Nixon's Berlin Welcome and Rome Visit Stir Public Demonstrations
President Nixon received a tumultuous salute in West Berlin where he pledged support for freedom and told Berliners that all free people are Berliners. In Rome he was carried by crowds and pledged talks with the Soviet Union as Italian President Saragat urged European unity and a path to easing East West tensions. Police halted a large anti Nixon march and arrested about 22 demonstrators as students clashed with authorities near Rome University and the presidential palace.
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Apollo 9 flight delayed by crew colds at Cape Kennedy
Apollo 9 launch postponed from Friday to Monday after astronauts James A. McDivitt David R. Scott and Russell L. Schweickart developed sore throats and nasal congestion. Doctors ruled out major illness, citing exhaustion and illness as delaying factors to allow rest before the lunar module landing mission.
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Hanoi blasts Nixon at Paris peace talks amid accusations
North Vietnam and the Viet Cong used the Paris talks to assail Nixon as he visits France for a 48hour stop. Tran Buu Kiem and Kuan Thuy accuse him of black and vile intentions and jockeying for military position in South Vietnam. Saigon says renewed shelling hinders peace progress as the sixth session unfolds.
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Rainy Night With Thunderstorms Forecast Heavy Intermittence
Intermittent rain and thunderstorms are likely tonight with a low around 40. Rain is expected to ease by Friday evening, with highs near 40 to 45.
American Airlines hit by walkout
American Airlines suspended all flight operations after 15 000 mechanics, communications workers and service employees walked off the job in a contract dispute. The TWU members sought a 30 percent wage increase over two years and pressed for improved pensions and fringe benefits. Talks had run ten months as a National Mediation Board call aimed to resume negotiations.
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Lobby bill for Con con is filed
A House bill by Rep. Paul Howard requires persons lobbying before the constitutional convention to register and report monthly expenditures to promote or oppose convention matters. Also, Sen. Robert W. McCarthy is expected to amend a bill raising bank loan rates from seven to nine percent, with an emergency tag to address VA and FHA loan limits.
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Hazardous device hits market in Biafra village
AP reports in Biafra Nigeria a plane incident caused a crowd crush at a village market near Umuahia. Initial tallies listed six dead but later counts reached about sixty two. about 1 000 bystanders were present as five hazardous devices were dropped and shots fired.
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Humphrey Urges Ending ABM as Nuclear War Risk Grows
Hubert H. Humphrey, then a professor-to-be at the University of Minnesota, spoke for over an hour at Northrop Auditorium to about 1,800 students urging the United States to begin negotiations with the Soviet Union on reducing offensive and defensive strategic weapons. He argued both nations are on a nuclear plateau and cannot risk further retaliation.
Enemy eases Saigon offensive amid continuing Viet Cong push
AP reports the latest Viet Cong and North Vietnamese assault on Saigon eased, though U.S. intelligence expects a larger phase to target the capital. Across South Vietnam, rockets mortars struck about 50 towns and allied bases as the spring offensive enters its fifth day, with American units claiming limited ground probes and strategic shifts toward pacification regions. Casualties rise, with U.S. deaths surpassing 9,900 since last May’s Paris talks and about 400 fatalities since the offensive began last Sunday.
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Shaw denies role in conspiracy in Kennedy case
New Orleans defense witness Clay Shaw, 55, testifies he never met Lee Harvey Oswald or David Ferrie and never conspired with anyone to assassinate President Kennedy. Shaw denies alias use as Clay Bertrand, says he supported Kennedy, and contradicts state star witness Perry Russo who earlier said Shaw was not the man he saw at the party.
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British French violate own tenets analysis by James Restan
Article analyzes how France under De Gaulle and Britain breached diplomatic norms during Nixon's Europe visit. It argues De Gaulle's secrecy and veto created tension within NATO and the Common Market while Britain sought parallel talks via Western European Union, undermining allied trust and coordination.
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