Soviet Urges Halt to U S Mining of N Vietnam Ports
The Soviet government called for an end to the United States move to block North Vietnamese ports amid rising congressional opposition to Nixon's mining of harbors. A Tass-distributed statement urged cancellation of the action and respect for freedom of international navigation.
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Washington
Nixon
U.S
Moscow
Tass
United States
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
White House
Nikolai Patelichev
Anatoly Dobrynin
House of Representatives
Carl Albert
Foreign Affairs Committee
Democrats
Indochina
Hanoi
Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Daley
Sherry Owens Leaps to Death In Baltimore
Sherry Owens, 14, leapt from the fourth floor of the Juvenile Court Building in Baltimore after a truancy probation sentencing. Born in Clarke County, she had moved to Baltimore to stay with her mother. She had been ordered to a 39 day observation at Montrose School for Girls and Maryland Children's Center for probation violations.
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Baltimore
Sherry Owens
Clarke County
Virginia
Frank Owens
Owens
Montrose School
Maryland Children’s Center
Arbutus
Eugene Tuer
Sherry
Tuer
Nationwide antiwar protests clash with police across campuses
Thousands protest U S mining of North Vietnam harbors with National Guardsmen patrolling at the University of Minnesota and Florida campuses. Tear gas, nightsticks, and arrests rise as crowds of up to 3 000 confront police. Protests reach Washington as House Speaker Albert restricts access to the Capitol steps.
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U.S
North Vietnam
University of Minnesota
Nixon
Capitol
Washington
Cambodia
Massachusetts Senate
Frank Licht
Rhode Island
Kenneth Curtis
Maine
Patrick J. Lucey
Wisconsin
Milton J. Shapp
Pennsylvania
John J. Gilligan
Ohio
Wendell R. Anderson
Minnesota
Anderson
National Guardsmen
Minneapolis
USS. Air Force
University of Florida
Gainesville
Highway Patrol
Carl Albert
Soviet Freighters Leave Haiphong Under Nixon Deadline
Several freighters, including at least one with a Soviet flag, pulled out of Haiphong harbor before Nixon's safety passage deadline. Mines dropped by U.S. planes across Haiphong and six other North Vietnamese ports at 7 p.m. Saigon time may explode when ships pass nearby.
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Saigon
Haiphong Harbor
Nixon
U.S. 7Th Fleet
U.S
Haiphong
Death Toll Heaviest In Seven Months In Vietnam War
AP dispatch from Saigon reports last week’s American battlefield deaths at 19 the heaviest in seven months as combat continues around An Loc and Haiphong. U S and South Vietnamese casualties rise with air strikes, aerial victories, and multiple aircraft losses.
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Saigon
U.S
Vietnam
Supervisors Enact Water-Sewer Law Despite Protests
Frederick County Board adopts a water and sewer ordinance with 4-1 vote despite protests from residents and officials. The measure requires county review of new systems, calls for future guidelines, and includes a controversial dedication provision debated after a two hour hearing. Speakers included landowners developers and local council members.
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Audrey Coleman
Frederick County Board of Supervisors
J. Robert Russell
Stephens City
Middletown
Winchester
First Aces of Vietnam War Credited for Downing MiGs
Lt Randy Cunningham and Lt William Driscoll became America's first aces in Vietnam after downing three MiGs over North Vietnam. Their F4 Phantom was hit by a surface to air missile and ditched in the Gulf of Tonkin. both were rescued and reported in good condition.
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U.S
North Vietnam
7Th Fleet
Western Pacific
Haiphong
Hanoi- Haiphong
Navy
Randy Cunningham
Shelbina
Constellation
William Driscoll
Framingham
Mass
Cunningham
Tonkin Gulf
Air Force
Hanoi
South Vietnam
An Loc
Saigon
Haiphong Harbor
Hai Duong
Mild Virginia Weather Through Friday Observed
A high pressure system moves across Virginia bringing mild, mostly clear conditions through Friday. Local notices include Concern hotline 667-0145 and various community events such as Rouss Fire Co Dinner Thursday at 6 30, HandCraft Shop closure May 15 22 and antique shows May 12 14 at Lee Jackson Motel with 5 by 7 color portraits at Leggett Dept Store.
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Richmond
Virginia
Lee-Jackson Motel
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No Viet
Clarke
Marshall Franklin Locke
White Post
C.L. Campbell
Campbell
H.L. Maxwell
Berryville
Locke
Maxwell
Donald E. Gladhill
Maryland
THE
Associated Press
Florida State University
Tallahhasse
U.S. 90
China
Gulf
Eof Yenkin
Laos
By Hanh Hoa
South Chine See
Meipheng
Hei
Hue
Richard Madigan
Sanitation Authority
Russell
Roger Alderman
Rouss Fire Co
S. Cameron
Leggett Dept. Store
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