Saigon Faces major North Vietnamese Push across DMZ
U S air and naval bombardments target North Vietnam as four full divisions move toward Saigon from Tay Ninh Binh Long and Binh Duong. Hanoi Radio says 10 American planes shot down north of the DMZ while U S officials warn the raids are limited in duration and no details will be released until completion.
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Saigon
APS
United States
North Vietnam
Radio
Hanoi
U.S
Tay Ninh
Binh Long
Binh Duong
Cambodia
Fized Zone
Dmz
Nnsts
III Corps
Loc Ninh
Quang Tri Province
Quang Tris
South
Vietnam
South Nist
Demili
Ameri
Can
An Loc
Binh
UPI
Leon da
North Vietnames
Ten Americans Die In Vietnam War Toll In Six Months
UPI reports ten U S military deaths in the Vietnam war last week, the highest weekly toll in six months, with 33 wounded. South Vietnamese casualties reached at least 466 dead and 1,073 wounded, while allied forces claim 2,150 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong killed.
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Saigon
UPI
U S
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
South Vietnam
U.S
Nixon Pledges Aid To Private School Groups
President Nixon told Catholic schoolmasters that his education reform plan will include measures to preserve nonpublic schools. He called private schools in crisis and vowed irrevocable support, addressing the National Catholic Education Association convention in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
APS
Nixon
TI Am
America
National Catholic Education Association
Beckley Area Weather Outlook Clears Then Warms
Mostly clear this afternoon and tonight with a high in the mid 60s and a low in the low 40s. Clouds increase Friday with a chance of rain and a high in the low 60s. Probability of precipitation is 40 percent this afternoon through tonight, then Friday.
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Beckley
Egypt to Break Diplomatic Ties With Jordan
Cairo reports that Egypt will sever diplomatic relations with Jordan as part of measures against what Information Minister Abdel Kader Hatem called an imperialist scheme. The cabinet discussed the move chaired by President Anwar Sadat with plans to announce the break.
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Cairo
UPI
Jordan
Middle East
Hussein
Yigal Allon
Hatem
Sadat
Jordon
Locked Wall Safe Lure Fails at Dr Pepper Bottling Plant
Thieves forced through a concrete wall to reach an open wall safe at the Beckley Dr Pepper Bottling Plant on U S 21 near the Bypass Shopping Center. The safe held no money and contained only records. Workers found the break in at 6 30 am and small change was taken from an office desk. Police dusted for prints as officials consider posting a sign near the safe.
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Billy Cole
Beckley
U. S. 21
Blaza
Dean Thurman
Thurman
Beckley City
Larry Stafford
Wilmoth
Miller
Willmoth
Prosecution Witness Details Marin Shootout and Roles
Gary Thomas testified from a wheelchair about his paralysis from the San Rafael courthouse incident on Aug. 7, 1970. He described Jonathan Jackson driving, McClain beside him, Magee with a shotgun, and Christmas in the rear as guns were fired by his captors in a crowded van during the Angela Davis trial.
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San Jose
Calif
UPD
Gary Thomas
Angela Davis
Thomas
San Rafael
Los Angeles
Miss Davis
Marin County
Soledad
George Jackson
Jonathan Jackson
San Quentin
James McClain
Rachel Magee
Haley
William Christmas
Jury finds no conspiracy in Harrisburg Seven case
In Harrisburg a jury acquitted 10 to 2 on conspiracy charges against six of the Harrisburg Seven and rejected the claim of a planned plot to kidnap Kissinger and damage draft boards. Defense argues possible government discrimination and contemplates post trial hearings May 2.
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Harrisburg
UPI
Thomas Menaker
Philip F. Berrigan
Elizabeth McAlister
Menaker
Henry A. Kissinger
Washington
Elizabeth
Berrigan
Here
R. Dixon Herman
Lawrence Evans
Dillsburg
County residents urged to register by May 9 primary
Voters in the county have days left to register for the May 9 primary. New voters can register at the County Clerk's office in the courthouse during weekdays 8 30 a m to 4 30 p m and 8 30 a m to noon on Saturdays.
Rep Wilson cites Beard memo linking ITT gift to GOP convention
Baltimore Sun reports Dita Beard admitted writing the memo tying an ITT pledge gift to the San Diego GOP convention to an antitrust settlement. Wilson told the San Diego Union Beard did write it while Merriam and Gerrity allegedly ordered the memo. Senate Judiciary Committee weighs ITT case as Kleindienst nomination inquiry continues.
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Washington
UPI
ITI
Dita Beard
Bob Wilson
R-Calif
San Diego
Baltimore Sun
Beard
the Sun
Walter R. Gordon
Wilson
Union
Gordon
Senate
Senate Judiciary Committee
ITT
Richard G. Kleindienst
Kleindienst
Jack Anderson
GOP
Mrs. Beard
William R. Merriam
Sun
Merriam
Kennedy backs McGovern after Wisconsin win
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy repeats his plan not to run and says George S. McGovern rose as a major Democratic contender after his Wisconsin victory. Polls showed McGovern as a longshot to Muskie and Humphrey, with Dole calling Kennedy the real winner in Wisconsin.
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United Press International
Edward M. Kennedy
George S. McGovern
Wisconsin
Kennedy
McGovern
Edmund S. Muskie
Hubert H. Rumphrey
Nixon
Robert J. Dole
Dole
Massachusetts
Alabama
George C.wallace
Muskie
Wallace
Humphrey
Chicago
San Francisco
California
Miami Beach
Blast Shatters Doraville Gas Tank Farm In Atlanta Suburb
A blast at a gasoline storage tank farm in Doraville, near Atlanta, killed one worker and injured four residents. Flames engulfed homes, three houses burned, about 300 homes evacuated, and eight firemen were hospitalized. The cause was not yet determined with fires expected to burn for days.
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Atlanta
Doraville
Wilmoth Tax Trial Nears End as Barron Declines Testimony
Federal prosecutors aimed to finish the Wilmoth income tax case today with a key witness. Barron, Wilmoth's former business partner, did not testify after arriving from Charleston, while IRS agents testified on Wilmoth's 1960s finances and alleged underpayments totaling about eighteen thousand dollars in 1952 and 1963.
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Fairmont
UPT
Fred Wilmoth
Barron
Marion County
Charleston
Robert Perry
Internal ‘Revenue Service
Vienna
Sanger Man Dies in Lake Plunge Near Oak Hill
Recovery crews resumed search for Billy Howington, 20, of Sanger, missing after a boat capsized on Plum Orchard Lake near Oak Hill. State Police say Howington drowned Wednesday while two companions swam to shore.
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Oak Hill
APD
Billy Howington
Sanger
Plum Orchard Lake
Here
Howington
City radar requests and garbage receptacle rules outlined
Beckley residents may request radar checks by reporting street location to police headquarters, with radar placed during the requested period. City Sanitarian says garbage receptacle limits are based on family size and collection needs, with up to 31 gallon bins and lids required, no ground dumping.
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Myers Avenue
South Kanawha Street
Beckley
Thomas C. Durrett
Durrett
James F. Calvert
City Sanitarian
Calvert
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