26 May 1970
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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1970
Page
1
North Vietnamese troops seized Attopeu in southern Laos and the provincial capital Stung Treng in northeastern Cambodia, using them as safe way stations for southern supply convoys. The capture aids rapid movement while American air strikes struggle to hit populated towns.
Beir ut reports say an Israeli armored unit briefly entered southern Lebanon on Monday triggering fears of a major invasion. The army called it patrolling activity with 28 soldiers and four tanks and clashed near Yaroun. Beirut interrupted radio to announce a new aggression as Arab guerrillas had killed 12 children in an earlier ambush.
A total of 176 aboard three jetliners were hijacked to Havana. Delta 102, American 74, and Mexican 79 passengers were diverted, with the Delta returning to Miami and the American refueling in Havana after stops in New York.
Amid Athens attention Greek papers report a marital spat between Aristotle Onassis and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis over opera star Maria Callas. They note Onassis promised not to see Callas again but allegedly broke his word.
St Louis mayor Alfonso Cervantes announced he will file a $12 million libel suit against Life magazine and reporter Denny Walsh over a article accusing him of consorting with gangsters.
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