Broad Cambodian offensive launches from Phnom Penh area
North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces mounted one of the war's broadest Cambodian offensives aimed at crushing remaining Cambodian strongpoints and expanding control north and northwest of Phnom Penh. Heavy fighting flared from 36 to 80 miles from the capital, with Kompong Thom hit hard before a South Vietnamese gunship halt.
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Phnom Penh
Kompong Thom
South Vietnam
Vientiane
Laos
Souk Vongsak
Pathet Lao
Souvanna Phouma
Thien
Iowa May Lose A House Seat After 1970 Census
A House subcommittee on census and statistics tentatively predicts Iowa will retain seven seats only if final figures from eight large states shift. Despite 1.2 percent population growth in the 1960s, Iowa’s share of national population may fall, likely reducing the state’s delegation to six seats.
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Washington
Loway
U.S
House of Representatives
House
Iowa
U. S
Admiral Kidd Named Sixth Fleet Commander in Mediterranean
Washington AP reports Vice Admiral Isaac Kidd will lead the Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean, succeeding Vice Admiral David Richardson. The change appointments in U.S. Navy command structures reflect ongoing posture adjustments in the region.
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Washington
Isaac Kidd
Feet
Mediterranean
David Richardson
House Votes Nixon Wage and Price Power
The House sent to the Senate a nine month standby power for President Nixon to fix wages rents prices and interest rates under the defense production act. Democrats call it a bargaining tool while Republicans see it as political theater ahead of the 1970 elections. The measure passed 257 to 19 after a party line vote against eliminating the rider. Senate already approved without the rider. Nixon has said he would not use such powers.
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House
Senate
Nixon
Blackburn
P Ga
Rep
Anderson
Iit
Patmnan
Texas
House Banking Committee
Senate Finance Committee
Festival Crowd Draws 25 000 as Wadena Rocks
Wadena reports 25 000 to 35 000 youths flood fields by the Volga River as legal barriers fall. The festival runs under heavy winds and heat with 108 medical cases, 40 drug incidents, and ongoing police traffic challenges.
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Wadena
E. B. Shaw
Volga River
Lyle Rexinson
Up At & A.m
Highway Patrol
Richard
Fuse
Portuguese feud with Pope ends diplomat ties
The Portuguese ambassador to the Vatican has returned to Rome, ending a diplomatic feud over a meeting involving officials of Pope Paul VI. Black rebel groups linked to Portugal’s Alri festival faced controversy as sponsors and leaders were reported patrolling inside convents.
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Rome
Portugal
Vatican
Thej
Portugse Alri
Urgent Kidnapping Crisis as Tupamaros Seize Diplomats
In Montevideo heavily armed forces hunted Tupamaros who abducted U S official Dan Mitrione and Brazilian consul Aloisio Dias Gomide, demanding release of political prisoners. Other officials including Gordon Jones and Nathan Rosenfeld were attacked during the botched second kidnapping attempt as the government weighs ransom implications.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
U. S
Brazilia
Dan Mitrione
Agency For International Development
Latin Americas
Aloisio Mares Dias Go
Three Car Crash Kills Two Near Monticello
A three car collision about one mile east of Monticello on Highway 151 around 12:30 pm killed a woman and a child. A second child may also have died. A man driving the car with the woman and two children was hospitalized along with another driver who had two broken legs. The third driver's injuries were not yet determined. The crash is under investigation by highway patrol and Jones County authorities.
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Monticello
Jones County
Tax debate dominates Clear Lake Governor’s Day gathering
About 600 Iowa politicians led by Gov. Robert D. Ray and challenger Robert Fulton gathered at the Clear Lake golf club for Governor’s Day. Ray urged tax cutting and supported federal tax sharing while Fulton pressed for a shift from repeated $100 million yearly property tax increases to a broader, more equitable funding base for schools and local government.
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Iowa
Clear Lake
Robert D. Ray
Robert Fulton
Waterloo
Clear Lake Golf Club
Thera
Jack Miller Relowa
Fargo
N.C
Fulton
Four dead and eighteen injured as stock car crashes into crowd
At Spencer speedway near Williamson New York a stock car driven by Gary Cornelius of Sodus fled control on the seventh lap of a 3 a modified event. It vaulted the barrier and struck spectators in the top grandstand. Four died and 18 were hurt. one witness described cars flying and people groaning as mud and a late rain were cited in track conditions.
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N.Y
Spencer Speedway
Rochester
Gary Cornelius
Sodus
Cornelius
Daniel Coffey
Ison
Reitano
Dad
Coffey
Sheriff's ‘S Office
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Gordon Jones
Bassy
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Monticallo
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Fulten
James Renano
Timothy Trumble
Rocreser
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Walworth
Robert Petrucci
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