Nixon orders North Vietnam blockade as ultimatum to Soviets
President Nixon linked mining of North Vietnamese harbors with strong military steps to choke war supply lines and pressure Moscow. He offered to withdraw U.S. forces within four months after POW releases and an international ceasefire begins, while facing campus protests and mixed congressional reaction.
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Nixon Hopes Soviet Talks To Proceed
Kissinger said Nixon expects to proceed with the Moscow summit on May 22 despite short term friction for Soviet leaders. He noted no Moscow signal on whether talks will go ahead and cited potential battlefield effects from new Soviet weapons while underscoring continued willingness to resume peace talks. The aide described Nixon's moves as painful with some risk but not unacceptable, linking Paris talks with Le Duc Tho to the planned actions.
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Henry A. Kissinger
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Vietnam
Moscow
Kissinger
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Soviet Union
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Indochina
Hanoi
Paris
le Duc Tho
Mining of Enemy Ports Opens New Vietnam Blockade
Saigon AP reports the largest U.S. air and naval task force in Vietnam began mining Haiphong and other North Vietnamese ports to cut material routes. A MIG was shot down, and Rear Adm. Rembrandt C. Robinson was killed when a helicopter crashed. remaining ships and planes launched sustained strikes across North Vietnam.
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North Vietnam
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Tonkin Gulf
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Rembrandt C. Robinson
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Saratoga
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Hanoi
Lee
State Court Denies Drys More Time
The Oklahoma Supreme Court refused to grant the drys extra time to challenge the liquor by the drink petition. SANE official Ross McLennan said the group will appeal to federal courts if the high court upholds the petition's validity. Supreme Court referee James D. Giles was prepared to uphold the petition unless the court ordered more time.
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Thunderstorms Forecast Across Lawton Area Tonight
Weather report indicates thunderstorms may clear this afternoon then return tonight across Lawton and western Oklahoma as a frontal system moves east. Rain chances are 20 percent tonight and 50 percent later. highs in the upper 70s, lows in the mid 50s, with readings reaching the low 80s and a high of 73 yesterday.
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Councilman Urges Pay Hikes for City Workers
Councilman Ernest Roper calls for pay raises full hospitalization and longevity pay in the 72-73 budget. He cites wages as low as 1.70 an hour and urges funding from anticipated 96 000 from sewage effluent sales.
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Ernest Roper
Ward 2
Roper
Henry Nabers
Beller
Nabers
PSC
Ward
Cleo Craig
Two Chinese Ships Attacked in Vietnamese Waters
Reports from Peking say two Chinese vessels anchored in North Vietnamese waters were repeatedly attacked by U S planes and warships over the weekend. In Washington a dock strike looms after a Pay Board cut in raises for 50 000 East and Gulf Coast longshoremen. The Selective Service announced about 9 000 men born in 1952 and earlier will be called to service in June. A rescue team reached 4 800 feet at the Sunshine mine as 58 miners remain trapped after a flash fire with a nearby cave-in not affecting rescue efforts.
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Peking
Washington
Gulf Coast
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Army
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Sunshine Mine
Maine
Stiffer Littering Penalty Urged by Camp Fire Girls
City officials consider tougher penalties after Camp Fire Girls report heavy litter along Elmer Thomas Park Cache Road right of way. Volunteers cleaned one section but found trash like beer bottles cans and cigarette bags, delaying a second sweep.
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Don Whitaker
Elmer Thomas Park
Cache Road
Nixon escalates Vietnam war actions draw Soviet protest
Tass denounces Nixon for naked aggressive acts and violation of international law over mining and strikes into North Vietnam. Moscow agency accuses U S moves of escalating war to save 60 000 American lives while threatening Soviet shipping and portraying a Communist threat as justification.
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Tass
Nixon
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Vietnam
South Vietnam
United States
Israeli soldiers kill hijackers and free airliner hostages
Israeli army troopers killed two Arab hijackers and captured two others aboard a Sabena plane at Ben Gurion Airport after a 21 hour siege. 97 passengers and crew were released unharmed though initial reports conflicted on injuries. The hijackers were four paratroopers, apparently disguised as mechanics, and explosives were reported aboard.
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Israel
Sabena
Fense
Lawton Residents Back Nixon Move To Block North Vietnam Aid
Lawton residents largely support President Nixon’s order to block shipments to North Vietnam announced in a nationwide broadcast. The survey quoted pastor Afton Bailey backing the move as a path to peace, while homemaker Mrs. Ernest Godlove warned it could backfire.
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Lawton
Nixon
North Vietnam
U.S
Afton Bailey
Westwood Baptist Church
Ernest Godlove
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