U S Rushes Supplies to Cambodia After Airport Attack
The United States airlifted eight tons of war materiel to Cambodia including arms spare parts barbed wire and sandbags to reinforce Phnom Penh airport after a damaging assault. Cambodian officials report deaths and injuries from a downtown blast while rockets and mortars threaten the capital and highway 4 repairs proceed.
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Nixon lays wreath at Russell coffin in Atlanta funeral
President Nixon honors the late Richard B. Russell with a wreath at the flag draped coffin calling him an advisor and a tower of strength. The AP report also notes political commentary on corn blight and U S policy stirring debate across Washington.
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Atlanta
Richard Nixon
Georgia
Richard B. Russell
James D. Hughes
Washington
Atlanta, Ga
Nixon
Agriculture Department
Strike Threat Looms Again in Rail Negotiations
Washington negotiations on a new railroad contract stalled again threatening a nationwide strike. AFL-CIO Brotherhood of Railway Clerks President C L Dennis said talks paused after an advance acceptance dispute over job security provisions. He urged Congress to modify the Rail Labor Act to permit selective and limited strikes while wage hikes and cost of living adjustments remain central demands.
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C.L. Dennis
Afl-Cio Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
Dennis
Vance
Congress
Afl-Cio
United Transportation Union
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Day
Muskie and McGovern Attacks on Nixon Viet Nam Policy
Senators Muskie and McGovern addressed the California Democratic Convention asserting Nixon misreads Southeast Asia and mishandles the Vietnam War. Muskie warned the road out of South Vietnam does not go through Cambodia while McGovern used harsher terms condemning the president’s handling and urging decisive action.
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South Vietnam
Sen
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Maine
Southeast Asia
South Viet
Nam
Cambodia
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Muskie
California
McGovernor
Vietnam
South Dakota
Nixon pushes bipartisan push for revenue sharing and reforms
President Nixon pressed for a bipartisan push from Congress and governors for his new American Revolution. He outlined a $16 billion yearly revenue sharing plan and major welfare health and Cabinet overhauls while briefing Democratic leaders and 48 state governors.
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Nixon
Congress
92Nd Congress
Ronald L. Ziegler
Overseas Hijacks Stopped By Korean Air Force Intercept
South Korean air force planes intercepted a hijacked airliner and forced it to crash land. The hijacker exploded a grenade killing a passenger. 22 of 50 others were wounded. The hijacker was Kim Sang tae, 22, armed with four grenades and a knife. The pilot said orders were to fly to North Korea.
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Associated Press
North Korea
Libya
Kim Sang-tae
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