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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1971
Page
2
A Cambodian soldier is wounded after being ambushed by North Vietnamese troops at Samrong, ten miles west of Phnom Penh. Cambodian forces targeted enemy positions used to shell Phnom Penh airport amid the conflict.
Indian government spokesman said five U.S. supplied Fa Sabre jets bombed and strafed Agartala, 60 miles east of Dacca, for 20 minutes. Civilian casualties were reported as shelling intensified around refugee camps and the airport suffered no damage from antiaircraft fire. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi urged Pakistani withdrawal from East Pakistan and called for a broader pullback.
Pentagon spokesman Jer ry W Friedheim said North Vietnamese MiG pilots have briefly entered Laos on to threaten U S B 52s and other aircraft attacking the Ho Chi Minh trail. He said Washington could consider bombing North Vietnamese airfields if American planes are attacked.
Northeastern Minnesota mourns Lo Fen Inman an 18-year-old Proctor student killed in a four vehicle collision at the U S 2 Duluth area intersection. The 1971 state traffic toll rose to 917 from 906 a year earlier with another fatality reported in Minneapolis Irene Keenan 75 injured in a Nov 25 crash died six hours later.
Arthur A. Fletcher, a high ranking Black official in the Nixon administration, will become director of the United Negro College Fund on January 1. The White House said Fletcher will complete his term with the U N delegation to the United Nations before January 1. Fletcher, 37, had resigned as assistant secretary of labor on September 22.
The grand champion steer 4-7, an 1,135-pound Angus, sold for 8796 to Edmund Mayer and Sons of New York after seven bids. Owner Kate Overpeck of Clinton Indiana received 375 for the steer seven months earlier. Proceeds go to help build a home for the bidder's family. Second bid was 7.25 per pound by Art Berlinger of B&B Packing. Last year’s champion sold for 10167. record champion price was 31050 in 1957.
David C. Adams will assume the NBC chairmanship on January 1, succeeding Walter D. Scott who remains on the board. Julian Goodman remains president and CEO. Adams joined NBC in 1947 as assistant general counsel and was elected vice president in 1953.
Scientists report Komodo Island lizards grow up to 10 feet long and weigh as much as 360 pounds. The giant reptiles are among the world’s largest lizards and attract researchers studying their diet habitat and behavior.
In Santiago province the government declares a state of emergency after clashes between supporters and opponents of the leftist government. About 100 hurt as part of a protest by 5,000 women over food shortages.
Rep. Wilbur D. Mills proposes a five year five point three billion dollar annual aid program for states and localities. The Arkansas Democrat and Ways and Means chairman seeks to counter Nixon revenue sharing with limited congressional control.
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