B52 Bombers Strike Laos A Shau Valley And Cambodia Border
U S B52s conducted heavy overnight raids targeting North Vietnamese supply depots and Ho Chi Minh Trail movements across Laos and the A Shau Valley with about 60 aircraft dropping nearly 2000 tons of explosives. American forces reported 14 enemy soldiers killed as trucks and a warehouse were attacked amid rising offensive activity in South Vietnam.
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Battles Rage in Suez Area
Israeli jets bombed Egyptian positions along the center Suez Canal for over an hour amid ongoing fighting on all fronts. Cairo and Tel Aviv offered competing accounts of air and ground actions near Shadwan Island and Hod Samara, with claims of radar stations destroyed and planes down.
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Nixon pledges U S arms to Israel and supports direct talks
President Nixon reaffirmed U S policy to aid Israel with arms and back direct negotiations between Israel and the Arabs as the path to Middle East peace. He spoke to the National Emergency Conference on Peace in the Middle East, urging restraint but promising readiness to supply military equipment to defend friendly governments like Israel. The conference, backed by numerous Jewish groups, criticized State Department peace proposals as weakening Israel's bargaining position.
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Dayton Rookie Cop Killed in West Side shooting
Dayton patrolman James Mobley died after being shot twice while attempting to arrest Alfred Payne, 56, on the West Side. Partner Tony Spells, 23, was wounded but survived. Payne is in serious condition. Mobley, a recent academy graduate, was to marry next month. his father Lee Mobley retired in 1967 after brain surgery.
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Snipers Ambush Two NYC Policemen During Escape
Police say two patrolmen were shot as they left their car in New York City. Both officers, Ralph Bax and William Kivlehan, were wounded in the arm and torso and taken to St. Luke's Hospital after witnesses alerted responders. Authorities recovered ten 9 mm cartridges and two M carbine shells. The ambush prompted a wide search of roofs and alleys with no immediate arrests.
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Wheelus Air Base Quietly Ends US Presence in Libya
Wheelus Air Force Base near Tripoli will hand over to Libya’s revolutionary government on June 30, ending a 15 year era of bombing and staff training. About 2,100 acres valued at $100 million will transfer as airmen depart, with guards still patrolling but social life fading and few new duties for personnel.
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Proxmire Calls C5 Unsafe and Urges Grounding
Sen. William Proxmire charges the C5 transport is unsafe at any load and urges grounding all 10 aircraft plus halting further buys. He cites a January 16 wing crack at Lockheed and notes earlier cracks. Stennis orders a safety probe while funds for a new squadron are questioned.
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Middletown Weather Signals Cooling with Cloudy Skies
The forecast for Middletown and vicinity calls for cloudy skies and much colder tonight. Lows will be in the upper 20s to lower 30s. Cloudy Tuesday with little temperature change. Highs will be in the upper 40s. Yesterday's high was 49 with this morning's low at 34.
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Cinci sewage strike leaves Ohio River polluted
Millions of gallons of untreated sewage are dumped into the Ohio River as Cincinnati workers strike for the fourth week. Arthur Caster, head of the sewer department, says the treatment plant powerhouse shut down since Friday due to manpower shortages preventing engine repairs.
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Feds Link Yablonski Killing Gun to River Find
Tests cited by the Washington Post say a .30-caliber M1 carbine recovered from the Monongahela River was used in the murders of United Mine Workers official Joseph Yablonski, his wife, and daughter. Divers and FBI explored the site near Clarkesville Pa while another weapon, a .38 pistol, was sought. Extradition for three Cleveland men accused of the murders was expected. Navy divers joined FBI and state police in the river search.
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