Bombs Hit Near China Border in North Vietnam Strikes
AP reports U S air and naval forces conducted multiple raids near the Chinese border with the closest attack to North Vietnam frontier since April 6. Targets included a major railroad yard and a key bridge near Lang Son and the Bag Giang power plant northeast of Hanoi.
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Yen Lap
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Khiem Hanh
Saigon Riv
McGovern Wins California Primary in Narrow Margin
McGovern captures California’s 271 delegates in a tight win over Humphrey as part of a four state sweep that pushes his total past 900. Wallace writes in. Nixon dominates Republicans in California with 96 delegates amid fluctuating results.
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George McGovern
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Hubert H. Humphrey
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Humphrey
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San Diego
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George C. Wallace
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Edmund G. Brown Jr
Brown
Miami Beach
Wallace
Houston
Tex
Nixon
John M. Ashbrook
Ohio
Paul N. McCloskey Jr
New York
Man Accused After Siege In Ohio Farm Home
In London Ohio deputies report Eddie Gene Vaughn 30 of Dayton is accused of breaking into a Madison County farm home arresting a family of five at gunpoint for about 10 hours. He allegedly assaulted the daughter and injuring the man Paul Hammond 51 and his son 16 who disarmed him. Vaughn faces charges including four counts of assault with a deadly weapon rape forceable entry and related counts.
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Greg
Markley
Vaughn
Madison County
Hammond
Ironton, Ohio
Lawrence County Common Pleas Court
James Howell
Howell
Amtrak Rescue Bill Seeks Funds for Intercity Trains
Congress signals another 225 million in grants and 100 million in guaranteed loans to save Amtrak. A conference panel trimmed urban corridor upgrades worth 50 million in grants and 100 million in loans. They preserved 2 million annually to link US intercity service with Canada and Mexico.
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America
Senate House
Canada
Mexico
Ohio liquor law reform committee nears end of first phase
After three months of meetings the advisory panel to revise Ohio liquor statutes still has much work ahead. Liquor Director Richard Guggenheim convened the committee in February to review the permit system and propose changes.
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Ohio
Richard Guggenheim
J. Fred Rose
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Riverboat Plans Are Revealed in Cincinnati
Delta Queen owners Greene Line announce a 365 foot 400 passenger riverboat costing 13.3 million. Bill Muster says it will join but not replace the Delta Queen as the first in a new recreational fleet for American rivers while plans are filed with the US Maritime Administration in Washington.
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Greene Line Steamers, Inc
Greene Line
US Maritime Administration
Washington, D.C
Ohio Plans For Administrative Districts
The Ohio Department of Development proposes 12 administrative districts to centralize planning and boost federal funds access. Hearings will be held this summer before the Local Government Services Commission. If adopted, districts could improve efficiency but risking HUD and EPA funding for non metropolitan communities.
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Ohio Department of Development
Ohio
Governor’s
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Andris Priede
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State Department of Development
Priede
Pilots Boycott Skyjacker Shelter Countries
In a push amid suspected hijack sheltering, the AFL-CIO Airline Pilots Association said its 46,000 members will refuse to fly to Cuba, Algeria, or any other nations believed to harbor airline hijackers. The action signals a planned one day disruption as pilots protest.
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Washington
Afl-Cio
Airline Pilots Association
Cuba
Algeria
Airline boycott extends to nations harboring hijackers
An ALPA spokesman said the boycott will include airlines in other countries that serve Cuba or Middle Eastern nations which have given airline hijackers refuge. The stance targets nations refusing prosecution or extradition of hijackers, expanding pressure beyond a single country.
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ALPA
Cuba
ALPA pilots vote to boycott foreign air service over hijack risk
ALPA President John J. O'Donnell directed pilots from 36 U.S. airlines to begin a boycott to protest hijackings. He urged other unions to withdraw servicing and ground support, and sought Nixon help to bar aircraft from nations permitting air piracy. maritime workers were to be invited to join at a luncheon.
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John J. O'Donnell
Nixon
U.S
O'Donnell
International Federation of Air Line Pilot Associations
London
United States
Gold hits new peak as dollar weakens in Europe
In London the price of gold jumped to a new $64 an ounce opening level as European bullion markets opened, with the dollar slipping on most foreign exchanges. Dealers cited metal shortages and possible speculative activity pushing prices higher. In Logan County coal mines near Buffalo Creek remained closed in what company spokesmen called a wildcat strike, with picket activity unexplained by officials though linked by some to post disaster salary tensions.
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Logan
W. Va
Buffalo Creek
Logan County
Connally in Venezuela Talks on Oil and Economy
John B. Connally begins talks with President Rafael Caldera in Caracas on political and economic issues between the United States and Venezuela including U S oil interests. The discussions aim to ease tensions and outline cooperation options.
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Venezuela
Treasury
John B. Connally
Rafael Caldera
U.S
Johnson adviser warned Vietnam escalation would fail in 1964 memo
George W. Ball warned in a top secret 1964 memo read by President Johnson that large troop deployments and widespread bombing risked failure. The disclosure follows today’s report that talks were refused as North Vietnam and the Viet Cong pressed for resumption of peace discussions.
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George W. Ball
Atlantic Monthly
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Paris
United States
Vietnam
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