Peace Talks Suspended in Paris by United States and Saigon
Washington and Saigon announce a definite suspension of the Viet Nam peace conference at the 149th session. Porter cites lack of progress and says no date set for next meeting as Thuy and Binh defend the seven point plan and accuse U.S. aggression and violation of prior commitments in a tense dispute over bombing and Vietnamization.
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Paris
United States
South Vietnam
U.S
William J. Porter
Pham Dang Lam
North Vietnam
South
Thuy
Porter
Neuyen Thi Binh
Nixon
North
Vietnam
Mrs. Binh
Biddeford Bonds New York Syndicate Wins Bid
A syndicate led by L. F. Rothschild and Co and Bankers Trust of New York won Biddeford’s 2.25 million general obligation school bonds. The winning bid was 4.875 percent plus a 7 560 premium for a net cost of 4.843 percent. Bonds in 5 000 dollar denominations mature 1973 through 1992 for the Biddeford High School addition. Casco Bank and Trust Co will certify and co pay. Bids opened Tuesday at a Portland bank and delivery is set for May 17.
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Bankers Trust of New York
Biddeford
Gilbert R. Boucher
Boucher
Biddeford High School
Albert P. Deshaies
Casco Bank and Trust Co. of
Portland
Deshaies
Portland Bank
Chuckle Man Rules Home Comfortably Bossy Towels Style
A humorous note describes Chuckle Man as the head of his household who asserts control over guest towels, highlighting a playful domestic dynamic and his fearless stance on house rules.
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Chuckleman
South Vietnamese Counterattack Opens New Front
South Vietnamese paratroopers launched a combat assault in the central highlands to reopen Highway 14 and clear North Vietnamese forces from Chu Pa pass. The push followed a wider crash program with the United States to reverse battlefield losses.
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United States
Central Highlands
Chu Pa
Kontum
Pleiku
Associated Press
U.S
Japan
da Nang
Pentagon
Quang Tri
Hue
Imperial
Highlands
Polei Kleng
Konetum City
Associated Press Saigon
Highway 14
Gray Named Acting FBI Director Amid Election Year Tentativeness
President Nixon names L. Patrick Gray III acting FBI director, postponing a permanent appointment until after the November election. Gray, 55, will head the FBI while remaining head of the Civil Rights Division, drawing $38,000, as Senate confirmation is avoided for now.
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FBI
Nixon
J. Edgar Hoover
Agency
L. Patrick Gray III
Senate
Richard G. Kleindienst
Gray
Ronald L. Ziegler
Kleindienst
Justice Department
Department
Senate Judiciary Committee
International Telephone & Telephone Corp
L. Patrick Gray Ill
Hoover
Humphrey Wins Ohio Primary Delayed Victory Previewed
The Associated Press reports Hubert H. Humphrey captured Ohio's 38 at large delegates and eight district delegates, while McGovern held 64 from 13 districts. With 90 percent tabulated, trouble plagued polling sites, machines and ballots, prompting federal suits over Cleveland ballots. Tennessee votes next, Wallace favored in NC contest with Sanford.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
Ohio
George McGovern
Humphrey
McGovern
South Dakota
George Wallace
Alabama
Indiana
U.S. District Court
Cleveland
Cuyahoga County
Cuyahoga
Tennessee
Wallace
North Carolina
Terry Sanford
Paratroopers Face Resistance In Saigon Skirmish
South Vietnam reports ongoing fighting after paratroopers were landed by helicopters. In Washington, a funeral service was set for Hoover v7, and the FDA announced a plan to open its files to public inspection, aiming to release about 90 percent of information.
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Ent
David J. Paine
Pleiku
Kontum
Saigon
Hue
Nguyen van Thieu
U.S
Navy
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
South
Pos
Washington
Food and Drug Administration
Peter Hult
Agency
Paris Peace Talks Stall Over Invasion Question
Paris AP reports North Vietnam rejected Washington’s demand that ending the South Vietnam offensive be first. Hanoi called the invasion claims sheer fabrications while last week U.S. chief delegate William Porter warned that without addressing the invasion and core peace issues there is no point in continuing the talks.
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Paris
North Vietnam
U.S
South Vietnam
Xuan Thuy
South
William J. Porter
Mine fire near Kellogg claims dozens dead as hope fades
In Kellogg Idaho a mine fire killed at least 24 workers and left 58 miners missing three days after the Sunshine Mining Co blaze. Federal inspectors said dwindling smoke in a ventilator shaft suggested the blaze may be nearly out while rescuers labored to reach those trapped. Air forced into the shafts appeared to be consumed below through an air pipe system offering faint hope of survivors.
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Kellogg
Idaho
Sunshine Mining Co
Price Freeze Hits Major Firms As Price Commission Demands Reports
The Price Commission ordered a freeze on prices at more than half of the nation’s largest firms and warned they must file overdue reports on economic status. It estimated about 1,600 companies have not filed the required reports, with the latest due Monday, risking price rollbacks and potential fines.
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Washington
The
Price Commission
Maine Veterans Plan May Protest At Democratic Conclave
Maine Vietnam Veterans Against the War say they will stage an anti war protest during the Democratic Party conclave May 19 20 in Waterville after condemning disturbances at the Republican state convention in Augusta. They denounced last Friday's armory protest where demonstrators cut a flagpole hung Nixon in effigy and chanted in support of Spiro Agnew as he departed the building.
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Augusta
Maine
Waterville
Armory
Nixon
Spiro Ie
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