Nixon Announces Mine Harbors as Leverage in Vietnam War
President Nixon unveiled a plan to mine North Vietnamese harbors and escalate military actions to cut Hanoi’s war supplies. The broadcast warned Moscow to halt arms shipments within three days or face destruction of Soviet ships, threatening the Moscow summit and provoking campus protests and mixed party responses. He proposed a four month troop withdrawal after POW releases and a monitored ceasefire, while seeking Soviet understanding and signaling a shift toward a new U.S.-Soviet relationship.
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Peking
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Light Turnout Predicted In West Virginia Primary
In West Virginia the 1968 primary faces light turnout with rain dampening votes. Hubert Humphrey is favored in the presidential race against George Wallace while local contests include Democratic gubernatorial and 4th Congressional district nominations. The secretary of state will add volunteer monitors to curb vote fraud.
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George McGovern
Nebraska
Gov
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Special Primary Set In Cleveland Over Voter Access
A Cleveland special primary is held amid a suit demanding inclusion of six more precincts in Ward 16. The Cleveland Legal Aid Society sues the board of elections, seeking a new election for all candidates denied a fair run. Secretary of State Brown reviews the fiasco and proposes county branch reform.
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Cuyahoga
County Democratic Party
Joseph A. Cipollone
Israeli troops end hijack crisis on Belgian airliner
Israeli army killed three hijackers and captured one as 97 passengers and crew were released after 21 hours aboard a Belgian jet at Tel Aviv airport. The four gunmen demanded the release of 300 Palestinian guerrillas, while Red Cross negotiators sought a peaceful resolution.
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Protests Rise On College Campuses After Nixon Port Mining
Protests erupt on more than a dozen campuses led by thousands across Miami University Oxford and Newark Air Force Station areas. Violence flared at Berkeley and Columbia while Miami students blocked streets and camped on Roudebush Hall steps. Police cleared streets battened by rain with no arrests reported.
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Lottery issue revived in Ohio Senate with wider support
A renewed effort to place the Ohio state lottery on the November ballot was introduced in the Senate led by Sen. Ronald Mottl with nine co sponsors. The measure would allow a state agency to conduct lotteries, with potential revenue up to 115 million annually, and faces uncertain fate in the House amid other constitutional reform debates.
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Nixon Moves to Cut Routes to North Vietnam Chaotic Reactions Emerge
President Nixon order to sever sea and land supply lines against North Vietnam drew varied reactions in Washington. Senators Hartke and Dole split on legality and necessity while O'Brien urged prisoner release as a condition for disengagement. Labor and business leaders voiced support, and Hanoi and Beijing offered no immediate comment. The Viet Cong denounced the move as an ultimatum but vowed to keep fighting.
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Vance Hartke
D-Ind
Hartke
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Lawrence F. O’brien
Indochina
Robert Dole
Kansas
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Afl-Cio
Georg Meany
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Arch Booth
Meany
Kremlin
Hanoi
Peking
Moscow
Europe
Copter Crash Kills Admiral in Vietnam War Action
Saigon AP reports a U. S. task force mined Haiphong and North Vietnamese ports while bombing railroads and highways. A MIG downed count reached seven in four days. Rear Adm. Rembrandt C. Robinson, 47, died when his helicopter crashed. his staff were missing after engine trouble en route to the cruiser Providence.
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Vietnam
Haiphong
North Vietnam
U.S
Tonkin Gulf
Adm
Rembrandt C. Robinson
Robinson
June Draft Call May Hit 9 000 Men With Lottery Numbers
The Selective Service announced 9000 young men with lottery numbers 1 through 35 will be ordered to report to the Army in June. A Pay Board order to cut 15 cents an hour from raises for 50 000 East and Gulf Coast longshoremen faces a possible national dock strike. The board rejected a 70 cent raise in straight pay, allowing fringe benefits and up to 55 cents an hour in base pay.
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Army
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Gulf Coast
Huntington Editor Raymond Brewster Dies At 65
Raymond E. Brewster editor in chief of the Huntington Herald-Dispatch and Herald-Advertiser and Huntington Publishing Co. VP died Monday at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Officials cited a possible stroke. The 45 year veteran had announced retirement plans for July 1 and died while serving as a company consultant.
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Huntington Herald-Dispatch
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