Foe Surrounds Phnom Penh with Highway Blockade
Viet Cong blocked Highway 1 from Phnom Penh to Saigon 26 miles southeast of the city, mining and felling trees to sever the capital from the outside world. Other links already cut, leaving river and air traffic as the only exits. Military sources report increasing NVA Viet Cong activity around Phnom Penh and leaflets warning of an attack.
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Phnom Penh
UPI
Saigon
Ed Vankan
United Press _ International Television News
Bangkok
German envoy recounts kidnapping ordeal in Brazil
West German Ambassador Ehrenfried von Holleben described 123 hours in captivity after being kidnapped by leftist terrorists in Rio de Janeiro. He said hooded captors chloroformed him, placed him in a wooden box, and drove him to a hideout before being exchanged for prisoners in Algiers. He recalled gunfire, fear, and the need to endure the dangerous situation.
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Rio DE Janeiro
UPI
Ehrenfried von Holleben
von Holleben
Algiers
Crouch
Skeleton of Sixth Century Man Found in New Jersey
Amateur archaeologists in Pedricktown uncover what is believed to be a sixth century human skeleton. Michael Blenk and the Abnake Amateur Archaeology Club led the dig, with University of Delaware archaeologist Richard Regensberg dating the era. Nearby conflict reports describe Viet Cong attacks disrupting rail lines and fighting around Phnom Penh and Siem Reap as North Vietnamese forces reinforce the Angkor region.
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Pedricktown, N.J
UPI
Michael Blenk
Pedricktown
Abnake Amateur Archaeology Club
Richard Regensberg
University of Delaware
Siem Reap
Phnom Penh
Angkor Wat
Nighttime Curfew Enforced During Miami Riots
Police faced sniping firebombings and looting in Miami's Brownsville and Liberty City as about 60 arrests were made during an 8:30 pm to 5 am curfew. Injuries numbered 22 at Jackson Memorial Hospital, with 36 hospitalize injuries over two nights. Fires included a grocery, two schools, a bottling plant, and Joe's Food Market.
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Miami
UPI
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Brownsville
Liberty City
U.S. 1
Cocoanut Grove
James Mereary
Beverly Lord
Albert Glass
Eloise Jackson
Rosa Williams
Gilbert de la Cruz
Floral Heights
Joe’s
Violent Storms Sweep Across Large Regions United News
Violent weather persisted through the night across Illinois, Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania, and the Southwest. Funnel clouds near Akron and a tornado in Northeastern Illinois were reported along with a tornado south of Youngstown in Poland Ohio. Rain totals included 1.60 inches in Niagara New York and 1.13 inches in Dubois Pennsylvania. Severe thunderstorm watches extended from East Central Illinois to Northwest Ohio.
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United Press International
Illinois
Akron
Ohio
Poland
Youngstown
Niagara
N.Y
Dubois
Plainview
Tex
Panhandle
Lubbock
Plains
Rockies
Arcata
Calif
Needles
FBI Probes Death Of VISTA Worker In North Carolina
Nancy Morgan 24 a VISTA worker missing since Monday was found murdered in her government car along U S 25 70 near Tanyard Gap in Madison County North Carolina The autopsy was planned and investigators believe the death may have occurred on Pisgah National Forest land The body was nude except for draped slacks and bound with nylon cord around wrists ankles and neck The case involves a community organizer and youth programs with ties to Shelton Laurel and a local clothing store project
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Nancy
Tanyard Gap
Adams
U.S
Mountain
Shelton-Laurel
Democrats call Nixon plan too little and too late
Washington UPI Democrat leaders criticized President Nixon for his appeal to curb price and wage demands as insufficient to curb inflation. They pressed for mandatory wage and price controls, while Nixon defended his plan and warned of broader economic problems. A national productivity commission was proposed to issue inflation alerts after increases occur.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Dconn
House
Carl Albert
White House
National Commission On Productivity
Catalog of 1019 federal aid programs cataloged in 1969
Washington UPI reports a comprehensive loose leaf catalog listing 1019 domestic programs offering money advice or services to individuals organizations cities counties and states. Compiled by OEO from 57 agencies, the catalog aims to help beneficiaries and may reveal duplications or overlaps across agencies guiding Nixon and Schultz toward leaner governance.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
White House
Office of Economic Opportunity
William V. Roth Jr
R-Del
George P. Schultz
Man sets fire to girlfriend’s flat in Salzburg
A 45-year-old hotel porter, Franz Hagenauer, soaked gasoline through a mail slot and set fire to the apartment of his 69-year-old girlfriend Juliane Kappele in Salzburg to stop a breakup. Kappele is in critical condition with severe burns. Hagenauer told police he loved her and did not want others with her.
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Salzburg
Austria
UPI
Juliane Kappele
Franz Hagenauer
Juliane
Hagenauer
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Bennington
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Jane Fonda
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James Mason
Bobby Darin
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Shelley Winters
Pat Hingle
Don Stroud
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