Neo Nazis win 12 seats in Baden Wuerttemberg vote
West Germany's ultra right National Democrats gained 9.8 percent of the vote and 12 of the 127 seats in Baden Wuerttemberg, the party's first strong showing in seven state legislatures. CDU remained largest with 44.2 percent, SPD 29 percent, FDP 14.4 percent.
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West Berlin
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Brandt
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Bonn
U S Troops Find Supplies in A Shau Valley Camp
U S helicopters discovered a large North Vietnamese camp in the A Shau Valley with drums of gasoline Russian trucks crates of rifles and mine detectors as the 10 day offensive proceeds under a security blackout. Casualties in three days were light with under 50 NVA and 20 Americans killed.
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Saigon
U.S
A Shau
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
Drapeau's voluntary tax lottery begins in Montreal
Montreal officials say the voluntary tax scheme has raised enough for the first monthly 150000 dollar draw and expects 180000 more for operating costs in the next few days. Mayor Drapeau will address the city council tonight amid controversy over the plan which offers a 100000 prize and 50000 in secondary prizes and was labeled illegal by U S postal authorities.
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Jean Drapeau
City Hall
Drapeau
City of Montreal Treasury
United States
U.S
Antiwar Protests Hit Four Canadian Cities
Anti-Vietnam War demonstrations draw near 2000 people in Toronto Ottawa Montreal and Edmonton with over 1500 protesters in Toronto rallying near the U S Consulate. Nine arrests accompany clashes between pro and anti groups as police restore order.
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U.S
University Ave
Ottawa
Montreal
Edmonton
Ken Warren
Spring Mobilization Committee
Vietnam
National Liberation Front
NLF
Viet Cong
Black Power Alliance forms in Britain to unite immigrants
Leaders of 20 immigrant groups in Leamington Spa launched the Black People's Alliance aiming to mobilize about one million workers across transport, hospitals, teaching, factories and offices to combat racialism. Jagmohan Joshi of the Indian Workers Association spoke of militant action and unity, while protests gathered in London against Enoch Powell’s immigration policy critique.
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England
Black People’s Alliance
Britain
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The
Indian Workers Association
Meagher seeks Conservative nomination in Medicine Hat race
Mayor Chuck Meagher announces he will actively seek the Progressive Conservative nomination for the Medicine Hat riding in the June 25 federal election. He will continue as mayor during the campaign and until the next municipal elections in October if elected to Parliament. The only other declared Tory candidate is Jim Newton, with two Taber Conservatives considering entry. A nominating convention is set for May 11 at the Junior College auditorium at 8 p.m., with 7 p.m. registration.
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Medicine Hat
H.A
Bud” Olson
Meagher
Tories
Bud Olson
Social Credit
Public School Board
Jim Newton
Taber
Edward Shimbashi
Dale Clifton
Social Crdit
Socred
Stanfield to launch national campaign May 21
Conservative Leader Robert L. Stanfield will start a formal national tour on May 21 in Winnipeg. Campaign chair Edwin A. Goodman said a TV debate with Prime Minister Trudeau could be arranged if conditions suit, ahead of the June 25 vote. Goodman announced Jean Bruneau as national campaign co chair for Quebec with Roblin and Camp slated to campaign nationally.
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Robert L. Stanfield
Winnipeg
Edwin A. Goodman
CTV
Mr. Stanfield
Trudeau
Goodman
Stanfield
Canada
Montreal
Jean Bruneau
Duff Roblin
Quebec
Mr. Roblin
Manitoba
Dalton Camp
Roger Regimbal
George Hees
Davie Fulton
Michael Starr
Alvin Hamilton
French transplant patient shows relatively favorable condition
Paris reports the 66 year old heart transplant patient Clov is Roblain remains unconscious after a 9 hour operation, with a normal ECG and stable vitals. Surgeons Prof Maurice Mercadier Dr Christian Cabrol and Dr Gerard Guiraudon say the case is promising but age requires caution. The heart was taken from a 23 year old donor who died after cranial injury.
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Paris
Clovis Roblain
Maurice Mercadier
la Pitie Hospital
Mercadier
Christian Cabro
Gerard Guiraudon
Europe
Cabral
Christiaan Barnard
South Africa
Norman Shumway
University of California
Cabrol
Guiraudon
Anick
Prague police official commits suicide in line of duty
Reuters reports Lt.-Col. Josef Pocepicky head of Prague police investigation department killed himself, according to Ceteka. In Jerusalem Israel says Independence Day parade will proceed in Arab and Jewish sections despite UN Security Council opposition. Gowon signals optimism on talks with Biafra but demands concrete moves before ceasefire.
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Reuters
Josef Pocepicky
Ceteka
Jerusalem
United Nations Security Council
Lagos
Nigeria
Yakubu Gowon
Biafra
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