Bonn Eyes Soviets to Cool East Berlin Tension
West Germany seeks talks with Allied powers to pressure the Soviet Union over East German travel limits to West Berlin. East Berlin imposes visa fees and taxes. traffic delays stretch four miles at border as Kiesinger discusses trading approval of a nuclear pact for easing restrictions.
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Bonn
Hubert J. Erb
Associated Press
Berlin
East Germany
Soviet Union
West Berlin
East Berlin
U.N
U.N. General Assembly
United States
Moscow
West Germany
Communist Party
Neues Deutschland
Kurt George Kiessinger
Helmut Allardt
After Killer Tornado Tracy Question What Can We Do Better Next Time
Tracy Minnesota reels after a Thursday killer tornado killed nine, injured 23, with 5 in critical condition and two missing. Damage exceeds 2.9 million dollars across 25 homes destroyed and 20 businesses damaged. Residents urge better education, amateur radio networks, and potential underground shelters while officials assess response.
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Tracy
Tracy, Minn
Minnesota
Waseca
Don McKay
McKay
Charles City
Iowa
Strand Nelson
City Hall
J. von Bokern
Lyon County Sheriff's Deputies
von Bokern
SBA
Harold LeVander
National Guardsmen
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Bombers Strike Viet Cong Routes Around Saigon
American B52 bombers pounded infiltration routes around Saigon with 150 tons of bombs as enemy fire hit several cities. Mortars wounded civilians, rockets struck Bien Hoa, and U.S. Marines counted enemy casualties while seeking rocket sites near Saigon.
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Saigon
Bien Hoa
U.S
Quang Ngai
Chau Doc
Quang
No Early Break Seen in Paris
After five weeks the United States and North Vietnam show no concession toward a breakthrough in Paris peace talks. Ambassadors Harriman and Thuy plan to resume talks next Wednesday after a recess, with the core dispute over US attacks on North Vietnamese territory and North Vietnam’s demand for a scale back of operations.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
Gia Dinh
United States
France
Paris
W. Avérell
Harriman
Xuan Thuy
Washington
Thuy
Hanoi
Defense
Vo Nguyen Giap
el Moudijahid
Giap
South Vietnam
Dien Bien Phu
U.S
South
Tracy Tornado Ravages Town Leaving Wreckage in Wake
In Tracy Minnesota a tornado struck Thursday night cutting through Green Town and the rail yards, demolishing about three blocks of homes along Fifth and Sixth streets and injuring none reported. Boxcars were hurled across streets and the Lorenz home was destroyed. Residents described numbness and relief at escaping into basements.
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Workman
Tracy
Minn
Gladys Lorenz
Lorenz
Green
Tim Holer
Holer
Hohler
Marlow Nelson
Fifth
J. C. Samie Lorenz
Albert Anderson
Rockefeller Foes Gauge Nixon Endorsement at Minnesota GOP
At the Minnesota state GOP convention pro Rockefeller forces aim to block a Nixon endorsement with a straw vote likely. Nixon carried eight district conventions by 58 percent but a majority seems unlikely today. Rockefeller leaders predict little chance of endorsement as delegates weigh the presidential contest.
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Gerry Nelson
Duluth
Minn
Nelson A.rockefeller
Minnesota
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Rockefeller
Fred Hughes
St. Cloud
New York Mayor Lindsay Warns Against Conceding Nomination
Lindsay urged delegates Friday night that conceding to Nixon would be most unfortunate. He campaigned with Rockefeller and argued the GOP must win urban voters. The convention endorsed a platform plank blaming white racism for racial problems and recommended voting privileges for 19-year-olds. Governor LeVander announced he would be available for a 1970 second term.
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New York
John V. Lindsay
Nixon
Lindsay
Rockefeller
GOP
LeVander
Spock and Four Convicted in Draft Conspiracy Case
Benjamin Spock Yale chaplain William Coffin Jr and three others were found guilty of conspiring to aid Selective Service registrants to evade the draft. One defendant, Marcus Raskin, was acquitted. The trial began May 20 and ends with sentencing set for July 10. maximum penalties are five years and $10,000 fines.
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Associated Press
Boston
Benjamin Spock
Yale University
William Sloane Coffin Jr
Spock
Leonard Boudin
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. Supreme Court
Coffin
Michael Ferber
Harvard
Mitchell Goodman
Temple
Maine
Marcus Raskin
Washington
Raskin
Federal Courthouse
Calvin Bartlett
U.S
Francis J. W. Ford
Senators Shift to Back Mail Order Rifle Ban
Six senators who opposed a mail order rifle ban a month ago now support it joining Warren Magnuson Hugh Scott William Proxmire Gaylord Nelson Edmund Muskie and Mike Monroney The administration bill expands regulation to rifles and shotguns and prohibits over the counter sales to those under 18 or nonresidents Magnuson chair of the Commerce Committee supports fast action and possible national registration while Judiciary Committee remains doubtful The NRA opposes the measure and continues lobbying against tighter controls
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Washington
Senate
Warren G. Magnuson
D-Wash
Hugh Scott
R-Pa
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Gaylord Nelson
Edmunds, Muskie
D-Maine
A. S
Mike Monroney
D-Okla
Magnuson
Senate Commerce Committee
Robert F. Kennedy
Judiciary Committee
James O. Eastland
D-Miss
National Rifle Association
Congress
Stolen Canaries Diamond Worth 365000 From Witte Museum
A thief wearing a cap shattered glass at the Witte Memorial Museum in San Antonio and grabbed the McFarlin diamond and its necklace valued at 365000. The gem weighs 49.73 carats with emeralds and other diamonds. guards were away.
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San Antonio
Tex
McFarlin
Witte Memorial Museum
E. B. McFarlin
De Gaulle Pardons Salan and Arguod to Heal French Rift
President Charles de Gaulle pardons former Gen Raoul Salan and Col Antoine Arguod, both life sentences, aiming to mend divisions after their opposition to Algerian independence. Salan and Arguod were prominent army figures who turned against De Gaulle.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Raoul Salan
Antoine Argoud
Salan
Argoud
de Gaulle
Czechoslovakia Admits Budget Deficit Amid Economic Strains
Czechoslovakia for the first time in 20 years acknowledges a deficit in its national budget while assuring no currency reform is needed. The notice comes as the country faces serious economic problems. In New York, Floyd B. McKissick asks to be relieved as national director of CORE after a board rejection.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
New York
Floyd B. McKissick
Congress of Racial Equality
McKissick
National Action Council, Core
Spain to grant independence to Spanish Guinea
London AP reports Spain will free its West African colony Spanish Guinea within weeks. The 10 000 square mile territory includes Fernando Poo Annobon Corsica Group and Big Muni and would become independent as one of Spain s remaining empire possessions.
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London
Spain
Spanish Guinea
Fernando Poo
Annobon
Corsica
Big Muni
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South China Sea
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Mu Gia Pass
Federal District Court
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Gates
Hughes
North Dakota
Dick Nixon
Tite
William F. Nicholson
Ferber
Marc
Goodman
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Denise
Mewsmen
Ford
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