Ex-president accuses Saigon of blocking peace talks
In Saigon, ex-president Duong Van Minh denounces government oppression of non-Communists, urging immediate release of political prisoners and abolition of repressive measures. In the field, a Saigon CH47 helicopter was shot down 55 miles northwest of Saigon with six crew killed, amid heavy fighting and reported 55 Communist deaths in two battles.
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Saigon
Duong van Minh
Nguyen van Thieu
Saigon Command
Minh
Paris
Henry A. Kissinger
Hanoi
le Duc Tho
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
South
Two men detained over dam threat in West Virginia
West Virginia state police and FBI agents arrested Wallace Hess aged 18 and Sherideth Hambrick aged 29 near Sutton in Nicholas County after a hand written note threatened to blow up Sutton Dam and Summersville Dam unless a large sum was paid. No damage or explosives were found. The note claimed the money would be delivered to Gov Arch Moore personally.
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Charleston
W.va
West Virginia
FBI
Arch A. Moore Jr
Sutton Dam
Summersville Dam
Arch Moore
Nicholas County
Wallace Leroy Hess
Sherideth Hambrick
Muddlety
Sutton
Elk River
Summersville
Gauley River
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Soviet TU144 crashes at Paris air show in Goussainville
A Soviet TU144 exploded during an exhibition flight at Le Bourget near Paris killing fourteen and injuring twenty eight. The four engine jet wreckage fell on Goussainville as investigators examine the cause while a French British Concorde effort leads the race in supersonic civil aviation.
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Goussainville
France
Russia
Paris
Mikail Koslov
le Bourget
Non-Hostile Deaths in Vietnam Reported by Defense Dept
The Defense Department notes 10 303 non hostilities among 45 958 combat deaths in Vietnam between 1961 and 1973. Fragmentation grenade fragging cases fell from 37 in 1969 to 12 in 1971 and three in 1972 as withdrawals progressed. Aircraft crashes caused 3 060 deaths and motor vehicle crashes 1 075.
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Washington
Defense Department
U.S
Vietnam
Robert C. Byrd
Dw.va
Southeast Asia
Benade
20 Cent Raise In FMC One Year Pact Front Royal
Front Royal Local 371 Textile Workers Union votes on a one year contract with FMC Corp offering a 20 cent across the board wage increase. If rejected the plant may close. Last week the union rejected a three year deal 586 to 520 with 40 percent not voting.
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Front Royal
Textile Workers Union of America
FMC Corp
Charles Leadman
Local 371
Leadman
Virginia
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Nitro
Parkersburg
W. Va
Leadhman
AAA to Begin Weekly Gas Survey Across Major Routes
The American Automobile Association announced a weekly survey of hundreds of gasoline stations on major travel corridors to gauge fuel supply conditions for motorists.
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Washington
American Automobile Association
Watergate Hearings Resume Amid Postponement Demand
Sen. Sam Ervin says he will resume Senate Watergate hearings on Tuesday despite Archibald Cox pushing for a delay of broadcasts. The panel will question Sally Harmony, followed by Robert Riesner and others tied to Nixon’s campaign.
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Washington
Sam J. Ervin Jr
Archibald Cox
North Carolina
Senate
Ervin
Sally Harmony
Nixon
Commerce
Maurice Stans
Robert S. Strauss
Associated Press
Dallas
Tex
Strauss
Watergate
Bernard L. Barker
Watergate Complex
Barker
Jack Anderson
Call
Miami Beach
Anderson
James W. McCord Jr
CBS
CIA
McCord
Committee For
McCloskey Opens House Talk on Nixon Impeachment Grounds
Rep. Paul McCloskey Jr. calls a House discussion after regular business to review Nixon's Watergate actions as possible impeachment grounds. He cites the May 22 statement and warns that shielding any domestic criminal acts would obstruct justice.
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Washington
House
Nixon
Paul N. McCloskey Jr
R-Calif
McCloskey
H.R.) Haldeman
John) Ehrlichman
CIA
White House
Central Intelligence Agency
Norfolk man injured as car thief speeds away on hood
Charles J. Ishee 26 chased a thief who stole his yellow compact. He grabbed the hood and was tossed off after about 20 minutes. He received cuts at a hospital and his car had not been returned by Sunday night. Police were asked to contact.
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Norfolk
Charles J. Ishee
Ishee
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New York Times
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Dean
Watergate Committee
Samuel Cash
Post
Robb
Lyndon B. Johnson
Charles Robb
University of Virginia
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