Loc Ninh falls under heavy assault as Viet Cong press Saigon region
Loc Ninh, 75 miles north of Saigon, faced 12 hours of shelling and a ground push by North Vietnamese forces. The offensive threatened Saigon, with U S air power increasing as Constellation sorties join carrier and land-based aircraft. U S and South Vietnamese units pull back to reinforce near the DMZ while claims of battles across the Mekong Delta and Hue area surface in daily reports.
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Arthur Higbee
Saigon
UPI
Loc Ninh
Cambodia
Nguyen van Minh
Mekong
U.S
Japan
Gulf of Tonkin
Dmz
Hue
Central Highlands
South
Radio
South China Sea
Colorado Castration for Child Molester Stirs Debate
A Denver man who admitted molesting 400 to 500 girls between ages under 12 underwent castration at his request on December 8 at Denver General Hospital. The operation, first reported in Colorado as a self-initiated behavioral modification, drew protests from psychiatrists and prompted calls for investigation by the Colorado Medical Society. The defendant, described as an adult competent by multiple psychiatrists, testified under oath that without castration he would continue abusing young girls. District Judge Robert E. McLean approved the procedure, calling it commendable for the man seeking reform.
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Denver
UPI
Denver General Hospital
Colorado
The
Rocky Mountain News
Colorado Medical Society
Robert E. McLean
McLean
British to release 73 suspected IRA members in move to ease tension
In Belfast the British government announced the release of 73 men held under internment without charges under the Ulster Special Powers Act to ease tensions and push peace efforts. Secretary of State William Whitelaw, noting 47 internees and 26 detained for IRA activities, said the step could start phasing out internment while stressing security concerns.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
UPI
Niler
Irish Republican Army
IRA
William Whitelaw
Britain
TRA
Whitelaw
Maidstone
Gerry Fitt
Social Democratic and Labor Party
Ulster
Wiitelaw
Pontiac father fights bused daughter case in trial
Carl E. Merchant, a 34 year old GM inspector, faced trial on child neglect for keeping his 11 year old daughter from attending a nearby junior high under court ordered busing. He argued the school’s location and safety concerns justified his actions amid Pontiac Michigan’s school integration plan.
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Pontiac, Mich
UPI
Crosstown
Toc
Pontiac
Northwest Side
Carl
Gram
Merchant
Harry, Nye
Oakland County
Polles
Twra
U.S. District Court
Damon Keith
General Motors Corp
Fisher Body
Angela Davis Identified as Gun Buyer in San Rafael Seizure
Jurors heard testimony identifying Angela Davis as owner of a Plainfield paratroop carbine and a Browning automatic pistol used in the Aug 7 1970 hostage seizure. Clerks testified she bought the rifle and pistol, two days before the shooting, while denying she furnished weapons. The trial proceeds with eight witnesses testifying.
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Jack V. Fox
San Jose, Calif
UPI
Angela Davis
San Rafael
UCLA
Jonathan Jackson
Miss Davis
Jackson
Soledad
George Jackson
Jamey McClain
Harold Haley
Albert W. Harris Jr
Owen W. Swisher
Western Surplus
Los Angeles
Plainfield
John Plimpton
Brasa’ Ball
Haley
Marin County
McClain
Antiwar Protests Hit Nixon Humphrey Campaign Stops
Antiwar demonstrators heckled President Nixon and Senator Humphrey during campaign stops in Philadelphia and elsewhere as they opposed US air strikes in Vietnam. Nixon avoided addressing the hecklers while Humphrey urged ending the war and focusing on people’s needs. McGovern drew strong support in California after Wisconsin victory, with analysts saying only he can stop Wallace’s candidacy.
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Vietnam
Nixon
Hubert H. Humphrey
Philadelphia Civic Center
Niko Neo
Humphrey
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Sen
George
McGovern
California
Shirley Chisholm
Funice Kennedy
Shriver
Edmund S. Muskie
Edward M. Kennedy
U.S
France
Sargent Shriver
Muskie
Washington
Wisconsin
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Weekend Movie Listings Include Rated Films at Local Theaters
Williamstown College Cinema screens an Xrated Schoolgirl while Doytown Theatre offers last year’s hits Klute and Summer of ’42 in a back to back run. Other picks include Pocket Money with Newman and Marvin, Dollars with Beatty and Hawn, and a North Hoosick outdoor double bill. Drive ins feature a monster triple feature and Caged Men plus Machine Gun McCain.
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Williamstown College Cinema
Ifante
Doymatown Theatre
Harte
Cinema F& N
Paul Newman
Lee Marvin
Warren " Beatty
Goldie Hawn
Sennington Area
Bennington
Hathaway
North Hoosick
John Cassavetes
McCain
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Lenington
Baier
Verdsy
Harte Viesn JB Bistavnst
Jennifer O'Helbgary Grimes
Klute
Don Suther
ENTE
Daily News
Warren Beatty
M. J. Frankoviem
Rickard Brooks
Fouimesa Pictures
Tremon
British Free
Eee
British Solery
Crumlin
Milles Forth
Landonderry
Monica Paterson
Women Together
Andersonstown
Cami
Tyan Cooper
SDLP
North
Irish Republic
Northam Treland
Carl E. Merchant
Detroit
Mare
Williamstown
Bennington Drive-In
SAT
SUN
Manfree Soaze
Novietia
AL News
Mit
Reptilicus
Pels
MAFIA
Mister
McCain John Cassavetes
Britt Ekland
Peter Falk
Pyrger
Feally Restaurant
Paduitty
Cole Glaw
Northside Drive
Bennington, Vermont
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