Viet Cong counterattacks near Saang and Srang south of Phnom Penh
Viet Cong forces launched three waves against Cambodian defenders at Saang and Tram Khnar, near Srang, as Cambodian troops recaptured Srang. Cambodian casualties included six dead and 42 wounded. reports cite multiple clashes, air strikes, and several towns changing hands amid ongoing fighting near Phnom Penh. In Saigon, 1,000 government troops crossed into Cambodia in Mekong River 44-22 operation, claiming 11 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese killed on Thursday.
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Draft Files Now Kept in Duplicate Across States
Washington reports the Selective Service has duplicate records for every registrant in all states to thwart attacks on draft files. Vandalism is said to slow nothing, complicate help to registrants, and prompt reconstruction teams to restore damaged files within 30 days.
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Man Fined $100 For Late Night Buddhist Service
In Boston on Beacon Hill Yuzo Kubo was hosting Buddhist religious services in his apartment, mistaken by neighbors for a loud party. Lenore W. Daniels testified with a tape in Boston Municipal Court, where Judge Elijah J. Adlow found the midnight gathering disturbed the peace and fined Kubo $100.
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Nixon and Diaz Ordaz Toast at Coronado State Dinner
President Nixon and former President Johnson hosted 600 leaders to honor outgoing Mexican President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz in a lavish Coronado dinner. Diaz Ordaz lauded hemispheric solidarity while noting Mexico’s poverty. Nixon and Johnson toasted friendship and progress between nations amid a crowd including Hollywood stars and military leaders.
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Nixon stresses the positive in mixed economic signals
Washington reports show wholesale prices dipping for August and the leading indicators index rising in July. Commerce official Harold Passer hailed the data as support for a recovery, while acknowledging a downward revision and ongoing price increases.
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Meany Sees Grim Labor Day Economic Outlook
AFL-CIO president George Meany warned that average American workers face a hard Labor Day as prices rise and budgets tighten. He cited falling production, vanishing jobs, and high living costs, urging full employment and a bigger share of wealth through collective bargaining.
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At the Movies in a Recession Era Cinema Scene
The piece notes inflation and recession shaping film choices with critics deriding Myra Breckinridge and Man and Wife while box office remains strong for Disney titles The Love Bug and Never a Dull Moment. It also mentions X rated titles at various venues and praise for Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voigt in Midnight Cowboy.
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