Rockets Strike Saigon On Ho Chi Minh Birthday
Enemy rockets and mortars hit Saigon early Sunday on Ho Chi Minh's 78th birthday, starting fires and smoke over the capital. No Americans were killed, a small number wounded, and initial Vietnamese casualties were reported at seven dead and 40 wounded.
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Edwin Q. White
Saigon
North Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
U.S
Popular Force
Gio Linh
Demilitarized Zone
Joint General Staff
Demos Claim Negro Vote Could Decide Close 1960 Election
The Negro vote, about 10 percent of voters, could swing a close November race. The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes the group’s strategic urban locations give outsized influence in the electoral college. Democratic and Republican leaders acknowledge the power of black turnout.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Robert J. Havel
the Plain Dealer
Louis Martin
John F. Kennedy
Clarence L. Townes
GOP Committee
Townes
Nimbus weather satellite destroyed after abort at sea
A Nimbus weather satellite built to extend forecast range was blown up after a booster failure, falling into the Pacific between Vandenberg AFB and San Miguel Island. The 1,260-pound observatory carried two plutonium power units designed to outlast solar power and was the first Nimbus destroyed in the program.
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Calif
Pacific
U.S. Space Agency
San Miguel Island
Vandenberg
Los Angeles
Space Agency
Earth
Session on Teacher Unrest at University of Wisconsin
Madison AP reports a Special conference on Teacher Unrest scheduled for June 3-5 at the University of Wisconsin. Nathan Feinsinger, labor mediator and director of the Center for Teaching and Research in Disputes Settlement, said teachers have problems distinct from other public employe groups. Details to be announced.
Kennedy Criticizes Humphrey Over Paris Talks Statement
Oregon stop unlatches Kennedy attack on Humphrey for a misstatement about participants in Paris peace talks. He urges separate talks between the National Liberation Front and South Vietnam, arguing the vice president’s remarks could hinder negotiations. Kennedy spoke at the University of Oregon after a 124 mile train tour through the Willamette Valley.
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Humphrey
Paris
Joseph E. Mohbrt
Eugene, Ore
Robert F. Kennedy
Hubert H. Humphrey
National Liberation Front
New York Democrat
University of Oregon
Willamette Valley
Oregon
Salem
Cane Tal
Oregon City
Albany
Maine
NLF
France in crisis as de Gaulle rushes home
Paris reports the gravest social and industrial crisis of de Gaulle's ten year rule. Strikes paralyze rail, air, postal, and telecoms across France as students occupy universities and unions call for wider action. Pompidou and security chiefs scramble to maintain order amid a looming censure motion.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Bucharest
France
Romania
Georges Pompidou
Defense
Interior
de Gaulle
Orly
Rene Capitani
Federation of the
Democratic and Socialist Left
Pompidou
Communist Party
Waldeck Rochet
Democratic Union
Marquette faculty seek leniency for protesting students
Marquette University in Milwaukee invites dissident students to return and asks that withdrawals not lead to penalties. Fr. Bernard Cooke and Rev. Raymond McAuley were to concelebrate a unity Mass as protests over alleged institutional racism continue after 20 black students, including basketball players, withdrew before finals. 14 remained. The university plans a Negro administrator to coordinate a scholarship program for the disadvantaged, but leaders have not yet acted on the protests.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Marquette University
Roman Catholic University
Bernard Cooke
Father Cooke
Raymond McAuley
University
Marquette Gymnasium
Marquette
U S Viet Peace Talks Stall Over Basic Issues
In their longest session yet US and North Vietnamese envoys clash over core points with no progress reported. Harriman demands North Vietnam acknowledge combat troops in the South while Thuy insists all bombing of the North stop unconditionally, delaying any potential agreement.
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U.S
Paris
United States
North Vietnam
Vietnam
W. Averell Harriman
Harriman
Xuan Thuy
Thuy
South Vietnam
Cartoonists Pass Up Preakness For LBJ
President Johnson welcomed members of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists to the White House. He joked about missing them when he retires to Texas and praised cartoonists for truth telling and sharpening democratic dialogue as they craft provocative art.
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Washington
Johnson
The
Association of American Editorial Cartoonists
White House
America
Baltimore
Texas
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