Nixon Says No Ground Forces Recommitment in Vietnam
President Nixon told a blue ribbon Texan crowd at John Connallys ranch that U S combat troops will not be redeployed to Vietnam and bombing will target military sites only. He warned Hanoi of great risk if the offensive continues and urged continued air and naval support to Saigon with Abrams confident South Vietnam can hold.
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Nixon
U. S
South Vietnam
Hanoi
Treasury
John B. Connally
Vietnam
North Vietnam
U.S
Creighton W. Abrams
Saigon
United States
Picosa Ranch
Connally
Spiro T. Agnew
GOP
Quang Tri Falls in Hanoi Offensive Biggest Victory
South Vietnam lost Quang Tri, the first provincial capital to fall in Hanoi’s 38 day offensive. Civilians fled as North Vietnamese troops seized the city, while U.S. advisers evacuated and South Vietnamese forces struggled to hold the line along Highway 1 near Da Nang and Hue.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Hanoi
Quang Tri
Demilitarized Zone
da Nang
U.S
Kontum
Highlands
Hue
Highway 1
Vietnam
Paris
Thomas Bowen
Backlash May Be Starting in Belfast Riots
In eastern Belfast protestant crowds attacked police and set shops ablaze during a three hour riot in Newtownards Road district. Police said violence broadened beyond teenagers as Protestant anger rose after Britain's move to direct rule.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Newtownards Road
Irish Republican Army
Britain
William Craig
Vanguard Movement
Edward Heath
IRA
Ulster
Craig
Controls Lifted From Many Businesses
The government lifted wage and price controls from millions of small businesses and small government units with 60 or fewer employees. Health and construction remain under regulation, while rent controls stayed in place. Exemptions total about five million firms and 19 million workers, affecting roughly 28 percent of yearly sales and 26 percent of payroll earners.
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Pay Board
The
Price Commission
Internal Revenue Service
Spoon Therapy Gone Wrong For Norfolk Student
Denis Stant, 19, swallowed a six inch teaspoon while attempting to vomit. Doctors at a Norfolk hospital hope to remove it with a magnet but need an identical spoon for testing. The spoon originated in an old set from Mr and Mrs S A Stant and has traveled via Jeff to a Portsmouth friend who is not yet located. Miss Stant, a University of Virginia sophomore, remains hospitalized.
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Denis Stant
Miss Stant
Norfolk
S. A. Stant
Jeff
Portsmouth
University of Virginia
Ohio Leads List of 4 Primaries Tomorrow
Sen Humphrey and Sen McGovern campaign across Ohio while Illinois Indiana and D C vote Tuesday in four Democratic primaries. Nixon supporters expect a Republican sweep as delegates are chosen in Kansas Kentucky Maine and Oklahoma with Muskie still listed in Indiana and Ohio. The item also notes local ads and store notices.
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Carl P. Leubsdcorf
Hubert H. Humphrey
George S. McGovern
McGovern
Humphrey
Toledo
Canton
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Cincinnati
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Neigh
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Alabama
George C. Wallace
Wallace
District of Columbia
Edmund S. Muskie
Henry M. Jackson
Jackson
Washington, D.C
Nixon
Kansas
Kentucky
Maine
Oklahoma
April rainfall exceeds long term averages in Town Crier note
April rainfall reached 4.09 inches, 0.97 inches above the 56 year monthly average. The year to date total for four months is 12.19 inches, 1.49 inches above average. Voters seeking transportation to Election Day polls may call 667 8588 or 667 8577. Winchester Democratic Committee.
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Winchester
William M. Battaile
Battaile
E.R. Huntsberry, Jr
Claude B. Smalts, Jr
Battle
Huntsberry
Smalts
Winchester Voters Set Mayoral and Council Elections
About 3,200 Winchester voters are expected to go to polls to elect a new mayor and half the City Council plus town councils in Berryville Stephens City Middletown. Voting hours 6 a.m. to 7 p.m with machines in Winchester and paper ballots in Berryville Boyce.
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Pat Robinson
Winchester
Stephens City
Middletown
Berryville
Boyce
Stewart Bell, Jr
H.W
Bill) Butler, Jr
North Ward
South Ward
Theft at Frederick Clerk and Watts Office in Weekend Break-ins
Checks and cash totaling 2767.65 were stolen from Frederick County Clerk's office. Dabney Watts Winchester commonwealth's attorney office was ransacked with desks pulled and papers dumped. valuables remained untouched. Police said outside and internal doors were pried, with only 574.38 in cash taken.
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Frederick County
Dabney Watts
Winchester Commonwealth
George B. Whitacre
Whitacre
Winchester
Herbert Holliday
Rouss Ave
C.H. Schutte
Mr. Schutte
Mr. Watts
Holliday
Pulitzer Prizes Reported For Times. Sheehan Denied
Newsweek reports the New York Times will win a Pulitzer Prize for publishing the Pentagon Papers, but reporter Neil Sheehan who broke the story is not awarded. Newsweek says he was nominated in public service yet passed over by the committee. Announcement of prizes expected today.
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NEW York
Newsweek
New York Times
Times
Neil Sheehan
Sheehan
Pulitzer Committee
Va Revenues Run Ahead but Fall Short of Estimates
Virginia's revenues through March 31 show a $4 million gap against the $952.1 million revised annual estimate, though total receipts are $75 million higher than last year. Individuals and fiduciaries tax receipts reach $253.2 million for nine months, about $37 million above last year, while sales tax at $192.3 million tops prior year by $22 million. April figures could alter the outlook.
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Richmond
Virginia
David B. Ayres Jr
Ayres
Shenandoah College Holds 97th Commencement With Honors
The Shenandoah College and Conservatory awarded bachelor degrees at the 97th commencement as Dr. Robert P. Parker filled in for an absent keynote speaker amid rain. Distinctions included summa cum laude for Kenneth Eyre Jr. and Walter Dinwiddie, magna for Deborah West, and cum laude for several others from both the college and conservatory.
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Shenandoah College and Conservatory
Robert P. Parker
John G. Barker
Marshall University
Huntington
W. Va
Kenneth K. Kyre
Kenneth K. Kyre, Jr
DR. Parker
College
Verne E. Collins
Conservatory
Kyre
Dr. Collins
Kenneth K. Eyre, Jr
Walter C. Dinwiddie
Barbara M. C. Lewis
Deborah West
Samuel Baker
Jean Cwick
Bob Kercheval
Shirley Denton
Linda Powell
Bonnie Guede
Virginia Faces Showers and Thunderstorms Through Tuesday
Moist unstable air over Virginia is expected to bring a chance of showers and thundershowers through Tuesday, with humid conditions and unsettled weather across the state.
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Richmond
Virginia
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