Americans Die as VC Attack Nui Ba Den Camp
U S Command reports 19 Americans killed and 24 wounded after Viet Cong raid on Nui Ba Den Green Beret camp 955 miles northwest of Saigon. Forces destroyed communications bunker and buildings, 25 Viet Cong killed. Corey tally notes Kham Duc fall. Cadence highlights secret electronics aiding aircraft guidance over Mekong Delta and enemy movements.
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George Esper
Saigon
U.S
U.S. Command
U. S
Nui Ba den
Green Beret
Sai
Gon
Mekong Delta
America
Kham Duc
South
Central Highlands
Mekong
No Mutual Accord Seen in Paris Talks
Paris AP reports that negotiations between the United States and North Vietnam resumed after a one day pause. Washington urged restraint as a condition for a bombing halt while Hanoi demanded concrete promises before progress. Thuy dismissed claims of South Vietnam fighting, noting detainees captured in the south. Diplomatic observers anticipate broad framework discussions in coming days despite deadlock on bombing.
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Paris
U.S
North Vietnam
W. Averell Harriman
Xuan Thuy
Thuy
Tive
Vietnam
France
Britain
Australia
Clark M. Clifford
South Vietnam
Hanoi
Harriman
North
Johnson
Nguyen van Sao
Peking
United States
Southwest Ohio Forecast Warmer With Showers Through Thursday
The Southwest Ohio Miami Valley forecast calls for variable cloudiness and warmer temperatures with scattered showers or thundershowers through Thursday. Lows tonight in the 60s. Yesterday's high reached 83, morning low 65, and about 0.6 inch of rain fell overnight.
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Ohio
Miami Valley
Gold Prices Reach All Time High in London
The price of gold rose to a record $40.30 an ounce in London amid heavy buying at the morning price fixing, before retreating to $40.10. The jump raised questions as traders noted the heaviest activity since the liberalized market opened.
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London
Lon- 1
Gold price jump tests two tier system
Sellers in the gold market pushed prices to about 40.10 an ounce, $5.10 above the official US central bank price of 35.00. The rise unsettled the Washington arranged two tier system where the US sells to central banks while private dealers trade freely. Paris prices reached 40.20 with few sellers and dealers noting uncertainty about higher levels.
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Washington
United States
Paris
London
Kennedy narrow Nebraska win reshapes 1968 race
In Omaha Nebraska RFK led with 53 percent over McCarthy 31 percent as Humphrey and Johnson entered write-ins. Nixon dominated Republicans with 70 percent while Reagan drew 22 percent. Kennedy backed for 17 delegate slots, McCarthy for two, with 9 uncommitted. Nixon called it a milestone win for Nebraska.
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Robert F. Kennedy
Nebraska
Hubert H. Humphrey
Eugene J. McCarthy
New York
McCarthy
Johnson
Humphrey
Kennedy
Minnesota
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
California
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
National Committee
Ence
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Pompidou Blames International Plot for France Student Unrest
France's Premier Georges Pompidou charged the student sit-ins at 18 universities reflect a wider international plot. He offered concessions, proposed a reflection committee, and hinted at greater autonomy for universities while criticizing bureaucratic controls. A censure motion by leftists was expected to fail after debate May 21-22.
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Paris
France
Georges Pompidou
Pompidou
National Assembly
Pearl Harbor Scapegoat Kimmel Dies At 86
Rear Admiral Husband E. Kimmel, once head of the Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor, died at 86 in Groton Connecticut. He fought accusations of dereliction of duty after the 1941 attack, saying he got a bum rap. The incident spurred multiple investigations, with boards deeming errors of judgment but not warranting court martial. Short, Stark, and others were not tried.
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Pearl Harbor
Kimmel
Groton, Conn
Husband E. Kimmel
U.S. Pacific Fleet
Japan
U.S
America
U.S. Navy
Chief of Naval Operations
Fdr
Marshall
U.S. and Pacific
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Congress
Walter C. Short
Washington
Adm
Harold R. Stark
Naval Operations
Army and Navy Boards of
Hawaii
Stark
Short
Dallas
Tex
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Bernice Jasper
Sn Scituate
Mass
San Francisco
Coast Guard
Jasper
Boston University
George Segal
Chicago
Museum of Contemporary Art
Harry Gordon
N.Y
RFK
Alliance
Omaha, Neb
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Far East
Fleet Adm
Ernest J. King
H. E. Kimmel
Roosevelt
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