Deepest B52 strikes hit North Vietnam in six months
In a six month high, B52s struck North Vietnam while government troops claimed 197 enemy killed near a town. Saigon said 103 enemy attacks occurred in 24 hours, mainly by rockets and mortars around Saigon and the Mekong Delta. Government losses reached 64 killed and 351 wounded as an American general was lightly wounded.
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Minneapolis
Fairfield
Nixon
Stzes
McGovern Campaigns Amid Peace Talk and Vietnam War Briefs
In St Louis McGovern, Eagleton and Rep. William Clay spoke to a black neighborhood crowd as McGovern pressed for anti Nixon unity. Truman’s physician advised against visitors as Truman, 88, remains frail. Across Asia, Saigon reported fresh attacks in My Tho and Phnom Penh, while air and ground battles raged in Laos and North Vietnam with several U.S. aircraft losses and heavy Cambodian fighting near Long Cheng.
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Floods threaten flood crest and power stations
The Richmond area faced rising floodwaters as the Appomattox River crested near 18 feet in Petersburg and risked reaching unusually high levels for two days. Police closed off areas north and south of James River sites while Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone reported about 800 phones out of service. Vepco ferried power via mobile substations after sandbagging its 12th Street station. Troops returned to Ft. Lee as the crest did not reach feared levels with little damage overall.
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Nixon and McGovern clash over Vietnam and prisoners
Analysis centers on campaign tactics as Nixon vows not to beg for prisoner releases while McGovern urges saving lives. The rhetoric touches Viet Nam policy, Hanoi talks, and political pressure ahead of the election, with mention of flooding in Chesterfield area and local officials reacting to potential pre-election moves.
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Sniper Wounds Catholic in Londonderry Barricade Incident
Masked Protestant vigilantes of the Ulster Defence Association besieged a Roman Catholic bar in Bogside Londonderry as Catholics barricaded inside. Three men were lightly injured before troops and police quelled the clash amid a planned civil rights rally for Sunday marking the fourth anniversary of Catholic militia violence.
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Atlanta Desegregation Plan Ordered By Courts
The 6 year old Atlanta school case stays in play as the 5th Circuit remands to the district court which must craft a desegregation plan. The court rejects busing fears, cites Austin and Corpus Christi decisions, and requires steps to identify and eliminate one race schools while maintaining a unitary system.
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University of Miami
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Austin, Tex
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Mediator Enters Talks As Hawaii Braces For Dock Strike
A federal mediator joined talks between longshoremen and four stevedoring firms in Honolulu as a 12:01 am strike deadline neared. ILWU Local 142 warned 700 longshoremen and 250 allied workers could walk off if a contract for allied workers stalled. Governor Burns’ office monitored closely as negotiations continued amid fears of disrupted Hawaii shipping links.
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Bert Kobayashi
Robert McElrath
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Reaenku
John A. Burns
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Nixon urges federal budget relief amid spending fears
President Nixon says relief for Americans is a top budget priority and blames Congress for weak spending controls. He compares Congress to a family overspending and ignores total income, speaking from Laurel Cottage after a trip by helicopter to Camp Davis.
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