Apollo 10 lands near Samoa after lunar rehearsal
Apollo 10 astronauts Thomas Stafford John Young and Eugene Cernan return from a near flawless eight day flight. They splash down 400 miles east of Pago Pago in American Samoa at 12 52 p m EDT. The mission circled the moon 31 times travelled 700 000 miles and rehearsed a future lunar landing.
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Thomas P. Stafford
John W. Young
Eugene A. Cernan
Pago Pago
American Samoa
Stafford
Young
Ellite
Danelling
Princeton
U.S. Navy
Cernan
Moon
Earth
Pacific
Viet Cong to observe ceasefire for Buddha’s birthday
The National Liberation Front announced a 48 hour ceasefire from 7 a.m. May 29 to 7 a.m. May 31 to honor Buddha’s birthday. The North Vietnamese may also observe the truce, while South Vietnamese and American commands set a separate ceasefire from 6 a.m. May 20 to 6 a.m. May 31.
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Saigon
National Liberation Front
Buddha
Liberation Radio
U.S
Central Committee
NLF
South Vietnam
Trial delayed for Buffalo Narrows axe slaying suspect
The trial of 19 year old Metis labourer Frederick Moses McCallum for the January 30 Buffalo Narrows axe killings was adjourned to October to allow further psychiatric examination. Seven people including four children died in the northwestern Saskatchewan community.
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Prince Albert
Saskatchewan
Buffalo Narrows
A. L. Sirois
Saskatoon
J.H. Harradence
Fredrick Moses McCallum
McCallum
Thomas Pederson
John Baptiste Herman
la Roche
RCMP
Pederson
Here
Bernadette Pederson
Fred Donalds
Herman
Harradence
Leftists seize control of Sudan after coup
In Beirut reported coup set a National Revolutionary Council under Col Jaafar Numairi, dissolving cabinet and assembly, banning gatherings, closing banks, suspending press, and annulling the 1954 constitution. Numairi named defence minister and commander. Babakar Awadallah named premier.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Sudan
Ismail el Azhari
Mohammed Mahgoub
National Revolutionary Council
Jaafar al Numairi
Constitutional Assembly
Numairi
Damascus
Nasser
Air Canada liner guides lost plane to Caribou landing
An Air Canada Vanguard jet diverted to Caribou Maine to assist a Piper Cherokee with three aboard that lost bearings en route to Montreal from Moncton. Captain A L Shaw received Boston ATC distress, then led the fuel‑low Piper to Caribou airport before continuing to Montreal.
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Caribou, Me
Air Canada
Montreal
Moncton
N.B
Boston
A. L. Shaw
Air Canada Vanguard
Shaw
Piper
Caribou
Quebec City
Protests Burn Draft Records At Chicago Selective Service
Eighteen protesters including two priests were arrested after breaking into a Chicago draft office and burning draft records. Police allege arson burglary and criminal damage as firemen report dancing near the blaze and most records destroyed. A manifesto framed the act as creative destruction against militarism and racism. Father Nicholas J. Biddell, listed as a renter of the office, was identified by Milwaukee authorities as a community activist.
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Chicago
Selective Service
John Seigle
Holinois Selective Service System
Seigle
South Side
Nicholas J. Biddell
Draft Board
Milwaukee
Father Riddell
St. Boniface Roman Catholic Church
Ray seeks full trial in MLK assassination case
James Earl Ray petitions Memphis court for a full trial on the murder charge of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He had pled guilty to the crime 11 weeks earlier and argues his lawyers coerced the plea. Ray requests new counsel and a reexamination after Judge Battle's death, with potential witness testimony if allowed.
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Memphis, Tenn
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
J. B. Stoner
Ray
Nashville State
Memphis
Percy Foreman
W. Preston Battle
Arthur Faquin
Judge Battle
Battle
Foreman
Arthur J. Hanes
Lennon in Toronto Bed In Barricade
John Lennon Yoko Ono and Kyoko were detained for 24 hours at Toronto International Airport en route to Montreal for a bed in for peace. Immigration officials questioned Lennon admission due to a prior U K marijuana conviction. The couple planned radio broadcasts from Canada for peace.
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Toronto (Cp
John Lennne
Yoko
Bahamas
Lennon
Kyoko
Toronto International
Montreal
George J. Dick
Toronto
United States
Canada
Trudeau
Ottawa
Registration for 1963-born children to start school
Beginning parents register children for fall entry on a Wednesday between 3 and 5 p.m. in all city elementary schools. Birth certificates must be presented for each child born in 1963.
Weekend accidents claim fifty lives across Canada
The Canadian press reports at least 50 deaths from accidents over the weekend, with 41 of those in traffic incidents across the country. Regional summaries note ongoing traffic dangers and the broader toll of the events.
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Canada
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Guam
New Guinea
Australia
Marshall
Equator
Solomon
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Pago
Pacific Ocean
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Quang Tri
London
Campaign For Peace
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