Marines Launch Dual Saigon Area Sweeps In Vietnam War
US forces press three operations along the Vietnamese frontier with about 8,010 troops sweeping from Khe Sanh to Da Nang. Casualties run high in one effort, with a kill ratio well under two to one as North Vietnamese units, rockets and troops fuel the spring offensive.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
Command Today
South Vietnam
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Marti
Ur A Shay
da Nang
U.S
Oklahoma Hills
Ormond R. Simpson
Corpus Christi
Tex
Swithin
Nang
Toreain
Purple Martin
Medal of Honor? No. A medic wins high award in Vietnam
Glen Chedester, a conscientious objector and Seventh Day Adventist, served as a medic in a 300-man Vietcong assault on April 12, 1988 near Saigon. Despite not firing a shot, he earned the Distinguished Service Cross, along with the Silver Star and three Bronze Stars, for rushing to aid wounded comrades and carrying them to safety under fire. He recalls hearing medic calls as enemies closed in and believes his action saved lives.
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San Antonio
Tex
Glen Chedester
Vietnam
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Chedester
David “Glen” Chedester
Walla Walla, Wash
Seventh Day Adventists
Ike
David R. Chedester
Walla Walla
Burg Mit
Brooke Army Medical Center
Longview
Wash
Ralph Gay
Longview Daily News
R Gay
South Dakota
Kelso
Move To Cut U.S. Forces In NATO Gaining Support
Canada moves to cut its NATO commitments prompting U S Senate pressure for deep U S troop reductions in Europe. Officials say the alliance faces renewed debate as Soviet threats are seen diminished and NATO’s purpose is questioned amid calls for review and revision.
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U.S
NATO
John A. Hightower
Washington
Canada
Europe
Congress
Senate
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Western
Army Character Program May Be Tested In Court
Washington AP reports the Army character guidance may face court testing as the Pentagon shifts to voluntary attendance and removes a religious bias. ACLU head Speiser notes potential representation for soldiers challenging the program, while lawmakers and religious leaders react to changes amid debates over secular training and chaplain duties.
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Army
Washington
Pentagon
American Civil Liberties Union
ACLU
Melvin B Laird
Lawrence Spitser
Speiser
Bridge Bid Exceeds State Estimate
The lowest bid for the Chesapeake Bay parallel bridge project came in at 75 million above the state estimate. The State Roads Commission will review the apparent low bidder after figures are checked. Bids were invited on five separate projects with options for combinations, but no bid covered the entire job. One bid reached 42.5 trillion and another 48.8 trillion, while the commission expected about 35 million. A joint bid by three firms covered portions of the work.
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Tastemore
Chesaneake Bay
State Roads Commission
Ms War
Job Corps Budget Faces Deeper Cuts
The White House ordered a much larger cut to Job Corps funding than anticipated, with a $100 million reduction planned for the new fiscal year starting July 1. The move would close 40 centers and cut urban and conservation programs, prompting opposition from lawmakers with centers in their districts.
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John Beckler
Associated Press
Washington
White House
Congress
Nixon
Office of Economic Opportunity
Lake
Palm Springs Crackdown Drives Out Easter Week Visitors
Palm Springs police, aided by 280 officers from other cities, arrested over 350 youths during a three day Easter spree. The 21 000 resident resort faced mass crowds as revelers stripped at times and towed away from the city while authorities enforced a no camping ordinance and cleared thousand in a mass exodus along the highways.
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Palm Springs
Calif
Aly Qne
Stenic Tahquits
Lyon
Ceance
Svournd Forest
State psychiatrist bars death penalty in Sirhan case
Longview AP report describes Dr. Seymour Pollack opposing the death penalty for Sirhan Bishara Sirhan after testimony aiming for first degree murder conviction. Pollack cited Sirhan's mental illness as a mitigating factor while noting the defendant is not mentally incapacitated. The article also mentions unrelated deer and buffalo incidents in California and Washington.
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Ajta
Pollack
Sirhan Bishara Siroyie
RobertsAraty
Seymour Pollack
Grant B. Cooper
Sirhan
Cooper
Eureka
Calif
Los Angeles
Sitlian Raphael David Atlas
Day
Lana
Almighty God
Atlas
Elephants in South Africa Sip Marula Fruit to Drunken Revelry
Elephants in Kruger area gorge on marula fruit as season ends, with fruit fermentation producing intoxicating effects. Wildlife rangers describe rogue elephants trampling fences and creating disturbances while monkeys and pigs also glut on rotted berries. Yenda tribesmen historically brew a local beer from marula, and some villages curb arms during the season to prevent drunken incidents.
Skunk Roams Neighborhood Alarm North of Bowling Green
A pet skunk fled its home in Bowling Green provoking alarm as it roamed the area in search of a mate. Sherman England said the animal’s scent instincts drive it. the skunk was later de scented and returned home by police officer L. J. Young after being corralled.
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Bowling Green
Sherman England
Enughind
L. J. Young
Goats Starving On Guadalupe Island
The wild goats on Guadalupe Island, 250 miles southwest of San Diego, face mass starvation as thousands die yearly. Researchers note the animals’ feeding harms native plants and trees, urging protection measures to prevent ecological collapse.
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Guadalupe
Island
Mexico
San Diego
Calif
Reid Moran
New Attorney And New Judge In Ray Case
MEMPHIS Tenn AP James Hart Ray has hired his third defense attorney and a new judge has been named for proceedings in the Ray case. Richard C. Ryan of Memphis will attempt to obtain a new hearing, while Criminal Cont. Judge Arthur C. Paquin Jr. will rule on motions. Paquin replaces Judge W Preston Battie Jr. who died of a heart attack. Rays letters to Battie are at issue as Ryan seeks to challenge the conviction.
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Arthur C. Paquin Jr
Ryan
W. Preston Battie Jr
Ray
Battie
Battle
Batte
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