General Strike Looms as Paris Riots Grow Crisis
Paris police battled student rioters in the Latin Quarter as 5,000 students marched and clashes spread to Rennes Strasbourg and Lyon. Communist unions vowed a general strike Monday to back university reforms, halting transport electricity and gas. 367 injuries and 468 arrests reported, with several in serious condition. De Gaulle government urged calm while asserting amnesty only after order is restored.
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Latin Quarter
de Gaulle
Rennes
Strasbourg
Lyon
Sorbonne
CGT
Christian Socialist Syndicate
White Collar
Teachers Union
Federation of the Left Party
France
Force Ouvriere
Charles de Gaulle
Gay-Lussac
Talks Continue Amid Unrest Over Peace Talks
Paris officials accused unnamed "enemies of peace" of disrupting U S North Vietnam truce talks amid campus clashes that saw over 20 000 protesters clash with police near the conference site. Labor unions called a nationwide 24 hour general strike as delegates, including Xuan Thuy and W Averell Harriman, planned to begin substantive discussions on peace.
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France
China
U.S
Voys
Hanoi
Xuan Thuy
North Vietnam
Latin Quarter
America
W. Averell Harriman
International Conference Center
VC Fights Near Saigon Endgame In Major Saigon Pocket
U S forces report heavy fighting with Viet Cong remnants around Saigon as 9th Division troops seal a half mile patch of blocks and shanties. Marines and Army units killed hundreds in five Dong Ha battles while Hanoi peace talks press on in the north.
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Mekong
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Dong Ha
9Th Division
U.S
Weather Outlook: Showers and Thunderstorms Today
Cloudy conditions persist across a wide area with showers and scattered thunder showers. Expect a high in the upper 60s as much of the region remains unsettled today.
Mother's Day tribute to Kiowa mother of Army family
In Lawton Oklahoma a Kiowa mother is named Mother of the Year by the local United Services Organization. The event honors her family's long Army service and sacrifices including a son killed in Vietnam and others wounded or stationed abroad.
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Lawton, Okla
Rascal Roolaw
United Services Organization
Vietnam
Poolaws
Poolaw
Pascal Cleatus Poolaw Sr
Ft. Sill
Oklahoma
U. S. Cavalry
Pascal Jr
San Donnie
Lindy
Lester
Germany
Brooke Army Hospital
San Antonio
Tex
Sgt
South Vietnam
Loc Ninh
Defense Department
Apache
Campaign Train Heads Westward for Delegates
The presidential wagon train moves toward the plains and Far West seeking delegates. Fidel Castro leads Cuba toward a pure Communist state, a goal not yet achieved by the Soviet bloc.
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Plains
Far West
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Soviet Union
Poor Get Closer Troops on Alert in Washington Riot Campaign
Pentagon says selected units are on standby to aid civil authorities if needed as about 8 000 troops from multiple services prepare for riot control in Washington. Paratroopers from Fort Bragg may be deployed if required, with older and disabled participants converging on the capital for a late May arrival and a camp near the Lincoln Memorial. Senator Thurmond denounces the mobilization as capitulation to a mob. Albert Turner, named southern campaign leader, vows fewer marches and more direct aid to Washington.
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Pentagon
Army
Washington
82Nd Airborne Division
Ft. Bragg
N.C
Sen
Strong Thurmond
R-S.c
Albert Turner
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