Nixon meets protesters at Lincoln Memorial amid large Washington rally
A crowd of more than 50 000 demonstrated peacefully in Washington as President Nixon held a predawn talk with youths at the Lincoln Memorial. The rally near the Ellipse drew many college age attendees and some fainted from heat while medics reported no major incidents. The day featured speeches and possible plans to march on the White House after the event.
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Cuban Exiles Claim New Attack On Cuba From Miami
Miami exiles led by Capt. Orlando Lorenzo Rodriguez say CNM landed inland on Cuba and established positions with no opposition. They frame the action as the start of a broader war against Marxism and its cohorts and deny U S involvement.
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Israeli Warplanes Hit Guerrilla Bases in Lebanon
Israeli warplanes bombed guerrilla bases in southern Lebanon for about 90 minutes in retaliation for terrorist raids on Israeli civilians. A Tel Aviv spokesman said all planes returned safely after targeting bases on the southwestern slopes of Mount Hermon. Witnesses in Marjayoun confirmed the attack as jets and explosions were heard near Beirut.
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City planners hold four public hearings on construction and permits
The City Planning Commission will hold four hearings including two for new dwellings. Mary Louise Barefoot seeks a variance for a home at 5255 S De Salvador. Ezperanza Garcia seeks a use permit for a home at 415 N K St. Robert R. Baray seeks a home office for civil engineering at 10 N X St. James A. Thompson seeks a home office for metal detectors at 1037 N Sixth St. An acre city property sale at the wastewater plant site and heavy industrial zoning progress for auto dismantling yards are also on the agenda.
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Agnew Softens Dissent Attack After Nixon Call
Boise Idaho Vice President Spiro Agnew trimmed two pages of controversial remarks about dissenters from a Republican fund-raising speech. He said the content was not his and deleted it to help cool the volatile national scene. He urged others to show self restraint while defending his criticism of Sen. J. William Fulbright and liberal ideologues.
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U S Navy flotilla pushes into Cambodia with aims to destroy bases
An armada of U S and South Vietnamese gunboats and infantry crossed the Mekong into Cambodia near Neak Leung amid reports of plans to destroy Communist bases along the frontier. About 50 000 allied troops operate on a 300 mile front as Viet Cong reinforcements move to counter the Cambodian push. The flotilla includes 40 American vessels and 60 South Vietnamese ships. advisers accompany the force though no ground troops are listed.
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Reagan slams protesters as very stupid in Cambodia war claim
Governor Ronald Reagan called students who say Nixon expanded the Vietnam war by sending troops to Cambodia very stupid. He told newsman Mike Boyd at Sacramento airport that protesters undermine peace and withdrawal from the conflict.
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Teamsters set picket lines across Northern California and St Louis
Los Angeles Local 208 members formed picket lines in Contra Costa County and San Jose while San Francisco Bay locals stayed off the action. In St Louis, drivers voted to resume work after the industry dropped multimillion dollar lawsuits against the union. Police questioned a suspect in triple trucker shootings near Edwardsville as Adams County firms consider wage hikes and a national referendum on a $1.10 hourly contract.
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Youth 19 Hurt in Vandenberg Village Car Crash
William F. Flaherty, 19, of 3994 Clubhouse Rd Vandenberg Village, suffered a possible broken shoulder in a collision with a milk truck on Oakmont Ave north of Muirfield Pl at 6 a.m. He was in satisfactory condition at Lompoc Hospital. Driver Thomas Harman, 17, of 1009 W Prune Ave Lompoc, reported uninjured. The truck struck Flaherty’s car broadside.
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Nixon Defends Cambodia Action To Seek Peace
President Nixon declared the Cambodia operation saves American lives and hastens peace while ordering the first troop withdrawals next week. He said South Vietnamese forces would handle future Cambodian drives and promised more reductions within a year. Outside, thousands of protesters planned a mass rally as Nixon offered to meet a delegation and to narrate plan to the nation.
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Weekend Weather Outlook With Tidal Boasts
The forecast calls for late night and early morning low clouds and fog locally. Mostly sunny today and Sunday with little temperature change. highs 62 to 70 and lows 45 to 53. Sunday tides include high tides of 5.0 feet at 12:50 a.m. and 3.1 feet at 4:44 p.m. and low tides of 0.0 feet at 8:56 a.m. and 3.0 feet at 7:14 p.m. Monday brings high tides of 4.5 feet at 1:44 a.m. and 3.3 feet at 6:08 p.m. and low tides of 0.2 feet at 9:56 a.m. and 3.1 feet at 9:14 p.m.
Peace talks resume May 14 in Paris
The United States and South Vietnamese delegations confirmed they will attend the rescheduled Vietnam peace talks on May 14 in Paris. The Communists had proposed the date, and Saigon and Washington notified North Vietnam and Viet Cong groups of their participation next Thursday.
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Southern California campuses plan peaceful antiwar action
Colleges and universities in Southern California remained closed for reflection on the Southeast Asia war. Large peace rallies were planned in Exposition Park and San Diego Horton Plaza with police on 12 hour shifts. UCLA faculty and students prepared to strike Monday to halt classes and focus resources on ending the war and racism.
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