Apollo 10 Crew Nears Destination in Moon Mission
The Apollo 10 crew near the moon, after a health checkup, with Thomas Stafford Eugene Cernan and John Young guiding the command module to lunar orbit. They are about 50,000 miles from the moon as they prepare for engine burn and LEM separation planned for Thursday.
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Apollo 10 Aims to Locate Moon Landing Target
Apollo 10 astronauts Stafford Young and Cernan aim to identify the precise landing site area on the moon to ensure Apollo 11 hits its touchdown target. The mission also plans closeup lunar photographs to study volcanic activity, crater ages, and surface evolution, plus navigation in lunar orbit to refine position for rendezvous with the command ship.
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Jack” Schmitt
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Nixon Says Surtax Must Be Retained Beyond July
In Washington AP report, Nixon aides win limited support from House Ways and Means chair Wilbur Mills for keeping the income surtax, with Mills demanding further budget cuts and a spending ceiling. Mills warns the $192.9 billion outlook could require $5–6 billion more in appropriations, while Kennedy urges prompt extension of the surtax and repeal of certain tax cuts.
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Mitchell Links Student Unrest to Outside Financiers
Atty Gen John Mitchell told a House subcommittee that evidence shows revolutionary student groups on campuses are funded by outside sources and target high schools unions and churches. He warned some SDS leaders may face federal charges while urging Congress not to curb federal aid to colleges.
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Allied Troops Drive Enemy From Fortress Like Mountain
U S paratroopers and South Vietnamese wrested Dong Ap Bia from the North Vietnamese after a multi day assault. The 101st Airborne and Vietnamese forces suffered losses while inflicting heavy enemy casualties and advancing toward Laos. The battle formed part of Operation Apache Snow to neutralize the A Shau Valley and deter infil tration toward Hue and Da Nang.
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Ballard Chosen as U.S. Attorney for Southern West Virginia
Wade H. Ballard III of Peterstown Monroe County is nominated by President Nixon to be the U.S. attorney for Southern West Virginia. A Republican and former Moore campaign manager, Ballard is 44 and a Washington and Lee graduate who practiced law with his late father.
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Jim) Ballard III
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Bar Ethics Committee Blasts Former Justice Fortas in Report
The American Bar Association ethics panel in Chicago found former Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas violated Canon 4 by accepting a $20,000 fee from the Wolfson Family Foundation in 1966. The panel debated public release timing, and some members dissented on making the judgment public. Fortas was not contacted for further information.
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Detroit
Wayne University
Lyndon Johnsons Retreat Sparks Cabinet Rumor
Telegram chatter suggests Lyndon Johnson eases on ranch life and may be recalled to Washington for a cabinet level post in retirement policy amid talk of a broader reshuffle.
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U.S. Demands Textile Import Limits With 3 Month Deadline
The Nixon administration warned at a news conference that if other nations do not cap textile shipments within three months it may seek other solutions. Commerce Secretary Maurice H. Stans stated the firm stance, with Sen. Ernest F. Hollings signaling support for a possible import quota plan if voluntary limits fail.
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Nixon Thieu To Discuss Viet Peace At Midway Meeting
Presidents Nixon and Nguyen Van Thieu plan a June 8 flight to Midway Island to assess the Vietnam war and seek a path to peace. They aim to align policy, clarify misunderstandings, and consider a future course amid ongoing withdrawal talks and Paris negotiations.
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Rogers says U S open to Vietnam settlement talks
Secretary of State William P. Rogers told SEATO members that the United States remains open to negotiating a settlement in Vietnam while not compromising the South Vietnamese people's right to freedom. He echoed President Nixon's remarks that talks could cover Viet Cong and North Vietnamese concerns.
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Conflicts Seen If Anti War Activities Shifted
AFL CIO President George Meany warned that radical SDS plans to move antiwar actions from campuses to factories could inflame tensions this summer. He cited a secret SDS instruction sheet calling for workers to hinder war efforts, with 15,000 copies and an organizer manual reportedly distributed nationwide for a Work In, a National SDS Summer Project.
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