Pollster cites Rockefeller Humphrey lead in presidential prefs
In Washington Louis Harris places Rockefeller and Humphrey as current frontrunners amid uncertain convention delegates. He cautions that polling the electorate, not delegates, informs early preferences. Separately FDA warns doctors on chloramphenicol risks and urges adverse reaction reports.
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Louis Harris
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Hubert H. Humphrey
Harris
NBC
Meet the Press
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
James L. Goddard
Prague party leaders push to ease Kremlin domination
Prague reports that Czechoslovakia's liberal communist leaders show no sign of yielding to pressure from the Soviet Union Poland and East Germany. The party presidium is set to meet this week and likely strengthen the effort to detach from Moscow's control.
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Soviet Union
Poland
East Germany
Presidum
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Ohio liquor raid targets River Downs and Cincinnati Country Club
Wade G. Knight, head of the Ohio Department of Liquor Control, said raids on River Downs Race Track and the Cincinnati Country Club were routine enforcement prompted by complaints. He denied Gov. Rhodes involvement. Agents, guests at the party, observed liquor service. the bar stayed open after they left.
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River Downs
Cincinnati Country Club
Wade G. Knight
State Agency
James A Rhodes
Knight
Hyde Park
Man shot to death after falling from moving car in Cleveland
Peter Travato, 38, of Willoughby, died after a man shot him twice in the head and once in the chest as he sat in a moving car on Payne Avenue near East 38th Street. Coroner identified him. Travato had been paroled from the Ohio Penitentiary in 1966 after a six year burglary sentence. Gray tape marks on wrists and ankles suggested he had been bound and freed or unbound.
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Peter Travato
Willoughby
Travato
Ohio Penitentiary
Bronze Star for PFC Danny Lasure Posthumously
A ceremony at Athens honors PFC Danny Lasure with a Bronze Star awarded after his death. The program notes the recognition in today’s Inside Today column amid campus and local tributes.
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Danny Lasure
Athens
Nation seems generally unaffected by French strike
Paris reports a nationwide general strike by unions students and opposition figures with limited disruption by midday. Train service slowed flights cancelled traffic down slightly yet power kept steady and Viet Nam peace talks faced no interference. Demonstrations planned for the afternoon aimed to avoid violence while seeking higher wages and university reforms.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
France
20000 Reservists Called Up For Vietnam War Effort
Nearly 20,000 Army Air Force and Navy Reservists and National Guardsmen, about half heading to Vietnam, are being activated by President Johnson. The duration depends on U.S.-North Vietnamese peace talks in Paris. Dozens of thousands more could be called, with no final decision yet on further mobilizations.
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Humphrey Backers Claim Seven State Delegates Won
Washington AP Humphrey backers claim seven state conventions produced at least 169 pledged delegates for the nomination. Mondale and Harris say about 1,100 of 1,312 delegates may back Humphrey. Nebraska primary looms with Kennedy and McCarthy awaiting a faceoff as Republicans forecast Nixon gains.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
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Alaska
Maryland
Delaware
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Wyoming
Hawaii
Walter F. Mondale
Fred Harris
Nebraska
Poor People's Campaign Builds Tent City in D C
In Washington the Poor People Campaign begins erecting a 15 acre Resurrection City near the Lincoln Memorial to house about 3000 demonstrators as 450 rank and file arrive. The Mother's Day march led by Mrs. Coretta King and NWRO seeks welfare reform and a $4000 family income.
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Martin Luther King Jr
E. J. Prete
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Abernathy
King
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
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Resurrection City
Washington Monument
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Welfare Rights Organization
NWRO
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Cardozo High School
Kennedy Playground
Robert F. Kennedy
New York
Harry Belafonte
U S Urges Hanoi To Move For Peace
In Paris the United States accused North Vietnam of moving substantial and increasing troops and supplies into the South and pressed Hanoi to take steps toward peace. Ambassador Harriman proposed to withdraw U S forces if North Vietnam pulls its troops and violence subsides, and urged restraint and adherence to Geneva accords as a basis for peace.
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Hanoi
W. Averell Harriman
U.S
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Xuan Thuy
Nguyen Thanh le
Johnson
Congress
Harriman
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Laos
Southeast Asia
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Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Saigon Offensive Believed Crushed Amid Camp Loss
SAIGON AP The USS Command says allied forces crushed the main thrust of the Communist attack on Saigon after nine days of fighting. A Special Forces camp at Kham Duc 350 miles northeast was evacuated after a North Vietnamese assault. The camp of about 400 defenders faced heavy air strikes with B52s. 19 Americans were killed and 89 wounded. Over 5,200 enemy troops were killed or captured in the 3rd Corps area since the offensive began May 5.
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