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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1971
Page
1
Paris dispatch says North Vietnam proposes conditional talks to set the withdrawal date for American forces. Hanoi asks negotiations to fix a date for pulling out troops from South Vietnam, possibly tomorrow or soon.
U S B52 bombers struck the northwest frontier region along the Laotian border to dislodge North Vietnamese from jungle bases. Ground forces overran a camp near Saigon with 19 NVA killed, 17 Americans and eight South Vietnamese wounded. Government troops reported 74 NVA killed in four assaults across the delta to the highlands.
Cambodia’s Lon Nol abandons bid to form a new government and asks Lt. Gen. Sisowath Sirik Matak to attempt a cabinet formation. Matak, once Lon Nol’s deputy premier, is asked to respond soon amid a dispute with Lon Nol’s brother over Cambodia’s intelligence service. Across the border, South Vietnamese forces report 23 North Vietnamese soldiers killed near Snuol with five wounded. Viet Cong and Hanoi propose cease-fire steps, but U S officials dismiss them as propaganda and urge a neutral protector for POWs and a timed U S troop withdrawal.
A federal judge said he will rule early today on unions seeking to delay Amtrak’s Saturday start and on railroad plans to halt some passenger service not in the network. U S District Judge Howard F Corcoran heard over three hours of arguments and wants a decision before midnight as Amtrak is set to begin. Senate Majority Leader Mansfield introduced a bill to postpone the plan.
Kenneth J. Campbell now a Temple University freshman told an unofficial congressional hearing that he directed artillery against two peaceful North Vietnamese villages in 1968 killing at least 20. He said the experience troubled him yet he suppressed doubts to maintain pride in his role as a forward spotter. Campbell joined by other witnesses described civilian bombings and wartime pressures shaping his views.
About 200 demonstrators were arrested after attempting a White House march following protests at the Capitol and the Health, Education and Welfare building. Police halted the protest when permits expired and the crowd faced dispersal orders despite defying them. The day opened with leaders including Rev. Ralph Abernathy leading a mule train to the Capitol for a rally urging reforms and Vietnam withdrawal.
U S Secretary of State William P Rogers arrived in Ankara to attend a CENTO meeting and push for a peace settlement in the Middle East. Martial law was in force with armed troops along his 18 mile route, as Turkey clamps down on extremist groups. He praised Turkey as a close ally and planned a two week tour to Saudi Arabia Jordan Lebanon Egypt and Israel to seek progress on the Arab Israeli dispute and Suez canal reopening.
A military jury acquitted Capt. Eugene M. Kotoue of maiming a Viet Cong suspect during an interrogation after the My Lai raid of 1968. The verdict comes as Capt. Ernest L. Medina faces murder charges in the same case.
The Senate gave final approval to a bill forcing cut rate liquor stores to price closer to larger rivals with a minimum 12 percent markup. Supporters say it protects neighborhood Ma and Pa shops while opponents call it a consumer tax. The governor faces a veto threat revived from earlier years and a companion Assembly measure targets price advertising practices for bottle listings.
President Nixon said peaceful dissent will be heard and announced that the Southeast Asia policy remains the path to peace. He warned against a siege mindset as demonstrations threaten to disrupt Washington, asserting the government will move forward despite protests.
Pentagon officials consider expanding the South Vietnamese air force by about 5 000 personnel, mainly maintenance technicians, to boost helicopter flying hours. The plan would keep total force around 50 000 with 1 200 to 1 300 aircraft, including 508 helicopters, amid concerns over a helicopter shortfall after U S withdrawal.
The U S Court of Appeals backed the government in holding 19 year old Leslie Bacon on a $100000 bond to testify before a Seattle grand jury investigating the March 1 Capitol bombing. Bacon, a Mayday Collective member, will be transported by federal marshals to Seattle to appear before the panel.
East Village friends recall Leslie Bacon a 19 year old described as always pacifist who joined a commune and worked for a rock festival. She was arrested in Washington as a material witness in the March 1 Capitol bombing with friends noting her knowledge and dramatic claims.
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