Highway death toll tops 400 during Memorial Day weekend
United Press International reports 420 traffic fatalities by 10 a.m. EDT as 78 hour holiday period ends. Locally a two-vehicle wreck on Highway 101 injured a Lompoc woman, Delfina Garcia Organo, 50, who is listed in satisfactory condition with a fractured pelvis. A second incident near Highway 101 left two Compton residents with minor injuries. Bail set for the DUI suspect at 1250 dollars.
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North J St
Jerry Wayne Wilcox
North L St
Wilcox
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Highway 154
Joe Robert Brown
Ermagene Brown
Compton
Santa Ynez Valley Community Hospital
California Highway Patrol
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New York
Ohio
Tennessee
Florida
Wisconsin
Michigan
Nixon mission tense as Moscow security clashes with press
Pat Nixon shows irritation over heavy Russian security during a Moscow visit. Reporters recount clashes with security, limited access to the Armory Museum, and tight press accommodations as the Nixons plan Tehran departure. President Nixon faces a mechanical delay delaying takeoff from Moscow to Kiev.
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Armory Museum
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Annunciation Cathedral
Nixon Brezhnev sign pledge at Kremlin summit
Nixon and Brezhnev sign a 12 point pledge to avoid military confrontations and nuclear war at the Kremlin. Brezhnev Kosygin and Podgorny accept an invitation to visit the United States, as the two leaders endorse arms limitations and other accords.
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Nixon and Soviet leaders sign Moscow summit communique
The leaders pledged peaceful coexistence and broad restraint while differing on Vietnam. Nixon and Khrushchev outlined joint goals including a Middle East peace push, a European security conference, and force reductions. Kissinger called talks long and detailed as Ziegler touted week of accomplishments.
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Debaters Clash in California Primary Campaign
In California Humphrey and McGovern spar over Vietnam defense and welfare in a lively hour long debate. Shirley Chisholm threatens to seek a federal court order to block further TV confrontations unless included, as Democrats race toward the June 6 primary and 271 delegates.
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Nixon
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Fresno
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San Diego
Kontum battles continue amid regrouping by Communists
Communist forces reportedly pull back from Kontum as heavy fighting rages in the Central Highlands city. Government troops recapture positions, while U.S. air raids strike North Vietnam. mortar and rocket barrages hit An Loc area as a relief convoy moves toward the besieged town.
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Jeff Taylor
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