Saigon Clash as Viet Cong Attacks Diminish in Peace Talks
U S troops from the 9th Division clash with Viet Cong near Saigon while peace talks approach in Paris. Intelligence says attacks on Saigon waned, with U S and South Vietnamese forces repelling battalions. U S Navy reports North Vietnam oil depot destroyed and MIGs operating south of the 20th parallel. Nearly 3,000 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese were killed in five days around the capital. In Greeley, Dorothy Zabka is re-elected mayor as Ralph Rab loses a council bid.
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U.S. and North Vietnam Open Peace Talks in Paris
In Paris the United States and North Vietnamese delegations began contact at the International Conference Center with a first session focused on procedural details. Ambassador Cyrus Vance and Col Ha Van Lau led the talks while Harriman and Xuan Thuy remained in the background. A planning session was set for Monday at 10 30 a m, signaling potential delays over agenda.
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State files suit to block mail solicitations in Minnesota
Minnesota sues National Liberty Insurance Co. to stop health and accident insurance solicitations sent by mail without a state certificate. File in Ramsey County seeks injunction and $9,000 damages for nine mailings from Sept. 20 to Nov. 6 last year.
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Tough House Opposition Awaits Compromise Bill
Washington AP reports rugged House opposition faces a compromise measure that links President Johnson opposition income tax hike with a $6 billion spending cut. Conferees agreed to a version adding the spending cut to the 10 percent surcharge. No House vote is expected next week due to report preparation.
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Warren Stops RR Merger Until May 20
Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren blocked the Great Northern Northern Pacific and Chicago Burlington & Quincy merger until May 20. The Justice Department challenged the consolidation, arguing reduced competition, while seeking reconsideration from the ICC and pursuing federal suit. The delay aims to allow head counts and persuading undecided lawmakers amid political considerations and looming budget cuts.
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Agriculture Dept Eyes Merger Of Meat And Poultry Inspection
The Agriculture Department weighs merging its meat and poultry inspection services seeking more funds from Congress. A task force report has been sent to processors for comments before being sent to Secretary Orville Freeman. Also the FDA announced new labeling rules for birth control pills amid evidence of potential health hazards.
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Congress votes to deny federal aid over campus uprisings
The House of Representatives expressed displeasure with ongoing campus ferment by voting to cut federal loans scholarships and grants for students taking part in serious campus uprisings in Washington AP reporting.
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Miners Reach Safety After Four Days Trapped
Two men trapped four days in a flooded coal mine crawled a half mile through ten inches of water to reach an area known to house a third survivor. The rescue comes as authorities confirm13 people remain alive after the ordeal.
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Britain Boosts NATO Forces Amid Mediterranean Threat
Britain increases NATO contributions with a 40 percent rise in land forces and naval forces to counter the Soviet threat in the Mediterranean. Defence Secretary Denis Healey announced at a NATO ministers meeting that Britain also standby-commits a 20 000 man air mobile task force to be airlifted by British planes anywhere in the NATO area.
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Floods in Texas Cause 5 Deaths and Heavy Damage
Flash floods in Texas left five people dead and caused hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage. In Corpus Christi two teenagers drowned after flood waters surged through a drainage ditch in a city park as torrential rains continued.
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Moos inaugurated U Minnesota president vows student voice growth
Malcolm Moos, 10th president of the University of Minnesota, vowed a larger student voice and corresponding responsibility as he was inaugurated at Northrop Auditorium. He stressed community control, leadership, and the university's evolving role in addressing national and global issues.
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How a 10 Percent Surcharge Would Hit Taxes
The 10 percent federal surcharge would start 15 days after signing, with June 10 start for collection. About 83 million pay, 17 million in the lowest brackets pay nothing extra. Paycheck deductions rise by 1.50 on a 15 weekly tax, lasting until June 30, 1969 unless extended. Corporations taxed from Jan 1. retroactivity noted but not in withholdings.
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McCarthy Sees Grim Nebraska Primary With 3 Plus Candidates
Sen Eugene J McCarthy warns Nebraskans that a Kennedy McCarthy duel is unlikely as multiple candidates split the vote The Democratic ballot also includes President Johnson slated not to seek another term while a Humphrey write in campaign gains momentum Kennedy spoke at the UAW convention in Atlantic City urging a foreign policy free of new Vietnam conflicts.
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State DFLers Hunt for 3 More Congressional Candidates
Minnesota DFL officials seek three willing candidates for Congress in the 1st 3rd and 7th Districts as GOP districts hold eight conventions. DFL delegates to the national convention will total 62 with 52 votes, likely 46 for Humphrey and 16 for McCarthy, though McCarthy suggests a different tally. Delegates from the 7th and 8th Districts are expected to back Humphrey, while unity tensions rise in the 2nd District over a Nixon endorsement motion.
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