Seven Days In May Nixon Mining North Vietnamese Harbors
AP Special recounts President Nixon's seven days in May as he weighed and chose to mine North Vietnamese harbors in a move to cut off war supplies. Kissinger, Haig, Connally and others advised, with debates over diplomatic risks and the Moscow summit shaping the decision. Nixon drafted the speech, held NSC meetings, and announced the plan to Congress and the nation.
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Gold prices surge to record $58.50 in Europe
London AP reports European markets opened with heavy demand pushing gold to $58.50 an ounce in Frankfurt. Dealers cite South Africa withholding part of its weekly output as the key factor, while the dollar remains steady in European capitals. Theunis De Jongh, South Africa’s central bank governor, confirmed reduced sales in Johannesburg.
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School Bus Collision Injures 5 Students
In Wright City Missouri a school bus from Warren County School District collided with a pickup on Bell Tower road near the Warren County line injuring five students and the truck driver Josephine Kohn. The 15 student bus occupants aged 7 to 16 were not seriously hurt.
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