Massive U S buildup reported in Indochina by antiwar group
The Ad Hoc Military Buildup Committee says eight to 30 warships hundreds of planes and thousands of personnel are headed to Indochina to bolster operations against North Vietnam. Independent sources confirm many movements as Defense Secretary Laird acknowledges a buildup.
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Associated Press
U.S
Indochina
North Vietnam
Cambridge
Mass
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Pentagon
da Nang
South Vietnam
California
U.S. 7Th Fleet
North
South
Vietnam
Thailand
Guam
Jaan
Iran Earthquake Death Toll Near 5000
Teheran reports the southern Iran quake death toll approaching five thousand with 953 confirmed in Qeer and about four thousand elsewhere in 44 villages. Geophysics institute notes over one thousand aftershocks since the initial shock. Relief efforts resemble a war operation with helicopters planes distributing supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tehran
Iran
Pars
Qeer
Geophysics Institute
Shiraz University
Shiraz
Kennedy seeks DOJ explanation on Kleindienst hearings
Sen Edward Kennedy urged Henry S. Petersen to explain why the Judiciary Committee was not informed of a federal probe into Dr L M Radetsky tied to Medicare fraud. The case involved ITT lobbyist connections and White House inquiries amid Kleindienst’s attorney general nomination hearings.
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Washington
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Justice Department
Senate Judiciary Committee
Richard G. Kleindienst
Kennedy
Henry Vetersen
Criminal Division
L.M. Radetsky
ITT
Beard
White House
W. R. Merriam
GOP
San Diego
Richard G.eindienst
Henry Petersen
Radetsky
Dita D. Beard
Denver
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
Petersen
Saigon claims victory in attacks near DMZ
Saigon reports abandoning Bo Duc district town north of Saigon while claiming over 500 enemy dead on the northern front below the DMZ and an entire tank battalion destroyed by U S B 52 bombers. Delayed reports say Rangers and families evacuated under heavy shelling as North Vietnamese forces move near the Cambodian border.
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Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
Bo Duc
Loc Ninh
Highway 13
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Central Highlands
Kontum
Dong Ha
Dmz
An A
Ene
Muskie and McGovern Lock In Delegate Battle
Senators Muskie and McGovern remain neck and neck for Democratic National Convention delegates with Muskie at 99 and McGovern at 954. Nixon leads Republicans with 128 delegates as uncommitted blocks total 193 for Democrats and 674 for Republicans. Humphrey criticizes air war and urges Saigon to stand on its own feet while McGovern gains in Kansas through local party results.
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Washington
Edmund S. Muskie
George. McGovern
Nixon
Associated Press
Muskie
McGovern
Wisconsin
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Florida
George McGovern
Hubert H. Humphrey
Shirley Chisholm
Henry M. Jackson
Wilbur D. Mills
Humphrey
Cincinnati
Saigon
U.S
Kansas
South Dakota
Overnight trips approved for environmental Ed to Bryant Pond
SAD 71 directors OK a 25 pupil junior high group and 25 from Yarmouth to attend the Maine Conservation School at Bryant Pond May 22 26 with 16 chaperones and 50 total students. Trip aims include ecosystems study speakers and nature projects with strict rules and no wild wandering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Sutton
Kennebunk
Susan Braun
Maine Conservation School
Bryant Pond
Richard Littlefield
David Upton
Junior Animal Welfare Society
Angell Memorial Hospital
Boston
David Sutter
Kennebunk Junior High School
Consolidated School
Kennebunkport
Jack Ketchum
John Seekins
Oscar Wins Highlight Chaplin Receives Honorary Award
The French Connection dominates the Oscars with five wins including best picture Gene Hackman best actor William Friedkin best director Jane Fonda best actress for a call girl role Chaplin makes a surprise honorary appearance to a standing ovation
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Hollywood
New York
Gene Hackman
William Friedkin
Jane Fonda
Joe
Charlie Chaplin
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Rene
Quang Tri
Hue
Kontum City
Highlands
An Loc
196Th Infantry Brigade
Phu Bai
196Th
196Th Brigade
Biddeford
St. Bernard
Tiny
Victor Fleurant
Granite Street
Donald
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Helen Dar
Rech
Boom Road
Saco
Frances Tuck
South Portland
Ida Mallory
Lyman
Pine Tree Humane Society
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Elm St
Smith & Elliot & Wood Saco
Littlefield
Seekins
Wilber R. Ingalls Jr
Ingalls
Jack Libby
Frances Taylor
Grace Howard
Mario DiFrederico
David Rolfe
SAD
New England
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