Polar Explorers Reanchor Amid Fluctuating Arctic Ice
London AP reports the first four walkers across the Arctic ice cap maneuver their dog sleds as drifting floes threaten to engulf the route. Expedition leader Wally Herbert warns the ice is broken and hazardous, while two members crossed gaps to reach Small Blackboard Island near Spitsbergen for a brief shore stop.
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Arctic
Explorers Reach Ice Floe Near Spitsbergen Flight Plan Pending
Ice floe carrying expedition members drifts toward the British warship Endurance off Spitsbergen as they camp and radio home to Queen Elizabeth II. from Point Barrow Alaska the team left in February 1968 and expedition HQ calls the mission a success awaiting helicopter pickup if ice breaks.
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Queen Elizabeth II
Point Barrow
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Czech Rebels Purged in Central Committee Roster
Prague AP reports Czechoslovakia party leader Gustav Husak purged central committee members who voted in the National Assembly against allowing Russian troops or violated party discipline. Ousted include former Deputy Premier Ota Sik, architect of 1968 reform, and liberal Frantisek Vodsson who opposed the troop treaty last October.
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Communist Party
Gustav Husak
National Assembly
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Ota Sik
Czechoslovakia
Frantisek Vodsson
Laird Warns Canada’s Troop Withdrawal Could Snowball
Defense Secretary Melvin Laird, back from NATO talks, warned that Canada’s plan to pull two thirds of its 10 000 troops in Europe could have a snowballing effect on NATO support and U S congressional resolve He urged Canada to review the move and said the Nixon administration aims to keep NATO commitments steady despite possible shifts in Congress and allied policy. He also noted a pending discussion on nuclear battlefield weapons at the November NATO meeting in Washington.
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Melvin R. Laird
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Europe
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Czechoslovakia
London
Oklahoma Sergeant Escapes Viet Cong Captors
U S Army sergeant Kenneth R. Gregory from Altus Oklahoma, held by Viet Cong for about nine months, escaped last Monday and was rescued Friday by an American helicopter crew. He was found roughly 12 miles northwest of Tay Ninh City near the Cambodian border.
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My Son My Son A Hero Ira Hayes Memorial Day Grave Visit
Two elderly Pima Indians, Ira Hayes’s parents from the Gila River Reservation in Arizona, visit his Arlington National Cemetery grave on Memorial Day 1955. They recall his Iwo Jima flag raising heroics and his later struggles with fame, including his death at 32 from alcoholism. The Hayes family received support from a Phoenix radio station to cover the trip.
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United States
Oil line blast rocks Syria Golan Heights
An American-owned oil pipeline from Saudi Arabia to Lebanon was blown up in the Israeli-held Golan Heights, near Mughar Shab a, igniting a long burning fire. The 1000 mile line run by Arabian American Oil Co. carries 23 million tons yearly to Sidon, with israeli sources saying Arab commandos may be responsible. The blast followed by a defused flow due to an automatic shutoff.
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Boy Hangs Self in Cincinnati Incident
Cincinnati police report a boy, identified as Robert Camp, who died by hanging in an apparent suicide. Investigators said the incident occurred at a location under examination and noted no signs of foul play.
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Rampage in Curacao as oil workers clash with forces
Curacao crowd riots erupt as 5 striking refinery workers burn and loot, prompting Royal Dutch Marines to intervene. Reports say a labor leader was shot in the chest and seven others wounded. fatalities cited in Amsterdam by ANP. A curfew and fires spread in the Netherlands Antilles while tourists shelter in hotels. Telegraph links to New York and Caracas cut.
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Caribbean
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ANP
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Venezuela
New York
Caracas
Netherlands
Two ships collide off Swedish coast. one dead
A Liberian tanker Benedict and Norwegian vessel Holtefjell collided twelve miles south of Trelleborg Sweden. The Benedict burned as crew fought the blaze and refused to abandon ship while Holtefjell’s fire was put out. A Spanish crew member on Holtefjell was killed instantly and no other casualties were reported. Oil leaked and drift cleanup preparations were set on Sweden’s south coast.
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Sweden
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Holtefjell
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Freezer Labeled Cowboys Hit 160 Mile Cattle Drive
BLUEWATER N M AP 750 Charolais cattle from five states head to Colorado pastures for a two week Old West style drive. 12 veteran cowhands and 50 plus outfits endure long days on horseback while tents cots and a chuck wagon with a deep freeze provide comfort for paying “dudes” on the trip.
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Oklahoma
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Pagosa Springs
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Battle Rages In Argentine City
In Cordoba, snipers and soldiers fought through the night as violence left six dead in two days. The city of 600,000 faced a dusk to dawn curfew ordered by Gen. Eleodoro Sanchez to shoot on sight. Downtown shop windows were broken and streets littered with debris.
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