Rockefeller withdraws from 1968 race prompting national reaction
Governor Rockefeller announces withdrawal amid party split over Nixon candidacy. He says pursuing the nomination would harm unity and his broad legislative agenda. Reaction flows from Goldwater who praises the decision, while Nixon notes the governor remains a leading figure and lends cautious support.
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Nevada A Test Half Mile Down
An underground nuclear test detonated at the Nevada test site 2200 feet deep. The blast was felt 100 miles away in Las Vegas at 7 am after delays from winds. AEC spokesman said there was no radiation leak from the test.
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B52s Hammer Reds Iron Triangle Base
Communist forces suffered significant losses as U S troops pushed into the Iron Triangle area north of Saigon. The fighting left one American dead and 18 wounded in a three hour engagement that cleared Communist bunkers near Hoi An and Tuy Hoa. U S pilots flew 108 missions against North Vietnam as Viet Cong mortar and rocket fire targeted bases in Saigon.
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Engineer's Wife Victim of Murder in Pasadena
Police tentatively identify 25 year old Elizabeth Payne of Barstow as the murder victim found after a brush fire near the Foothill Freeway in Oak Grove Park. The nude body bore a binding and a rock murder weapon. husband Larry Payne, 25, engineer, was at a two week training seminar at JPL.
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Israel enters Jordan in major cross border clash
Israeli forces crossed the Jordan River in a large daylight strike targeting El Fatah bases with claims of destroying its main base at Karameh and several staging centers. Jordan reports heavy artillery slowing withdrawal as up to 15,000 troops crossed the river and Israeli losses include six armored vehicles and one plane.
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Industrial Bonds Tax Exemption to Be Ended
The Treasury announced regulations will end the income tax exemption on interest from industrial development bonds issued by cities and states for post Friday issuances. Existing exemptions for bonds sold on or before Friday remain. The move, opposed by the Senate Finance Committee, targets private plant financing aids and fiscal benefits to private firms.
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Third airliner hijacked in month amid Cuba tension
A Caracas traffic controller relayed that Capt. Butimin Soublette radioed north due to weather then said he was forced to Hawana. The hijacking followed two similar incidents in weeks, part of a wave since Fidel Castro rose to power. Cuban authorities have detained U S planes and warned of confiscation.
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RFK Mccarthy Lead Nixon Johnson In California Poll
UPI reports Melvin Field California Poll finds Robert Kennedy and Eugene McCarthy preferred over Richard Nixon by voters, with Kennedy strongest Democratic candidate. Nixon trails Johnson. Rockefeller leads Nixon and Johnson in overall strength. Wallace voters 6–11 percent. Peace and Freedom Party about 2 percent.
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