Allied Troops Brace for Heavy Vietnam Fighting
Saigon reports field command plans for intensified Viet Cong action around Ho Chi Minh's birthday. More than 1 000 U S troops pull back from the Cambodian border toward Long Binh Bien Hoa and Tan Son Nhut prepares 10 000 airmen for possible attacks as Viet Cong 5th Division shifts south from War Zone D.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
North Vietnam
Long Binh-Bien Hoa
Tan Son Nhut
U.S
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
Bien Hoa
5Th
U.S. Army
U.S. 2Nd Field Force
Thieu Seeks Meeting With Nixon
President Thieu said a Nixon meeting is necessary to set a common policy amid current military and political tensions. He met with Secretary Rogers and indicated he favors a Washington session soon if Nixon agrees, aiming to align positions beyond Nixon’s eight point peace plan. Diplomatic observers note Thieu signaled cautious public support.
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Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
Nixon
Thieu
William P. Rogers
Washington
Rogers
Warm and Cool Air Mix Across Nation Spreads Showers
The nation sees a blend of warm and cool air with mild conditions in the East and West while a late-season chill and scattered showers dampen weekend plans. Cool air pushes from Montana to Minnesota into northwestern Texas as severe thunderstorms fade in the southern Plains and Southeast. Rain of an inch or more drenches Gulf Coast and Mississippi Valley regions and portions of the Great Lakes.
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Montana
Minnesota
Texas
Plains
Gulf Coast
Nebraska
Upper
Great Lakes
Mississippi Valley
Another Soviet General Is Dead
The Soviet Defense ministry paper Red Star announced Lt. Gen G. K. Volkov died at 70. This marks the 16th general death announced since April 10 with no suggested connection among the deaths.
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Moscow
Red Star
G. K. Volkov
North Vietnam Attacks Nixon Peace Proposal
North Vietnam denounces President Nixon peace plan as revealing U S aims to keep South Vietnam as a neo colony and demands unconditional U S troop withdrawal. A Nhan Dan commentary says Nixon remains obdurate on fundamental questions and urges withdrawal of all foreign troops as the key first step in the overall solution.
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Tokyo
North Vietnam
Nixon
Vietnam
U.S
South Vietnam
Communist Party
Nhan Dan
United States
NLF
National Liberation Front
Viet Cong
Nixon Awards Medal Heroes as Navy Demonstration Off Norfolk
President Nixon honors two Vietnam War heroes with the Medal of Honor and heads to the carrier Saratoga off Norfolk to view a naval firepower and air defense demonstration. Ferguson rescued wounded crew during a Hue city mission on January 31, 1968. Kinsman shielded comrades from a grenade at Vinh Long on February 6, 1968, suffering grave injuries.
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Nixon
Army
Frederick E. Ferguson
Thomas J. Kinsman, Ferguson
Fred H. Ferguson
el Centro
Calif
Callant
Hue
Kinsman
Thomas R. Kinsman
Onalaska
Wash
Vinh Long
Saratoga
Norfolk
Peru Seizes Freezes U S Fishing Boat Over Fees
The Peru vian Navy seized the U S tuna clipper Western King 25 miles off Talera then freed it after captain Nick Tutanic paid 500 for registry 4500 for a license and about 10000 in other fines. Relations with the United States remain strained.
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Lima
Peru
U.S
Peter Pan Caribe, Inc
Seattle
Wash
Talera
Nick Tiutanic
Girl From Athens Reports Good After Transplant
Twelve year old Krista Hummel of Athens Ohio is listed in good condition at Colorado General Hospital five days after receiving a healthy liver. Doctors said cancer had destroyed her liver and the donor, who died, was not identified. The donor also supplied a kidney for an unnamed 24 year old Denver area woman at the Denver VA Hospital who is also doing well.
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Denver
Krista Hummel
Colorado General Hospital
Athens
Ohio
Denver Area
Denver Veterans Administration Hospital
Robbs May Purchase Home In Washington
The Washington Post reports former President Johnsons daughter and son in law may buy a colonial style home near the Pentagon for about 75 000 to 85 000 dollars. Marine Maj Charles Robb and his wife were seen on the lawn taking photos before returning to the LBJ Ranch in Texas.
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Washington
Johnson
Pentagon
Washington Post
Charles Robb
LBJ
Texas
Moonship Crew Set For Sunday Launch
Dr Shonk, third physician to leave Hocking Valley Community Hospital staff, writes an open letter defending the hospital and its policies after staff privileges were terminated. Hospital administrator Alex Buerhaus says Shonk refused to comply with regulations on medical records and communications, signaling resignation. Protests have been lodged with county officials as the 1966 county hospital era continues.
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Dr. Shonk
Charles F. Shonk
Hocking Valley Community Hospital
Alex Buerhaus
Shonk
Logan
Richard Bullock
McArthur
Vinton County
Owen Yaw
Tri-County
OEA Holds Emergency Meeting On Statewide Income Tax Push
The Ohio Education Association calls an emergency representative assembly to discuss a 1 percent statewide income tax to fund schools and raise teacher salaries amid a funding crisis after May 6 ballot rejections. The plan faces House delays and fiscal posture reviews.
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OEA
Columbus. Ohio
Ohio Education Association
DEA
Representative Assembly
Parma
Lima
Lancaster
Newark
Martins Ferry
Cuyahoga Falls
Protests and clashes cross California campuses and cities
Peace protesters clash with police near Berkeley’s UC campus as National Guardsmen patrol an 18 block area after two bloody clashes. In Burlington NC snipers exchange fire, wounding two civilians as guards move in after student unrest. James Roosevelt recovering from a back stab wound amid a family dispute in California. Malaysian rioting prompts stockpiling and curfews. Dr Philip Blaiberg’s heart transplant status concerns South Africa. In Columbus group insurance bidding required when premiums exceed two thousand dollars.
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Associated Press
Stanford Research Institute
People’s Park
Berkeley
California
University of California
Geneva
James Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Gladys
LHS Senior Banquet Honors 200 at School Event
Logan High School celebrated its senior class with about 200 attendees at the LHS cafeteria. The banquet featured student speakers, performances, and presentation of keys to six honors students, and tonight the prom runs 8 to midnight with a New Jersey orchestra and a post prom party at the Logan Armory.
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Logan High School
LHS
Gary Rollins
Ronnie Rutter
Vicki Crawford
Paula Hummel
Susie Smith
Danny Jenkins
Tony Funk
Claudette McPheron
Ellery Blick
Charles Moore
Debbie Johnson
Carol Mathias
New Jersey
Logan Armory
Donald Christenson
Alice Frasch
OMA Winds Up Annual Convention in Columbus
The Ohio Medical Association wrapped five days of scientific and business sessions in Columbus stressing concern over dwindling private practice doctors. It adjourned by creating a Council on Private Practice to work with medical schools to boost private practice physician supply.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio Medical Association
Apollo 10 set for lunar pathfinder flight from Cape Kennedy
Apollo 10 astronauts Stafford Young and Cernan prepare for a 12 49 p m EDT liftoff aboard a Saturn 5 to a 237 000 mile mission around the moon. The flight tests docking maneuvers and rendezvous ahead of the July 20 Apollo 11 landing. Flight spans eight days five minutes with an early fuel system scare resolved by a loose electrical connection.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Thomas P. Stafford
John W. Young
Eugene A. Cernan
Stafford
Moon
Cernan
Neil A. Armstrong
Edwin E. Aldrin
Moltke
Young
Venus 6 fails to land as Venus 5 signals fade
Jodrell Bank reports Venus 6 ejected capsule stopped transmitting after 53 minutes while Venus 5 signals from Friday showed a hard atmospheric entry. Sir Bernard Lovell called the missions scientifically valuable and noted radio data could reveal Venus under its thick clouds.
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Jodrell Bank
England
Jodrell Bank Observatory
Observatory
Venus 6
Bernard Lovell
Venus 5
Lovell
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White House
Robbs
Louis Koenig
General Assembly
Koenig
Ohio General Assembly
Chicago
Chicago Teachers Union
John E. Desmond
Burlington
N.C
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Cape Town
South Africa
Philip Blaiberg
Groote Schuur Hospital
Atty
Paul W. Brown
OMA
Venus
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