Soviet ratifies consular treaty with United States
Moscow announces ratification of a four year stalled consular convention with the United States easing tensions linked to the Vietnam War. The pact gives four day access to detained citizens and three day notice, with consular offices planned in New York or Chicago and Leningrad, possibly Odessa.
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Supreme Soviet
U.S
Soviet Union
Frederick C. Barghorn
Yale University
Kennedy
Washington
New York
Chicago
Leningrad
Black Sea
Odessa
Nation May Be Losing Superiority Over USSR
Analysts cite public and private evidence of Soviet space progress. They expect unmanned lunar flyby around May 15 and a sample return mission before manned American Moon landings. The USSR has demonstrated orbital linkages and plans a lunar sample return using automated craft.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Moon
Earth
Ussr
Senate probes U S nuclear parity in secret hearings
In Room 224 of the old Senate office building the Senate Preparedness Investigating Subcommittee led by Sen. John Stennis opens hearings on whether the United States maintains nuclear parity amid multiple warheads anti missile systems and submarine based missiles. Defense officials push that terms like nuclear superiority may be outdated as tests proceed.
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Senate
Congressional
United States
Senate Preparedness
John Stennis
Dmiss
U.S
Stennis
Defense Department
Hearts Transplants Bring Mixed Early Outcomes Worldwide
In London and Houston patients show signs of improvement after new heart grafts while California reports caution. Joseph Rizor, 40, in critical recovery after a transplanted heart from Rudolph Anderson, and Everett Thomas Jr., 47, in Phoenix, show varied progress as doctors monitor lung function and feeding. London’s Frederick West, 45, receives a donor heart from Patrick Ryan, 26, with a hopeful early “thumbs up.” A UPI report notes growing public and medical attention, plus a proposed gold MLK Jr. commemorative medal by Assistant Treasury Secretary Robert A. Wallace at the New York Numismatic Convention.
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London
Houston
California
Joseph Rizor
Salinas
Calif
Thomas
Charles Martin
Frederick West
Patrick Ryan
West
Donald Ross
Ryan
Donald Longmore
Britain
Texas
Rizer
Shumway
New York
UPI
Martin Luther King Jr
Treasury
Robert A. Wallace
Indiana Primary Looms in Democratic and Republican Races
Indiana voters, about 1.2 million, head to the polls Tuesday for Democratic and Republican presidential primaries. Nixon leads the GOP ballot. Kennedy, McCarthy, and Branigin contest the Democratic race with Branigin courting GOP crossover support.
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UPI
Indiana
Hoosier
Richard M. Nixon
Massachusetts
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Chicago
McCarthy
Kennedy
Branigin
Hubert Humphrey
Nixon
Saigon Officials Grow Dismayed Over Paris Talks
Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker met President Nguyen Van Thieu at the presidential palace as Saigon signaled deep distrust of upcoming U.S. North Vietnam talks in Paris. A government communique hinted displeasure about the initiation of negotiations and warned allies that communists may exploit talks for propaganda and to sow discord.
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Ellsworth Bunker
Nguyen van Thieu
Paris
United States
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Republic of Vietnam
Foreign Affairs Ministry
Washington
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Ngo Tan Cahn
Tran van Do
Thieu
Nguyen Cao
Bunker
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Vietnam
South
Viet Cong attack hits multiple South Vietnamese cities
Communists launch coordinated mortar and rocket strikes across at least six cities including Saigon, Da Nang, Hue, and Phan Rang. Four killed and 11 wounded. Newport docks targeted as Marines clash with forces while U.S. and South Vietnamese officials weigh war aims and Paris talks.
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UPI
South Vietnam
U.S
Ellsworth Bunker
Bunker
William C. Westmoreland
U.S. Marine
da Nang
Hue
Quang Tri City
Kontum City
Phan Rang
Newport Docks
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