Bomb threat on liner Liz 2 yields no explosives found
Police and FBI monitored calls at Cunard New York with one significant message. The liner Liz 2 was searched for seven hours by specialists and security staff, finding no bombs aboard after probes of decks, hold, and exterior fittings. Passengers and crew remained aboard as the ship steamed toward Cherbourg with a banked ransom fund ready. Leopold Stokowski and George T. Kelly were among those aboard during the scare.
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New York City
FBI
Cunard
New York
Patton
Cherbourg
France
Leopold Stokowski
George T. Kelly
Princess Grace of
Monaco
Tre
Sera
Royal Air Force
London
Battle for Hue and Kontum Deepens in Vietnam War
Heavy combat rages around Hue and Kontum as U S and South Vietnamese forces clash with North Vietnamese troops. Reports detail casualties, air and artillery pressure, and attempts to relieve An Loc while commanders court martial some Quang Tri leaders.
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Hue
Bastogne
My Chanh River
An Loc
Saigon
Highway 13
Nguyen van Thieu
Vu van Giai
Quang Sri
Ho Chi Minh
Kontum
Bremer Stayed At Waldorf As Wallace Assassination Probe
FBI impounded Waldorf Astoria registration cards for April 7 and 8 after Arthur Bremer, accused in the Wallace assassination attempt, stayed in one room those nights. Bremer allegedly paid cash. Humphrey planned to stay there but moved. Senator Humphrey and aides declined comment. In Kent, Ohio, police faced antiwar demonstrators during a ROTC review as liquid and other substances were thrown.
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New York
UPI
FBI
Waldorf-Astoria
Arthur Herman Bremer
Alabama
George Wallace
Bremer
the Waldorf
Hubert Humphrey
Waldorf
Humphrey
The
Waldor
Kent, Chin
OPI
Kent, State University
Bomb set off at Pentagon tied to antiwar group credit
A blast reported on the Pentagon's fourth floor damaged an Air Force computer center but caused no data loss. The event followed a claim of responsibility by an antiwar group. New security checks for packages and briefcases were to begin at 7 am, timed with planned protests.
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Pentagon
Ington
Air Force Security Office
Air Force
McGovern Humphrey clash under California primary glare
McGovern and Humphrey traded sharp lines as the 1968 California primary loomed. McGovern touted jobs and space defense shifts while Humphrey attacked welfare and defense cuts. Both pressed electorate appeals to labor and black voters with endorsements from Coretta King boosting McGovern’s campaign.
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McCarthy
California
Kennedy
McGovern
Humphrey
Chicago
Himphrey
Coretta King
Tun
Sen. McGovern
Michigan
King
Metovern
Julian Bond
Jesse Jack Sou
Five militants arrested after White House protest
Five demonstrators entered the White House as tourists and sat down in the Blue Room before being admonished to leave. They were arrested on unlawful entry charges after refusing to depart. The group identified as the Militant Jewish Defense League. The Blue Room was unharmed and tourist traffic was briefly halted. The incident occurred a day before President Nixon’s Moscow trip.
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Washington
White House
Blus
Secret Service
Executive Mansion
Jewish Defense League
Executive Protection Service
Nixon
Moscow
Nixon Urges Memorial Day Prayer for Peace
President Nixon proclaims May 29 as Memorial Day and designates it a day of prayer for permanent peace. He notes that after five wars and more than two hundred thousand deaths, the living bear a solemn duty to redeem the sacrifices and uphold the cause the fallen served.
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Washington
Nixon
King widow backs McGovern at Los Angeles endorsement
Coretta Scott King announced her support for Sen. George S. McGovern at a two minute Los Angeles church news conference. She cited his themes of equality and anti poverty, aligning with her late husband Martin Luther King Jr. McGovern rejected compromises with Wallace and affirmed a broad, inclusive approach to candidates and issues.
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Martin Luther King
Coretta
George S. McGovern
D-S.d
Los Angeles
Secret Service
Wallace
Arthur Bremer
McGovern
New York
Shirley Chisholm
Sen. McGovern
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KAD Belex
Espania
Granada
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Teledyne Packard Bell
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Pacific Ave
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Okaye Discount Center
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Artesia Blvd
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San Pedro
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