Nixon Returns Home as 1st Marine Division Welcomed
President Nixon praised the 1st Marine Division at Camp Pendleton as 1,500 servicemen gathered for a large parade. He presented a presidential unit citation, hailed victory in Vietnam, and pledged a just end to the war with a lasting peace.
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Amtrak Starts Up After Court Rebuffs Delays
Amtrak begins operations at 12 01 a m linking 28 cities with populations above 500000 as unions lose last legal challenge. The DC circuit upheld Judge Corcorans denial of delay and discontinuation protests.
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U.S. District Court
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Argu
Rogers Hopes Rise at Canal Reopening Mission
Secretary of State William P. Rogers begins a Middle East tour aimed at reopening the Suez Canal with broad support from foreign leaders. British and Soviet officials signal cautious optimism and the goal to narrow the Israeli Egyptian gap while acknowledging no immediate breakthrough is expected.
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William P. Rogers
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U.S
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Anatoly F. Dobrynkin
State Department
Israel
Southeast Asia
Central Treaty Organization
Cento
France
U S Patrol Ambushed In Valley In Vietnam War
North Vietnamese forces ambushed a U S Army reconnaissance patrol from the 101st Airborne in the A Shau Valley killing five and wounding ten. The incident followed a Lam Son 720 operation aimed at disrupting North Vietnamese supply routes and came as U S air power intensified against targets around Hue and the Laotian border.
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Hue
101St Airborne Division
Lam Son
South Vietnam
Communists Free UPI Newswoman in Cambodia
Catherine M. Webb UPI bureau manager in Phnom Penh was freed by captors after being missing since April 7. She reported from Kompong Speu that she is alive and well with her driver interpreter Chhim Sirath, and a car was sent to return her to Phnom Penh.
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United Press International
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Arrests in Washington as antiwar protesters mobilize May Day
Police arrested more than 250 demonstrators at the Justice Department during People’s Lobby actions, part of a week of protests that observers expect to swell with May Day events. Authorities anticipate 5,000 to 10,000 at the Capitol and up to 50,000 for later traffic jams, while organizers link the protests to broader coalition groups.
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Capitol
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Pentagon
Kleindienst
Jerry Wilson
Rennie Davis
Chicago Seven
Nal
Steve D’arzien
Hugh Scott
Senate
Mike Mansfield
People’s Coalition For Peace and Justice
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
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National Welfare Rights Organization
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Government Lists National 1975 Clean Air Standards
The federal government issued nationwide clean air standards and warned drastic lifestyle changes will be needed. Cities may require mass transit, altered traffic, or motor restrictions and homes may face higher electricity bills to meet the July 1, 1975 deadline.
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Ruckelshaus
New York City
Delbert Barth
Bureau of Air Pollution Sciences
Chicago
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Los Angeles
New York
Philadelphia
Appellate Delays State Worker Layoff Ruling
Judge Ellis J. Staley of the Appellate Division dismissed an appeal over a temporary delay in state layoffs, delaying actions on about 8,250 workers. The Civil Service Employees Association argued the budget cuts are unconstitutional, with further court proceedings expected next week.
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Appellate Division
State Supreme Court
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Civil Service Employes Association
Russell G. Hunt
Hunts
Julius Sackman
Sackman
CSEA
Medal of Honor winner killed in Detroit robbery attempt
Detroit man and Vietnam Medal of Honor recipient Sat. Dwight Johnson, 23, was shot by a store owner after Johnson allegedly pulled a gun to rob the shop. Owner Charles Vandendeghem wounded in the arm fought back, then killed Johnson. Johnson, a former Army recruiter, earned the Medal for actions near Dak To in 1968.
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Vietnam
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Valley Forge Army Hospital
Philadelphia
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White House
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Leslie Bacon Questioned On Bombing
Seattle AP report says Leslie Bacon a 19 year old peace activist held as a material witness in the Capitol bombing spent two and a half hours before a federal grand jury. Her lawyers Jeffrey Stein and Michael Fuad said she answered 45 to 60 questions with breaks to confer and that she may be questioned again Saturday morning. They noted no connection between the questioning and the bombing and that she would be released from the arrest warrant after the session.
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U.S
Grand Jury
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Michael Fuad
Washington, D.C
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