Search for overdue sub yields lone unidentified object
The U S Navy reported spotting an unidentified orange object north of an Atlantic oil slick linked to the missing submarine Scorpion and its 99 crew. Officials called the sighting unconfirmed and said the hunt stretched 2,100 miles with little hope if the hull is down and powerless.
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Washington
U.S. Navy
John F. Davis
Pentagon
Azores
Davis
U.S
Atlantic
mid-Atlantic
Seaboard
Scorpion
Monrovia
Debates televised as four press conferences in one
Ottawa reports a two hour election debate Sunday at 9 p.m. EDT featuring Prime Minister Trudeau Conservative Leader Stanfield and NDP Leader Douglas with Creditiste Leader Caouette added for 40 minutes. CBC CTV and radio networks distribute the event across Canada.
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Ottawa
of Your Choice
Pierre Eliott Trudeau
Robert Stanfield
T. C. Douglas
Creditiste
Real Caouette
Confederation Room
Parliament Hill
CBC
CTV
Jean Lesage
Daniel Johnson
Union Nationale
Quebec
Liberals
Lesage
Speculators say de Gaulle could step down soon
In Paris protesters demand de Gaulle resign as his unexplained overnight departure fuels talk of retirement. Speculation centers on two options: immediate retirement or urging Pompidou to gamble on a near term National Assembly vote, with a general election possible.
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de Gaulle
Paris
Place de la Bastille
France
General Confederation of Labor
St. Lazare
Constitution Council
Constitutional Council
Colombey-Les-Deux-Eglises
Elysee Palace
Iidst
Mediterranean
Georges Pompidou
National Assembly
McCarthy Upsets Kennedy in Oregon Primary
In Oregon Senator Eugene J. McCarthy won with 44 percent to Kennedy’s 38 percent while Nixon led Republicans with 72 percent. Kennedy’s setback shifts focus to California as Humphrey, absent from the primaries, works to secure convention delegates. Johnson appeared on the ballot with 13 percent amid labor-led promotion of his votes.
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Ore
Eugene J. McCarthy
Oregon
White House
Robert F. Kennedy
California
Richard M. Nixon
McCarthy
Kennedy
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Johnson
Administration
Tories and New Democrats Press Attacks on Liberals
The Conservative and New Democratic leaders assailed the Liberal record on economic management as Prime Minister Trudeau resumes campaign activity. Stanfield and Douglas accuse Liberals and Tories of continentalism and lost confidence, while a Halifax campaign stop looms. In Moncton, Tory party infighting over Charles Thomas’s nomination sparks leadership tensions.
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New Democrats
Canada
Trudeau
Ottawa
Stanfield
T. C. Douglas
Paris
Ont
Douglas
Windsor
United States
NDP
Halifax
Stanfield Country
Nova Scotia
Moncton
Charles Thomas
Steadman Steeves
Social Credit Leader Bets BC Campaign Focuses Elsewhere
Acting Social Credit Leader A B Patterson says campaigning for the June 25 election will be centred in British Columbia with candidates in Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba and Ontario. He notes Alberta let the party down with only three nominees while two former Alberta MPs run elsewhere. Patterson foresees a major BC campaign and expects to win his seat along with reelecting Bert Leboe and Howard Johnston. he will outline the program on CBC television focusing on debt transfer to the Bank of Canada and low-interest capital for public works.
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Ottawa
Social Credit
A. B. Patterson
British Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Ontario
Patterson
Fraser Valley
Robert Thompson
H. A. Olson
Medicine Hat
Thompson
Red Deer
Olson
B.C
New Westminster
W. A. C. Bennett
Bert Leboe
Howard Johnston
CBC Television
Bank of Canada
Senate approves $5 billion housing bill for poor families
AP reports the Senate passed a $5 billion housing bill with a major program to aid poor families in buying homes or renting apartments. Reuters reports six sailors were arrested in Long Beach with millions of dollars worth of heroin strapped to their bodies, per the state narcotics bureau. AP notes a 41-year-old Canadian engineer arrived in Yokohama after a two-year solo Pacific voyage.
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Washington
Senate
Long Beach
Calif
Reuters
State Narcotics Bureau
Yokohama
Japan
Pacific
Viet Cong battle in Saigon outskirts reported by South Vietnam
Government forces claim to have wiped out Viet Cong pockets in Gia Dinh and retaken much of Phu Lam after four days of fighting around Saigon. U S Marines report heavy assaults near Khe Sanh with 230 North Vietnamese killed as Westmoreland warns the war has intensified.
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Saigon
U.S
Khe Sanh
William C. Westmoreland
Vietnam
Gia Dinh
South Vietnam
Second Night of Race Riots In Louisville
More than 150 people were arrested on Tuesday night as Louisville endured a second night of racial violence. The National Guard aided police in the West End while hit and run brick throwing and sporadic sniper fire left several injured including a police officer and three firemen. Curfew extended arrests and police policy aimed at detaining all violators. About 275 people have been arrested since Monday with unspecified damages.
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Louisville
National Guard
West End
C. J. Hyde
Kenneth Schmied
Hyde
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