Air War Tempo Increases Near Vietnam China Border
U S warplanes pounded North Vietnam with heavy raids the heaviest in three weeks A group of planes guided a bomb into a railroad tunnel just south of the Chinese border and blew it up B 52 bombers returned to North Vietnam for the first time in nearly two months striking within 20 miles north of the DMZ In South Vietnam the Communist offensive began its 11th week with hundreds of North Vietnamese troops pushing into Trang Bang 25 miles northwest of Saigon closing the Saigon Phnom Penh highway for the third day and prompting fierce fighting
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Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
Saigon- Phnom Penh
Viet Veteran Arrested After Police Tip
A Mansfield man Jerome B. Jacobson Jr. is charged with possession of a dangerous weapon in a motor vehicle after police stopped him en route to the Coast Guard Academy where Vice President Spiro Agnew spoke. A veteran group says the grenade is not dangerous and was being carried to an antiwar protest.
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Jacobson
Mansfield
Academy
Agnew
Robert Rasmussen
Rasmussen
Jack Smith
New Haven
Connecticut
Veterans’ Group
Tor Adja mourn long after prominent death in Indonesia
Members of Indonesia's Tor adja tribe mourn the body of a prominent figure for months or years before burial, a tradition reflecting deep communal grief and ritual continuity.
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Indonesia
Witness Fears For His Life in Federal Trial
A government witness testifies about a stabbing at the U S Penitentiary and cites a $300 bounty on informants. He says inmates warned him not to testify and that he would be moved for protection while noting Randall Schenkel and Aubrey McMahon were involved in an altercation on Feb 3 in Dormitory B.
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U.S. Penitentiary
Terre Haute Division
U.S. District Court
Randall Samuel Schenkel
Aubrey John McMahon
U.S
Michael Sterrett
Buena Chaney
Chaney
Schenkel
Schenke
McMahon
Thunderbirds to perform at Hulman Field June 21
The U S Air Force Thunderbirds will give a public show at 6 p m on June 21 over Hulman Field. For three days that week a 1927 Ford Trimotor piloted by Dale Glenn and Joe Miller will offer rides at Hulman Field. Rides cost a nominal amount and follow National Guard Week culminating in a June 24 dance.
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Hulman Field
Dale Glenn
Joe Miller
Ellen Church Marshall
Terre Haute
Glenn
Miller
Ray Feiler
Lloyd Fuller
Hulman & Co
Air National Guard
Thunderbirds
Martin
Civil Rights Fight Flares Over Key Education Bill
In Washington the House debates a $21.3 billion three year education bill with an antibusing clause blocking desegregation orders until all appeals end. Civil rights groups and busing opponents seek to defeat the bill amid a party split and undecided White House stance.
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Washington
House of Representatives
House
Nixon
Senate House
White House
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Ford
Byrd Reverses Stand on Kleindienst Nomination for Attorney General
The Senate was set to approve Richard G. Kleindienst for attorney general despite Sen. Robert Byrd’s opposition after reviewing 22 days of hearings. Byrd, deputy majority leader, said contradictions in the record swayed him from supporting the nomination.
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Washington
Senate
Richard G. Kleindiest
Robert C. Byrd
D-W. Va
John N. Mitchell
Byrd
Senate Judiciary Committee
Nixon
Justice Department
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
Kleindienst
ITT
White House
Arizona
Cabinet Post
Mitchell
Judiciary Committee
Jack Anderson
Dita D. Beard
Link‘ing
Sheraton Hotel
Fuller Defense Rests Case in Murder Trial
The Fuller murder trial in Vigo Circuit Court concluded defense testimony after five witnesses. Public Defender Brown, noting Fuller’s reluctance to testify, called it a calculated risk as two psychiatrists testified for the defense and state prosecutors prepared closing arguments. The jury, comprised of 12, heard the case before Judge C Joseph Anderson.
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Fuller
Thomas Henry Fuller
Vigo
Robert H. Brown
the Tribune
Brown
Gene Moore
Gerald Johnston
McGovern Plans Talks With Muskie Amid Nomination Buzz
Senator George McGovern said he would meet with Senator Edmund Muskie this week to discuss a possible Muskie endorsement. McGovern, after primary wins in California and three other contests, said he would welcome Muskie’s backing but would not pressure him. He also spoke with Senator Hubert Humphrey and planned further strategy calls with governors and party leaders.
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Washington
UPI
George S. McGovern
Edmund S. Muskie
Muskie
South
Sen. Muskie
McGovern
California
Bert Bernhard
Pittsburgh
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Sen. Humphrey
Martin Luthen King Jr
Pentagon Hints Blockade Weakening Hanoi's Muscle
The Defense Department signals that North Vietnam’s firepower may be slackening after Nixon’s blockade order. Indicators include a drop in artillery shelling at An Loc and a sharp fall in surface to air missile firings against U S planes. Officials caution no proof of cause and effect.
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Pentagon
Hanoi
Washington
Nixon
North Vietnam
Defense Department
South Vietnam
An Loc
Weather Summary for Terre Haute region Forecast
Partly cloudy with a chance of thundershowers tonight and Friday. Highs Friday mid 80s. Lows tonight upper 50s. River stage 5.9 ft and rising. Indiana and Illinois forecasts show similar partly cloudy to showers with a 20 30 50 percent precipitation pattern. Dirt dust count 109 micrograms per cubic meter.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
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