Nixon signals faster Vietnam pullout plan
Washington reports President Nixon to outline a quicker troop withdrawal pace in a late night address. Telegraphed as potentially above the 12 500 monthly rate, speculation centers on reducing American forces to 100 000 to 150 000 in eight months. Officials note two major tactical commands to be phased out as Saigon plans continued drawdown.
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Vietnam
Nixon
America
Saigon
U. S
Calley prosecutor slams Nixon intervention in Calley case
Capt Aubrey M Daniel Jr, the Calley prosecuting officer, accuses President Nixon of weakening the judicial system by intervening after public outcry. He warns that Nixon’s actions turn a convicted murderer into a hero and undermine respect for the legal process, sending copies of his letter to prominent lawmakers and potential presidential candidates. He urges the President to back the law and jurors who rendered the verdict.
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Nixon
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Harold E. Hughes
Iowa
George McGovern
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Muskie
Maine
Harry F. Byrd Jr
William B. Spong Jr
Virginia
Robert Taft Jr
Robio
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United States
Capitol cancels Calley disc in Nashville
Capitol Records halted distribution of Tex Ritter’s The Battle Hymn of Lt Calley saying the song would glorify him and not portray him as a martyr. Ritter complained the track was huge. another version about Lt Calley Jr has sold over a million copies.
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Nashville, Tenn
Capitol Records
Tex Ritter
Battle Hymn
Lt. Calley
Brown Meigs
California
Ritter
Capitol
William L. Calley Jr
My Lar
Weather: Sunny and warmest spell with mild nights
Mostly sunny today with highs in the mid 40s and a clear, cool night with lows 30 to 35. Tomorrow looks brighter and warmer with highs in the 50s. Precipitation chances are near zero today tonight and tomorrow. Winds shift from north to northwest today then west to southwest tonight and 10 to 15 mph tomorrow. Sunset tonight 6 58 p m Sunrise tomorrow 6 a m. High yesterday 40 low 30 details on page 25.
Nixon expected to announce new Vietnam withdrawal plan
An AP chart shows U.S. troops in South Vietnam at early January 1969 and the May 1, 1971 target under Nixon’s withdrawal program. It also lists total drafted by month, including 15,000 for May 1971, with Nixon expected to unveil a new withdrawal schedule tonight.
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White House
George D. Aiken
Vermont
Senate
U.S
South Vietnam
Nixon
Doctor invents low cost device artificial gut
Dr. Belding H. Scribner unveils a simple self service device called the artificial gut at the American Cancer Society science writers seminar. He says it can extend lives for those with end stage bowel diseases and cancer due to malnutrition, and argues affordability avoids moral dilemmas tied to kidney treatment.
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Carefree
Ariz
UPI
Belding H. Scribner
Science Writers
American Cancer Society
Scribner
Food additives draw criticism
Washington scientists told a Senate subcommittee that common food and drug additives may cause genetic damage across 40 future generations. They listed 100 chemicals with preliminary cancer or mutation risks, questioned FDA testing delays, and urged protection from a cattle feed additive linked to cancer in lab animals. The discussion touched on costly cancer treatments and artificial kidney maintenance costs.
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Washington
Senate
Lawrence Fishbein
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Fishbein
Agriculture Department
Liquor Stores Stay Open on Good Friday in First Time in 20 Years
State liquor stores will be open on Good Friday for the first time in two decades, with Deputy Director Hiram R Cannon asserting no prior reason for closures. The report cites UPI and local comment, while a stray line about Fresh Lake and fish appears as disconnected text.
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Columbus
UPI
Hiram R. Cannon
Time of the Cross The ultimate death and the cross
AP Religion Writer discusses the meaning of the crucifixion as a paradoxical source of suffering and human progress. Quotes theologians and leaders including John Knox Daniel Day Williams Gandhi and references to civil rights labor rights and India's independence. Page turn to 4COL.
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John Knox
Daniel Day Williams
India
Mahatma Ghandi
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