North Vietnam Sends Large War Goods Flow To South Vietnam
UPI report says North Vietnam escalated supplies to Viet Cong in South Vietnam, reaching a record 10,000 truckloads in 25 days of April. Aerial reconnaissance tracked trucks through Laos to South Vietnam, surpassing prior records and triggering more U.S. bombing missions in Laos. Johnson’s March 31 bombing limit and peace appeal frame the shift, with reports of Viet Cong claims of high Allied casualties and a police warning of Communist weapons moving into Saigon area.
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Johnson
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North Vietnam
Panhandle
Moscow
Tass
Dispatch Today
Bs2s
Opposing Groups To March in NYC
Two large, rival marches along Fifth Avenue in New York controlled by pro and antiwar factions. More than 200,000 expected. Loyalists parade from 36th Street to Central Park while antiwar groups move from 95th to 72nd Street. A third Coalition for the anti-Imperialist Feeder will also swell crowds. The day followed nationwide student rallies and classroom boycotts against the Vietnam war. veterans, unions, and religious groups join the loyalty parade. peace march lists numerous antiwar organizations and allied groups.
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Air Force
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Coast Guard
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Republicans For Peace
Teachers For Peace
Students For Peace
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Fighting Near Korean Truce Front
North Korean troops ambushed a United Nations patrol east of Panmunjom, killing one South Korean sailor and wounding two Americans. The U.N. said the American 2nd Infantry Division patrol returned fire, driving the attackers back across the line.
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U.N
Panmunjom
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Humphrey Opens Bid for Democratic Presidential Nomination
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey announced his bid for the Democratic nomination for president. He praised President Johnson and urged unity to advance shared goals. He spoke to a 1,200-person luncheon, promising to serve with peace priorities and to avoid divisive rhetoric while facing Kennedy and McCarthy in upcoming primaries.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
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Robert F. Kennedy
New York
Eugene J. McCarthy
Emergency Declared as Bermuda Gangs Rampage
Bermuda declares a state of emergency after a second night of violence in Hamilton. 300 Bermuda Regiment troops join 250 riot police to quell looting and fires. Curfew 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. arrests reach 15 with five wounded. United Bermuda Party denounces inflammatory talks while PLP pushes for immigration limits and island independence. US tourists flee to hotels as bars close.
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UBP
Progressive Labor Party
PLP
John Patton
ABP
U.S
Titian Artwork Stolen From Medole Church
Italian border authorities search for a Titian painting titled The Resurrected Christ Appears to his Mother stolen from a Medole church. The 16th century work, valued at 480000 to 800000 dollars, was found missing when a curate discovered the frame emptied on Friday.
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Luigi Grossi
United States and Soviet push N weapon treaty at UN
The United States and the Soviet Union appealed to the UN General Assembly's main political committee to back a treaty banning the spread of nuclear weapons. Debates opened as India Brazil Italy Japan West Germany and Romania objected while China and France rejected the pact.
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Italy
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Romania
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France
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U Thant
Columbia Students Continue Protests at Columbia University
New York AP reports Columbia University faculty propose a 12 member mediation panel to address student discipline while students led by Mark Rudd press for general amnesty. Protests persist with 200 to 400 occupancy across five campus buildings as police tighten access and notable figures visit to show support.
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Columbia University
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Harlem
Columbia
Grayson Kirk
Mark Rudd
Stu
Three Charged in LSD Sales In Chicago
Federal narcotics agents arrested three people in Chicago on LSD selling charges. Melissa Harvey, 17, daughter of Fred Harvey board chairman Daggett Harvey, and Scott Lee Schissler, 17, sold 45 capsules for $200 to an undercover agent on January 11. A third woman arranged the sale for $20. Grubman, 20, and two others were charged in a separate case with selling 150 capsules for $500 on March 18, while Grubman was found with marijuana. Harvey and Schissler were released on $4,000 bonds. The pair had earlier claimed a Berkeley kidnapping, which police could not prove.
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Fred Harvey
Melissa Harvey
Daggett Harvey
Chicago Crime Commission
Scott Lee Schissler
U.S
James T. Balog
Miss Harvey
Daniel Lee
Henderson
N.Y
Mark Henner
Skokie
Gruman
Plea for Racial Calm in Britain After Powell Speech
British leaders urged calm amid accusations of irrational racial prejudice sparked by Enoch Powell’s anti immigration remarks and a mass dockworkers strike. Edward Heath condemned the reaction while Harold Wilson planned a public statement on May 5.
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UPI
Britain
Germany
Enoch Powell
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Home Office
Ennals
Powell
Edward Heath
Reginald Prentice
Overseas Development
Heath
Gloucester
Harold Wilson
Birmingham
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