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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1973
Page
1
Cambodian air force trainer pilot Capt. So Photra bombed the Presidential Palace in an apparent assassination attempt on Lon Nol. One bomb hit near Lon Nol’s residence. no one in the compound injured. The pilot, expelled from TI T28 training, vanished after the attack as rebels clash in the countryside.
The Associated Press reports widespread flooding across the Southern states with four deaths and many injuries. Thousands evacuated in Tennessee and Alabama as Crest forecasts and storms disrupted Atlanta, Georgia, and neighboring areas. Emergency crews aided by Red Cross and utilities.
A land mine destroyed a British army jeep killing one soldier and wounding another while a national guardsman was found shot to death. Police blame the Irish Republican Army as security forces brace for further attacks during St Patrick’s Day parades in Dublin and London. Authorities report a serious gunshot victim and a major security alert affecting the capital and Northern Ireland amid the stay British vote outcome.
Sixty former prisoners of war left Clark Air Base for the United States with more planned for Sunday and Monday. Flights will refuel at Hickam Hawaii and land at Andrews Scott and Travis Air Force Bases. Notable evacuees include Navy Lt Cmdr John McCain III and Col John Flynn joined by Maj Philip Smith and others. additional prominent prisoners, including Floyd Thompson and Philip Manhard, are expected to depart after medical processing.
Carlos Oles 72 of Minneapolis died Friday in a Paynesville hospital from injuries after a single car ran off Minn 55 west of Regal and into the Crow River. His wife Ellen 68 was hospitalized at St. Cloud in serious condition. The 1973 Minnesota road toll reached 135, up from 99 a year earlier.
Treasury Secretary George P. Shultz held talks in Brussels with Francois-Xavier Ortoli and Belgian Finance Minister Willy de Clercq and other Common Market officials about trade barriers and the dollar’s strength. They discussed import restrictions on autos and farm products and the broader aim of stabilizing the dollar amid U.S. trade deficits and dollar devaluations.
Viet Cong say the final group of U S war prisoners will be released by the cease fire deadline of March 28 and challenge President Nixon's claim of heavy Communist infiltration as groundless. FBI Watergate files to be available to Senate committee after talks with Attorney General Kleindienst.
Mill Valley police chief William Walsh says the shotgun killings of food broker Melvin Schallock his wife Ruth and their son Daniel appear to be vengeance killings by an insane person. No arrests have been made in the deaths found at their burning home Friday.
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Welfare Commissioner Vera Likins urged that if a state hospital must shut, Faribault should be the one. She said funds must stay in the system to finance community programs or transfer resources to other hospitals, noting Faribault serves about 1,400 residents and its closure would shift populations to Anoka St. Peter Rochester and Hastings.
Justice Department spokesman returns from Washington as talks resume over the Pine Ridge siege. AIM leaders demand reform while federal and tribal security tighten the perimeter. NCC funds totaling over 6000 dollars flow for Pine Ridge relief as new ordinances empower BIA police.
Used car ad notes a 1970 Ford Galaxie 500 four door in good condition with 24 000 miles and full power. The listing was halted after two days of a planned six and promotes the Herald want ads with a 433 8851 contact for fast action.
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