General Krulak Warns Marines to Defend Record
Lt General Victori H Krulak retires after 34 years in the Marine Corps and urges Marines to defend their Vietnam record against Army critics. He warns postwar survival may depend on articulating Marine contributions as interservice tensions rise.
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Washington
Victori H. Krulak
United States Marine Corps
Marine Corps
Vietnam
Krulak
Saigon
William C. Westmoreland
MACV
North Vietnam demands halt to U S bombing before talks begin
In a Nhan Dan editorial distributed by the Vietnam News Agency Hanoi calls unconditionally halting U S bombing of North Vietnam as the Paris peace talks open. It urges an immediate stop to air and sea bombardments and all other war actions without conditions.
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Tokyo
North Vietnam
Paris
U.S
Nhan Dan
Vietnam
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
North
Hanoi
Laos
Demilitarized Zone
United States
Rockefeller Gains Boston Support After Private Boston Meeting
Governor Rockefeller strengthens his bid for the Republican nomination after a private session with the Massachusetts delegation. His April 30 primary win secures 34 votes on the first ballot. Mayor Lindsay signs a law expanding newsstand sales to include books pennants and rain hats alongside newspapers and periodicals.
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Boston
UPI
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Massachusetts
Rockefeller
John A. Volpe
John V. Lindsay
U S Steps Up Chemical Warfare in Viet Nam
The Air Force plans to dump 10 million gallons of vegetation and crop killing poison over South Vietnam starting July to strip jungle cover and deny food to enemy troops. Officials warn this could cut lawn and garden herbicide supplies for American homeowners while chemical producers struggle to meet defense orders.
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Washington
Air Force
South Vietnam
South
U.S
Vietnam
Pentagon
Air Force to Slash Jet Units at 25 Bases
The Air Force plans cuts at 25 stations reducing 4,340 military and 1,148 civilian personnel while increasing at three bases. FAA will use 14 deactivated radar sites for air route control with six sites to be added later. The move follows a reevaluation of threat levels and missile capability.
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Air Force
Washington
Congress
Federal Aviation Agency
FAA
Marines Prove Logistics Strength in Far Front
Viewpoint from the New York Times Service notes American forces in a broad front near Laos with Marines reporting strong logistics. The piece praises logistic strength flexibility and staying power sustaining operations amid rugged jungle lines of communication and widespread combat.
Stolen 2000 Eucharist Wafers At Gustavus Adolphus College
A note posted at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter requests the return of 2000 communion wafers stolen from the student union bulletin board. The chaplain is asked to talk with the culprit as they are needed for Sunday services.
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ST. Peter, Minn
Gustavus Adolphus College
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