Soviet Military Expansion Puzzles U.S. Officials
U.S. defense officials monitor intensified Soviet military growth touching long range missiles naval power and warplanes. Observers flag Moscow’s push to match U.S. strength by mid-1970s amid arms control talks uncertainty and fears of a surprise first strike capability.
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Nixon seeks two year extension for CEO antipoverty program
President Nixon proposed a two year extension of the Office of Economic Opportunity program with a $2 billion funding level for fiscal 1970 matching Johnson's request. Donald Rumsfeld, now CEO director, outlined reforms including stronger program evaluation, greater state role, revamped community action, and wider transfer of CEO activities to other agencies. He urged continued operation while studies decide possible changes.
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Pentagon, Symington clash over secret ABM chart
The Pentagon and Senator Stuart Symington differ over a classified Defense Department chart said to show ABM benefits. Symington implies the chart argues against deploying the Safeguard shield, while the Pentagon says the chart supports deployment. chart remains secret.
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Nixon to Discuss Moral Values on College Campus Tour
President Nixon will travel Tuesday to two college campuses to talk about America's challenged moral values and the military's role in society. He will dedicate the KarFE Memorial Library at General Beadle College in Madison, and outline themes of moral values respect for authority and patriotism.
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Ronald L. Ziegler
Soviet space shot eyed as race to moon heats up
Paris report cites an American official claiming the USSR may attempt a spectacular manned moon shot within days to beat the United States. The source, unaffiliated with NASA, was unsure if tied to a Tokyo cosmonaut interview. Apollo 11 launch to the moon remains scheduled for July.
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Thieu Attacks Antiwar Critics During Taipei Visit
South Vietnam President Thieu denounced antiwar critics as ill informed while praising unity of the Communist bloc. He spoke at a farewell banquet with Chiang Kai-shek and other officials before returning home, arguing the real battlefield is domestic criticism.
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Memorial Day Road Toll Sets New Record In 78-Hour Span
A record 597 people died on U S roads during the 78 hour Memorial Day observance from Thursday 6 p m to Sunday midnight. The toll surpassed 1966’s 542 over a three day period and followed 481 deaths in a nonholiday weekend of equal length. The National Safety Council cited heat and increased traffic from six million new drivers and cars, and urged Congress to double funding to 600 million to close the safety gap. In addition to highway deaths, 200 drowned and 36 died in boating accidents over the holiday weekend.
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Ship collision sinks destroyer during SEATO maneuvers
At dawn near Pearl Harbor an Australian carrier sliced the U S destroyer USS Frank E Evans in two amid SEATO maneuvers. 57 sailors feared dead, 197 of 273 survived. the bow sank while the rest was lashed to Melbourne. Casualty details unclear. Page 2.
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U S Troops Press Drive In Valley
U S paratroopers of the 101st Airborne faced scattered resistance as they push eastward through the A Shan Valley near the Laotian border. The drive contrasts with last month’s Ap Bia mountain battle where over 600 North Vietnamese soldiers died defending the 3,000 foot peak and 50 paratroopers were killed. An 82nd Airborne engagement 11 miles northwest of Saigon left one American dead and 12 wounded with 15 enemy killed and three captured.
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Reds Call Boycott In French Run Off
Paris AP reports the French Communist party urged abstention in the June 15 run off between Georges Pompidou and Alain Poher to succeed Charles de Gaulle. Jacques Duclos denounced both candidates as reactionaries and urged followers to refuse to vote, boosting Pompidou’s likely victory while pressing Poher toward withdrawal.
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Voters In Io Area Towns To Elect Officials Today
Voters in Mercer McDowell and Monroe Counties head to the polls in Princeton Bramwell Matoaka Athens Davy Jaeger War Anawalt Peterstown and Union to pick council members and city officials. In Princeton 15 candidates seek five seats on the seven member council with one at large post and four wards. Incumbents Shrewsbury Thurmer Skeens seek re election along with challengers for Ward I III IV. Ward II seen Marvin Jones not seeking re election. Ward I sees Charles Larry Skeens opposing Shrewsbury. Ward III candidates include Thurmer Reece facing Martha E. Wornal. Ward IV contenders include Fink Jr and Turner. At large nominees are Betty Gay Smith Richard Kephart and James E. Perry. Bramwell contenders include Glen Scott D W McCormick for mayor recorder Steve Dudash and several council nominees. Athens incumbents Mayor Durant Hunt and Town Recorder Thomasson seek reelection. Athens council candidates include Thompson Jennings Lilly Elmore Wimmer Geiger. Union nominees include William R. Martin mayor Ray Vanstavern recorder and Stan Turn To Page 2.
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Jaeger
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Lacy Shrewsbury
Sam C. Thurmer
Lewis I. Skeens
William J. Reece
Charles Larry Skeens
Shrewsbury
Marvin Jones
James E. Morris
Harold D. Saunders
Hear! Phlegar
Michael Flanigan
Thurmer
Reece
Mercer County
Princeton Junior High
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Thorn School
Glen Scott
D. W. McCormick
Steve Dudash
James E. Collins
Jack L. Lewis
Dodd Mortensen
Perry Roger Goins
Fred Duff
H. F. Thomasson
Athens Town Recorder
Athens Town Council
R. Keith Thompson
Blaine Jennings
Richard V. Lilly
Garland Elmore
E. L. Wimmer
Dale E. Geiger
William R. Martin
Ray Vanstavern
Stan
Two Coeds Found Brutally Murdered in New Jersey
In Egg Harbor Township New Jersey the bruised bodies of 19 year old Susan Davis of Camp Hill Pennsylvania and Elizabeth Perry of Excelsior Minnesota were found near the Garden State Parkway. State police say the two Monticello College students were definitely murdered with stab wounds and an autopsy is pending. The girls had been missing since Friday after leaving Ocean City for a trip to Camp Hill.
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Camp Hill
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Monticello
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Excelsior
Joseph Kobus
Kobus
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Syben
Walter Syben
New Jersey Holds Primary Election
New Jersey voters choose Democratic and Republican nominees for governor in a large field. Front runners include former Gov. Robert B. Meyner for the Democrats and U.S. Rep. William Cahill or Charles Sandman for the Republicans as campaigns center on taxes crime and city issues.
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