Nixon orders first strike into Cambodia by U S forces
U S ground troops and B52 bombers entered Cambodia in a coordinated assault aimed at the COSVN headquarters near the Fishhook corridor. About 2 000 U S air cavalrymen led operations with South Vietnamese forces 20 miles inside Cambodia while allied task forces sweep more than 200 miles along the border. initial reports show 32 South Vietnamese dead and 168 wounded with a U S adviser casualty noted.
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Nixon
Camboia
Helicopper Horne
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Cambodia
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Communist High Command
South Vietnam
Saigon
COSVN
U.S
Red China
New Haven Faces Panther Rally as Federal Troops Deployed
National Guardsmen were alerted and 4000 federal troops airlifted into New England for a May Day Black Panther rally at Yale. Demonstrators expected 35000 at the New Haven green with sponsors led by Bobby Seale. disruptions included boarded storefronts and heightened security on campus.
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John Dempther
Eve Jies
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N.C
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Chicopee
Mass
Second Marines
Camp LeJeune
Quonset Point Naval Air Station
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Democratic Leaders Seek Substitutes for Controversial Oath
Democratic leaders gathered in Richmond to revamp the party plan amid criticism of the loyalty pledge. The group, including Rep. Watkins Abbitt Lt. Gov. Reynolds and Gov. candidate Battle, worked late into Wednesday to refine the oath before submitting proposals in Roanoke for a Saturday vote.
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State Central Committee
Roanoke
Harry F. Byrd Jr
Watkins M. Abbitt
Appomattox
J. Sargeant Reynolds
William C. Battle
Charlottesville
William 3. Hopkins
Andrew P. Miller
Joseph C. Fitzpatrick
Norfolk
W. Pat Jennings
Marion
Suh
William Thomas
Actress Inger Stevens Found Dead In Hollywood Home
Hollywood AP Inger Stevens 36 star of The Farmer’s Daughter was found dead in her Hollywood Hills home from acute barbiturate intoxication tests begun to determine if suicide. Coroner Noguchi noted it may be self-inflicted. Stevens had a prior suicide attempt in 1959. Friends recalled loneliness and failed relationships as she pursued love and distraction through work.
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Miss McNally
Stevens
New York
Anthony Quion
Creek
Grace Kelly
Princess Grace of
Monaco
Anthony Soglio
Bing Crosby
Tobacco Institute accuses cancer group of withholding data
New York AP report says the Tobacco Institute charges the American Cancer Society with withholding data from a smoking study. The Society disputes the claim and says it seeks independent evaluation of dog beagle lung cancer experiments and tissue cultures related to smoking. See SMOKING, Page 2-A.
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Cancer Group
NEW York
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Cancer Society
The
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Ameri
Nixon orders strikes against Cambodian sanctuaries
President Nixon disclosed that American ground troops attacked a North Vietnamese controlled sanctuary complex in Cambodia, with several thousand troops involved. He said the action aims to end the war in Vietnam, not expand it, and plans to last six weeks to two months.
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Nixon
Washington
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Cambodia
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White House
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South Vietnam
Vietnam
Saigon
George D. Aiken
Vermont
America
GOP
Tions
Paul Fannin
R-Aviz
J. Caleb Boggs
R-Del
Charles FE. Goodell
R-N.y
Edmund 5
Muskie
Maine
House
Presi- Igent Nixon
F. Bradford Morse
Nixon's Cambodian decision draws GOP unease and public fears
Washington Republicans voiced concern as Nixon prepared to send U S ground troops into Cambodia. Senator Robert Dole warned of adverse public reaction and growing casualties, while allies urged support. Critics like Hatfield and Goodell condemned the policy, and House members echoed sharp dissent, signaling a divisive response within both chambers.
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Nixon
U.S
Cambodia
Robert J. Dole
R-Kan
Dole
Administration
Capitol
Mark O. Hatfield
Senate
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Twin Tornadoes Cut Path Through Oklahoma City
Twin tornadoes carved a half mile wide track through Oklahoma City’s northwest, injuring around 40 people with 38 to 42 confirmed by officials. Six homes were destroyed, 25 major, about 600 damaged. power and phones disrupted for 30,000 homes. Insurance estimates place losses at 2.5 million. No fatalities in city area. one couple died in a separate windstorm plane crash. Police counted at least 43 damaged or destroyed businesses. two schools heavily damaged.
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The
Red Cross
Civil Defense
Oklahoma
Wayne Lawson
FDA probes say officials tampered with scientific findings
An FDA investigation reports evidence that mid level bureaucrats with limited training purged conclusions from reports on animal experiments. The move could affect safety labels for additives and pesticides, raising questions about the agency’s scientific credibility and policy positions.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Howard L. Richardson
Bhief
Weather readings from station atop Register Building
Virginia reports partly cloudy conditions with variable highs in the high 70s to low 80s and overnight lows in the 30s to 40s, with Saturday's highs in the 80s to 90s and chances of showers in southwest Friday night. North Carolina notes cloudy and warm through Saturday with possible thundery showers in the mountains Friday night or Saturday, and varying overnight lows.
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