Cambodian capital under threat as Viet Cong press drive
Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces tightened the grip on a village 10 miles from Phnom Penh signaling the opening of a major push on the capital. Cambodian paratroopers and armor joined the Setbo defense while government planes bombed and strafed advancing guerrillas. Casualties ran heavy on both sides as the fighting widened toward Kompong Thom, with Thai border alerts and U.S. reports of light border resistance and helicopter losses amid renewed shelling across South Vietnam and adjacent areas.
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Phnom Penh
UPI
Setbo
Kyoichi Sawada
Kompong Thom
Bangkok
Prepass Charusathiara
Cambodia
Thailand
U.S
Saigon
Vietnam
Hijacker on Jetliner Fights, Flight Crew Overpowered
Passengers recall tense moments as FBI moved into the aircraft after a hijacker threatened to kill. Gunfire erupted when agents shot the jetliner's tires, Barkley resisted, and a struggle led to the captain being shot. Copilot Don Solomonson describes the capture and Barkley’s gun being wrested from the captain.
Peru Quake Tragedy Spurs Hillside Escape by Circus Sled
survivors recall a circus outside Yungay sparing children who fled to the hills as northern Peru was devastated by a 30,000 death earthquake. Rojo and relatives reported 1,000 people seeking safety, while rescue pilots aided evacuation to Chimbote amid widespread rubble and fear. The calamity touched Huaraz and other cities as authorities struggled with massive loss.
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Chimbote
Peru
UPI
Yungay
Ranrahirca
Augustin Rojo
Amazon Jungle
Andes
Rojo
Douglas Deming
Tulsa
Okla
Onv
Soyuz 9 Cosmonauts Study Space Navigation Problems
The Soyuz 9 crew Col. Andrian Nikolayev and Vitaly Sevastianov shift from medical tests to navigation on day four. Tass reports the craft remains healthy and includes celestial navigation using a sextant with Vega as a reference. Leonov notes navigational aids improved accuracy compared with earlier ships. Valentina Tereshkova sends a telegram to Nikolayev’s wife. Frank Bender II named deputy assistant secretary of defense for civil rights. Render formerly led Syracuse Human Rights Commission.
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Moscow
UPI
Andrian Nikolayev
Vitaly Sevastianov
Alexei Leonov
Baikonur Ground Control Center
Tass
Nikolayev
Sevastianov
Pavel Belyayev
U.S
Yaroslavl
Valentina Tereshkova
Earth
Barkleys Actions Blamed On Grudge Against Government
Sue Barkley defended her husband Author 49 after his aborted hijack of a jetliner. Neighbors described him as a mental case, with a long history of lawsuits and a grudge against the U.S. government. Barkley, a former bakery truck driver, claimed he could not find an attorney for his back tax case and said he was blacklisted by the Teamsters. He suffered headaches since a 4-year-old concussion and had earlier employment ending with his firing in 1963.
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Phoenix
Ariz
UPI
Sue Barkley
Barkley
Trans World Airlines
U.S. Supreme Court
Gwen Jensen
Court of Law
Supreme Court
Teamsters
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Overland Park
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Proxmire
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Lockheed
Soyuz 9
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RT. 67
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Waller Waa
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Cactus
Hower
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N.Y. Post
Daniéle Gaubert
Nino Castelnuovo
Radley Metzger
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Technicolor
M.A.S.H
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Williamstown
Mt.Everest
Garth Te Ake
Union Carbide
Geckies Ines
Union PE
the Discovery Company
Park Ave
New York
N.Y
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Commercial — Instrument
MT Snow Airways
MT. Snow, VT
SWIFT
Chuck
Walker
Harte Theatre
Minx
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20Th Century-Fox
Cassidy and the
20Th Century- Fox
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