South Viet Nam Proposes Day Truce and Talks in DMZ
Saigon proposed a 24 hour cease fire for May 23 with U Thant noted to discuss a longer truce with North Vietnam. With U S and allies, the plan calls for a meeting at the Ben Hai bridge to explore extensions while safeguarding against renewed resupply. Expanded fighting and evacuations in Hue and northern provinces mark the tense scene as Viet Cong terror attacks continue amid local elections.
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South Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
North Vietnam
U.S
Ben Hai Bridge
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Hue
Foreign Ministry
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U Thant
Troung Trin
Quang Tri
Major General Ciccolella to be reassigned to Taipei in June
U S Army Major General Richard Ciccolella, senior member of the U S Armistice Commission, said Saturday he will be reassigned to Taipei in June. He indicated the move reflected routine postwar changes in assignments and responsibilities within the armistice framework.
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Seoul
U.S. Army
Richard Ciccolella
U.S. Armistice Commission
Taipei
Romney Refuses to Yield to Reds in Vietnam Clash
American leader cites need for unity with the President as policy for Vietnam. White House calls the governor's remarks a strong endorsement of the administration position in Vietnam.
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Vietnam
Romney
Johnson
Congress
South
Dwight D. Eisenhower
U.S
Romney pledges no communism terms in Vietnam for 1968 bid
Michigan Governor George Romney vows a Republican White House would not yield to communist terms in Vietnam. The speech to Hartford Times anniversary dinner shapes his pre campaign stance. Romney defends policy as political fluidity debated by Democrats and Republicans.
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Conn
Michigan
George Romney
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Morton
R-Ky
T Ney
Romney
George Christian
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Hartford Times
Lyndon Johnson
Sen. Ribicoff
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Republican Party
Democratic Party
April Showers Drench Iowa 31 Inch in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids recorded .31 inch of rain by 2 p.m. marking its second measurable shower in April. Iowa wide showers drenched the state with cooler air expected to push into western and southern counties tonight, lowering temperatures to the 30s and upper 40s. Sunday may be slightly cooler. Monday looks warmer with clear to partly cloudy skies.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Davenport
Council Bluffs
Alice the Runaway Seal Leads Emberry Chase
Alice the three year old 150 pound seal escaped from a California museum through an open gate during a board meeting. She appeared at a Greyhound bus station and then led pursuers through a canal before U S fish and wildlife service crews netted her with a 50 foot net after several fell in.
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San Rafael
Calif
Alice
Board of Directors
Greyhound
Museum
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Chuckle On Aims In Life From A Humorous Quote
The quote jokes that one should pursue two aims in life, first to make a little money and then to make a little money last, playful wordplay on priorities and wealth.
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Conyright
Bliss Urges United Front for GOP Ahead of 1968
Republican national Chairman Ray Bliss addressed about 80 Republicans at the Montrose hotel urging a united front to extend 1966 gains into 1968. Gov. David Cargo of New Mexico joined Bliss as he touted party harmony and a new policy platform. Bliss praised youth outreach, campus organizing, and a beefed up public relations effort while noting gains among Black and farm voters, but warned harder work ahead in major urban areas.
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Linn County
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Montrose Hotel
David Cargo
New Mexico
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Leachhead
Republican Coordinating Committee
Barry Goldwater
Romney
Coordinating Committee
Cargo
University of Iowa
University of Wisconsin
Plane Crash in Slum Kills 55 in Seoul
An air force transport crashed into a crowded Seoul slum, exploding in flames. Rescuers report 55 dead and 30 injured, including 13 high school students who jumped from classrooms. The plane, carrying pilot and 11 military passengers, fell minutes after takeoff in drizzle, possibly engine trouble.
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Seoul
Sippi Surges To 19.5 Feet In Marquette
Iowa reports the Mississippi River rising to 19.5 feet in Marquette and McGregor, 1.5 feet above flood stage, with Beach road submerged. Hubert Rosencker, 38, of Guttenberg, injured moving a plane to keep floodwaters away. Major Gen. Junior Miller says lawmakers' Friday tour may boost a statewide disaster aid bill.
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Marquette
Iowa News
Mississippi River
McGregor
Marquette-McGregor
Hubert Rosencker
Guttenberg
Guttenberg Hospital
Junior Miller
Iowa
Miller
Des Moines
National Guard
Clinton
Sabula
Dubuque
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Nationwide Trucking Lockout Threat Amid Teamsters Strikes
Washington AP reports trucking industry negotiators announce a midnight lockout of 1,500 major firms in retaliation for ongoing Teamsters strikes. About 250,000 of 450,000 Teamsters involved face impact. 65 percent of U.S. freight is carried by firms affected, potentially the worst shutdown in history.
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Teamsters
M. M. Gordon
Trucking Employers, Inc
U.S
Gordon
Harold Hughes
John O' Walsh
Dubuque
Charles Pelton
Clinton
Pelton
Belmond
Judge Warns Industry to Halt Strikes Amid Talks
The judge warned that a nationwide shutdown would end only if all strikes stop and Teamsters officials promise no more walkouts during negotiations led by chief mediator William Simkin. Several strikes remain active in Atlanta Chattanooga Winston Salem Birmingham Denver Chicago as 38 cases of wage and cost of living disputes unfold. Meanwhile James Reynolds faces a six-union rail strike against 138 railroads next Wednesday as Frank Fitzsimmons says a nationwide strike will not occur.
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William Simkin
Gordon
Atlanta
Chattanooga
Tenn
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N. C
Birmingham
Denver
Chicago
Contra
James Reynolds
Frank. Fitzsimmons
Teamsters General
Milwaukee
Isadore Muel- Tei
Ohio Quake Rattles Large Central Southeast Region
Tremors shook central and southeast Ohio from Columbus to Athens early Saturday, with reports across a wide 50 mile area. No damage reported though jail vibrations and loud explosions were noted. officials at Lockbourne base said no sonic activity. The tremors were strongest near Athens, with residents awakened by sharp vibrations.
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Here
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