Nixon in Florida Memorial Day trip marred by bodyguard death
President Nixon, after a Memorial Day observance, closes a holiday stay in Florida following the death of Secret Service agent J. Clifford Dietrich in a Bahamas helicopter crash. The craft capsized. Dietrich was a first time Presidential detail entrant.
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Key Biscayne
Fla
Nixon
Washington
Secret Service
Abplanalo
Defense Department
J. Clifford Dietrich
White House
Bedtime Grumble as Child Objects to Read Aloud
A child voices frustration during a bedtime routine accusing a parent of reading a book they didn’t want. The exchanged moment captures typical parental haggling and bedtime tension in a quiet domestic scene.
Deadly Memorial Day: 31 Die Across Eight States in Storms
Tornadoes heavy rains and strong winds disrupted Memorial Day weekend from Oklahoma to Florida. At least 31 people died across eight states with extensive property damage. Victims include seven in Alabama six in Missouri five in Oklahoma and three in Arkansas.
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Midwest
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Missouri
Keefeton
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Jonesboro
Ark
Kansas
Tennessee
Laurel
Miss
Brent
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Lutesville, Mo
Nixon Watergate secrets dispute highlighted by leaders
Democratic leaders and the Senate Armed Services Committee challenge President Nixon’s claim that Watergate probes threaten national secrets. The Fair Campaign Practices Committee says Nixon campaign tactics set a 20 year low in dirty politics. In Costa Rica Norman LeBlanc says Vesco and he want to talk to Archibald Cox about a missing link. Cox unavailable for comment. LeBlanc alleges CIA involvement to undermine Vesco. Strauss ridicules Nixon’s national security justification. Symington notes committee findings largely unrelated to national security.
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Senate Armed Services Committee
Nixon
Nonpartisan Fair Campaign Practices Committee
San Jose
Costa Rica
Robert L. Vesco
Vesco
Archibald Cox
Robert S. Strauss
Democratic National Committee
Gas shortages during holiday weekend strain U S motorists
Holiday travelers faced locked stations and rationing across the country as refineries faltered. A California attendant was killed during a dispute over gas, while Ohio refineries and Sohio stations reduced sales. Other areas reported tight supplies but no nationwide shortage, with prices and limits varying by state.
Convoy Progresses Up Mekong as U S Warplanes Attack
U S warplanes pounded insurgent positions along the Mekong River southeast of Phnom Penh while a convoy including six oil tankers two cargo ships and two ammunition barges sailed up from South Vietnam. The eighth river passage in two months the convoy was due in Phnom Penh later today after last May arrival faced rocket fire sinking and damage.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
U. S
Mekong River
South Vietnam
Middletown Weather: Clouds Rain and Cooler Night
Cloudy skies and rain are forecast tonight for the Middletown area with lows in the low 50s. Showers are likely again tomorrow with highs in the low 70s. Weather details are on page 5.
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Middletown
Skylab cools as astronauts prep to activate experiments
Skylab temperatures drop after a protective shield was ripped during May 14 launch. Astronauts Charles Conrad Jr., Joseph P. Kerwin and Paul J. Weitz held a televised briefing, recounting salvage work and readiness to begin primary experiments while controls anticipate livable conditions within a day or two. The crew monitored water and electrical systems in the two story workshop.
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Conrad, Kerwin and
Weitz
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