Paratroopers Enter Quang Tri Citadel in Street Fighting
About 400 South Vietnamese paratroopers fought through heavy fire to inside the Citadel at Quang Tri City. An army spokesman said some North Vietnamese defenders remained inside while the city and citadel faced continued shelling and air strikes. The operation followed the city’s capture on May 1 and aimed to reclaim Quang Tri with ongoing air and ground assaults.
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Quang Tri, Vietnam
Quang Tri
Saigon
U.S
Hanoi
South Vietnam
My Chanh River
Quang Tri City
North Vietnam
Wu Chua
U.S. Command
Midway
Haiphong
Air Force
Britain Gripped by Walker Outbreak as Dockers Demand Release
Thousands more British workers join a walkout over the jailing of five longshoremen. Official Solicitor Norman Turner said he would apply to the National Industrial Relations Court for the dockers' release to defuse a nationwide disruption. The strike grows with auto aircraft, miners, airport workers and truckers joining, totaling about 100000 in sympathy, while 42000 longshoremen began the action after contempt sentences.
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ONDON
Norman Turner
The
National Industrial
Turner
Nounced
Department of Employment
Industrial Relations Court
City Budget Calls For Pay Boost And Record Expenditures
The city council approves a record budget of 6 182 387 including a five percent across the board raise for employees. Prepared by Finance Director Sal Taranto the plan shows expenditures above last year and outlines general fund street and fish and game allocations. Taranto notes a preliminary revenue rise but a year end surplus will fall about 326 578 with prior shortages and a water authority payment affecting city finances.
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Sal Taranto
Taranto
County Excise Board
Lawton
St. Louis- San Francisco Railway Company
New Lee
City Charter Election Draws Light Turnout in Lawton
Lawton voters faced a light turnout as they weighed a proposed charter shifting from statutory mayor council to council manager. With polls open until 7 pm, a precinct average near 28 votes by noon contrasted with 53 in a 1971 primary, and eight wards would be created with ten council seats if approved.
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Lawtonians
Real
Grant
Pioneer
Monroe
Ferris
Smith
U S Warns Waldheim Over Reports on Dikes Bombing
The United States sharply warned UN Secretary General Kurt Waldheim against spreading reports of U S bombings of North Vietnam dikes along the Red River. Waldheim cited private unofficial reports and said the potential consequences could be disastrous if the allegations were correct, while emphasizing uncertainty.
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Nited Nations
N.Y
United States
U. N
Kurt Waldheim
U. S
North Vietnam
Waldheim
Red River
Hanoi
William P
Rogers
Washington
George Ed
Bush
U.S
Lone Survivor Tells Of Death Fishing Trip Nightmare
A Gulf of Mexico fishing trip turned deadly for four when their boat capsized. After clinging to the hull for days, Van Beber survived alone as his companions disappeared. He recalls hopes, delays, and missed rescue attempts before being hospitalized in Florida.
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Meyers
Fila
Gulf of Mexico
Richard van Bebers
Robert Williamses
van Beber
Jean
Miami
Joyce
Robert
Fort Myers
Officials Seal Mine After Lethal Gas Detected
In LACKSVILLE West Virginia eight mine workers remain entombed as Consol Coal seals Blacksville No 1 mine after lethal methane is detected. Three steel and concrete caps seal the main air and production shafts as operations halt. a 72 hour watch is set to monitor the seals and prevent further explosions.
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Lacksville
W. Va
Blacksville No. 1
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Oklahoma Supreme Court Upholds License Revocation
The Oklahoma Supreme Court today upheld a six months suspension of a driver's license for refusing a chemical test for intoxication. The ruling follows the state's per se implied consent law and authority to revoke licenses for noncompliance.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Supreme Court
Senate kills military-foreign-aid bill in pullout bid
The Senate defeated the $1.785 billion military-foreign-aid bill 48 to 42 after voting to force U S withdrawal from Indochina. A separate vote cut off funds for U S combat operations in Vietnam Laos and Cambodia in four months, tied to prisoner releases. House action and possible Senate reconsideration remain.
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Senate
Ashington
U.S
Indochina
Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
Hugh Scott
Paris
House
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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Lee Memorial Hospital
van Bebers
Williamses
Gulf Coast
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Consolidation Coal Co
Crete
John Corcoran
Aspen
Colo
Lance Reventlow
Woolworth
Barbara Hutton
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Nixon
White House
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Oklahoma
State Election Board
San Antonio, Tex
Gary Keith Estes
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