U S Forces Combat in Cambodia Amid Mounting Casualties
North Vietnamese forces attacked U S infantry 22 miles apart in Cambodia, killing eight Americans and wounding 35. Total U S casualties in Cambodian operations reach 216 dead and 807 wounded, with six Americans killed near Mimot and another helicopter shot down. Allied forces report heavy enemy losses and large stockpiles seized as 9,236 enemy troops killed in Cambodia and 1,225 captured.
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Saigon
U.S
Cambodia
Fishhook
25Th Infantry Division
Mimot
25Th Division
7Th Division
South Vietnam
3Rd Corps
Mekong
Gulf of Siam
Nixon Defends Cambodia Action Before NATO Meeting
President Nixon defends U S action in Cambodia as necessary for withdrawing forces in a letter read by Secretary of State Rogers at the NATO meeting. He says negotiations remain preferred but warns against ignoring warnings and notes captured weapons could equip battalions.
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Rome
Nixon
North Atlantic
U.S
Cambodia
North Atlantic Council
William P. Rogers
Manlio Brosio
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Emeny
Rogers
Middle East
Central Europe
Soviet Union
United States
Israel
Egypt
Mediterranean
Greece
Israeli Troops Cross Into Lebanon Pursue Guerrillas
Israeli forces conduct patrolling incursions into Lebanon along a 50 mile frontier. Maj. Gen. Mordechai Gur says patrols aim to keep guerrillas from the border while tanks stand ready on the Israeli side.
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Associated Press
Lebanon
Mordechai Gur
Mt. Avivim
Malkiyya
Aitroun
Avivim
Gur
Memorial Day Store Hours In Winchester Downtown And Ward Plaza
Downtown Winchester retailers mostly close Saturday for Memorial Day with 90 to 95 percent shutdown, while Ward Plaza shops largely stay open 9 am to 6 pm and some extend Friday night hours. One Ward Plaza store may close Monday. downtown stores reportedly observe Saturday only. Ram Jewelers and Buzzella's Shop have summer Wednesday closures. Pine Motor Co offers 100 gallons gasoline with every used car purchase over 900 dollars through Friday May 25.
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Winchester
Ward Plaza
William Shendon
Winchester Retail Merchants Association
Ed Donahue
Ward Plaza Merchants Association
Shendon
Donohue
Pine Motor Co
Senate Debate Grows Over Cambodia Involvement Risks
In Washington the Cambodia debate intensifies as speculation on future U S support for South Vietnamese forces near Cambodia draws protest from Senators Frank Church and John Sherman Cooper. The pending vote concerns a June 30 withdrawal timetable and a new amendment framing U S action as aligned with the President s objectives.
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Washington
Senate
Cambodia
U.S
Chamber
Frank Church
D-Idaho
John Sherman Cooper
R-Ky
Cooper
Saigon
Nixon
Lon Nol
Jefferson County Adopts Year-Round School Plan
The Jefferson County Board of Education votes to switch 90,000 students to a 12 grade year-round system with four quarters, allowing year-round or traditional vacations. If a $350000 federal grant is approved, start is set for September 1971. without it, phased rollout over years. Supt. Van Hoose sees year-round as the nation’s future. President Roberta Tully notes Georgia’s Atlanta Fulton model among early examples.
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Louisville, Ky
Jefferson County
Board of Education
U.S. Office of Education
Supt
Richard van Hoose
Roberta Tully
Atlanta
Fulton County
Jefferson
Tax Rates Adopted by Board of Supervisors
The Frederick County Board of Supervisors set the real estate rate at 3 per 100 and personal property at 4 per 100 for the new fiscal year starting July 1. Real estate will rise by 50 cents and personal property by 70 cents, with final figures awaiting advertisement. A public hearing on the budget is scheduled for June 8 at 3 45 p.m. and a main hearing on the motor vehicle license fee is anticipated.
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Frederick County
Board of Supervisors
Star
Thomas Rosenberger
Robert Worsley
Wage and Price Control Legislation Introduced in Congress
Sen. Fred R. Harris unveils a National Economic Equity Board plan to set wage and price guidelines with authority to freeze wages and prices for six months, linking to broader calls from House and Senate leaders for a national inflation conference. The White House remains confident the economy will improve, while Dow Jones falls to its lowest in seven and a half years.
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Washington
Congress
Fred R. Harris
D-Okla
Carl Albert
House
Mike Mansfield
Senate
Nixon
George P. Shultz
White House
John W. Byrnes
GOP
House, Ways and Means Committee
Treasury
David M. Kennedy
Robert
National Economic Equity Board
Federal Reserve Board
Harris
Albert
Oklahoma
Nixon plans early troop withdrawal from Cambodia
Government sources tell the New York Times the Nixon administration will pull out all 14,000 U S troops from Cambodia before the June 30 deadline and will provide about 7.5 million dollars worth of arms to the Cambodian military government. Officials cite domestic political and economic pressures, including a stock market drop, as reasons to announce the departure sooner. The State Department informs Senator Fulbright the arms aid is deemed important to U S security.
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New York
Nixon
Cambodia
New York Times
The
Times
the Times
State Department
Sen. J.W. Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U.S
Judge orders release of 1-A draftees tied to Gutknecht ruling
U S District Judge Alfonso J Zirpoli ordered the Army to release Pfc Robert W Andre a Downey California native drafted April 9 1969 and later found illegally reclassified to 1-A in a retroactive application of the Gutknecht decision The ruling affects about 6000 men and includes a 10 day stay while an appeal is prepared by U S Attorney James L Browning who argued against retroactive application citing national interest and administrative concerns
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San Francisco
Army
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. District Court
Alfonso J. Zirpoli
Robert W. Andre
High Court
Gutknecht
Downey
Calif
Ft. Ord
Supreme Court
David E. Gutknecht
Gaylord
Minn
Zirpoli
Andre
U.S
James L. Browning
Browning
Weather system moves out bringing clear skies in Virginia
A low pressure system over the Carolinas and a cold front stretching through Virginia and Kentucky should exit the state late today, yielding clear skies and cooler temperatures for the Old Dominion. Also contains local ads for bedding plants and supper specials.
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Richmond
Carolinas
Virginia
Kentucky
Old Dominion
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