Rain Slows Allied Air Operations in Vietnam
Heavy monsoon rain drenched South Vietnam hampering rapid movement and air strikes especially near An Loc and in the Central Highlands. Weather slowed operations north of Hue and the defense line near My Chanh, while B 52 raids continued despite overcast conditions. Ground fighting remained static as North Vietnamese attacked near Phu My and American advisers withdrew from the embattled city.
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South Vietnam
An Loc
Highlands
Kontum
Hue
My Chanh
Central Highlands
Phu My
U.S
Iowa lawmakers weigh subsidizing Amtrak link to Illinois
Rep. Barton Schwieger and Sen. John Walsh said Iowa may need to provide about 100000 to support a new Amtrak passenger rail link with Illinois. They outlined three possible routes including Dubuque to Cedar Rapids and Rock Island to Davenport. They warned funding faces tough legislative odds but may be tested on an experimental basis.
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Iowa
Amtrak
Illinois
Egislature
Barton Schwieger
Waterloo
John Walsh
Sterling
Ill
Clinton
Cedar Rapids
Rock Island
Davenport
Iowa City
Walsh
Iowa Senate
Towa
Schwieger
Washington
Threat of Terrorist Raids on Airports
Air France received a telex warning that Japanese revolutionaries may stage a death by own action attack at a European airport on Monday. Security at Heathrow was increased and the warning echoed a London paper’s report likening the threat to the Tel Aviv airport attack.
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Air France
Heathrow
Manchester
Paris
Tel Aviv
Israel
Lon Nol Favored to Become Cambodia's First President
Cambodians vote in the 19 month old republic for a first elected president amid a lopsided campaign. Marshal Lon Nol, former premier and president, leads three candidates in Chamcar Mon Palace race after Sihanouk’s exile and Indo China war turmoil. Voter turnout drew foreign observers. last election saw 1.6 million ballots cast.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Chamcar Mon Palace
Marshal Lon Nol
Norodom Sihanouk
Peking
Panther Hijacker Seeks Half Million and Freedom for Angela Davis
A Western Airlines jet was hijacked after leaving Minneapolis and Denver with 36 hostages. The crew was diverted to Seattle and then to Algiers where the hijacker, a helicopter pilot, demanded 500000 dollars and the release of Angela Davis. He and a companion remained noncommittal with the press as Algerian authorities took custody.
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Honduras
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Frederick W. Hahneman
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William Holder
Oakland
Calif
Katharine Mary Kerkow
William Eagleton
Algeria
Algiers
Madrid
Iowa
Phoenix
Minneapolis
Denver
East Berlin Trip Follows East West German Travel Accord
Secretary of State Rogers visited East Berlin on Saturday after an historic agreement easing travel restrictions and normalizing relations between East and West Germany.
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Rogers
East Berlin
West Germany
Millionaire Defined as Man with Wealth to Fund Ventures
A satirical line notes a millionaire as a man who has enough lettuce to choose his own tomatoes, highlighting the humorous take on wealth and control over personal choices.
McGovern and Humphrey vie for California nomination
McGovern barnstormed California claiming an inevitable primary win while Humphrey pitched himself as the longtime friend of Black voters and unions. The rivals court voters ahead of Tuesday's key contest as Shirley Chisholm seeks equal air time and adds to Sunday TV plans.
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George McGovern
Sen
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
California
McGovern
CBS
NBC
Shirley Chisholm
New York
Washington
Court ruling won’t deter wiretaps say officials
Washington sources say the government will not scale back wiretapping despite a court ruling that the 1968 snooping law is unconstitutional. Officials expect continued use of court orders to install listening devices where legal. Judge Joseph S. Lord III ruled the wiretapping provision unconstitutional.
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Washington
Justice Department
U.S. District Court
Joseph S. Lord III
Philadelphia
Secret Army report details My Lai cover up by Americal leaders
The Peers inquiry analysis finds Maj. Gen. Samuel W. Koster and Brig. Gen. George H. Young Jr. responsible for multiple acts of misconduct or omission in suppressing information on the My Lai atrocity. Charges were dropped but both were censured. Koster was demoted. The full 260 page report remains largely classified and only partial details have surfaced.
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My Lai
Americal
South Vietnam
Samuel W. Koster
George H. Young, Jr
Young
Koster
Peers
William R. Peers
Army
K. Henderson
1Th Infantry
William L. Calley, Jr
Charlie Company
New York Times
First World Environment Meeting Set
United Nations delegates gather in Stockholm for the first world wide conference on the environment. About 1,200 government representatives from 109 nations discuss steps to protect the planet under the motto Only One Earth. The Soviet bloc boycott reduces participation as East Germany seeks observer status. A large Mainland Chinese delegation has arrived amid political tensions.
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U.N
Soviet Union
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Bulgaria
Hungary
East Germany
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