North Vietnamese counterattack on An Loc relief column fails
Saigon reports a dawn counterattack by several hundred NVA troops and tanks interrupted a South Vietnamese push to break the siege of An Loc. casualties include 81 NVA killed and 15 SV soldiers dead. U.S. adviser says the assault failed due to advance warning. The siege, 60 miles north of Saigon, enters its 44th day with heavy air and artillery support.
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Saigon
An Loc
North Vietnam
Highway 13
Vinh
Demilitarized Zone
Franklin
Grocery Prices Dip Despite Rising Living Costs in April
April saw grocery prices fall by two tenths of 1 percent while overall living costs rose two tenths of 1 percent, aided by declines in meats fruit and vegetables. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports the sustained small increase, with the Nixon administration praising progress toward lower inflation.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
Marina Whitman
Council of Economic Advisers
Nixon
Nixon heads to Moscow for summit talks
President Nixon departs from Washington for Salzburg and Moscow aiming to make progress on U S Soviet trade space cooperation and arms control He says talks may not solve all differences but could yield substantive results and a path to peace He touts three focus areas and plans two major speeches in Moscow
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Nixon
Moscow
United States
Soviet Union
White House
Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Brezhnev
U.S
Wallace resumes campaign with thank you message
Wallace signals possible return to the Democratic presidential race after a shooting at a rally. His press secretary says there have been no strategy sessions, while doctors report continued paralysis and ongoing physical therapy. Authorities pursue leads as Arthur Bremer is charged with the shooting.
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Silver Spring
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Billy Joe Camp
Camp
Here
Nixon
Arthur H. Bremer
Prince George’s County
Bremer
FBI
25 Year Old Mayor Faces Recall and Bike Patrol Claims
Cotati California mayor Annette Lombardi 25 leads a trio of young council members Stephen Laughlin 24 and Geoffrey Dunham 29 after ousting incumbents last April. Residents fear change while Lombardi handles protests and recalls with town politics and police relations amid bicycle patrol rumors.
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Cotati
Calif
Annette Lombardi
Miss Lombardi
Sonoma State College
Stephen Laughlin
Geoffrey Dunham
San Francisco
Pril
Annette
Young Council
McGovern Seeks Momentum In Oregon Primary Vote
Sen George McGovern campaigns in Oregon seeking momentum for the California clash. He aims to win endorsements from Cesar Chavez and Coretta Scott King to boost Latino and black support, while rival Hubert Humphrey bypasses Oregon campaigning. Debates with Humphrey slated for CBS and ABC programs, with Meet the Press to follow if arranged.
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McGovern
Oregon
George McGovern
California
Chavez
Coretta Scott King
Martin Luther King Jr
Hubert H. Humphrey
Edward M. Kennedy
Humphrey and McGovern Schedule California TV Debates
Senators Hubert H. Humphrey and George McGovern agreed to two California primary debates on CBS Face the Nation and ABC Issues and Answers on May 28 and June 4 with a possible third debate next week. NBC Meet the Press could host if arranged.
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Phoenix
Los Angeles
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Oregon
Patsy Mink
Hawaii
Kennedy
Humphrey
CBS
Face the Nation
ABC
NBC
Hubert H. Humphrey
George McGovern
Minnesota
South Dakota
the Nation
Swers
Meet
Sam Yorty
Mantling
Inc
Maryland GOP Honors Agnew with Sinatra Song
Maryland Republicans filled the Lyric Theater with 2500 attendees for a tribute to Vice President Spiro Agnew raising at least 100 dollars per seat. Frank Sinatra made a walk on appearance singing a personalized tribute about Agnew, his first stage performance in a year and reportedly his last.
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Maryland
Spiro T. Agnew
Frank Sinatra
Bob Hope
Lyric Theater
Ray Bolger
Agnew
Sinatra
Las Vegas
James Stewart
Chuck Connors
James Drury
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Eva Gabor
Alan B. Shephard Jr
Eugene A. Cernan
Thomas P. Stafford
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Henry A. Kissinger
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