Democratic Platform Drafts Call for Rapid Indochina Withdrawal
Washington dispatch reports early drafts of the 1972 Democratic platform calling for immediate and complete U.S. withdrawal from Indochina and opposing continued military aid after combat ends. A two-day drafting session opened with eight planks facing floor fights, including a middle-ground on school busing and disputes over defense spending.
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Washington
U.S
Indochina
Nixon
Southeast Asia
Saigon
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Miami Beach
Fla
Gunfire continues as clashes flare in Middle East
Tel Aviv reported renewed shelling across the Golan Heights with Israeli forces returning fire after a week of attacks. No casualties were listed. In Beirut An Nahar said Palestinian guerrillas may pause border activities, while Yasir Arafat met with Hafez Assad in Damascus to discuss the plan. Lebanon's Saeb Salam urged restraint. Israel hinted at a possible prisoner exchange involving 108 Arab and 13 Israeli prisoners as talks move forward.
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Tel Aviv
Golan Heights
Beirut
An Nahar
Lebanon
Israel
Guerril
Yasir Arafat
Damascus
Syria
Hafez Assad
Saeb Salam
Yigal Allon
Jerusalem
Allon
Weather map highlights warm temps and clear conditions
National Weather Service notes 6 am temperature 56 rising to 83 to 88 by Tuesday with mostly fair skies. River stage 3.5 ft and falling. no precipitation yesterday or tonight. Indiana and Illinois forecast partly cloudy with warmer temps, low 50s to 60s, high 80s. sunrise 5 74 am, sunset 8 21 pm.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
IRA Ends With Final Demonstration Before Ulster Cease Fire
IRA militants escalate in the final hours before a midnight cease-fire in Northern Ireland. The Provisional wing vows strict observance once in effect, while warnings of Protestant attacks loom. Six killed weekend violence raises total to 389 since the conflict began.
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Belfast
UPI
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Northern Ireland
ISA
Ulster
Seamus Twomey
Provisionals
New Forces Reported Helping North Vietnam Transport
Radio Hanoi said new forces have joined North Vietnam to sustain the transportation system amid heavy U.S. bombing. The broadcaster did not identify them but suggested they may be Chinese work units crossing the border, urging rapid organization to utilize these new forces in the war effort.
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Hong Kong
North Vietnam
U.S
Hanoi
Radio Handi
Martha Mitchell vows to stay with husband amid Nixon bid
Martha Mitchell says she loves her husband but will leave him only if he quits politics. She describes life with John Mitchell, former attorney general and Nixon re election aide, as unbearable and calls herself a political prisoner. She recalls a security agent pulling a telephone from the wall to stop her from talking during a California call.
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Martha
Martha Mitchell
Atty
John Mitchell
Westchester Country Club
Rye
N.Y
Nixon
John
Hanks to Lead United Way Unit in 1972 Campaign
George Hanks, president of Teamsters Local 144, named chairman of Unit VIII of the Wabash Valley United Way drive. The unit aims to contact hundreds of clubs and nonprofits as the 1972 campaign seeks raised totals from the previous year of 22,091 dollars. Hanks has long served on the United Way board and led allocations, plus community roles in Terre Haute Humane Society and 4-H programs.
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George Hanks
Teamsters Local No. 144
Unit VIII
Wabash Valley
United Way
Alan C. Rankin
Hanks
Terre Haute Humane Society
McGovern Claims 1510 Delegates For First Ballot Nomination
Senator George S. McGovern announced he had secured 1510 delegate votes toward a first ballot nomination at the Democratic Convention. He credited 96 new uncommitted delegates from 12 states and said more names would soon be added. He pledged minority inclusion across government roles.
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Washington
UPI
George S. McGovern
McGovern
Congressional
Walter E. Fauntroy
Distrit
Columbia
Miami
Supreme’ Court
Cabinet
Congressional Black Caucus
FBI pursuit of skyjacker yields no clues in Indiana
FBI agents from Illinois Indiana and Ohio plus state and local officers continued a wide search at 8 a.m. for a young pock marked skyjacker who hijacked an American Airlines 727 demanded 502000 and a parachute then disappeared over Peru Indiana after switching planes near St Louis.
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Peru
Ind
FBI
Indiana
Illinois
Ohio
American Airlines
Tulsa
Oklo
St. Louis
Skyjocker
James Martin
Chrge
Okla
Flood Death Toll Tops 117 as Relief Efforts Rise
Death toll from the Agnes floods reaches 117 as cleanup begins and thousands remain homeless. Federal aid pledges follow meetings in Harrisburg with George A. Lincoln as Red Cross launches a $10 million disaster fund. Watches remain in effect near Petersburg and Almond after record rainfall.
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Agnes
Florida
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
George A. Lincoln
Red Cross
New York
Virginia
Maryland
Petersburg
Almond
N. Y
Pennsyl
President’s Office of Emergency Preparedness
Lincoln
First Steamship Savannah Crosses Atlantic Ocean
The Savannah left Savannah Georgia on May 22 1819 becoming the first steamship to cross the Atlantic marking a historic maritime milestone for steam navigation and transatlantic travel.
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United Press International
Savannah
New Forces Joined North Vietnam in Transport Struggle
North Vietnam said new forces joined efforts to maintain the transport system amid heavy U.S. bombing. Radio Hanoi claimed success while U.S. claims say bombing has crippled supply movement to units in the south.
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Hong Kong
North Vietnam
U.S
Radio
Jets Hit Steel Mill Near Hanoi in 2000 lb Bomb Strikes
US jets pounded the Thai Nguyen steel works 30 miles north of Hanoi with 2000 pound laser guided bombs knocking out warehouses and open hearth furnaces used for making steel. Communist rockets hit a training center near Saigon injuring a soldier and a civilian. Four Phantoms reportedly shot down over North Vietnam as the Saigon command restructures US forces to a advisory role.
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UPS
Vietnam
U.S
Thai Nguyen
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Russia
Quang Tran
Tan Son Nhut
Ap Chanh
Vietnam News Agency
VNA
Tokyo
North Vietnam
Indochina
7Th Air Force
Tan Sonhut Air Base
U.S. Army, Vietnam
USARV
U.S. Army Support Command
Usasupcom
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