B 52s Foil VC Attack Near Saigon Amid Heavy Fighting
U S B 52 bombers raided targets within 26 miles of Saigon as Viet Cong forces massed for a planned second 1968 offensive. South Vietnamese police searched boats and vehicles, while U S infantry fought small battles around the capital. North Vietnamese positions in the A Shau Valley drew concern as Westmoreland visited frontline troops.
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Dayan threatens to push war across Jordan border
Tel Aviv AP Defense Minister Moshe Dayan warned that Israel may carry the war into Jordan if Arab sabotage continues. Speaking at Beisan valley leaders he said Jordan will pay if cross border attacks persist and civilians flee upper Jordan valley. He noted refugees and reinforced border settlements and rejected a cease fire that favors terrorists.
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Rockefeller to test Iowa sentiment during C R visit
New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller plans a Cedar Rapids trip to speak at a 25 dollar fund raising dinner for Tom Riley and gauge Iowa's 24 delegate feelings ahead of the Miami Beach convention. Organizer Ted Ellsworth arranges meetings with delegates as Riley aims to unseat John Culver.
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Nelson Rockefeller
Iowa
Miami Beach
Cedar Rapids
Rockefeller
Tom Riley
Armar
Riley
John Culver
Ted Ellsworth
Dubuque
Ellsworth
Forecasts LBJ May Quit Before Demo Convention
London based Henry Fairlie predicts President Johnson may resign before the August Democratic National Convention. If true, Vice President Humphrey would assume the presidency and be nominated by the party. Some Washington insiders echo the health concerns behind Johnsons fluctuating performance.
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Henry Fairlie
The
Sunday Express
Humphrey
Reimbursement of 925000 to Iowa Schools Rejected
Iowa school budget review panel voted 3 to 2 to deny 925000 in payments to 16 districts whose tax levies rose under the 1967 state aid program. Payments would range from 561 to 618150 for districts including Everly Pleasant Valley Keota and Turkey Valley.
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UPI
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Turkey Valley
Ellsworth mobilizes delegates for Riley meeting in Iowa
Ellsworth, a strong Riley backer, spent Friday morning calling the 23 delegates to schedule a meeting location. He said it likely will be in Des Moines or Cedar Rapids depending on delegate availability and Rockefeller’s arrival time.
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Thieu Open to Cease Fire With Safeguards
President Nguyen Van Thieu said he would accept a Vietnam War cease fire only if it includes guarantees against communist exploitation of the pause. The statement came from Xuy en in Vietnam.
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Long Xuyen
Vietnam
UPI
Nguyen van Thieu
Black Power Leaders Join Columbia Sit-Ins Over Gym Plan
H Rap Brown and Stokely Carmichael briefly joined Negro students at Columbia University as sit-ins continued for a fourth day. The university suspended construction of a controversial gym in Morningside Park after talks, closing the campus until Monday to allow negotiations with Mayor Lindsay and faculty.
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H. Rap Brown
Stokely Carmichael
Columbia University
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Columbia
Harlem
Ivy League University
Morningside Heights
Morningside Park
John Lindsay
David Truman
Low Memorial Library
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Tornado Toll Rises to 14 Across Ohio and Kentucky
Portmouth Ohio reports the death toll reached 14 as tornadoes cut a 125 mile path of destruction through Ohio and Kentucky on Tuesday, leaving widespread damage and inquiries into the weather event.
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UPI
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Powell Flies to Canada as Racial Storm Bites Britain
Enoch Powell, embroiled in Britain's racial controversy, took a flight to Canada on Friday and refused to disclose his return date, leaving questions about his next moves and position.
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London
Enoch Powell
Britain
Canada
Goldberg Resigned to Promote Vietnam Peace Moves
Ambassador Goldberg resigned as head of the U S delegation to the United Nations to best further Vietnam peace. He will leave government service for private life and may aid the administration in other ways. President Johnson named George Ball to replace him, with a smooth transition expected.
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George Ball
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U. N. General Assembly
Atomic test blast at Nevada site exceeds prior records
An experimental hydrogen bomb, the most powerful tested in the United States, exploded 3800 feet underground at the Nevada test site. The blast produced quake like waves felt up to 250 miles away with no damage or radiation reported. Seismologists estimated a 6.5 magnitude while the AEC confirmed safety and anticipated motion within safe limits.
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Nevada Test Site
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Atomic Energy Commission
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AEC
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Ground Zero
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Exchange Club
Elaine Knight
March U.S. living costs rise four tenths percent
The government reports March living costs up four tenths of a percent the largest monthly increase in eight months. About 43 million workers face reduced purchasing power despite high wages as prices rise at an annual 4 percent rate.
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Washington
Arnold Chase
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Prague anti American protest draws over a thousand students
In Prague more than 1,000 Czechoslovak students gathered in front of the U.S. embassy to protest the Vietnam War. High schoolers joined after receiving the day off for the demonstration.
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Prague
Vietnam
U.S
Naval air reserve squadrons complete refresher training
Six naval air reserve squadrons called to active duty during the Pueblo crisis have finished refresher training and will soon be reassigned to operational fleet bases.
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Washington
UPI
Naval Air Reserve
Romanian Reds Denounce Dead Leader in Posthumous Trial
A Romanian central committee panel named Gheorghiu Deji as responsible for the 1954 execution of Lucretiu Patrascanu. Deputy premier Alexandru Draghici was stripped of party duties as observers see this as a potential first step toward internal liberalization in Romania.
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Soviet Union
Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej
Romanian
Central Committee
Gheorghiu-Dej
Lucretiu Patrascanu
Alexandru Draghici
Gheorghiu- Dej
Moon Walk Trials Highlight NASA Study By Garrett Corp
A Garrett AiReseSch division team in Los Angeles conducted four year moonwalking experiments for NASA. Vince Cortazzo walked sand and rock covered treadmills under a 136 foot tower, measuring energy use, oxygen needs and carbon dioxide output. Subjects, mostly students, were paid and wore heavy suits to simulate lunar gravity one sixth of Earth's.
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Moon
Earth
Gar
Rett Corp
Vince Cortazzo
Surveyor
Cortazzo
Garrett Corp
AiResesch Division
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Car Trains Fatal Crash Kills Woman in Mt. Pleasant
The collision between a car and a freight train in Mt. Pleasant killed Patricia Obridsch, a court reporter in her 20s, who was the car's sole occupant.
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