Bombing halt compromise eyed in Paris talks
Paris reports say French and U.S. diplomats expect a compromise to end the North Vietnam bombing, despite talks stalling. North Vietnam counters with world opinion pressure, while U.S. officials push for a buffer zone and a halt to all acts of war to secure de escalation.
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Kennedy Says U S Tax Hike Needed to Pay for Mistakes
Senator Robert F. Kennedy charged the Johnson administration with slow economic response and urged a form of income tax increase to fund past mistakes. In Portland he said a 10 percent surcharge and spending cuts could curb a downturn, warning as many as 750,000 jobs could be lost and unemployment rise. He contrasted with Eugene McCarthy pushing Florida delegates for his own slate as both campaigned on the Vietnam issue.
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Month-long drive ends in A Shau Valley Vietnam
U S and South Vietnamese troops concluded a month-long operation named Delaware in the A Shau Valley 370 miles northeast of Saigon. About 139 Americans were killed and 662 seriously wounded, with 21 helicopters destroyed or damaged. The force of over 15,000 men ended to avoid monsoon air-support loss, while Vietcong bases remain suspected in the area.
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Global Market Shifts as Pound Dips and Gold Rises
London traders watched the pound hit a new low while gold prices continued upward. Burma's cyclone toll on May 10 rose to 1,073 as reports reached. In Moscow, a Canadian embassy official failed to gain access to Vancouverite William B Leithead held in a Tashkent jail on narcotics suspicion.
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Stanfield Attacks Trudeau Over Quebec Split
Halifax CP report says Conservative Leader Stanfield accuses Prime Minister Trudeau of trying to destroy Daniel Johnson and deepen the Quebec issue in the June 25 federal election. He warns such moves would widen the gulf between federal and provincial aims and hinder constitutional settlement. Stanfield emphasizes provincial powers abroad and his nine years at federal provincial conferences as NS premier.
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Trudeau Stanfield may debate on TV
Murray Chercover of CTV said progress toward a face to face debate between Prime Minister Trudeau and Conservative Leader Stanfield is clear though no final decision has been made. Talks with Liberal and Conservative reps occurred at hotel rooms and a conclusion hoped for by Friday or Saturday. The date June 9 was floated for a 90 minute event and the NDP protested excluding its leader T C Douglas.
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French strikes spread to radio and TV networks
In Paris unrest among students and workers spread to the national radio and television system. Producers and interview staff walked out and refused government-directed presentation of news. Police reserves were boosted to 70,000 with 10,000 added, as authorities sought to prevent clashes around universities.
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Victoria Day Break Delays NEWS Publication
No NEWS Monday due to Victoria Day public holiday. Normal publication resumes Tuesday. Advertisers are reminded that the deadline for Tuesday's paper is 5 p.m. today. A joint communique from the French National Students Union and the main University Professors' Union cites workers entering the struggle and expresses solidarity with strikers and state radio staff seeking autonomy. The government warned against disrupting republic order and protecting citizens, citing Premier Pompidou's office.
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Three quakes in one day in northern Honshu
Japan endured a third quake in 24 hours striking northern Honshu with magnitude three on the Japanese scale. No immediate damage reports. nine missing and 226 injured in today’s quake as aftershocks are expected for a month or more. Ep centered about 25 miles deep, 120 miles offshore. fires and tsunamis added to destruction from Thursday’s two stronger shocks. Radio Moscow noted Kurile Islands battered but gave no casualty details.
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Canadians Feared Lost On 22200-Foot Huascaran Peak
Rescue crews left Lima for Mount Huascaran where three Canadians Hugh Considine Peter Fuhrmann and Hans Schwarz are trapped after an avalanche and severe storm They carry four days of food and have spent seven days on the peak awaiting a guide rendezvous at Raimondi Peak Weather is poor and no radio was taken.
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