South Vietnam Marines Renew Drive Northwest of DMZ
Thousands of South Vietnamese marines push into the northwest corner of the country 15 to 20 miles below the demilitarized zone. A spokesman reports several 500 man battalions conducting the operation as North Vietnamese forces shell a battalion near Khe Sanh. Nine enemy killed, six marines dead, 41 wounded in heavy action nine miles northeast of Khe Sanh. A separate find uncovered 600 mortar rounds near the A Shau valley. Cambodian forces overran bunkers near Phnom Penh as U S trained troops contest the high ground. Thirteen North Vietnamese POWs fly to Da Nang and then train for transfer home while 660 sick or wounded POWs were offered to go North but only 13 volunteered.
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Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
Khe Sanh
A Shau
Phnom Penh
Vietnam
da Nang
Upshur
General Donaldson Denies Vietnam War Murder Charges
Brig. Gen. John W. Donaldson says charges of murdering six Vietnamese civilians and assaulting two others are based on a one sided report. He notes the Army investigation is incomplete while Lt. Col. William J. McCloskey faces separate deaths in March 1969. Both served in Americal Division units linked to My Lai.
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Washington
U. S
South Vietnam
John W. Donaldson
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Army
Criminal Intelligence Division
Donaldson
United States Army
U.S
West Point
Pentagon
Quang Ngai Province
William J. McCloskey
Americal Division
11Th Infantry Brigade
My Lai
McCloskey
1St Army
Ft. Meade
House approves public service jobs plan amid Nixon opposition
The House passed a $5 billion public service jobs program and knocked down administration plans to merge federal programs under state control. The votes show a partisan shift with Southern Democrats returning to the Democratic position as unemployment remains near 6 percent. The measure triggers when unemployment hits 4.5 percent for three months and authorizes $200 million immediately, $750 million next year, and up to $1 billion annually for three years plus $1 billion for high unemployment areas.
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House
Nixon
Senate
White House
Congress
New Action Corps Faces Final Test in Senate
In Washington the Senate debated Nixon’s plan to consolidate Peace Corps and VISTA into a single Action Corps. Opponents argued the plan muddles purpose and weakens ideals, while supporters said it highlights and strengthens volunteer work.
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New Action Corps
Washington
Nixon
Peace Corps
VISTA
Action Corps
Senate
House
Harrison B. Williams
D. N.J
Williams
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Fred R. Harris
D-Okla
J.W. Fulbright
D-Ark
John J. Sparkman
D-Ala
Abraham A. Ribicoff
D-Conn
John V. Tunny
D-Calif
America
Charles H. Percy
Bill
Percy
Sens
Roman Hruska
R-Neb
Edeward J. Gurney
R-Fla
Charles McC, Mathias Jr
NATO Aides Open Talks In Lisbon
NATO foreign ministers met in Lisbon on talks with the Soviet offer to negotiate troop reductions in Europe. A central post office blast nearby disrupted communications for hours as concerns over Berlin and a future all European security framework dominated discussions.
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Ajuda
Europe
Marcello Caetano
Portugal
United States
William P. Rogers
NATO
Nixon
Sians
West Berlin
Rogers
Berlin
Search Continues For More Poisoned Eagles
In Wyoming authorities report 48 dead eagles from poisoning, electrocution, and shooting, with 22 victims tied to thallium sulfate. NAS member Barbara Dobas warned of ongoing danger as weather hampered searches and officials cited poaching and private predator control.
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Washington
Wyoming
Barbara Dobas
Casper
Wyo
National Audubon Society
Dobas
Senate
William D. Ruckelshaus
Environmental Protection Agency
Jackson Canyon
Gale Mc Gee
D-Wyo
West
Film confession warns youth on drugs from Dennis
Dennis, a 29 year old addict in Bucks County, records a filmed confession for police urging teens to avoid marijuana and hard drugs. He details a 13 year heroin habit, 75 bags daily at 750 dollars, needle marks, and crimes to fund his addiction while warning that methadone cannot cure the psychological craving. He spoke in Lower Bucks Cable studio under immunity, hoping to steer junior and senior high students away from drug use.
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Lee Linder
Associated Press
Newton
Dennis
Lower Bucks
Bucks County District Attorney’s
Philadelphia
Tragic ODS in Queens End in Two Deaths
A frightening anonymous call to St. John's Hospital Ward led to the discovery of Margaret Golup 16 and Frederick Kraft 21 dead from drug overdoses on the hospital steps. Police said they were the 423rd and 424th OD fatalities in New York City this year. Golup’s brother Peter 20 had died weeks earlier, another brother survived. Locals describe the victims as neighborhood youths, not longtime addicts.
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New York
St. John’s Hospital
Queens Hospital
Margaret Golup
Frederick Kraft
Golup
Peter
John
Senate Panels To Probe Drug Addiction Among GIs
Two Senate subcommittees will study drug addiction among soldiers and veterans focusing June 9 policy and June 15 16 treatment gaps for those discharged as undesirable or for bad conduct. The probes will cite 36000 to 45000 Vietnam troops using hard drugs and note amnesty programs and VA treatment considerations.
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Senate
Washington
U.S
Pentagon
Nixon
Armed Services
Vance Hartke
Indiana
Veterans’ Affairs Committee
Senate Welfare
Harold E. Hughes
Lowa
Veterans Subcommittee On
Alan Cranston
D-Calif
Vietnam
Air Force
Army
Navy
Veterans Administration
Cranston
Connally Presses Revenue Sharing On Capitol Hill
Secretary Connally planned a second Capitol Hill push to sell the $5 billion general revenue sharing plan to a wary House Ways and Means Committee. He faced sharp questions as Chairman Mills warned the measure would not reach House action, while cities’ needs and a municipal financing bank were discussed as alternatives. The House previously rejected a related overhaul of federal manpower programs that would have redirected $11 billion in block grants.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
John E. Connally
Capitol Hill
House
Ways and Means
Connally
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Mills
Nixon
John W. Byrnes
Wisconsin
Sam Gibbons
D- Fla
Tampa
Commerce
Calif
Soviet Baltic secret warship passes through Danish waters
The Soviet Union reportedly sends a new type of warship described as a secret Baltic sea weapon through Danish waters into the North Sea. In Washington Hoffa resigns in a bid for parole from a 13 year sentence on mail fraud and jury tampering. Hoffa approves Frank Fitzsimmons to announce candidacy to succeed as U.S. union president.
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Baltic Sea
Danish
North Sea
B.T
Washington
Teamsters
James R. Hoff
Washington Post
the Post
Hoffa
Frank E. Fitzsimmons
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