Kennedy and McCarthy Clash Over Tactics Ahead of TV Debate
In California campaigning for the pivotal primary, Robert F. Kennedy blasts ads he says distort his Vietnam and Dominican Republic records. Eugene McCarthy, in San Diego, counters Kennedy’s charges and voices frustration over claims he will quit the race.
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U S Resumes Arms Shipments to Jordan
The United States began a large airlift of military hardware to Jordan amid rising Arab fears of an Israeli attack. The resupply, paused since last June, includes 118 F104 jets and 100 Patton tanks en route by sea for heavy equipment.
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Marchers Plan To Expand Campaign To 15 Cities
Washington activists of the Poor People’s Campaign announce plans to broaden the effort to 15 cities and push for a uniform federal welfare system after a two hour sit in at the Department of Health Education and Welfare. Hosea Williams leads about 500 marchers to meet Secretary Wilbur J. Cohen as Cohen promises “concrete and constructive responses.” Cohen later calls for a nationwide federal income program while officials prepare for a June mass march organized by Bayard Rustin and Andrew Young. Resurrection City near the Lincoln Memorial remains the focal point as leaders map a nationwide expansion to Baltimore Philadelphia Wilmington and Richmond with SCLC organizers directing outside Washington.
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De Gaulle Moves to Avert Civil War in Paris
In Paris President Charles de Gaulle deployed tanks and troops around the capital and reshuffled his cabinet amid a widening general strike. Gendarmes are being called up in limited numbers and three brigades with heavy armor move toward Paris. Communists vow to pursue ballots, unions edge toward settlements, and talks begin on Saturday with rail and civil services. A Sorbonne fire sparks sabotage suspicions as France confronts a pivotal political moment.
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Viet Cong seize ten blocks of Saigon in Cholon district
Viet Cong guerrillas, said by military spokesmen to be under Hanoi orders, fought past South Vietnamese defenders and occupied ten blocks in the Chinese quarter of Cholon Saigon. Across the city South Vietnamese Marines battled another Viet Cong force of about 200 at a gateway to Saigon.
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Johnson raises government savings bond yields to 4.25 percent
President Johnson announced June 1 increases for series E and H bonds from 4.15 to 4.25 percent and for Freedom shares from 4.74 to 5 percent, raising yields to the legal maximum. The move aims to boost sales and keep bonds competitive with banks and S and Ls.
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Pravda Attacks De Gaulle Speech Sparks Franco Soviet Rift
Pravda leveled a sharp rebuke at Charles de Gaulle after his speech accusing left wing forces and denouncing communist attempts to seize control. Pravda called the French Communist party a totalitarian minority and noted workers on strike, signaling a cautious Kremlin stance pending France's direction.
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Inside Gardens and National Guard Youth Training Notes
On the Inside George Gordon discusses cultivated and wild gardens. A picture story follows brothers and sisters, and Vermont's National Guard endured rain and fatigue but gained knowledge during a two week training period.
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