Northern Quarter Enemy Kills 30 GIs In Attack
In the northern quarter of South Vietnam a three-shell assault killed 30 U S Marines and wounded 50 as a 100 pound rocket pierced a bunker at Charlie 2 four miles south of the DMZ. Gunfire and mortars hit firebase Brick near Hue and the A Shau valley fights continued with South Vietnamese forces claiming 45 enemy dead.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Charlie 2
Demilitarized Zone
Pfc
Steve Newton
Hawesville
Newton
U.S
Dmz
Brick
101St Airborne Division
Hue
da Nang
A Shau
Third Attack Two Officers Killed In Harlem Ambush
In Harlem two patrolmen, Waverly Jones and Joseph Piagentini, were gunned down as they left a sick person call in an organized ambush. The slayings followed two prior shootings against officers in three days, prompting calls for armed patrols.
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Harlem
New York
Patrick W. Murphy
Waverly Jones
Joseph Piagentini
Anno
Jones
Piagentini
Housing Authority
GM stockholders fall short in policy challenge at GM meeting
Stockholders failing to reach the three percent threshold faced dissident proposals at General Motors. Campaign GM said it would try again next year while dissidents pushed for expanded board elections and greater disclosure on safety and environmental policies, including ending GM’s operations in South Africa amid apartheid debates.
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Detroit
General Motors
Commission
Campaign
Mal
Conna
Republic of South Africa
Domestic
Foreign Missionary Society
Protestant Episcopal Church
United States
Leon Sullivan
James Roche
Senate panel urges release of Thai troops in Laos report
Senate Foreign Relations Committee says 4800 U.S. financed Thai troops operate in Laos supporting the Laotian government. A classified staff report on their activities was presented after a closed session. Members charged the State Department gave incomplete information about the operation.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Laos
State Department
Congress
U.S
Cambodia
Clifford P. Case
R-N.j
Central Intelligence Agency
James G. Lowenstein
Richard Moose
Britain and France push for Common Market entry amid domestic opposition
Pompidou and Heath return from a two day summit confident they can win domestic support for Britain joining the six member Common Market. MPs in Britain and critics in France stress potential costs and safeguards as talks cover pound Sterling reform New Zealand farm supplies and long term nuclear cooperation.
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Paris
France
Britain
Georges Pompidou
Edward Heath
Europe
Heath
Pompidou
Commonwealth
London
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
New Zealand
Norway
Denmark
Ireland
Nations Reach Unanimous Accord On Intelsat Satellite System
Washington AP reports 79 nations at the Intelsat conference unanimously approved a new permanent framework for international satellite communications. President Nixon called the 27 month-long talks an historic achievement and noted the cooperative venture is run as a public utility with member nations owning satellites and each country handling its own ground stations and calls. The United States previously led with Comsat holding a majority vote and operating technically.
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Washington
Intelsat
Nixon
International Telecommunications Satellite Consortium
U.S
Pay hike linked one year draft extension faces votes
Senator Schweiker argues a one year extension tied to a 987 million pay increase could unlock a volunteer army. The Senate set May 25 to vote on amendments barring Indochina duty and a 6000 combat enlistment bonus, May 26 on an 18 month extension and pay, and June 4 on a stop drafting proposal and the one year plan.
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Washington
Richard
Schweiker
Senate
Sen
Harold F. Hughes
Iowa
Armed Services Committee
House
Nixon
Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Peter Dominick
R-Corp
Hughes
Mark C. Hatfield
R-Ore
Private colleges aid bill heads to North Carolina Senate
The House approved a bill backed by Gov. Bob Scott to provide state aid for private colleges and universities through scholarship funds. An appropriations plan seeks 9.5 million over two fiscal years, though only about 600 thousand may be allocated this session. Proponents say aid could prevent closures and preserve private education. Other Friday actions include a legislative watchdog to track state spending and a safety inspection bill adding rear view mirrors as the Senate sent it back to the House.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Senate
Bob Scott
House
Allen Barbee
D-Nash
Perry Martin
Northampton
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Edward J. Kiernan
Murphy
Securities and Exchange
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New York Times
Great Britain
Lewis Gulick
Associated Press
U.S. Communications Satellite Corp
Comsat
Vietnam
Indochina
Mike Mansfield
Eeetes Weather SA
Hector McGeachy
Dcumberland
Carolina
David Yes R Caldwell
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