Nixon Plan Faces Hanoi as Talks Continue
Ambassador Lodge presented Nixon eight point plan at the Paris talks and said the other side would consider it. North Vietnam and the National Liberation Front blasted the proposal as insufficient while not outright rejecting it. In Saigon, U.S. forces reported 48 aircraft losses in the last week, the highest toll in years, with 22 helicopters shot down and ground attacks blamed for many incidents.
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Peru Seizes Third US Fishing Vessel This Year
Washington AP reports Peruvian patrol boats seized another USS fishing vessel, the Western King, 25 miles off Peru. Rep. Pelly says it was escorted to Talara port. Peru claims 200 mile jurisdiction. US acknowledges a mile limit.
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Surgeon General Stewart Resigns to Lead LSU Medical Center
The White House announced Dr. Willan Stewart will resign as U.S. surgeon general to become chancellor of Louisiana State University medical center in New Orleans.
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Memorial Day Peace Prayers Urged By Nixon
President Nixon asks May 30 be Memorial Day with a day of prayer for permanent peace. He designates 11 am for national prayer and flags at half staff on federal installations and asks citizens to display flags at home. He urges a future pattern of justice and peace for the nation.
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Year in Jail to Harvardite for Assaulting Deans
Harvard graduate student Carl Offner 25 of Darien Conn received a one year jail term and a $20 fine on trespass charges after the April 9 University Hall seizure to protest ROTC The court noted he would appeal and he was the first assault case brought from the takedown of about 170 defendants in the protest that drew 200 students and 400 police The earlier trespass fines and appeals marked the wider fallout from the raid that closed doors and led to hundreds of arrests in Cambridge New Orleans city council votes to repeal a Sunday hoeshine ban after 40 years of enforcement.
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Seven Oxford pupils hurt as bus crashes near Geneva Villa
Seven Oxford and Ames Roosevelt pupils were injured when a Clear Creek school bus went off an embankment after brake failure four miles southwest of Oxford City. Driver Paul Gegenheimer, age 53, also hurt. one child, Donald Tomas, 10, in serious condition. Other pupils treated and released. In Geneva, Roosevelt’s third wife allegedly stabbed him in the back with a World War II dagger at their villa. the 105 officials say the dagger was a war memento. James Roosevelt was rushed to a hospital in critical condition but later stabilized. wife Gladys Owens Roosevelt admitted for observation.
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Fortas admits mistake in not promptly disclosing dealings
Former Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas, who resigned after Life magazine revealed a $20,000 fee from the Wolfson family, tells the Washington Post that he should have issued a detailed public statement sooner. He says there was no plot to force him off the bench and reflects on the constitutional confrontation ahead.
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Letter Swap by Grand President in Nixon letters
Washington AP report outlines an exchange between Army Pvt. Dennis Roberts of Fairfax Virginia and President Nixon. Roberts at Fort Benning Georgia writes of pride and hardship while pledging service and support. Nixon replies that thoughtful letters reassure a quest for peace and unity in the armed forces.
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Band Festival Parade Lights Cedar Rapids Saturday Morning
The 23rd annual Eastern Iowa Band Festival parade launches Saturday at 10 30 a m with Gov Robert D Ray as grand marshal. Cedar Rapids officials and Miss Eastern Iowa join a colorful lineup as 33 visiting bands compete in three classes along a downtown route.
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Soviet Venus mission capsule reports Venus atmosphere
Moscow AP says Venus 5 capsule radioed Venus atmosphere during a 53 minute pass. Tass notes the capsule reached the surface area with a Lenin pennant and USSR coat of arms. Temperature rose notably before parachute deployment during a three minute descent.
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Twinsburg Gunman Kills Two Before Suicide at Chrysler Plant
Robert Kenneth Smith, 31, a Chrysler stamping plant inspector, opened fire on coworkers for about an hour, killing two and wounding ten before taking his own life. Police later said five fatalities were misreported. About 1,800 workers were present. several victims including Sam Zucchero and Vincent Bell died in the line of fire. Smith, recently released from a Youngstown mental hospital, was found with pistols and hundreds of rounds near his body. He arrived late for his shift after being scheduled to report at 3 p.m. The plant in Twinsburg, Ohio, lies roughly 20 miles north of Akron.
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