North Vietnamese Forces Threaten to Cut South Vietnam in Half
North Vietnamese troops pressed toward Kontum and coastal Binh Dinh as Highway 1 fell in places. At An Loc a four engine C130 was shot down during a supply flight. six American crewmen are missing. U S aircraft losses rose with 75 B52 sorties and nearly 2000 tons of bombs dropped.
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U.S
An Loc
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Kontum
Binh Dinh
Pleiku
Salem
Phu My
Bong Son
Highlands
Kontum City
Apollo 16 astronauts cautious on lunar rocks findings
Apollo 16 crew said it would be premature to speculate on lunar rock secrets until analyzed in the lab. Commander John Young and Charles Duke warned against early conclusions as they returned from 71 hours on the moon. Weather ahead of splashdown in the South Pacific forecast unlimited visibility and mild seas for the recovery.
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Earth
John W. Young
Charles M.duke Jr
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Plateau
Young
Tony
England
South Pacific
Ticonderoga
Food prices dip in March as farmers bear less
The Agriculture Department reports supermarket food prices fell 0.4 percent in March the first decline in five months. Farmers received lower prices for meat and vegetables but middlemen raised transport processing and selling costs, erasing most of the drop. The market basket cost $1,292 annually, down $5 from February with farm value at $502 and the middleman share at $790.
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Agriculture Department
Water service interruption in Winchester streets
Some Winchester residents will lose water service from 1 to 3 p.m. tomorrow. The affected area includes Braddock Street from Montague Avenue south to the street end, Lambden Avenue from Valley to Braddock, and Henry Avenue from Lambden south to the pavement end.
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Lambden Ave
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Henry Ave
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McGovern Extends Lead With Massachusetts Delegate Sweep
Sen George McGovern surged in the delegate race after winning all 102 Massachusetts Democratic delegates in the state primary. He reaches 197 percent pledged delegates, ahead of Sen Edmund Muskie 99 percent. On the GOP side Nixon tops with 174, Wallace 75, Humphrey 24, with several minor or uncommitted delegates remaining.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
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White House
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Muskie claims turnaround after primaries setback
Sen. Edmund S. Muskie says his campaign is on the way up again after losses in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania. The Maine senator faces a tough path as McGovern and Humphrey gain, with Ohio seen as pivotal and Gilligan organizing in the state.
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Wisconsin
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Massachusetts
George McGovern
Hubert H. Humphrey
George F
Wallace
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Ohio
Maine
Humphrey
John J. Gilligan
Milton J. Shapp
McGovern Humphrey Triumph In Dual Pennsylvania Massachusetts
McGovern wins Massachusetts and Humphrey takes Pennsylvania, shifting the delegate race toward Ohio next Tuesday. Muskie trails in both states with Wallace rebounding in Pennsylvania as Nixon faces criticism over renewed bombing and the economy.
Nixon to Address Vietnam Report on troop levels tonight
President Nixon will speak at 10 p.m. EST on U S troop levels after May 1 amid resuming Paris talks. Kissinger’s secret Moscow trip and Hanoi prisoner talks frame the backdrop as forces in South Vietnam total about 543000 earlier.
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Henry A. Kissinger
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Paris
Nixon
Vietnam
U.S
South Vietnam
Hanoi
White House
Saigon
Cover for Kissinger's Trip Started With Lie
Washington AP report details a false Camp David cover story by Ronald Ziegler about Kissinger’s trip to Moscow. It notes Nixon aides misled reporters to keep the secret and cites prior similar White House fabrications used to conceal meetings and travel.
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Henry A. Kissinger
Moscow
White House
American Society of Newspaper Editors
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Ziegler
Kissinger
John Ehrlichman
H.R. Haldeman
Vietnam
China
Pakistan
Paris
Two Track Talks Take Americans Back to Paris
The United States and South Vietnam plan to resume Vietnam peace talks on Thursday with parallel secret contacts likely to resume with North Vietnam. Sources say reopening plenary sessions and private talks mirrors prior negotiations with Le Duc Tho and Henry Kissinger. President Nixon had suspended talks on March 23 and said the U S is ready to negotiate publicly or privately.
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Henry Kissinger
Daylight Saving Time Begins Across States
At 2 a.m. Sunday clocks jump to 3 a.m. for 47 states, losing one hour until the last Sunday in October when daylight time returns. Michigan Arizona and Hawaii opt out of daylight saving time.
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Arizona
Hawaii
Pleasant Virginia Skies Ahead From High Pressure
A high pressure system moving east from the midwest brings Virginia sunny days cool nights. The notice also mentions an Easter and Eastern clearance sale with one third reductions at Modern age Shoppe and Wonders Inc. A correction cites Magnavox stereo price at 195.95 from G and M Music Center.
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Midwest
Virginia
Wonder’s Inc
G & M Music Center, Inc
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