Cambodia Battles For Its Survival Amid Vietnam War Upset
Phnom Penh faces a grave military situation with 40 000 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese troops. Lon Nol lifts transit ban for Thai nationals, reopens two way trade with Thailand at Poipet, and cooperation with South Vietnam grows as Saigon plans aid for repatriation of 50 000 Vietnamese.
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Phnom Penh
UPI
Thailand
South Vietnam
Takeo
Sihanoukville
Norodom Sihanouk
Lon Nol
Cambodia
Saigon
Tran Nguyen Phieu
Nguyen van Thieu
Poipet
Nixon Weighs Arms Bid Against Cambodian Crisis
Washington officials debate supplying Lon Nol with U S arms and advisers. Proponents say aid could strengthen Cambodia and deter Hanoi, while opponents warn it could widen the Vietnam War and draw in broader U S forces. Congressional critics fear an advisers’ wedge.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Lon Nol
U.S
Cambodia
United States
Hanoi
White House
Phnom Penh
South Vietnam
Pope Paul VI visits Sardinia first in 17 centuries
Pope Paul VI made the first papal visit to Sardinia in 17 centuries, addressing about 500,000 islanders in Cagliari. He called Sardinians, vivid in dress and barefoot shepherds, an unspoiled yet isolated people, and urged an end to a history of neglect and banditry while praising their industrious nature.
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Paul
Sardinia
Cagliari
UPI
Paul VI
Rome
Pontianus
Vatican
Black Africa
Bonaria
Sebastiano Baggio
Negotiations Deadlocked With Rebels in Trinidad
In Port of Spain government rebels locked in talks over amnesty and retention of seized weapons from the Chaguaramas arsenal. Amid curfews violence spread with arson and attacks on a church and a officer’s home as hostages remained held.
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Port OF Spain
UPI
Chaguaramas
Laventville
Maj
Henry Christopher
United States
Eric Williams
Joffre Serrette
Trinidad Defense Force
Army
Rafique Shah
Rex LaSalle
Carl H. Phillips
Nelson Island
U.S
Colombia Reinforces Curfew After Election Turmoil
Colombia keeps dusk to dawn curfew and liquor ban amid post election tension. Police scolded about 200 revelers after curfew while transit and most shops resumed normal operations. Official returns show Misael Pastrana Borrero defeating Gustavo Rojas Pinilla by about 66,000 votes as troops guard the former dictator’s house.
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Bogota
UPI
Colombia
Gustavo Rojas Pinilla
Misael Pastrana Borrero
Rojas Pinilla
Rojas Pinilla House
Gerardo Ayerbe
Congress
Pastrana
Inside James Reston Questions Saigon on Nixon Peace Plan
James Reston weighs whether Saigon accepts Nixon's fair solution to the Vietnam crisis in a column on page 4. Cartoonist Fischetti provides a自己的 depiction of exiting the Vietnam quagmire on page 4. Manchester Independence Day parade preview on page 6.
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James Reston
Saigon
Nixon
Vietnam
Fischetti
State Nets $441000 From Track Wagering
POWNAL UPI The state treasury gained 441000 dollars from the spring racing season at Green Mountain Park as 10 million dollars was wagered. The Finance Division said the track’s share of the 62 days of racing totaled 1.5 million dollars with the 1969 legislature setting the state take at 18 percent on weekdays and 19 percent on Sundays.
NASA Finds Simple Fault Behind Apollo 13 Blast
NASA chief Dr. Thomas Paine told a Senate panel the Apollo 13 failure likely stemmed from a "relatively simple component" in the No. 2 oxygen tank. He said fixes should be straightforward, allowing Apollo 14 and later flights to proceed on schedule. Paine noted data will help pinpoint causes, and Nixon voiced strong support for ongoing manned spaceflight. House approved a $3.6 billion authorization, boosting Apollo funding and long lead hardware for future missions. Senator Anderson urged not to slow the program due to Apollo 13.
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Washington
UPI
Space Agency
Thomas O. Paine
Senate
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Paine
Nixon
U.S
James A. Lovell Jr
John L. Swigert Jr
Senate Aeronautical and Space Sciences Committee
Fred W. Haise Jr
Honolulu
Pacific
Capitol Hill
House
Unmanned Space Laboratory
Two Trojans Refuse Military Induction
Albany reports two Troy youths, William Miller and Eric Zeltman, refused induction at a Brooklyn? Albany center while about 15 Miller supporters demonstrated outside the Post Office building on Broadway. They said they expect arrest and possible indictment after statements they issued to authorities.
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Albany
N.Y
Troy
William Miller
Eric Zeltman
Miller
Broadway
Siena
Hudson Valley Community College
Zeltman
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
UAW Demands Set for Auto Industry Talks in 1970s
UAW president Walter Reuther told delegates in Atlantic City that wage and fringe benefit hikes will exceed the proposed 8 percent in 1970 and 7 percent in 1971. He outlined plans for a substantial overall increase for about 860,000 workers, with union officials signaling a firmer stance amid sagging auto sales and profit squeezes. The convention approved costly fringe benefits including quarterly cost of living adjustments, a higher pension, and year-end profit bonuses.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Reuther
Nixon
George P. Shultz
UAW
Bennington Plan Prompts Student Push for Self Sufficient College
Bennington College rallies as 150 attendees discuss The Plan rooted in Claude Fredericks. Students and faculty clash over tuition hikes, budget clarity, and a vision of a tighter student teacher community. Petition asks why tuition rises $300. critics decry lack of community and staffing issues.
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Community Life Committee
Board of Trustees
Bennington College
Claude Fredericks
Fredericks
First Order of Business
Mortimer
Bennington
New York Times
Allen Kennedy
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Elizabeth Birch
Bill Goat Hill
Robinson
St. Mary of Bonania
Trinidad
Manchester
State
Clinton P. Anderson
Dn.m
Senate Committee
Leonard Woodcock
By Greg Guma
Stanley G. Mortimer Jr
Tishman Hall
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