France Averts Punishment for Students Amid Strike Crisis
Paris Reuters dispatch reports the French cabinet approved an amnesty bill shielding students from charges for street violence during the strike wave, excluding theft from Feb 1 to May 15, with Parliament to ratify. Prime Minister Pompidou faces a censure vote as strikes paralyze industry and transport across France.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Georges Gorse
Georges Pompidou
National Assembly
Communist Party
de Gaulle
George Seguy
General Confederation of Labor
Pompidou
France
Talks Spur Diplomatic Activity in Paris and Beyond
U S officials expect Britain France and the Soviet Union to shape peace talks in Vietnam. North Vietnam’s Xuan Thuy and U S ambassador Harriman plan courtesy visits to de Gaulle as Moscow and Peking maneuver for influence. The Soviets back talks and aim to end the war, while China condemns them amid heavy Vietnamese reliance on Moscow. Military aid to Vietnam costs the Soviet Union about 5 billion dollars annually.
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Paris
Britain
France
Soviet Union
Vietnam
Red China
Mao Tse-tung
U.S
W. Averell Harriman
Xuan Thuy
North Vietnam
Charles de Gaulle
Harriman
Thuy
Michael Stewart
Moscow
Andrei Gromyko
Hanoi
Peking
de Gaulle
China
United States
Holton Sees Nixon Victory Predicted In Virginia
A Virginia Republican leader, A Linwood Holton of Roanoke, predicted Nixon would win the White House and lead a new era. He spoke at a Brandon Chamber luncheon and urged voters to back Nixon as the nation faces war, law and order, and economic troubles.
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Virginia
Richard M. Nixon
White House
A. Linwood Holton
Roanoke
Goveror
Windegeter-Frederick County Chamber of Commerce
Legislative Action Committee
George Washington Hotel
Holton
National
Ricehard Nixon
Nixon
National Oy
Vietnam
United States
France
Smith to Lead Marsh Campaign in Seventh District Virginia
Alson H. Smith of Fox Drive named Seventh District Campaign Chairman for Rep. John O. Marsh Jr. Smith, native of Frederick County, longtime business owner, Jaycees leader, church member, married with two children, praised Marsh as hardworking and sincere.
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Alson H. Smith
Fox Drive
John O. Marsh
Jack Marsh
Mr. Smith
Virginia
Frederick County
Handley High School
Winchester Jaycees
Rotary
Stonewall Ruritan Club
Izaak Walton League
Pleasant Valley United Brethren Church
MA. Smith
Tastee-Freeze Corp
Tastee Foods Co
Margarette Matthews
South Hill
Weather outlook and meeting notice at Mosby Barracks
Forecast calls for a cool night in the 40s with sunshine tomorrow and a high in the 70s. An Important Special Meeting at Major Mosby Barracks and Auxtil is set for Friday May 24 at 2 PM.
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Mosby Barracks
Auxtil
Reds Shaft Camps in Hue Area
Reds report shelling Saigon and Cuchi by Viet Cong 122mm rockets. The 25th Division base camp lies about 15 miles northwest of Saigon near Hue area. AP wirephoto.
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Reds
Hue
Saigon
Cuchi
Fry Omps Capehart Get New School Posts
Winchester School Board announced three new appointments. Archie Fry becomes Director of Pupil and Public Relations. John Capehart to Handley High School Assistant Principal. James Omps replaces Maddox as Athletic Director and Physical Education teacher. Board also approved Quarles Elementary to pilot ungraded primary system in August amid routine reports and May bills.
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Winchester
Jacob L. Johnson
Archie L. Fry
John Capehart
Mr. Fry
Handley High School
James Omps
Hunter Maddox
Quarles
Johnson
RFK Roars Through Los Angeles Amid Frenzied Welcome
New York Senator Robert F. Kennedy faced an ecstatic crowd in Los Angeles as thousands cheered and surged at major intersections. Amid the melee his security guard kept him safe while Kennedy urged a U.S.-Soviet pact to halt arms shipments to the Middle East and defuse regional conflict.
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Los Angeles
Robert F. Kennedy
New York
Kennedy
Bobby
Bill Barry
Barry
Fred Dutton
Temple Isaiah
Middle East
Poor People Campaign Launches Congressional Drive
The Poor People Campaign sent delegations to House and Senate hearings on hunger and urban problems from Resurrection City. Jesse Jackson led a unity rally urging nonviolence as camp residents pledged to pressure lawmakers for jobs and income measures.
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Washington
Congressional
House
Senate
Resurrection City
Resurrection
Potomac River
John F. Kennedy
Arlington National Cemetery
Capitol Hill
Jesse Jackson
Chicago
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Jackson
Ralph David Abernathy
Intensity Of War Increases In Vietnam Shelling Attacks
North Vietnamese artillery bombarded four U.S. headquarters near Hue with 500 mortars and 100 pound rockets in a major strike. Casualties hit at least eight Americans and 21 enemy dead, with 51 Americans wounded. Viet Cong shelled provincial capitals and allied airfields, totaling 65 allied casualties. General Westmoreland cited rising war intensity and noted new operations near Hue and Quang Tri City.
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Saigon
Hue
U.S. Cmmand
U.S. Air Cavalry Division
U.S
Mekong
William C. Westmoreland
Vietnam
Paris
Westmoreland
Quang Tri City
Cruise Ship Blenheim Abandoned After Fire
A fire aboard the 5,000 ton Norwegian cruise ship Blenheim forced 98 passengers and most of the 80 crew to abandon ship in the North Sea. One passenger was injured. A skeleton crew remained aboard to battle the blaze as rescue efforts continued and Norwegian radio reported most passengers were British.
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London
North Sea
Orwegian
Weather Richmond Report Brings Dry Air and Cool Temperatures
A high pressure mass centered in the central U S and circling air from the Northwest produced dry weather across Virginia with temperatures running slightly below normal today. The pattern is expected to persist into the next day.
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Richmond
Virginia
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