanghai Band and Mao Era in China Visit
Eighteen Americans on a U S table tennis delegation and three newsmen toured Shanghai in spring warmth after arriving from Peking aboard an Ilyushin 18. They met Shanghai officials, stayed at Ho Ping hotel, viewed a Chinese opera, and met Premier Chou Enlai before returning toward Hong Kong and Tokyo.
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John Roderick
Associated Press
Shanghai (Ap
Shanghai
China
U.S
Peking
Rainbow Bridge
Mao Tse-tung
Ho Ping
Peace Hotel
Cathay
John Rich
National Broadcasting Co
Rich
Japan
People’s Republic
Chou Enlai
Tiger Mountain
Canton
Oscar Awards Tonight Highlight 43rd Academy Honors
The 43rd Academy Awards premiere tonight from the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion with Bob Hope hosting. George C. Scott threatens to skip accepting if he wins for Patton while Frank McCarthy may accept for the reluctant star.
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Hollywood
George C. Scott
Scott
Patton
Academy
Frank McCarthy
McCarthy
New York
NBC
Dorothy Chandler
The
Music Center
Bob Hope
Gregory Peck
Sally Kellerman
Goldie Hawn
Harry Belafonte
Maggie Smith
Burt Bacharach
Angie Dickinson
Shirley Jones
Glen Campbell
Sarah Miles
Joan Blondell
Jeanne Moreau
Merle Oberon
Burt Lancaster
Walter Matthau
Steve McQueen
Janet Gaynor
Glenda Jackson
Cyprus
Maureen Stapleton
Jane Alexander
James Earl Jones
Yesteryear
Jones
Melvyn Douglas
Jack Nicholson
Ryan O’neal
Miss Alexander
Miss Miles
Ryan
Carrie Snodgrass
Miss Jackson
Ali MacGraw
Haiti Leader Duvalier Missing from Birthday Parade
President Francois Duvalier did not appear at his 64th birthday event in Port au Prince fueling beliefs he is seriously ill. His son Jean Claude stood on the palace balcony with military aides while the president reportedly rests after strokes and diabetes.
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Port AU Prince
Haiti
Francois Duvalier
Papa Doc
Gerard de Catalogne
Duvalier
Jean Claude
White
National Palace
Claude Raymond
Col
Claude Breton
de Catalogne
Marie Denise
Dog Catcher Shot by Tranquilizer Dart Incident
In Indianapolis police report a dogcatcher, Gerald Watson, age 30s, attempted to tranquilize a stray dog and was accidentally struck in the neck by his own dart gun when he dropped it. He remained in fair condition at a local hospital while the dog escaped.
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Indianapolis
Gerald Watson
Watson
Louisville bids for 1972 Democratic National Convention
Louisville Kentucky emerges as a leading bid to host the 1972 Democratic National Convention. Treasurer Robert S. Strauss says Louisville is under serious consideration as hotels and rooms are evaluated next month. Miami Beach Chicago Houston and San Francisco are other contenders.
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Washington
Louisville
Parely
Robert S. Strauss
Kentucky
Miami Beach
Chicago
Houston
San Francisco
Strauss
South
Southwest
Bumper standards for 1973 cars draw praise and protest
Government requires 1973 cars to have front bumpers capable of withstanding a 5 mph crash and rear bumpers at 2-1/2 mph. Allstate promises 10 percent collision premium cuts. Ralph Nader condemns the standard as insufficient and manufacturer-friendly. Also reports an explosion at the Soviet trade delegation building in Amsterdam injuring four occupants and a passerby.
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G.C. Thelen JR
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Ralph Nader
Department of Transportation
United States
Allstate Insurance Co
Allstate
Nader
Transportation Department
Amsterdam
U.S
Economy Shows Slow March Gain Despite Optimism
The Federal Reserve reports March industrial production rose slightly under two tenths of a percent, following February's drop. White House advisers expect a strong first-quarter rebound in auto output to lift overall goods and services as Nixon aims for a vigorous 1971 recovery, though April auto schedules hint at a decline from March.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
White House
Nixon
General Motors
Salaries Jump for UMW Officials Amid Turmoil
United Mine Workers records show a 25 percent rise in officer and employee pay in 1970, reaching $2.35 million for 29 officers and 77 staff. Key figures include Tony Boyle at $50,000, Edward Carey at $45,000, and several district presidents receiving increases. the union faces multiple indictments and ongoing probes.
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Washington
United Mine Workers International Union
Labor Department
W.A
Tony” Boyle
Joseph Yablonski
UMW
Edward L. Carey
Boyle
George J. Titler
John Owens
Owens
John Eagan
Pennsylvania
Senate Labor Committee
Donald E. Lawley
Fort Smith, Ark
Leonard J. Pankovich
Fairmont
W. Va
Howard W. Channell
Carey
Antoinette Boyle
R.J. Boyle
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Me Hatteras
National One
Stacy Keach
Wilbur Wright
Great Plains
Gilbert Seiler
Mt. Hope
Kans
Hugh S. Tessendorf
Wichita
Midwest
McCormick Place
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