Viet Cong open to small U.S. mission in Saigon
Viet Cong officials say the PRG would welcome a small U.S. diplomatic mission in Saigon if Washington first moves toward relations and avoids interference in South Vietnam. Britain backs ties and plans to reopen its Saigon embassy. North Vietnamese troops reportedly shrink as Viet Cong forces assume security roles. A PRG note claims an embassy in Washington and asks Algeria to assume premises. Thousands of refugees are being repatriated from offshore Can Son and Phu Quoc, and Guam hosts the 100000th South Vietnamese refugee, stressing drought and water issues.
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Lebanese skirmishes intensify as sides alert troops
Lebanese sources say Beirut will file a U N Security Council complaint over clashes. President Franjieh met Yasser Arafat, details unclear. Israeli forces entered Aita El Chaab, searched homes, seized contents. Israeli mortar exchanges sparked Lebanese artillery responses near Shtula and Aita El Chaab. casualties not reported. Israeli raids, detentions, and bombings target guerrilla areas before May 14 anniversary. Peres warns Jordanian maneuvers along the Jordan Valley threaten Jerusalem, urging peace progress.
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Yasser Arafat
Aita el- Chaab
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Aita el-Chaab
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Jordan Valley
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Jerusalem
Total Moon Eclipse Visible Over North America May 25
North American sky watchers can view a total lunar eclipse on May 25 at 1 03 a m EDT. The event will be full for 90 minutes and visible across much of the hemisphere with the moon entering Earth’s outer shadow late May 24 and ending by 4 38 a m May 25.
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UPI
North America
Earth
Moon
Observatory
Colson says Pentagon Papers case overrode moral concerns
Charles Colson testified that White House fear of Ellsberg as a national security threat eclipsed morality. He acknowledged serving jail time for obstructing justice in the Ellsberg case and said the security focus drove harsh actions. Colson, once a Nixon aide, noted Watergate shaped his later life.
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UPI
Pentagon
Daniel Ellsberg
Nixon
Charles Colson
Colson
Ellsberg
White House
Soviet Sailors Tour New England in Historic Boston Visit
Sailors from the first Soviet warships to visit America since World War II toured Boston landmarks and planned excursions to Newport Rhode Island to see mansions and Navy Base. Adm Holloway was slated to visit the Soviet ships as officers from both nations laid a wreath at a war memorial amid rain.
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UPI
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Zhyuchiy
Newport
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U.S. and Soviet crews test simulated orbital linkup
UPI reports Houston controllers guided a computer simulated Apollo Soyuz docking plan. The American half of the joint flight faced life threatening issues as crews inside simulators prepared for a mock launch and orbit. Soyuz timing went smoothly with cosmonauts Alexei Leonov and Valeri Kubasov simulating launch at 8:20 a.m. EDT.
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Houston
UPI
Soyuz
Alexei Leoninv
Valeri Kubasov
Potato growers go broke on penny a pound prices
UPI reports potato farmers across the United States face ruin as prices drop to a penny a pound, with Idaho the leading producer noting hardships including higher costs and reliance on immigrant labor. Prices had spiked to around 14 cents earlier, but weather and bumper crops later caused deep declines. some growers declare bankruptcy or shift to less risky crops.
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Boise, Idaho
Idaho
Maine
United Press International
Suffolk County
N.Y
United States
Punishment on buses prompts mothers to challenge policy
In Oak Grove School District Santa Clara County mothers protest bussing practice that seats misbehaving boys with girls. Joan Latta and Patricia Duran urged change, backed by the Status of Women Commission which urged reconsideration for harming children’s self images. District officials say a legal opinion is needed before reviewing the rule.
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Calif
UPI
Oak Grove
Joan Latta
Kingergartener
Patricia Duran
Santa Clara County
Status of Women Commission
Commission
Rina Rosenberg
Leonard Herman
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