Israel and Jordan clash sparks Soviet protest and U N debate
The Soviet Union denounces Israel for invading Jordan and occupying Arab territories, demanding withdrawal. Pope Paul VI urges a just solution as the U N Security Council debates censure while both sides claim victory. Israel says 150 terrorists killed and bases destroyed. Jordan reports territory purge.
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Haim Bar-Levi
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Czech Reformers Win As Novotny Bows Out
Prague reports Novotny resigns as Czechoslovakia’s president after 15 years of power. The reform movement continues with Dubcek replacing him as leaders push liberal changes while relations with the Soviet Union stay friendly. Novotny’s son also resigns his post at Artia.
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Antonin
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Reform Movement
Soviet Union
Leonid Brezhnev
Alexander Dubcek
Presidium
Memphis Struck by 14 Inch Snowstorm and Strikes
A freak spring blizzard dumped over 14 inches on Memphis closing roads and halting a sanitation workers strike, with the weather bureau predicting up to 18 inches. Power lines fell as crews race to restore services and a planned Martin Luther King march was canceled amid the heavy snow.
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UPI
Tennessee
Weather Bureau
Martin Luther King
Jackson
Miss
Clarksdale
Iowa City Teachers Reject Board Salary Schedule
About 130 Iowa City teachers at a Thursday meeting rejected the school board approved salary schedule. The vote followed a motion to accept a $6 000 base pay which was tabled and then replaced by a motion to reject the board action. The educators association will seek formal salary negotiations with the board. there are over 400 teachers in the district.
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Iowa City
Marvin Christianson
Harry Dean
Seventh of Nine Bodies Is Found
Searchers recovered the seventh body of nine men who died when their canoe capsized during a Marine Corps training exercise on the Potomac. The body was found in 16 feet of water about 150 yards north of the site where four others were recovered a day earlier.
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Quantico
UPI
Potomac
Marine Corps
Rockefeller Exit Triggers Nixon Stock Rise and Draft Talk
News from New York reports Governor Nelson Rockefeller's withdrawal from the presidential race boosts Richard Nixon's political standing and fuels speculation about a potential Rockefeller draft. Nixon says no draft is likely unless he errs, while Reagan and Laxalt comment on convention dynamics. Goldwater and Rockefeller renew contact amid the shift.
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New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Richard Nixon
Rockefeller
Nixon
Pueblo Crew Fear For Lives Reported
North Korea said the USS Pueblo captive crewmen sent letters to President Johnson and senators pleading for a sincere apology. They express apprehension that their lives may end if the U S government does not issue a humble response regarding the Pueblo incident.
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North Korea
Johnson
U.S
Pueblo
Advisers May Have Discouraged Rockefeller from Run
Senator Morton says advisers, including New York officials, may have misled Nelson Rockefeller about his chances for the Republican nomination. He notes Rockefeller’s desire to shield his family from attacks and cites Romney’s withdrawal after Rockefeller signaled possible candidacy.
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Nelson Rockefeller
Shate
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Washington
Morton
Rockefeller
Morten
Michigan
Gov
Romney
Humphrey Signals Intensive Review of Vietnam Policy
Vice President Humphrey said the administration began an intensive review of Vietnam policy. He spoke eight days after Senator Kennedy urged a national panel, and noted a potential moderate troop increase in South Vietnam as the outcome of the review.
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UPI
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Robert Kennedy
Johnson
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Vietnam
Kennedy
Richard Nixon
South Vietnam
U S Blitz Claims 165 Trucks Smashed in 2 Days
American fighter bombers destroyed 165 North Vietnamese trucks over two days along the DMZ and Mu Gia Pass. U S pilots logged 108 missions over North Vietnam and ground forces reported heavy fighting with 330 enemy killed in scattered actions. At Khe Sanh a new 37mm anti aircraft gun unit appeared, raising concerns for the besieged base.
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North Vietnam
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Mu Gia Pass
China
Dien Bien Phu
Hoi -An
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9Th Infantry Division
Iowa Snow Delivers Light Dry Flurries Across State
Light dry snow fell in Iowa on Friday amid brisk northern winds. The weather bureau noted the low moisture kept flakes undetectable on radar. Lows will dip into the teens with Saturday highs in the 30s and only a slim chance of more snow.
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Cedar Rapids
North Vietnam signals readiness for peace talks with U S
North Vietnam informed Switzerland it is seriously prepared to enter peace talks with the United States after an unconditional halt to bombing. Mai Van Bo, the North Vietnamese representative in Paris, delivered the message in Bern and urged an exchange of ambassadors. The Swiss said they will aid a peaceful settlement and denied any Geneva peace conference talks.
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Bern
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Sig
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Hanoi
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