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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1969
Page
2
In Saigon Communist forces violated the Buddha birthday truce 147 times, killing seven American troops and wounding 53. Allied and Communist casualties rose with 80 enemy deaths reported. A U S serviceman either escaped or was freed during the truce. Defense officials said no ID or hometown was available for the ex-prisoner.
Four men adrift on an ice flow reach a tiny island north of Spitzbergen about 650 miles northwest of Hammerfest in Norway after several days at sea in danger of breaking up.
In Amman a clash with Jordanian and Israeli forces left two Israeli tracked vehicles and a military vehicle destroyed. Tel Aviv reported damage to the Golan Heights oil pipeline, a key artery for Saudi Arabia Jordan Syria and Lebanon, confirming its ongoing use despite earlier doubts.
At the 19th session in Paris the gap widens between Allied and Communist negotiators as talks yielded no progress amid sharp exchanges. A South Vietnamese official said the Communists would not engage in serious bargaining.
UPI reports Sen. Edward M. Kennedy denounces American military actions in Vietnam as senseless hindering Paris peace negotiations. He plans a strong speech at UMass Amherst commencement as he presses for change amid Republican criticism.
Powell III son of Harlem congressman Adam Clayton Powell Jr. marries socialite daughter of a Washington family with Mayflower ancestry at the National Cathedral. The couple plans a two week honeymoon to Moscow and Rimini with a stop in Prague. the bride is Radcliffe educated poet and former Newport debutante.
Natalie Wood and Rich ard Gregson wed in a Russian Orthodox ceremony at Holy Virgin Mary Church in Los Angeles. The 30 year old actress and 39 year old producer, both with prior marriages, hosted guests including Julie Christie Warren Beatty David Niven Anthony Newley and Gregory Peck.
Sidney Shaw, prolific songwriter of Heavenly Will I Find My Love Today and Dreamy, died Thursday at his Manhattan residence after a heart condition. He was 45.
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