Debates Fire As McGovern Humphrey Clash On TV
Los Angeles AP reports sharp exchanges between Senators George McGovern and Hubert Humphrey during their first joint TV appearance of the presidential campaign. They touted two more meetings before the June 6 California primary, focusing on Vietnam welfare reform and domestic spending.
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Los Angeles
Sens
George McGovern
Hubert H. Humphrey
California
Vietnam
Defaast
Humphrey
Viet forces ambush relief column near An Loc
North Vietnamese ambushed a South Vietnamese relief column about 34 miles south of An Loc, killing about 15 soldiers and wounding 80 to 90 as rockets and artillery pounded Highway 3. Kontum air strikes and ground fighting around Kontum continued, with 168 enemy killed and government forces regaining parts of the city. Dat Do and Saigon area saw renewed clashes as Rangers rushed in to reinforce districts.
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SMGON
An Loc
Highway 3
Saigon
An Lec
Dat Do
Haze Clings to Northern Arizona as Moist Air Moves In
Central northern Arizona sees a hazy morning as moist air drifts from the south. Officials note the bluish tint stems from dust, not forest fires, with slight shower chances and an inversion layer typical of summer mornings.
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Arizona
Mexico
Flagstaf
Flagstaff
Weather Office
City Man Beaten and Robbed of 50 Dollars
Miles Shepherd of Abfa Vista suffered head cuts and bruises after an early Monday attack near a liquor store in Greenlaw village. A group of five or six men beat him and stole about 50 dollars, according to police. The victim reported emerging from the store when approached by the assailants.
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Miles Shepherd
Ab Fa Vista
Shepherd
Greenlaw Village
Pale
Major Agreements Signed at Summit Moscow
Nixon and Brezhnev signed a joint statement of long-range principles to avoid military confrontations and pursue eventual world disarmament. A companion communique aims for a European security conference soon to cut East West forces in Central Europe, with talks inviting Soviet leaders to visit the United States. Kissinger cautioned the accord is aspirational and may be ignored.
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Nixon
Communist Party
Lend Brezhnev
Europe
West Germany
Kremlin
Brezhnev
Nikolai ¥. Fodgorny
Alexei N. Kosygin
Page Youth Drowns During Memorial Day Weekend
A Page youth named Walter Farr Noyle, 17, drowned at Lake Powell while swimming toward a floating dock. The incident occurred as Memorial Day crowds toured Grand Canyon National Park and the Colorado River. Authorities blamed tinder-dry forests for closures and noted thousands visited the area.
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Arizona
Page
Lake Powell
Grand Canyon National Park
Colorado River
Walter Farr Noyle
Byron Doyle
Doyle
Forest Service
Grand Canyon
Yuma County
Colorado
Parker
Nation Pays Tribute To Its War Victims
Nationwide Memorial Day observances honor fallen service members from Bull Run to Vietnam. Wreaths will be laid at Arlington’s Tomb of the Unknown Soldier with Rep. William Scott representing President Nixon. Casualties reported across Arizona and nearby states include several fatalities and many injuries from Friday to Saturday road and water incidents. A new memorial in Cawela Oklahoma marks eight local Vietnam war deaths, while Dallas features cemetery flag drives memorializing servicemen and women.
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Associated Press
Bull Run
Khe Sanh
Arlington National Cemetery
William Scott
R-Va
Nixon
Moscow
Flagstaff
Citizens Cemetery
Maxine Soto
Sacaton
Santana Young, Jr
Mary Soto
U.S
George Slasco
Stratford
Conn
Tucson
Stephen Welnick
Phoenix
Fabian Areta
Eloy
Waring
Cawela
Okla
Multiple Drug Arrests Reported by Public Safety Officers
DPS officers, using warrants signed by Justice of the Peace Joe Garcia, arrested eight people over the weekend in two raids. Three NAU students and one sister were booked for marijuana possession at 800 West City. another four Flagstaff residents were nabbed near Interstate 17 with three kilos of marijuana. To date this year, 50 people have been arrested for narcotics offenses, with 28 listed as NAU students.
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Flagstaff Community Hospital
Flagstaff
U.S. 89
Department of Public Safety
Maxine D. Soto
Sacaton
Dick Nelson
Cudahy
Calif. Nelson
Soto
Mary
Santana Young
Sunsoto
W.H. Hood
Dept. OF Public Safety
Genie Schneider
Ma A
Marian
Justice of the Pesce
Joe Garcia
Northern Arizona University
West City
Anthony RB. Woodward
W. Clay
William M. Tiedersma
Jerry D. Winslow
Sechrist Hall
Diana C. Winslow
Sierra Vista
DPS
Cee
Marifana
Garcia
Interstate 17
James D. Cox
Hare Ol Mi
Householder
David J. Pugh
P.O. Box
Rudge L. Shepherd
1St Street
Public Safety
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Huntington Beach
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Yuma
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