Allies Capture Strategic Cambodian Ferry Crossing
An American and South Vietnamese task force seized the Neak Leung ferry crossing on the Mekong in Cambodia. About 1,800 South Vietnamese marines and U.S. advisers landed from a river flotilla to secure the river corridor from Phnom Penh toward the South Vietnamese border.
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Saigon
APS
Mekong
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
Neak Leung
U.S
Tran van Chon
UPI
Robert Kaylor
Neah Leung
Nixon
Mekong River
Parrot’s Beak
Fishhook
San River
Lomphat
Four In Line For Presidency Of Auto Union
Four candidates for the UAW presidency include Fraser a former Chrysler polisher and negotiator behind the early retirement plan and wage parity for Canadian members. Woodcock heads GM and Aerospace, Bannon directs the Ford Department, and Mazey a longtime militant organizer and secretary treasurer.
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Chrysler Corp
Fraser
Reuther
UAW
Woodcock
General Motors
Aerospace
Detroit
Bannon
Ford Department
Mazey
Philippines
Colorado Auto Crash Claims Las Vegan Life
Colorado Highway Patrol reports a fatal early morning crash in Jefferson County near Sheridan and Ellsworth Streets. Clifford MacDonald, 39, of Denver, and Daniel Duncan of Denver were involved. MacDonald died, Duncan injured. two MacDonald sons served in Vietnam. Palm Mortuary preparing services. Other war casualty figures follow with Allied and Vietnamese losses and weapon seizures.
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MacDonald
Walnut Ave
Denver
Vietnam
Colorado Highway Patrol
Jefferson County
Sheridan Street
Sheridan and
Ellsworth
Daniel Duncan
Duncan
Colorado
Clifford
Frank MacDonald
Winona Court
Clifford MacDonald
Palm Mortuary
Firebombers Strike Iberia Airlines in Four Cities
Fire bombs aimed at Iberia planes exploded or were found at Geneva Amsterdam Frankfurt and London sites. One bomb exploded aboard a Geneva DC9 but no injuries occurred. Swiss passengers were among the evacuees as authorities investigated the security scare tied to Franco era politics.
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Geneva
UPI
Francisco Franco
Iberia Airlines
Iberia
Amsterdam
Schippl
Frankfurt
Germany
Barcelona
London
Heathrow
Palma de Majorca
Mediterranean
Iberian Airlines
Mother of the Year honors at Clark County event
Mrs. Marion Lamb honored as Mother of the Year at Clark County Mother's Day celebration held at Flamingo convention hall. Other awardees include Grace Hayes and Mrs. Judy Bayley. program featured a fashion show and poetry tribute by Nevada’s Norman Kaye. A surprise wedding occurred as Carol Parks married Karl Schmutz.
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Marion Lamb
Floyd Lamb
Ralph Lamb
Darwin Lamb
Clark County
Flamingo Convention Hall
Grace Hayes
George Holly
Lareta Perry
Davy Jones
Fred Tabor
R. Eugene Smith
Jeanette
Home of the Good Shepherd
Viola Mae Lane
The
Salvation Army
Judy Bayley
Frede Moten
Wing Fong
We Are One
Nevada
Norman Kaye
University of Nevada At Las Vegas
John Pearson
John Levendis
Church of Truth
Drug use by Vietnam troops shocks psychiatrist claims
Dr Myron Feld former VA Long Beach psychiatrist claims 75 percent of combat troops in Vietnam use drugs. He cites opium hashish and marijuana as common and links drug use to altered dreams in veterans. He notes similar use among noncombat veterans and female civilian psychiatrists reports of officer usage. Walker Enterprises in Fremont reports $1000 cash burglary with door found ajar.
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San Francisco
UPI
Vietnam
Myron Feld
Veterans Administration Hospital
Long Beach
Feld
Society of Biological Psychiatry
Flames Destroy Chicago Apartment Building Turns Fatal
Nine people died when a four story Chicago west side building burned, trapping residents as two stairways collapsed. Firemen rescued 35, with 5 injured including a firefighter. Damages estimated at 65 000 dollars to the structure and 25 000 to contents.
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Chicago
West Side
UPT
Curtis Volkammer
Volkhammer
Coroner’s Office
LA Teachers Vote to Stay Off Jobs in Salient Contract Stand
United Teachers of Los Angeles voted to remain on strike until the City Board of Education rules on mediator Benjamin Aaron's contract proposal. The plan offers a 7 percent raise, class caps at 32, reviews of textbooks, and restored after school programs if funds allow, with cancellation if money is unavailable.
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Los Angeles
UPI
United Teachers of
City Board of Education
UTLA
Board of Education
Robert Kelly
Lyman Powell
Benjamin Aaron
UCLA
Aaron
Unoccupied Buildings Destroyed By Fires
Unexplained fires around 7 45 p m yesterday destroyed two unoccupied structures off Wyoming and New York between Nellis and Lamb Boulevards. Firefighters arrived at 7 59 p m to find both buildings fully involved. One was an abandoned dwelling used as a juvenile hangout, the other an old barracks type building moved to the site recently.
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Wyoming
New York
Nellis
Lamb
Guards Contract Vote Set May 21 For Vegas Hotels
Union members at about 300 guards across eight Las Vegas Strip hotels will vote May 21 on a wage contract raising pay from 18 to 26 dollars to 35 39 per day over three years. The agreement includes grievance seniority holidays and welfare and pension plans. The Local 151 union covers 600 guards in Southern Nevada with expansion planned northward.
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Las Vegas Strip
W. L. Davis
International Union of Police and Protection Employes Local 151
Davis
Stardust
Caesars Palace
Fremont
Aladdin
Tropicana
Landmark
Hacie
Black Panthers stir White Black Attitudes, Survey Finds
A Harris poll of 1,494 U.S. households shows whites view the Panthers as a menace or threat while blacks are more divided with a notable minority seeing them as a force for good. It notes black youths often express pride and see Panthers doing good work among disadvantaged youths.
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Black Panthers
Pride
Panthers
America
Santa Fe Chief Derailed In California
In Riverbank California a Santa Fe Chief derailed after colliding with a forklift used to paint a conveyor pipe above the track. Twenty six passengers and crew were injured and treated in Oakdale and Modesto area hospitals.
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Riverbank
Calif
UPI
Santa Fe
Oakdale
Modesto
Here
Chicago
San Francisco
San Joaquin Valley
Sid Rogers
Stanislaus County
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Auto Union
Las Vegan
Spanish Airlines
Mrs. Lamb
Carol Parks
Karl Schmutz
Walker Enterprises
E. Fremont
Loretto Hospital
Betty Weaver
Mrs. Weaver
Cunningham
Kate Hirst
Harris Survey
Cers
California
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