Death Ride With Convoy To Khe Sanh In Vietnam
A London Express Service correspondent recalls a convoy bound for Khe Sanh with ammunition and food. Despite concerns about security a Viet Cong ambush devastates a Jeep crew, kills three, and leaves the rest to press on. The scene shifts from heat of Dong Ha to Paris peace talk timing.
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Gareth Parry
London Express
Khe Sanh
Thames
Maidenhead
Don Ha
Demilitarized Zone
Dong Ha
Charlie
V. C
Kennedy and McCarthy Battle in California Debate
Senators Robert F. Kennedy and Eugene McCarthy framed California’s loser-out primary as a final test. Each claimed no decisive victory from Saturday’s nationally televised exchange while poking at Hubert Humphrey and suggesting policy shifts if elected. The debate offered little heat as voters prepare for Tuesday’s decisive primary.
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Los Angeles
Robert F. Kennedy
Eugene J. McCarthy
California
Hubert H. Humphrey
Johnson
Dean Rusk
France End of Strike Brings Calm as Paris Reopens
Amid Whitsun holiday easing, France sees workers return to jobs after a massive general strike. Civil Service gains 13.8 percent pay rise, refineries resume output, and postal services clear backlogs. Parties prepare for June elections with promises of a 40 hour week and extended vacations. Presidential Gaullist regime faces renewed opposition coalition in the runup to voting.
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Seine
France
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Gaullists
Saigon Rocket Killings Strike Vietnamese Officials
A rocket hit a Saigon police command post during a battle inside the city killing six high ranking Vietnamese officials and wounding four. The U S command denied any helicopter involvement at first but later said an American gunship might have fired the round in error. Relatives of top officials, including Ky's brother in law Col Pho Quoc Chu, were named among the dead or injured as gunships supported ground troops in Cholon. The attack followed a Viet Cong assault that had moved across Saigon’s Chinese quarter. Police and military sources identified the dead and noted the weapon was likely a B40 antitank rocket, with fragments under review.
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Saigon
U.S
Nguyen Cao Ky -Col
Pho Quoc Chu
Col
van van Cua
Cholon
Nguyen van Luan
le Ngoc Tru
Nguyen Ngoc Xinh
Glimmer of hope in talks for Vietnam peace in Paris
A U S diplomat said progress looks tough but possible as North Vietnam hints at movement. Le Duc Tho heads to Paris and Cyrus Vance returns to resume talks. Officials caution the road ahead remains long and uncertain.
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Paris
Johnson
Vietnam
North Vietnam
Soviet Union
le Duc Tho
Hanoi
Tho
Cyrus R. Vance
Vance
Bretigny
Abby becomes tropical storm near Cuba and heads for Florida coast
Florida joins the 1968 tropical season as Abby strengthens from a disturbance off Cuba into a tropical storm. Warnings go up for south and southwest Florida as Abby moves toward Fort Myers. Simpson notes possible landfall location and stresses uncertainty while Abby grows, not yet a hurricane.
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Miami
Fla
Cuba
Florida
Robert H. Simpson
National Hurricane Center
Abby
Weather Bureau
Miami International Airport
Caton Straits
Cape San Anthe Keys
Tenie
Simpson
Burri
South Florida
Smith Wins Democratic Nomination for Texas Governor
In Dallas AP report Preston Smith, 56, from Lubbock, won the Democratic runoff over Don Yarborough, 42, Houston, by a large margin to secure the party’s nomination for governor. If repeated in November he would likely defeat Republican Paul Eggers. Turnout reached about 1.38 million despite showers, higher than the expected 1.25 million.
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Dallas
Tex
Preston Smith
Texas
Smith
Paul Eggers
Wichita Falls
Lubbock
Don Yarborough
Houston
Yarborough
Texas Election Bureau
District Ballots Tallied In Texas Runoff Contests
With under 50 votes unfinished, the 18th Congressional District and Panhandle backed Lt. Gov. Preston Smith in the Democratic governor runoff. Smith led Don Yarborough 26 737 to 18 493. Yarborough carried Potter County 5 286 to 3 580 and nearly matched Smith in Randall County 2 886 to 2 277. Uncounted ballots were small in Roberts and Hansford counties. In the 7th Court of Civil Appeals race, Amarillo attorney Jack Hazlewood lost to James A. Joy of Plainview, 49 178 to 44 115. Turnout was described as very light.
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Panhandle Area
Preston Smith
Democratic Party
Smith
Houston
Don Yarborough
Yarborough
Potter County
Randall County
Panhandle
Roberts
Hansford
7Th Court of Civil Appeals
Amarillo
Jack Hazlewood
James A. Joy
Plainview
Jovy
Hazlewood
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