France Votes Today in presidential election runoff forecast
France votes across the nation with about 28 million citizens casting ballots. Polls show Georges Pompidou leading with 41 percent while interim President Alain Poher trails at 25 percent, signaling a potential June 15 runoff. A street cleaner was injured by a bomb near Poher's campaign center.
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Paris
France
Alain Poher
Charles de Gaulle
Poher
Senate
de Gaulle
Kennedy says Thieu must concede for peace or face future alone
Sen Edward M Kennedy addressing 2100 University of Massachusetts graduates urged South Vietnamese President Thieu to make concessions for peace. He criticized Thieu for lobbying in Korea and Taiwan against Nixon's plan and warned of facing the future alone if concessions are not made. Kennedy defended Nixon as honest in his Midway Island talks and praised Americans who died in Vietnam as brave.
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Amherst
Mass
Edward M. Kennedy
University of Massachusetts
Nguyen van Thieu
Massachusetts
Democrat
Thieu
Formosa
South Korea
Taiwan
Nixon
Seoul
Taipei
China
Kennedy
Senate
Hamburger Hill
Vietnam
Midway Island
Rockefeller cuts Bolivia visit amid fears of violence
Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller trimmed his Bolivia visit to three hours due to fears of anti U S disorders. He met with President Siles Salinas at an air base and did not enter downtown La Paz. Rockefeller planned onward travel to Port of Spain Trinidad as Bolivian officials warned of extremist plans against the governor.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
U.S
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Ecuador
Nixon
Andes
New York
Luis Adolfo Siles-Salinas
Port of Spain
Trinidad
Siles
United States
Riots End After Curacao Refinery Strike Turmoil
In Willemstad Curacao tense calm returns after 5000 oil refinery workers rioted looted battled police and Dutch Marines. Reports say 2 or 4 killed, 100 wounded and 195 arrested with curfew in effect. 600 U.S. tourists confined to hotels as authorities blamed outside agitators and racial tension amid wage disputes at Wescar Shell refinery.
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Willemstad
Curacao
Caribbean
Netherlands Antilles
N. Debrot
Netherlands
U.S
K. van Haren
Wescar
Shell Oil Co
Shell
D Day remembered on Normandy beaches twenty five years on
The issue recalls June 6 1944 D Day when fate of Western Europe hinged on seven hours of battle on Normandy beaches. The feature notes revival of old railroad cars as a business and teases future pages about Fannie Flagg and other topics in the June 6 1941 glance.
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Normandy
Western
Europe
Weather turns with showers after Memorial Day weekend
The forecast shows partly cloudy and warm skies giving way to showers and scattered thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight. Rain ends late tonight and cooler air moves in. Expect a high near 90 and a low in the 60s.
Record Memorial Day traffic toll climbs toward record
National Safety Council data show Memorial Day weekend fatalities rising at a record pace with 354 deaths by Saturday. Officials warn the three day period could surpass last year’s 629 fatality record if trends continue, as comparisons are made to a 481 death nonholiday period. Howard Pyle cautions drivers to slow down and stay vigilant.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Howard Pyle
The
Safety Council
Bo Kinh Tragedy Highlights Vietnams Pacification Dilemma
The Bo Kinh village episode shows how pacification efforts clash with wartime choices. North Vietnamese troops infiltrated Bo Kinh and neighboring hamlets, triggering a bombing and artillery response that destroyed 380 homes, killed 19 civilians, and injured 50. Amid pressure, Maj. Donald Vogel and Col. Asa T. Gray weighed restraint against military needs, ending in a bombing decision. The aftermath focuses on rebuilding by U S Ninth Division, province officials, and aid groups as refugees flood the area.
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Bo Kinh
Thu Thua
Saigon
Long An
Saigor
Quang Tri
Maj
Donald Vogel
U.S
Colo
An Hoa
Vam Thu
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