Cambodian claims Allied air strikes kill 500 in border area
Cambodian military said Allied air strikes on August 9 to 11 hit a Communist sanctuary near Kompong Track 67 miles southeast of Phnom Penh, killing 500 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong. They also destroyed a command post and a weapons factory, with no disclosure of participating aircraft.
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Missing Girl Found Dead in Barn. Homicide Suspected
The body of 13-year-old Mary Catherine Olenchuk, missing since August 9, was found in an abandoned barn in Kennebunk. Strangulation listed as the cause of death. autopsy expected to determine time of death. Father Brig Gen Peter Olenchuk commands a military agency. Facial and fingerprint identification confirmed the girl. Police questioned a hitchhiker matching a man in his 30s seen talking to her.
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U S Protests Treatment of Two Americans in Russia
The U S Embassy protested to the Soviet Foreign Ministry after police interrogated and expelled two American tour members amid anti American rallies at Soviet run youth camps. John B Thune of Oakland and Mrs Ludmilla Kohler of Pittsburgh led groups and faced coercive tactics and forced departures. The incidents followed anti American resolutions and police pressure during visits near Yalta and Sochi. The embassy condemned the actions as interference with guests and stated no response yet from Moscow.
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Get the Lead Out Pollution Drive Hits Gasoline
UPI reports a pollution battle reshaping gasoline with unleaded options rolling out nationwide. Automakers push 91 octane clean fuels as oil firms test low lead blends while taxes on lead fuel loom and prices edge up a few cents per gallon.
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Vatican halts recruiting of Indian girls for European nunneries
The Vatican suspended recruiting poor Indian girls to become nuns in Europe amid charges of their being “sold” for up to 750 dollars each. The Sunday Times alleged about 2,000 girls since 1968, with practices including lending money for travel. Vatican denies gross exaggeration while saying unqualified selections and loans have already stopped.
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Man Starts Third Year With Transplant Heart
Louis B. Russell Jr. the longest surviving heart transplant recipient marks two years since surgery in Richmond Virginia and in Indianapolis where he teaches and speaks. Despite smoking and light activity he maintains a busy life and credits doctors while noting his heart feels like a false tooth.
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American Heart Association Fund
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