B52s Mark War Anniversary As North Attacks Rise
On the fourth anniversary of their Vietnam mission, U S B52 bombers flew 10 missions near Laos and Cambodia while North Vietnamese forces attacked bases near Saigon and War Zone C. Casualties included 13 Americans killed and 28 wounded in early assaults, with 72 North Vietnamese killed. The base near Khe Sanh saw a two-hour fight as Americans repelled sapper attacks.
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Cambodia
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Mekong Delta
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North Vietnam
Panhandle
Rockefeller Faces Violence Threat in Sao Paulo Visit
Security officials say Gov. Nelson A Rockefeller faces the worst violence risk on his Latin American tour in Sao Paulo. Police prepared Brazil’s tightest security for the New York governor’s 23 hour stay amid fears of left and right wing groups linked to recent bombings and bank robberies. He departs for Paraguay after the stop, while Uruguay orders downtown demonstrations banned and schools closed on flu rumors.
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Sao Paulo
Brazil
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Rio de Janeiro
Pesident
Arthur da Costa E Silva
Rockefeller
Paraguay
Uruguay
Montevideo
Oil self sufficiency cited as deteriorating
A top spokesman for independent oil operators warned that U S self sufficiency in oil supplies is deteriorating rapidly. Spare producing capacity has declined steadily raising doubt about meeting requirements in a future crisis like the 1967 Arab Israeli War.
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Casper
Wyo
Minor S$. Jameson Jr
Washington, D.C
Wives of guards glad husbands home soon
In Minnesota two wives of National Guardsmen in Vietnam express relief at the unit’s withdrawal. The 452 General Support Co. based in Winthrop and Worthington, along with 18 Army reserve units, is ordered home. Sgt. Lawrence Wass of Worthington expects two to three weeks at Fort Riley Kansas for processing before heading home.
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Minnesota
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
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General Support Co
Winthrop
Worthington
Lawrence Wass
Wass
Ft. Riley
Kan
U.S. workers to receive federal pay raise in July
Nearly 5 million federal workers and military personnel will get a July pay raise, lifting their collective income by 3.3 billion dollars a year. President Nixon ordered the raise as the final step of the 1967 Pay Reform Act to align federal salaries with private industry.
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Nixon
New Hampshire Legislature Renames Mount Pleasant for Eisenhower
The New Hampshire House adopted a bill Tuesday to rename Mt. Pleasant in the White Mountains Mt Eisenhower in honor of the late President Dwight D Eisenhower. The action reflects bipartisan support for the mountain name change through the state legislature.
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N.H
New Hampshire
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Mt. Pleasant
White Mountains
Mt. Eisenhower
House
Lindsay to form new party after GOP mayoral loss
Mayor John V. Lindsay announced plans to form an independent urban party appealing to independents and liberals in both major parties while remaining a Republican. He criticized John J. Marchi as captur ed by the ultra right and pledged to run a mayor for all the city. Lindsay remains on the Liberal party ballot and said his former running mates will back him.
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John V. Lindsay
Lindsay
John J. Marchi
Liberal Party
Los Angeles
Minneapolis
Marchi
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Jacob K. Javits
Charles E. Goodell
Fioravante Perrotta
Sanford Garelik
Linsay
Perrotta
Primary winner Procacciano named Democratic mayor candidate
Procacciano was elected the Democratic candidate for mayor in yesterday's primary elections. Others in the photo are unidentified. (AP Wirephoto)
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Procacciano
Israeli air strikes deepen breach along cease-fire front
Israeli warplanes struck north of Kalia and near the Sea of Galilee in the largest air action in weeks. A Jordanian spokesman said targets in the Wadi Alyabias area were hit with no casualties. In Gaza City an Israeli patrol repelled saboteurs laying mines. The attacks followed a deadly shelling at Kalia that killed an American tourist, Shirley Anderson, 26, of Rochester, N.Y., and wounded another.
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Associated Press
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Dead Sea
Kallia
Sea of Galilee
Amman
Plantati
Wadi Alyabis
Jordan Valley
Tiberias
Tirat Sin
Beisan
Jordan River
Gaza Strip
Gaza City
Jordan
Shirley Anderson
Rochester
N.Y
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Miss Anderson
Israel
Kinshasa
Congo
Black Panther chieftains seek destruction of industry
Senate panel transcripts show Black Panther leaders in Cuba and other foreign venues calling for destruction of U.S. industry. Capt. John E. Drass testified that statements by George Mason Murray and Joudon Ford warned no factory or bank would be safe and vowed violence against those in power. He cited Huey P. Newton remarks linking the Panthers to a global resistance. Estimated party membership is under 4,000 with about 2,000 identified members and 350 arrest records.
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Senate
John E. Drass
Washington, D.C
Cuba
George Mason Murray
Joudon Ford
New York
Huey P. Newton
Black Panther
Oakland
Calif
Black Panther Party
U.S
Cass
Black Panthers
Nixon gains in surtax extension drive amid opposition
Washington AP reports President Nixon won a substantial gain for a full year extension of the income surtax as the House Ways and Means Committee approves the anti inflation package with a 10 percent surtax through December 30 and a six month 5 percent rate, plus tax relief for low income taxpayers and repeal of the investment tax credit. Opponents vow continued fight in the House and Senate.
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Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
House
Senate
Ways and Means Committee
Hale Boggs
D-La
Sion
Rules Committee
State auditor reports $19.3 million tax payment to locals
ST. PAUL AP State Auditor William J O Brien announced a $19.3 million sales tax payment to local units of government as per capita aids The payment will be repeated November 15 O Brien estimated that local governments will receive $600 million in state payments over the next two years to ease local property taxes
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ST. Paul
William J. O’brien
O’brien
Senate eyes 191 billion spending ceiling clash
The Senate moves toward a 191 billion spending limit for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970, about 1.9 billion below Nixon’s budget and the House ceiling. The measure, led by Sen. Rothman, faces amendments over exemptions, military and domestic programs, with foes seeking tighter controls and repeal of last year’s ceiling on federal employment.
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Senate
Nixon
House
Congress
Senate Appropriations Committee
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Rothman
Williams
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
Alan Cranston
D-Calif
Edward W. Brooke
R-Mass
Appropriations Committee
Federal
Byrd
Jail riot rips Kansas Penitentiary cellhouse
In Lansing Kansas a riot erupted in the Kansas State Penitentiary cellhouse housing about 250 inmates. Windows were smashed as officers and state authorities moved in. A force of roughly 100 highway patrolmen was ordered to Lansing with gas masks and Civil Defense supplies deployed. Major James Martin confirmed fires amid the disturbances.
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Kan
Kansas State Penitentiary
Charles McAtee
Penal Institutions
Topeka
Sherman Crouse
McAfee
Leavenworth County
Leavenwrth County Civil Defense Organization
James Martin
Martin
Vatican Sells Italian Stocks to U.S. Firms Rumor
Reports from Rome claim the Vatican is moving to sell its Italian holdings, including Societa Generale Immobiliare, to American companies. A Vatican spokesman declined to comment as negotiations allegedly begin to shift investments abroad.
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Vatican City
Rome
Vatican
Societa Generale Immobiliare
Italy
Agnew urges mayors to back surtax plan
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew urged mayors at the U S Conference of Mayors to back President Nixon s plan to extend the federal surtax as a weapon against inflation. He warned that without 7 to 8 billion dollars from the surtax further budget cuts would threaten their programs and constrain construction. He said deficit spending would harm the dollar and fuel inflation.
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Pittsburgh
Spiro T. Agnew
Nixon
Agnew
U.S. Conference of Mayors
United States to Withdraw First Unit From Vietnam
AP reporting that the 3rd Battalion 60th Infantry of the 2nd Brigade 9th Infantry Division will be airlifted out by July 8 and inactivated in the United States as the initial step in a 25,000-troop withdrawal. The rest of the 2nd Brigade and nondivisional units totaling about 2,000 will redeploy by August end.
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United States
Vietnam
U.S
Mekong Delta
86Th Engineer
56Th Artillery
Minnesota to form 11 member state zoo board
St Paul AP Gov LeVander to appoint an 11 member zoo board six members will come from seven surrounding counties and five from outstate. The board will plan and operate the state zoo with representation from both metropolitan area counties and rural regions.
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ST. Paul
Harold LeVander
Twin Cities
Locust Plague Ebb Seen Near Red Sea Regions
A senior FAO official reports the desert locust plague threatening crops along the Red Sea shores and in East Africa has ebbed, signaling improved conditions for farmers in the area.
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Red Sea
East Africa
U.S. Food and Agricultural Organization
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