Viet Cong Sends Fresh Troops To Saigon Area
Viet Cong pushes fresh troops into Saigon amid heaviest shelling yet near Independence Palace. Government forces clash north of the palace as marines and rangers surge in Gia Dinh with tanks. Reports say Viet Cong cells move into the capital in civilian clothes for backup.
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Saigon
Viet Cong
U.S
Nguyes van Thieu
Independence Palace
Gia Dinh
Cholon
Paris
United
Saco Youths Awarded 2000 in Shaw program
George C Shaw Co announces 2000 in educational awards for nine seniors from Portland area and Saco. Each receives 250 toward college tuition. Recipients include Pike Yerxa McCormack Guerin Jacques Snow Hoyt Buzzell with plans to attend colleges from UNH to WPI and Sage Business College.
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George C. Shaw Co
Portland Area
Lewiston-Auburn Area
Saco
Anne Marie Pike
Donald Yerxa
South Portland
John J. McCormack
Deering High School
Laurene Guerin
Edward Little High School
Joanne Jacques
Lewiston High School
Nason Snow
Gary Hoyt
Larry D. Buzzell
Thornton Academy
Miss Pike
Thornton H. Pike
Delaware Ave
Rockford College
Rockford
Ill
Yerxa
Rex A. Yerxa
Bowers St
Eastern Nazarene College
McCormack
Norman G. McCormack
Winding Way
Portland
University of Maine
Orono
Miss Guerin
Frank Guerin
Conant Ave
Auburn
University of New Hampshire
Jacques
Raymond
France Strikes Widen as Industrial Giants Hold
Paris reports show major factories, railways, and transport services still halted across the country amid a three week general strike. Partial reopenings appear at Banque de France and several smaller firms while coal miners resume with expected normal runs by Wednesday. Political leaders push for unity as elections loom.
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Paris
Banque de France
Jean Cha
France Withdrawing $745 Million From IMF
Paris AP reports France will withdraw 745 million dollars today from the International Monetary Fund as gold and foreign currency reserves fall due to a strike wave gripping the country since mid May. The move uses a large portion of France's 1 billion SDRs with no conditions attached. Reserves slipped to about 5.72 billion dollars, the Finance Ministry said on the 31st.
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Paris
France
International Monetary Fund
Finance Ministry
Kyros accuses Army of stalling on M16 contract
Representative Peter Kyros of Maine says he will pressure the Army over the M16 rifle contract dispute with General Motors. He declares the Army is stalling by delaying its brief to the House Armed Services Committee beyond June 14 to explain why price was not a factor in the award. Kyros plans to contact Chairman Rivers, the GAO, and the Army.
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Washington, D.C
Peter N. Kyros
D-Maine
Biddeford-Saco Journal Today
Army
Kyros
House
Armed Services Committee
General Motors
Maremont Corp
Saco
L. Mendel Rivers
GAO
California Democrats Choose Kennedy or McCarthy in Final Primary
Kennedy or McCarthy dominates California for the last presidential primary as Democratic voters decide. Vice President Humphrey gains convention support from Michigan delegates, showing why he picks up backing. In Vietnam, U S infantrymen assault a Viet Cong stronghold in the Mekong Delta, with 290 enemy killed, amid Saigon's heaviest bombardment to date. The U S delegation withholds judgment on a policy shift.
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Kennedy
McCarthy
California
Humphrey
Michigan
Vietnam
U.S
Mekong
Saigon
South Dakota
Johnson
Senate
Thomas H. Kuchel
Max Rafferty
Kennedy-McCarthy
Indiana
McArthy
Florida Threatened By Hurricane Abby
Abby roared from western Cuba into the Gulf with 75 mph winds and aimed at Florida’s west coast. Warnings issued for central and south Florida as tides reach 2 to 5 feet. one death tied to floodwaters in Key West and several missing at sea. Forecasters warned of tornado risk and urged residents to batten down while small craft stayed in port.
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Tampa
Fla
U. S
Abby
Gulf of Mexico
Florida
South Florida
Sarasota
National
Arnold Sugg
Marco Beach
Tarpon Springs
April
Key West
Coast Guard
Pigeon Key
Miami
Suggs
Althou
Cuba
California Democrats Choose Between McCarthy Kennedy
California Democrats vote in the final presidential primary between Eugene McCarthy and Robert Kennedy. Polls open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. PDT with expectations of high turnout up to 67 percent. Kennedy led polls, but undecided voters could shift results with McCarthy gaining in NBC-Quayle survey. Republicans, led by Ronald Reagan, also vote as California weighs 174 nominating votes.
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Los Angeles
California
Eugene J. McCarthy
Robert F. Kennedy
Hubert H. Humphrey
Kennedy
Los Angeles Times
National Broadcasting Co
Oliver Quayle Co
McCarthy
Thomas C. Lynch
Lynch
Humphrey
Ronald Reagan
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