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Newspaper
Sunday Dominion Post
Location
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1971
Page
1
Tens of thousands of demonstrators massed in Washington to paralyze the government as antiwar protests surged. President Nixon vowed the government would not be paralyzed and pledged firm action to maintain order.
The Rome to Vienna Express collided with a stationary freight train in FUERNITZ killing eight people including three Americans and injuring 23. Among the dead were Hungarian born Leslie Deutsch and his wife Rosalia of Vienna, and John Kowall of New York City. Two railway officials were suspended.
Sen. Edmund Muskie charged the administration with knowingly violating the law by proposing a depreciation rule to cut business taxes by about 3 billion dollars annually. President Nixon defended the plan as legal and job creating, with Treasury hearings set and the measure retroactive to January 1.
In the A Shau Valley near Laos, communists killed five Americans and wounded ten as an American helicopter was shot down during a sharp clash. U S Air Force bombers pounded targets while Nixon begins a seventh troop withdrawal phase, planning to send home about 30,000 more troops in two months and reduce forces to around 250,000.
The quote by Oscar Wilde emphasizes that life remains straightforward despite our complexities and urges adherence to simple, correct choices. It frames complexity as a human condition rather than an inherent necessity.
President Nixon, at his California home, says the nation is in an economic upturn with rising housing starts and retail sales while inflation falls. He pledges to act if the recovery slows, possibly on tax cuts, and plans a $250 million loan guarantee for Lockheed. He defends protesters’ right to demonstrate but vows to curb lawlessness in Washington.
May Day celebrations in industrial nations turned violent in Manila Paris and East Berlin with troops firing on youths in Manila and demonstrators throwing Molotov cocktails at the homes of American officials in Paris. East Berlin held a 15th straight military parade despite Western protests condemning demilitarization terms.
A feature on the rise of the Jesus People in California. Teens and twenty-somethings from diverse backgrounds, including former drug users, turn to Christianity with public baptisms and street evangelism. The piece notes growth in Pasadena Laguna Beach and Hollywood Boulevard, illustrating a broader national trend.
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