Saigon Alerts After Defector Reported Planned Attack
Viet Cong defector claims a large scale assault was planned on Saigon with ground divisions to strike the northwestern area including Tan Son Nhut. Authorities ordered 100 percent readiness as U.S. and South Vietnamese forces report heavy fighting nearby and seized Viet Cong arms hidden near the city.
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Saigon
APID
U.S
Capital Military District
Pham van Thach
Col. Thach
North Vietnam Army
9Th
Tan Son Nhut
Parties Adopt Procedures For Convention Delegates
The Vermont GOP and Democratic Party set rules for selecting their national delegates. GOP delegates must file nomination papers with 100 signatures by May 16, and party leaders will also pick the national committeeman and woman by the same method. The Democrats require letters of intent by May 20 and will use voting machines at their May 25 state convention.
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F. Ray Keyser
Chelsea
Philip H. Hoff
Burlington
Democratic State Committee
William Hunter
UN Warns North Korea Over Repeated DMZ Raids
U N command in Seoul accuses North Korea of four raids in eight days in the Demilitarized Zone east of Panmunjom. Eight Allied soldiers killed, 11 wounded, as North Koreans attack a U S 2nd Infantry Division patrol and retreat after bayonet fire and shelling, while warning of defensive measures. The incident followed a theft at St Machar's Cathedral in Aberdeen Scotland where the Danzig Chalice and other silver were stolen.
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Seoul
UPS
United Nations Command
North Korea
Aberdeen
Scotland
St. Machar’s
U.N
Conservative Leader Powell Ousted Over Racialist Remarks
London UPI Powell clash with Edward Heath ends with Powell removed from defense duties after labeling immigration rhetoric as racialist. Heath calls Powell speech unacceptable, shifting duties to Reginald Maudling and relegating Powell to back bench status in the Commons.
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London
UPI
Britain
Enoch Powell
Birmingham
Powell
Heath
Labor Party
Conservative Party
Reginald Maudling
House of Commons
Rockefeller Opens Door to Presidential Run
Albany New York Governor Nelson A Rockefeller hints at potential candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination. In a telegram to the Vermonters for Rockefeller Committee he says he is not now an active candidate, while supporters urge Kings to consider his national leadership amid calls tied to his urban policy address and the National Rockefeller for President Committee formation.
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Albany
N.Y
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Rockefeller Committee
Ralph Foote
Middlebury
Vermont Rockefeller Group
Foote
America
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Thruston B. Morton
Kentucky
Inside Columnist Laments Sophrin Departure
On the Inside features columnist Gerald Raftery revealing he will miss fellow columnist Alan Sophrin as he departs. Page 4 notes. The column previews changes in the paper’s lineup.
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Gerald Raftery
Alan Sophrin
Clifford says South Vietnam ready to take over more fighting
Defense Secretary Clark M. Clifford told editors that South Vietnamese forces are ready to assume more combat duties and that the United States can level off its effort and reduce troops in due time. He cited the enhanced capability of South Vietnam to ensure security and said by July all regular ground forces will be issued rapid firing M16 rifles. The aim remains a peaceful settlement with no American bases kept in South Vietnam.
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New York
UPI
Clark M. Clifford
United States
Vietnam
Clifford
Johnson
Southeast Asia
Associated Press
South Vietnam
U.S
Hanoi
Cliffor
NATO
Stafford
China
Supreme Court expands power to regulate obscenity for minors
The Supreme Court ruled 8-1 that states may protect minors from obscenity in films and printed material, while striking down Dallas ordinance for lacking narrowly drawn standards. In a separate 6-3 decision, it upheld New York laws regulating sale of materials harmful to minors. The Dallas case involved Viva Maria at the Esquire Theater.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Dallas
Tex
Thurgood Marshall
New York State
Esquire Theater
Stafford Urges Bipartisan Cuts Amid Fiscal Crisis
Vermont congressman Robert T. Stafford told Grange members that the United States faces its worst fiscal position since 1931 and urged Congress and the President to stop trading barbs over spending. He pressed for targeted cuts in nonessential areas, defended education and defense funds, warned against a two race society, and suggested delaying costly projects like space and supersonic transport. He also reviewed civil rights laws, Vietnam progress, and hinted at a possible fifth term run while noting the political outlook remains uncertain.
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U.S
Stafford
Congress
Vermont
National Defense
House of Representatives
Grange
Belle Decker
Middletown Springs
Shaftsbury
Decker
Rose Gleason
Grange Committee
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U.N. Command
Edward Heath
Rocky Indies
Norshaft
Cub Scouts
Scott Racicot
Mauhs
West Rupert
Clark Clifford
Grangers
Elizabeth Dwyer
Gaysville
Robert T. Stafford
Ethan Allen Pomona Grange
Bennington Catholic High School
Royal Cutts of Townsend
Vermont State Grange
Dwyer
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