North Vietnamese Attack Near Saigon Injures and Kills
North Vietnamese forces 23 miles northwest of Saigon launch a mortar and ground assault on allied security troops protecting bulldozers clearing Boi Loi woods. U S gunships and artillery repulse the attack. 3 NVA killed, 1 captured, 1 U S soldier dead, 18 wounded, 1 VN soldier killed, 9 wounded. Casualties total high with 171 NVA/Viet Cong reported killed overall as operations continue in Kandol Chrum and A Shau area. Premier Tran Thien Khiem visits Phnom Penh. Lord Fairfax College hosts Gov Holton and Budget Advisory Committee during capital outlay reviews.
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Saigon
Boi Loi
U.S
Richard Gardner
11Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
U.S. Army
South Ne
A ‘Shau
Cambodia
Kandol Chrum
Tran Thien Khiem
Phnom Penh
Large brawl involving 600 servicemen at Travis AFB
More than 600 servicemen clashed at Travis Air Force Base California overnight. A base spokesman said the fight began as a racial incident in a mess hall and escalated into a large melee.
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Travis Air Force Base
Calif
Air Force
Herb Prouty
Negro Shot to Death as Disorders Continue in Chattanooga
In Chattanooga Tennessee a Black man Leon Anderson aged 22 was shot by lawmen while allegedly throwing a brick at officers responding to sniper fire. City unrest persisted for four nights but eased with 2000 National Guardsmen on patrol.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Gene Roberts
Leon Anderson
H. H. Wright
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Roberts
Hamilton County
Major Suspect Captured in Kidnap Slaying
A major suspect in the kidnap murder of an Israeli diplomat was captured in Istanbul. Nahit Tore 24 student at Istanbul University economics school identified as a militant of Dev Gene and linked to the Turkish Peoples Liberation Army. Tore was captured near Gebze forty miles east of the city.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Ismail Arar
Ankara
Nahit Tore
Istanbul University School of Economics
Tore
Ephraim Elrom
Turkish Peoples Liberation Army
TPLA
Elrom
Gebze
James T. Marshberger
Napa
John Blake
San Francisco
Virginia to Resume Session on Reapportionment Fix
Gov. Holton announces the Virginia General Assembly will reconvene June 3 to repair reapportionment legislation. He cites discussions with Lt. Gov. Reynolds, House Speaker Cooke, Atty. Gen. Miller, and leadership during a budget tour as the basis for the decision. House and Senate Privileges and Elections committees will meet June 1 to prep new reform efforts.
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Richmond
Linwood Holton
Virginia General Assembly
Holton
Virginia
J. Sargeant Reynolds
Senate
House
John Warren Cooke
Andrew P. Miller
Justice Department
Assembly
Robert R. Merhige Jr
Oren R. Lewis
Alexandria
John A. MacKenzie
Norfolk
Albert W.bryan
U.S. Justice Department
Tidewater
Virginia Atty
Andrew
Fairfax Dell
Clive L. DuVal II
Stanford E. Parris
Northern Virginia
Henry E. Howell
Virginia Crusade For Voters
James M. Thomson
Thomson
Lewis
Holton Tours Lord Fairfax With Advisors
Gov Linwood Holton and his Budget Advisory Board toured Lord Fairfax Community College in Middletown with Dr William McCoy and college leaders. The group viewed facilities and discussed capital outlay plans as part of a biennial statewide tour ending Thursday.
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William A. McCoy
Lord Fairfax Community College
Middletown
Linwood Holton
Lord Fairfax
Mary Helen Massie
Holton
Star
Shenandoah Valley
William McCoy
Wilkie Hunt
Senate considers draft amendments to bar draftees from Southeast Asia
In a tense Senate session, amendments aim to bar use of drafted soldiers in Vietnam combat and curb combat enlistment bonuses. Sen. Nelson argues draftees bear the brunt of casualties, noting 14 331 draftee deaths by end of 1970. Kennedy seeks to strike a $6000 bonus provision amid push toward a volunteer army.
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Washington
Senate
Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
Nelson
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Kennedy
Copter Hit But Generals Are Rescued
Viet Cong shot down a U S helicopter carrying Maj Gen John H Cushman and Maj Gen Ngo Quang Truong in the Ca Mau area. A third general, Maj Gen Nguyen Vinh Nghi, in another helicopter, rescued them unhurt within minutes as others were wounded.
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Saigon
U.S
John H. Cushman
Military Assistance Command
Mekong Delta
Ngo Quang Truong
Delta
U Minh Forest
Nguyen Vinh Nghi
21St Infantry Division
Richard Gardner
Cushman
Truong
Ca Mau Peninsula
Virginia Weather Brings Showers Heavy Rain Threat
A cold front moving east across Virginia with showers and thunderstorms brought locally heavy rain and the threat of hail and damaging winds. The report notes unsettled conditions and potential gusts across the state. A weather advisory is implied for affected areas.
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Richmond
Virginia
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Arar
Dev Gene
California
Solano
Napa County
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By Pat Robinson
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Winchester
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