Viet Cong Offensive Grips Saigon and Hue
News accounts describe a sweeping Viet Cong offensive across major cities from Quang Tri to the Mekong Delta. heavy fighting in Hue and Saigon with Marines and ranger units, thousands reported dead or wounded including civilians, and efforts to retake key districts and the An Quang pagoda. Viet Cong broadcasts urged uprisings as Saigon’s two million residents faced intensified bombardment and shelling.
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Thied
Saigon
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Pecfume
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Hanos
An ‘Quang
Hant
Quang
Johnson warns of possible major enemy offensive near DMZ
President Johnson described Viet Cong attacks around Saigon and key South Vietnamese cities, citing 10 000 enemy killed and 2 300 captured while 249 Americans and 533 South Vietnamese died. He warned of a potential major offensive near Khe Sanh and the DMZ, and said U S manpower in Vietnam neared 500 000 with plans for possible more troops. He contrasted this with plans to seek a Communist dominated coalition in Saigon and pressed for not stopping bombing without solid evidence of progress.
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United States
North Korea
Panmunjum
Publo
North Vietnam
Vietnam
Fie
Fie Teason
Congress
U.S
Johnson
Charles H. Perry
R. Wil
Saigon
Prising
Dmz
Khe Sanh
Demilitarized Zone
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Westmoreland
White House
Resignation of California Finance Director Smith
California Finance Director James Smith resigns amid criticism over Medi-Cal funding and budget handling. Governor Reagan hails Smith's role in stabilizing fiscal affairs while Assembly Democrats call the move motivated by political pressure. Weinberger touted as potential successor and skeptics urge accountability for past tax and Medi-Cal issues.
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U.S. Senate
Reagan
Smith
Rcent
Medi-Cal
Weinberger
George Christopher
San Francisco
Joe & & Smith
Winfield Shoemaker
Assembly
Shoemaker
Ronald Reagan
Shoemaier
Jesse M. Unruh
Unruh
Charles Werten
Finance Department
Lyn Nofziger
Destroyer and Russ collide amid near misses with Soviet ships
May 1967 sees U S destroyer Rowan and Soviet vessels Vislobokov and others involved in near misses and a minor collision. Rowan reportedly struck Vislobokov, with Pentagon calling it a crossing situation. Rowan hull damage measured a three foot hole. Vislobokov reported two meter damage. Commander Loren J Moore leads Rowan of 350 feet and 250 crew. Vislobokov is 540 feet, 10,000 tons.
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Walker
Bessledny
Edegs
U.S
Nnnowicement
Pentagon
Hoax Refuted in Kirschke Case by Harris
The Times reports investigators doubt a hoax claim linked to the Kirschke deaths. Two burglars reportedly fled with a gun given to a woman, while Mrs. Winifred Avery’s unrelated sighting adds little solid evidence. Kirschke, 48, awaits a May 7 hearing on a motion for a new trial after his Dec 19 first degree murder convictions and January gas chamber sentence.
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Pleshore
Tey
Kirschke
Ramsey
Sot
Jack
Times
Winifred Avery
Port. Hueneme
Avery
Kathleen Parker
Ski Lodge Bandits Hold Five Hostage On Colorado Run
Two ski lodge bandits from Fort Worth Texas held five hostages at gunpoint during a 300 mile 10 hour escape across the Rockies. After releasing the final captives near Denver they fled in a stolen car, with authorities identifying Charles Hardin and Earl Sanders as the suspects.
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Colorado
Denver
United States
Norada
Charles Edward Hardin
Earl Wayne ‘Sanders
Fort Worth
Tex
Hardin
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Maysville
Colo
Dick Jordan
Vail
Dick West
Bailey
Colorado Rockies
Vail Lodge
Jordana
Ted Holmes
Dick Bradley
Audi
Tor
Amen
Holmes
Jordan
Bradley
Vail Pass
Antonio Gurule
Lee Gonzales
Payasco
Norma Farley
John A. Sullivan
Gary Patterson
Sullivan
House OKs Bill to Bare Loan Rates
The House passed a wide loan disclosure bill 382 to 4 to require plain language on interest and credit costs. It would mandate annual percentage rates, curb wage garnishments, and apply federal enforcement to state usury laws. The measure, aimed at loan sharks, limits aggressive sales and adds protections for homeowners and workers.
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Washington
Senate
House
Ethinal Syndicates
7000 Union Men Assault Their Chief
New York reports an angry crowd of seven thousand sanitation workers attacked their union leader John J. DeLury after a City Hall protest. Police restrained the mob as DeLury announced a mail referendum on a contract, acknowledging confusion over a secret ballot rule adopted last year.
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John J. DeLury
Uniformed Sanitationmen's Association
DeLary
City Hall
John Y. Lindsay
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