Edwards Takes Oath As Louisiana Governor
U.S. forces mine Haiphong and other North Vietnamese ports as Nixon broadcasts a warning. The multi-ship task force includes carriers, cruisers, and destroyers aiming to sever port access and rail lines, while air strikes in North Vietnam intensify. Admiral Rembrandt C. Robinson is killed as a helicopter crashes. two staff officers missing.
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Thailand
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Cam Pha
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Dong Hoi
U.S
Peking Claims U S Attacks Chinese Ships
Tokyo reports a Chinese Foreign Ministry statement accusing the United States of brazen attacks on two Chinese ships anchored off Non Ngu Island Nghe An Province over May 6 to May 8. It says ships were damaged and crew and civilians wounded through shelling bombing and strafing by U S warships and aircraft.
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Peking
Foreign Ministry
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Nghe An
Edwards sworn in as Cajun governor at Capitol
Edwin Edwards, Louisiana's first Cajun governor in nearly a century, took the oath in French and English at the 24 story Capitol and delivered an inaugural address promising reform progress and open barriers. A 8,000 crowd on the lawn and a 30,000 strong LSU cookout followed the ceremony. Edwards urged participation from all Louisianians and highlighted civil rights advances, naming A. Z. Young as a key appointee.
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Edwin Edwards
Louisiana
Edwards
Huey Long
Allen Ellender
D-La
Jimmy Fitzmorris
New Orleans
Walter B. Hamlin
Louisiana Supreme Court
Wade O. Martin
William Guste
Mary Evelyn Parker
Roy Theron
Louis Michot
Dave Pearce
Register of State
Ellen Bryan Moore
Sherman Bernard
Douglas Fowler
John McKeithen
St. Joseph’s Cathedral
Capitol
Earl K. Long
Cochairman
A. Z. Young
Bogalusa
Selective Service Plans June Draft for 9000 Men
The Selective Service System announced orders for about 9,000 men with lottery numbers 1 through 35 to report in June. This completes a prior call for 15,000 across April to June, mainly 1-A and 1-A-O registrants born in 1952, with some older men. Local boards will issue notices by May 31 under the new 30-day notice rule.
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Washington
Selective Service System
Army
Record Heat Reaches 92 in Blythe as U.S. Temps Top 90
The National Weather Service reported the highest temperature Monday excluding Alaska and Hawaii was 92 degrees at Blythe California. A dry cold snap followed with Flagstaff Arizona recording a low of 24 degrees.
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UPI
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Hawaii
Blythe
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Flagstaff
Ariz
West Monroe counselor Agnes Shaw returns home after emergency surgery
Mrs Agnes Shaw of Monroe a guidance counselor at West Monroe High School returned Monday afternoon from Baton Rouge Hospital after emergency surgery. She had gone to attend the Louisiana Personnel and Guidance Association spring conference in New Orleans April 29 30 but the unexpected surgery delayed her return by a week.
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Chit Chat
Agnes Shaw
Monroe
West Monroe High School
Baton Rouge
Humphrey Campaigns in Two Primaries for Momentum
Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey seeks momentum in a pair of Democratic preference primaries in Nebraska and West Virginia with nonbinding ballots. He aims to blunt George McGovern in Nebraska and face George C. Wallace in West Virginia as both campaigns pause for Washington due to Vietnam moves. Polls open early to evening, with large delegate implications in both states.
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Carl P. Leubsdorf
Hubert H. Humphrey
George McGovern
Nebraska
George C. Wallace
West Virginia
Ater
McGovern
Ohio
Wallace
Indiana
Humphrey
California
John F. Kennedy
Washington
Nixon
Indochina
Omaha
Offutt Air Force Base
Strategic Air Command
Tass Denounces Nixon Move as Aggressive in Vietnam
Tass, the Soviet news agency, accuses Nixon of naked aggressive acts and breaching international law with plans to mine and block port approaches in North Vietnam. North Vietnam and the Viet Cong reject any ultimatum and call for negotiations and the halt of hostilities.
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United States
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Americans in Vietnam split on Nixon mining policy
In Saigon and Hue, U S personnel give mixed views on President Nixon's order to mine North Vietnamese ports. Some back the move as necessary, others say it is too late or may speed North Vietnam's attacks, with soldiers noting local readiness and potential impacts on Hue operations.
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South Vietnam
California
Ohio
Johnson
Hue
Israelis Slay Two Of Jet Hijackers
Israeli army troops killed two hijackers and captured two others on a Sabena jet to Tel Aviv after the plane forced to land at Ben Gurion Airport. 97 passengers were freed as passengers escaped minutes after wing boarding and emergency doors opened.
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Tel Aviv International
Reginald Levy
Defense
Moshe Dayan
David Elazar
Weather Outlook for Twin Cities: Clouds Warm Skies
Partly cloudy and warm through Wednesday with highs near 80 and lows around 50s. Northeasterly winds 6 to 16 mph shifting to east and southeast by Wednesday as clouds increase. FAA recorded Monroe Municipal Airport high of 82 Monday and minimum 56 this morning with no rain in the past 24 hours.
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Twin Cities
Mississippi Valley
Louisiana
FAA
Monroe
River Stages Show Flood Pressure Across Areas
River stages rise in Camden and Monroe with marked changes observed on 26 and 40 markers. Officials report a fall of 1.3 units while staging remains elevated and unlisted areas under monitoring.
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Camden
Monroe
Nixon Still Hopes For Moscow Talks
Kissinger said Nixon expects to proceed with a Moscow summit on May 22 despite short term friction from Vietnam moves. He noted no Moscow reply yet and warned the arms shipments could shift the balance in Indochina, with battlefield effects expected after three weeks.
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Henry A. Kissinger
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Vietnam
Moscow
Kissinger
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Soviet Union
North
Indochina
Hanoi
Disappointed wife recalls husband’s quirky dresser tip
A humorous column recalls a husband advising his wife on her old clothes with a blunt household hint Wear them The anecdote frames a lighthearted domestic moment from a past era.
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