Retaliatory air strikes and Viet Cong push near Saigon
U S planes and ships bomb North Vietnam in a major retaliation as four North Vietnamese and Viet Cong divisions advance toward Saigon. Heavy fighting centers on Loc Ninh 80 miles north, with Viet Cong forces moving from Cambodia and surrounds of Tay Ninh and Binh Long provinces.
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North Vietnam
Tay Ninh
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Binh Duong
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7Th Fleet
South Vietnam
Lyndon B. Johnson
Loc Ninh
Quang Tri
II Corps
Quang Tri Province
U.S
Hanoi
Cambodia
An Loc
Binh Long Province
UPI
Leon Daniel
Chon Thanh
Viet Cong aims for national concord government in Saigon
Paris AP report quotes Mrs. Nguyen Thi Binh saying the offensive seeks a government of national concord seated in Saigon. She claimed Viet Cong control a government HQ in a liberated zone and urged peace talks in Paris, noting US suspension. She said North Vietnamese support backs the effort while Saigon’s regime remains oppressive.
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Nixon
Jury Deadlock Follows Berrigan Conspiracy Case
In Harrisburg the jury failed to reach verdict on the seven defendant conspiracy counts tied to a plan to kidnap Kissinger and damage federal sites. Berrigan and Sister Elizabeth McAlister were found guilty on letter smuggling charges, with sentencing set for May 2 pending defense challenges.
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Harrisburg
Philip Berrigan
Henry A. Kissinger
Berrigan
Kissinger
Federal
Washington
Draft Board
William Lynch
U.S. District Court
U.S
Lewisburg
Elizabeth McAlister
New York City
Elizabeth
R. Dixon Herman
Herman
Lynch
Wittman Field to host 40000-attendee aviation convention
Winnebago County aviation committee approves using Wittman Field for a summer sports aviation convention drawing about 40,000 people. The AMA and EAA back the site with tentative facility use and east west runway plans to avoid disrupting commercial operations. Paul Poberezny leads an EAA delegation confirming tentative support.
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Winnebago County
Academy of Modern ‘Aeronautics
Washington, D.C
Experimental Aircraft Association
EAA
Paul H. Poberezny
Hales
Academy of Modern Aeronautics
AMA
Kenneth
Seefeld
Washington
U.S. Navy
Aviation Club
Nixon to Visit Iran in Late May With Mrs Nixon
The President and Mrs Nixon will visit Iran May 30 and 31 after eight days in the Soviet Union, invited by Iran's Shahanshah Arya Mehr and Shahbanov. The White House issued the statement in Washington and Tehran confirming the trip.
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Washington
Six Killed as High Winds Hit Vancouver Washington
A powerful windstorm ripped through Vancouver Washington injuring many and killing six as it toppled walls, collapsed buildings, and disrupted power. The disaster prompted county and state officials to declare a disaster area while emergency services coordinated response.
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Wash
UPI
Washington
Ogd
Cne
Clark
Coast’ ‘Guard
Pacific Northwest
Oregon
Northwest
Clifton Clevidence
Denise
Wilbur
LeRoy Adams
Brian
Keith ‘Adams
Ware-Mart
Sharon Graser
Tom Pryor
Clark County
Dan Evans
Lindsay Campaign Staff Vanishes After Unpaid Bills
Oshkosh police report Lindsay campaign staffers Pat Dunn and Miss Michel Fernandez left town with over $2,000 in unpaid inn bills and $590 in parking tickets owed to the city. Dunn and Fernandez vacated a Pioneer Inn room after the Lindsay operation quit Wisconsin’s primary. Authorities note the staff may have fled in a rented Van Boxtel Ford car, with Dunn believed from Seattle. The city intends to collect the $590 and has so far received $110.
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New York City
John Lindsay
Pioneer Inn
Lindsay
Pioneers
Wisconsin
Pioneer
Pat Dunn
Michel Fernandez
Dunn
Miss Fernandez
Fernandez
van Boxtel Ford
Green Bay
van Boxtel
Cit
Seattle
Madison
Richard Jansen
The
Daily Northwestern
Jansen
Night Weather Outlook Cloudy with Cold Overnight Lows
The forecast predicts cloudy skies and not very cold temperatures tonight with overnight lows in the 20s. More details appear on page 8 under Inside.
Senator Gravel Pushes War Declaration Against North Vietnam
Washington AP Sen Mike Gravel moves to force a Senate vote on declaring war against North Vietnam by amending a War Powers Bill to apply to present hostilities. He supports an end to US participation within 15 days if law passes while opposing broad constitutional challenges from Nixon aides.
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Washington
Mike Gravel
Senate
North Vietnam
Alaska
Aids
Congress
Vietnam
Gravel
Nixon
Barry Goldwater
Senate to vote on ITT probe and Kleindienst nomination
Senate Judiciary Committee meets behind closed doors to decide continuing its ITT inquiry and whether to let the full Senate vote on Richard Kleindienst's nomination as attorney general. Newspaper editions raise questions about a memo linking ITT settlement funds to GOP convention support.
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Senate Judiciary Committee
Justice Department
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
Capitol
Senate
Richard G. Kleindienst
ITT
Baltimore
San Diego Union
Union
Bob Wilson
R-Calif
the Sun
Wilson
Jack Anderson
TTT
Judiciary Committee
Kleindienst
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