Allied Forces Kill 616 Reds In Northeast South Viet Nam
Fighting in the northeast corner of South Vietnam continued for a third day with U S and South Vietnamese troops reporting 616 enemy killed in the past two days. U S forces fought near Dong Ha and Hue while B 52 bombers hit North Vietnamese truck parks and gun positions in the A Shau Valley.
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May Day Seethes in Soviet Bloc and Eases in Prague
May Day 1968 highlighted tensions and lines of division across Europe and Asia. In Moscow East Berlin and Warsaw hard line leaders paraded military displays while Prague under Dubcek showed cautious optimism. Across Asia Maoist China and North Vietnam celebrated in contrast to Western anti government protests in Tokyo and Madrid.
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Peace Talks At Sea Okay With U S
The White House accepted Indonesia's proposal for preliminary peace talks with North Vietnam on an Indonesian naval vessel in the Gulf of Tonkin. A neutral ship on a neutral sea would be a good meeting place, said White House Secretary George Christian, with both nations' ambassadors in Indonesia. The plan aims to find a location with diplomatic representation for all sides.
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House Sets $18 Billion Cut in Appropriations
The House Appropriations Committee approved a plan cutting $18 billion in overall appropriations including a $4 billion cut in the upcoming year. The action aims to break the tax and economy deadlock, with Mahon noting it should influence the tax bill. The measure also suggests rescinding at least $8 billion of carryover appropriations and will be addressed in January.
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Crawford voters reject high school proposal in district vote
In Gays Mills and Soldiers Grove Wisconsin the North Crawford School District held an advisory referendum on building a new high school. Of 1026 votes cast 777 opposed and 249 supported the plan with 651 ballots in Gays Mills and 375 in Soldiers Grove.
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Rockefeller Outlines Vietnam Pace Shift and Asian Council
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller urged reversing the Americanization of the Vietnam War and proposed a council of Asian nations to advance economic progress and stability. He called Saigon to mobilize manpower and expand local governance while avoiding North Vietnam escalation, stressing negotiated settlement as essential. Rockefeller praised Johnson’s peace efforts and framed a noncoercive path to a political solution.
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McCarthy Wins Democratic Delegates In Massachusetts Primary
In Massachusetts the Democratic ballot saw Senator Eugene J. McCarthy from Minnesota win just over half the votes. On the Republican side Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller of New York achieved an upset write in victory for the party, defeating the favorite son Governor John A. Volpe.
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Rites Set for Leon Man Killed in Vietnam
Pfc. Jerry Wayne Heuer, 21, of Leon Wisconsin was killed in action in Vietnam on April 15 after arriving at Cam Ranh Bay April 1. Military rites will be held at 1 30 p m Saturday at the Leon Congregational Church with burial in Leon Cemetery. Visitation at Fossum Funeral Home Bangor Friday 3 to 10 p m and at the church Saturday from 11 30 a m. Heuer, the eldest of ten, had served since Aug 7 1967 with basic training at Ft Campbell Ky and advanced training at Ft Lewis Wash before duty in Augsburg Germany and Vietnam. He is survived by parents six sisters and three brothers. His last letter Apr 10 stated they had not yet contacted the enemy forces but expected to soon.
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Tower defends U S policy securing Viet will contain Reds
Sen John Tower argues securing South Vietnam forms a buffer against Communist expansion and warns against overextension. He favors a defensive perimeter and warns against turning the U S into a world policeman while urging restraint in Middle East and Aegean conflicts.
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