Memorial Day Holiday Traffic Gridlock Baffles California Freeways
Traffic clogged area freeways as hundreds of thousands of Southlanders left the metropolis for mountain and desert destinations over the long Memorial Day weekend. Forecasts of fair weather drew holiday motorists to coastal and inland escapes, bringing portions of the area to a near stop.
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California Highway Patrol
Oceanside
San Clemente
Golden State
Weather Bureau
Long Beach
Pt. Concepcion
Mexican
Holiday traffic deaths lead nation as California tops list
United Press International reports 14 traffic deaths in both California and Missouri during the holiday period. total holiday fatalities reach 164 traffic, 52 drowning, 6 air crashes. California highway patrol halted I 5 backups near Oceanside and San Clemente amid Sigalert warnings and heavy weekend travel.
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Missouri
United Press International
Memorial Day march calls for end to Vietnam war on Fifth Avenue
About 1,000 people including troops joined a Memorial Day parade down Fifth Avenue led by three Fort Jackson GIs from United Against the War in Vietnam making their first public appearance since release from stockade. The march, by Veterans for Peace in Vietnam, featured drums and signs decrying U.S. involvement and Vietnamese deaths.
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Respite in a Quiet Clearing Amid War Truce Ends
The scene describes Marines awaiting the end of a truce in a soggy clearing. Copters overhead drown church words as booby traps dot the ground. A chaplain activates a tape of Break Thou The Bread of Life while Marines receive sacraments and depart in small groups.
Berkeley Protest Parade Ends With Flowered Park Dreams
A large disorganized march through Berkeley featured guardsmen on rooftops, monitors on wheels, and protesters planting flowers and shrubs in improvised parks. The day included topless dancing, symbolic soil shipments, and chants honoring Malcolm X and Che Guevara as police avoided broad violence.
San Fernando Mayor Reads Names in Vietnam War Protest
San Fernando Mayor Phillip Jones stood beside a war memorial in San Fernando Park and read aloud a list of Americans killed in Vietnam. He began the tribute shortly after 7 30 a m. as he recited the 35 000 names.
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Phillip Jones
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Singers Picket Dow Chemical in Los Angeles Protest
A small group of less than twenty protesters gathered outside Dow Chemical's western sales office in Los Angeles. Guitarists singers and speakers opposed napalm use and paid tribute to those killed in the Vietnam War, both American and Vietnamese.
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UC Fasters buoyed by Marchers
Hunger strikers at the University of California Los Angeles said they were buoyed by reports of an orderly march in Berkeley. The 29 fasters, who began Monday, pledged to fast until National Guard troops withdrew and urged peace amid the Berkeley controversy.
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Poly sit-down to resolve school race tensions at Poly
Black students call for a boycott until the Board of Education responds to 10 demands. About 600 people attended a meeting at the Petroleum Club with whites, blacks, Spaniards and Chinese. Police presence planned to assure safety. demands include campus access controls and continued staff support.
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Kay M. Walton
Myrtle Ave
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Petroleum Club
Tidal Waves Striking Shan Tung Coast Reported
The New China News Agency reported devastating tidal waves hit Shan tung Province last month. The coastal plain was submerged up to three feet, with seven feet in some areas, threatening 100000 people along the coast. Death toll and full damage details were not disclosed.
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Shantung Province
New China News Agency
Democrats in Congress Clash Over Nixon Era Frustrations
In the first year of the Nixon administration, liberal Democrats Rep. Charles S. Joelson of New Jersey and Rep. Charles A. Vanik of Ohio describe their experiences as exciting and frustrating. Joelson, heading to a New Jersey judgeship, cites powerlessness on the House floor, while Vanik remains hopeful and critical of privileged policies, urging reform within Congress.
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New Era of Truth as Congress Faces Spending
Congressman Vanik says this is the dawn of an age of truth and exposure. He notes rising scrutiny of defense waste and welfare spending, with ceilings on farm subsidies and a push to create independent programs. He cites a broader sense of freedom and Congress taking the initiative to shape policy.
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