Saigon Forces Move Deeper Into Cambodia Along Coast
South Vietnamese armored columns advanced along the Cambodian coast facing light resistance as they push deeper into Cambodia in a campaign to remove Communist forces. The operation centers on coastal areas with ongoing clashes reported as forces seek strategic positions and aim to weaken enemy strongholds.
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Saigon
Cambodia
Gulf of Siam
Ha Tien
Kep
Kampot
Kompong Som
Prince Norodom Sihanouk
Sihanoukville
Wind toppled circus tent injuring 77 in Grand Junction
A 65 mph wind struck a crowded circus tent just minutes before show end, injuring 77 people, five seriously. Most victims were children including 20 from a local residential school. Emergency crews rushed the injured to St. Marys Hospital and other facilities. 24 of 46 admitted overnight were seriously hurt.
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Grand Junction
Colo
UPI
Jean Rodriguez
St. Mary’s Hospital
Hurricane Alma threatens Central Cuba in May
Alma, a rare May hurricane, bypassed Grand Cayman and targets Central Cuba's sugar and rice belt with 75 mph winds. The National Hurricane Center reports a north northeasterly track at 10 mph, at 6 a.m. EDT located 50 to 100 miles east of Grand Cayman and about 500 miles south of Miami. Heavy rains and gale winds lash the island as Alma advances.
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Miami
UPI
Alma
Caribbean
Grand Cayman
Cuba
National Hurricane Center
Jamaica
Ray Kraft
Fidel Castro
Florida Straits
Camille
Mississippi Gulf Coast
Bahamas
Weather Bureau
Million-Dollar Computer Destroyed By Campus Firebomb
A Fresno State College incident saw a mob of about 100 students using clubs and pipes to smash windows on campus. Separate unrest involved 400 people, mostly students, attempting to shield draftees at the Oakland Induction Center. In Jackson Mississippi, officials closed public schools due to a tense climate after last week's killings at Jackson State College. In Washington, Negro college presidents urged President Nixon that civil rights policies fueled much racial unrest. Violence at Fresno State followed a faculty shakeup recommendation affecting eight of 12 ethnic studies members.
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United Press International
Fresno
Calif
State College
Oakland
Jackson
Miss
Jackson State College
Washington
Nixon
Fresno State College
Acid Explodes On School Bus Injuring 50
A vial of hydrochloric and nitric acid exploded on a Rexburg Idaho school bus injuring more than 50 students. Driver Louis Steel stopped the bus, evacuated the pupils, and directed washings at a canal when needed. Fifteen were hospitalized. one boy, Paul Hemsley, 14, severely burned, was treated at Latter Day Saints Hospital.
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Rexburg
Idaho
UPI
Louis
Steel
Jeff Butts
Paul Hemsley
James Johnson
Hemsley
Latter Day Saints Hospital
Idaho Falls
Sugar City High School
Thousands in New York Rally for Nixon Indochina policies
New York City hosted a large peaceful rally in City Hall Park with up to 150000 protesters supporting President Nixon’s Indochina policies. Demonstrators, including construction workers and longshoremen, voiced patriotism and endorsed the war effort while criticizing Mayor Lindsay and antiwar protests.
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New York
UPI
Nixon
City Hall Park
Peter J. Brennan
The
Construction Trades Council, Ap
George M. Cohan
John V. Lindsay
John Lindsay
Lindsay
Vietnam
America
Brennan
Teddy Gleason
International Longshoremen’s Association
Wall Street
Financial District
Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association
City Hall
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Genoa
Italy
Turin
Indochina
Buffalo
N.Y
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Nichols
Juvenile Department
RTE
TROY
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Main ST
Bennington, VT
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U M Film Distributors Inc
ETS Prey
Lyoning
Grants
Grants Bradford House
Kobe
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Vermont Bank Americard
Vermont National Bank
Vermont
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