Toll climbs steadily on highways this holiday weekend
The Memorial Day weekend ends with a rising highway death toll as traffic surges homeward. Reports show 501 lives lost by Sunday night during a 78 hour holiday period, with 481 highway fatalities in that span and seven killed in North Carolina events.
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Charleston
Elk River
Clendenin
David Wayne Jones
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Ritchie County
National Safety Council
North Carolina
Havelock
Texas
Cleburne
Talks Open For Return Of Okinawa
Washington reports that the United States and Japan begin negotiations to set a time for Okinawa’s return to Japanese administration possibly by 1972. The U S wants continued use of major base facilities on Okinawa as Tokyo presses for an early date while maintaining security commitments in the region.
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Far East
Humphrey urged to run for Minnesota governor as McCarthy weighs future
In Minneapolis_AP report Hubert H. Humphrey faces pressure from aides and state lawmakers to seek Minnesota’s governorship next year rather than the Senate seat of Eugene J. McCarthy. McCarthy remains noncommittal about re election, hinting at a possible 1972 independent bid, while Humphrey favors returning to the Senate.
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Vietnam War Battles See Mixed U.S. Losses and Viet Cong Attacks
North Vietnamese troops attacked U S Marines near the demilitarized zone but were repulsed with 17 enemy fatalities. In Dak To two South Vietnamese soldiers were killed and four wounded as government troops swept hills. United States helicopters suffered two losses and three Americans were killed with three wounded.
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Symington cites secret chart to settle ABM debate
Sen. Stuart Symington says Sunday release of a Pentagon chart would end the ABM deployment controversy. He notes the chart supports further research rather than deployment and was submitted in closed session by Deputy Defense Secretary Packard and John Foster.
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Laws To Curb Campus Disorders Across States
A nationwide AP survey shows eight states enacting or considering laws to curb campus protests with penalties such as jail terms fines or expulsion. Measures include expelling rioters in Ohio banning loudspeakers in California and barring disruptive speakers in Tennessee.
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Ronald Reagan
Wisconsin
Tennessee
City Dwellers Push To Limit Farm Subsidies in House Vote
The House approved a $20 000 cap on farm subsidy payments within a $6 8 billion Agriculture Department bill in a 224 to 142 vote led by city lawmakers. Critics question the program's fairness as farm family share shrinks while urban interests seek reform.
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Roman L. Pucinski
Control Over Military Is Urged in National Security Reform
A report from former officials and lawmakers warns the U S risks becoming a national security state driven by a vast military industrial complex. It urges Congress to curb arms spending, halt ABM deployment, and seek talks with Russia while reducing overseas bases and the size of the armed forces.
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Middle age brings obituary clippings in old friends' letters
A witty remark notes that middle age often shows in the letters one exchanges with aging friends as obituary clippings become common. The quip contrasts social茅circulation with the solemn reminders of aging.
Pompidou Heads France To Run Off With Poher In June
In Paris voters sent Georges Pompidou and interim president Alain Poher to a run off on June 15. Pompidou led with about 45.6 percent, Poher followed at 23.4 percent, and Communist Jacques Duclos won 21.1 percent. About six million of France’s 29 million registered did not vote. Duclos hinted Communists may back Poher, while Pompidou urged Poher to withdraw.
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Louis Ducatel
Alain Krivine
Harris urges Nixon to press South Vietnam coalition plan
NEN est Ld reports Oklahoma Democrat Fred R. Harris, national Democratic chair, fears Nixon will not push a inclusive coalition in South Vietnam during his Guam meeting with President Nguyen Van Thieu. Harris urges clear American stance that Thieu’s regime not be sole authority and warns of Thieu’s recent statements.
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Guam
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McGovern Links Campus Unrest to Vietnam War
Senator George S. McGovern told Greensboro graduates that unrest on campuses will not end until the Vietnam War is addressed. He cited youth discontent and conscription as central factors and spoke at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro 77th commencement.
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