First US Troops Withdrawn From Cambodia
U S command announces the first American withdrawals from Cambodia while South Vietnamese forces push along Highway 1 toward Phnom Penh. An armored column with U S advisers links with marines on the Mekong River, engaging about 600 enemy troops near Kompong Trabek. The drive aims to clear Highway 1 for repatriation of Cambodians and initial withdrawals total fewer than 2,000 men.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
U. S
Cambodia
Phnom Pehn
David Rosenzweig
Highway 1
Svay Rieng
Kompong Trabek
Mekong
9Th Infantry Division
Parrot’s Beak
4Th Division
Se San
Pleiku City
Melvin R. Laird
Washington
9Th Division
Ba Thu
Mekong River
Kompoat Trach
Kompong Trach
Naval patrol aims to cut North Vietnamese supply routes
Pentagon officials say a new U S Navy patrol will curb North Vietnamese sea supply lines to Cambodia. After Phnom Penh denied Sihanoukville port use, sources say Hanoi sought a route to the Gulf of Siam east of the port.
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Washington
U. S
Cambodia
Pentagon
Phnom Penh
Sihanoukville
Nixon
Gulf of Siam
Peace Talks Anniversary in Paris Marks Two Years
Paris AP reports the second anniversary of Vietnam peace talks begun May 13 1968 at the Majestic Hotel near the Arch of Triumph. Negotiators Harriman for the United States and Xuan Thuy for North Vietnam made no major progress in nine months while addressing procedural matters and bombings.
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Paris
Vietnam
Majestic Hotel
Arch of Triumph
Lyndon B. Johnson
North Vietnam
W. Averell Harriman
United States
Xuan Thuy
Court Goes Right with Blackmun Confirmation
Washington AP reports Judge Harry A. Blackmun’s 94 vote Senate confirmation fills the Supreme Court to nine. The addition is seen as nudging the court rightward after Abe Fortas’s resignation. Chief Justice Warren Burger gains a trusted midwestern ally with common background and outlook.
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Washington
Harry A. Blackmun
Senate
Supreme Court
Abe Fortas
Warren E. Burger
Blackmun
Radio Station Bombed in Houston
KPFT FM a Pacifica Foundation outlet had its transmitter ripped by a Tuesday night explosion. No injuries were reported. The blast damaged the tower and scattered debris over a 100 foot area in Harris County. FBI and sheriff officials investigate the cause.
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Houston, Tex
Kpftfm
Pacifica Foundation
Harris County
Glenn English, Jr
Harris County Sheriff Department
FBI
Hog Prices To Slump In Fall Says USDA Report
U SDA economists predict a large drop in hog prices next fall due to bigger pork supplies. Prices paid to farmers this summer should match July September last year, with Corn Belt producers boosting baby pig output since last winter. Farrowings Dec Feb up five percent and about seven percent this spring.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Boycott Continues In Uvalde Public Schools
Mexican American pupils boycotted public schools for the 29th day in Uvalde Texas. Superintendent R E Byrom said 437 pupils missed school Tuesday.
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Uvalde, Tex
Supt
R. E. Byrom
Senate Debates War Policy as Nixon deadline looms
The Senate prepared for a broad war debate tied to U S operations in Cambodia with an amendment to cut off funds by June 30. Republican leaders Scott and Dole proposed authorizing actions to shield American troops, while McGovern urged concrete legal steps ending the war. The plan foresees weeks of discussion and a repeal vote on the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin resolution.
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Washington
Senate
Southeast Asia
U. S
Cambodia
Mike Mansfield
Nixon
South Vietnam
Mansfield
Laos
GOP
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Robert J. Dole
Kansas
Vietnam
Scott
White House
George McGovern
Des.d
Congress
McGovern
United States
Harold Hughes
Iowa
Gulf of Tonkin
Lyndon BB. Johnson
Hickel Urges Shift to Peaceful Priorities at Home
Interior Secretary Walter Hickel pressed for reordering U S priorities from war to domestic improvement. He urged Nixon to heed youth calls against Vietnam and pollution and said his White House contact has been difficult though a recent meeting with John Ehrlichman was described as warm and productive.
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San Francisco
Walter J. Hickel
Hickel
Nixon
American Society of Newspaper Editors
White House
John Erlichman
Nixon declares Lub bock a major disaster area
President Nixon designated Lub bock as a major disaster area, enabling federal funds to augment state and local relief efforts. Federal representatives stated the exact funding amount would be determined later.
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Lubbock, Tex
Nixon
Lubbock
Israel withdraws troops from Lebanon after 30 hour drive
Israeli army says all forces returned from Lebanon after a 30 hour push against Fatah guerrillas on Mt. Hermon slopes. About 300 troops, 27 square miles occupied, 11 prisoners reported. UN called for immediate pullout prior to retreat.
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Rajiyeh
Israel
Mt. Hermon
U.N. Security Council
New York
Beirut
Student Strikes Sweep Across Colleges Over Vietnam War
The Associated Press reports widespread campus protests as 266 colleges face indefinite strikes. At the University of South Carolina 10 students were arrested during clashes with police and National Guardsmen enforcing a 9 pm curfew. Michigan's EMU faced a state of emergency with a curfew and gasoline sale ban after student disorder.
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Columbus
Ohio
Kent State University
Ohio National Guard
Guard
Associated Press
University of South Carolina
Columbia
S.C
Brandeis University
Waltham Mass
Curtis W. Tarr
Washington
U.S
Cambodia
Nixon
Michigan
William Milliken
Ypsilanti
Eastern Michigan University
U. S
New Mobilization Committee
Viet
Newark runoff set as Gibson holds 42 percent in six man race
Kenneth Gibson won 42.7 percent in Newark to force a runoff against incumbent Hugh Addonizio who faces federal corruption charges. Gibson led with 37,666 votes to Addonizio’s 17,925 and third place Anthony Imperiale drew 13,904. Runoff June 16.
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Associated Press
Kenneth Gibson
Newark
N. J
Hugh J. Addonizio
West Virginia
Nebraska
U. S. Senate
Gibson
Addonizio
Anthony Imperiale
Credit Commissioner Fired by State Finance Commission
In Austin the State Finance Commission abruptly dismissed State Consumer Credit Commissioner Frank Miskell effective immediately after a public session. Miskell, in office since 1963, faced criticism from loan industry factions while Gov. Preston Smith denied involvement. Deputy Banking Commissioner Robert E. Stewart was promoted to commissioner.
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State Finance Commission
Consumer Credit Commissioner
Miskell
Smith
Finance Commission
Locke
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Tel Aviv
Texas
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Commission
Preston Smith
Eugene Locke
Dallas
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