McGovern Wins Two Key Primaries in Rhode Island and Oregon
Sen. George McGovern scored decisive wins in Rhode Island and Oregon Democratic primaries boosting his delegate total to 502 of 1,509 needed for the nomination. He said California on June 6 could seal the race before the July 10 Miami Beach convention.
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Ore
George McGovern
Rhode Island
Oregon
Hubert H. Humphrey
California
McGovern
Miami Beach
Fla
Missouri
South Dakota
Eleanor
Edmund S. Muskie
George C. Wallace
Humphrey
Nixon
Sacramento
Muskie
Gordon Weil
Nixon Brezhnev Near Signing On Arms Limitation Pact
President Nixon and Leonid Brezhnev near a Friday signing of an arms accord to curb ABM sites and freeze offensive missiles at current levels. The deal would allow improved missiles at existing sites and use reconnaissance satellites to verify no expansion. plans include a space cooperation agreement and possible joint orbital missions before 1976.
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Moscow
Nixon
Kremlin
Communist Party
Leonid Brezhnev
Brezhnev
Richard Nixon
Valerian Zorin
Nikolai Podgorny
Marines land near Quang Tri as Haiphong plants bombed
U S amphibious craft and helicopters landed about 2 000 South Vietnamese marines in enemy territory north of Hue. American planes blasted North Vietnamese industrial targets in the Haiphong area. The operation aimed to disrupt enemy lines and keep pressure on Hanoi while Marines clashed near Quang Tri.
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Haiphong
Saigon
U.S
Hue
7Th Fleet
Quang Tri City
Quang Tri
Quang Tri Province
Rine
My Chanh River
North Vietnam
Hon Gay
Nam Dinh
Senate panel backs Viet pullout by August thirty first
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 7 to 2 to require a total U S withdrawal from South Vietnam by August 31 in a foreign aid bill. The plan ties to a 1.7 billion dollar aid package and links ceasefire progress, POW releases, and MIAs to the withdrawal deadline.
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Senate Committee
Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
South Vietnam
U.S
Senate
Nixon
Senate Advances Higher Education Bill Amid Antibusing Clash
The Senate defeats a bid to send the 23.1 billion higher education bill to conference with House amendments. Supporters argue the measure boosts student aid and access, while opponents fear it weakens or slows desegregation efforts. Senator Pell warns of a potential House Senate clash over antibusing provisions. Senator Javits backs the bill in principle but opposes it to avoid slowing desegregation.
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Washington
Senate
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Federal lenders raise 9 percent loan limits for savers
The Federal Home Loan Bank Board on Tuesday boosted maximum conventional mortgage amounts with 5 to 10 percent down payments. For 9 percent loans savers can borrow up to $45,000, up from $36,000, enabling buyers to purchase pricier homes with smaller down payments.
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Washington
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Federal Savings-And-Loan Associations
Veterans loan limits rise to thirty six thousand dollars
Vue reports ceiling hikes to 36000 dollars from 30000 dollars effective June 1 for conventional loans not guaranteed by the VA or insured by the FHA. Lenders say rates remain high and access tighter.
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Veterans Administration
Federal Housing Administration
House and Senate antibusing riders on school desegregation
Javits linked rider blocks court busing orders for 19 months pending appeal. Griffin aimed to bar federal funds for desegregation busing and prevent directing officials to urge districts to use state or local funds for that purpose.
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Javits
House
Senate
Griffin
Government boost shifts FHA and VA loan risk in cities
Bank officials say the plan will affect major metropolitan suburbs most and target young families where the head is 25 to 34 and earns over 10000 annually. Studies show low liquid assets around 250 dollars and a lower default risk with larger loans, as careers and mobility drive repayment incentives.
Ohio highway director calls neutral talks to avert statewide strike
State Highway Director J Phillip Richley asked representatives of the Ohio Contractors Association and Laborers Union to reconvene negotiations in his office on Friday to show good faith after talks collapsed. The move aims to avert a statewide strike set for May 31. Fire hits Dayton lumber firm in downtown blaze destroys three quarters of Requarth Lumber stock. damage value not yet estimated. United States and South Vietnam say resuming Vietnam peace talks has no useful purpose as North Vietnam and Viet Cong demand talks.
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Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
U.S
Indochina
United States
North Vietnam
J.W. Fulbright
Mansfield
State Department
Columbus
Ohio
J. Phillip Richley
Ohio Contractors Association and Laborers Union
Dayton Lumber Firm
Dayton, Ohio
Dayton
Requarth Lumber Co
Paris
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Davis defense witness details shotgun linked to Soledad case
Ellen Broms testified that Angela Davis bought a shotgun 40 hours before the Soledad Brothers case invasion to defend Soledad House and gave the weapon to Jonathan Jackson, not knowing it would be used in a courtroom killing. In Ecuador, soldiers killed a hijacker after a gunfire hijack incident on a Quito to Guayaquil flight, the second such event this month.
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San Jose
Calif
Angela Davis
San Francisco
Soledad Brothers Defense Committee
Ellen Broms
Los Angeles
Miss Davis
Soledad House
Jonathan Jackson
Quito
Ecuador
Lomas
Guayaquil
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Maine
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Joseph Doorley
Kemlin
Moscow University
Soviet Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
National Liberation Movement
Viktor Sukhodrev
Extreme Left
Alexei Kosygin
Andrei Gromyko
Portugal
Bahrain
Tanya Wilson
U.S.A
Puerto Rico
New York
Kennedy Airport
Miss Wilson
Hawaii
Robert P. Griffin
R-Mich
Ence
Claiborne Pell
D-R.i
Pell
Ceam
Preston Martin
Davis
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