War Protest Draws Largest Saturday Crowd Yet
Antiwar supporters gathered nationwide on Saturday ahead of a Sunday Washington march. Radio evangelist Carl McIntire led a fifth March for Victory with police counting about 3,500 protesters surrounding a 35,000 estimate from McIntire aides. Nearby, a 3,000 strong Cubans rally marked Armed Forces Day in the Ellipse behind the White House. In North Chicago about 2,000 antiwar demonstrators marched to the Great Lakes Naval Gate.
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West Berliners Flood East on Pentecost Weekend
Hundreds of thousands of West Berlin visitors crossed into East Berlin as rain drenched the border. East German guards struggled to process the crowd at nine checkpoints, with delays of up to three hours and six mile car lines.
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Drought Relief Tour Hits West Bengal Hard Hit Areas
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi toured drought stricken districts in West Bengal, promising government aid and expert assessment. She spoke with villagers in Bankura and Purulia where sunstroke and heat wave deaths were reported as crops like rice and jute languished under scorching conditions.
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IRA Raiders Shoot Barber In Belfast
Belfast AP report details IRA guerrilla raid in Ballyclare where barber Tom McNally 39 Catholic father of four was shot in his shop. He survived emergency surgery while violence escalates amid sectarian tensions in Northern Ireland with 332 killed since August 1969.
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Nixon Heads Toward Moscow Summit Confident About Talks
President Nixon arrived relaxed and confident for the Moscow summit amid noted tensions over Haiphong, trade, space and arms limits. He projected calm, spoke about Russian television outreach, and recalled past encounters with Khrushchev and Brezhnev while urging careful progress.
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