Senate Debates Cambodian Role
Senate debates U S air support in Cambodia amid warnings of a drift toward full war. Senator Mansfield questions Nixon's policy and whether the administration will withdraw by June 30 while Goldwater notes possible extensions of Ho Chi Minh trail routes and the danger of escalation.
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Washington
Mike Mansfield
U.S
Nixon
Mansfield
Senate
Cambodia
Barry Goldwater
de Ariz
Goldwater
Vietnam
Border drive by U S and South Vietnam widens war
In Laos and along the Cambodian boundary, U S and South Vietnamese forces press air and ground operations. South Vietnamese divisions and marine brigade conduct "several operations" from the DMZ toward Da Nang while B 52 strikes intensify in the Laotian panhandle. Monsoon rains slow North Vietnamese activity and delay large ground deployments pending Laotian-Pathet Lao talks.
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Saigon
Ziegler
South Vietnam
U.S
Cambodia
Te Sive
Allmarine
Demilitarized Zone
da Nang
Laotian Panhandle
Laos
Pathet Lao
House Debates Farm Subsidy Cap Fight in Congress
Washington insiders report a Wednesday House showdown over subsidy limits for major crops. Nixon letter clings to a 55 000 ceiling per crop while Conte Findley push a 20 000 cap, amid uncertain support and strong party leadership.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Hardin
House Agriculture Committee
Silvio Conte
R Mass
Paul Findley
Congress
O Ther
House
Bev ascore Chuckles Spark Laid‑Back Review of Luxuries
A playful line questions whether today novelty items count as luxuries that cause people to skip basic needs. The remark hints at a humorous critique of modern spending and value.
Celia Death Destruction Toll Mounts in Coastal Bend
Estimates of damage near 300 million dollars rise as Hurricane Celia devastates Corpus Christi and surrounding areas. The storm, which left 32 dead including 13 in Texas, caused widespread building destruction, hospital damage, and crop losses. Federal aid was activated after President Nixon declared the region a major disaster.
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Corpus Christi
Texas
Coastal Bend
Celia
Mexico
Weather Bureau
Corpus Christi Bay
Nixon
Preston Smith
Hart
Name Firm To Study C R Highway Corridor
Ames reports the Iowa highway commission approved a contract with Howard Needles Tammen Bergendorf to study a Cedar Rapids to Dubuque corridor. The plan covers the First Avenue east corridor in Cedar Rapids and a south Marion freeway segment, with a public hearing planned for fall. The study costs 167 006 and lasts about one year.
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Dale Kucter
Ames
The
Highway Commission
Kansas City Consultants
Ater Cema
Howard, Needles, Tamamen
Bergendorf
Linn County
A. J. Kessel
Commission
Cedar Rapids
Marea
First Avenue
Kusger
South Marion
Dubuque
Kasser
Cedar Rapids Marion
Metropolitan Transportation
Cedar River
Eighth Avenue
Eighth
Ninth Avenues
Director Sees New Snags in Settlements In Iowa
Ames Iowa The highway commission right of way director warned that Iowa s new compensation commission for condemnation awards will trigger many appeals and delays. Gordon Sweitzer said the six member panel chosen from county residents will tilt awards toward landowners and raise costs, calling the process helter skelter and influenced by friendships and political ties. The law, effective July 1, creates a panel of two real estate professionals, two property experts, and two townspeople or farmers depending on rural or urban land, replacing the former six person jury system. The county board of supervisors provides local names and the district judge selects the case panel. First award details referenced.
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Highway Commission
Iowa
Compensation Commission
Gordon Sweitzer
County Compensation Commission
County Board of Supervisors
Manson headline sparks mistrial bid in Tate case
Los Angeles AP Two defense lawyers argued heightened juror exposure to a Nixon headline may force a mistrial in the Sharon Tate murder trial. Judge Older denied the motions saying the trial would proceed fairly. Manson backer Irving Kanarek sought an evidentiary ruling while defense contends the newspaper stunt influenced jurors.
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Los Angeles
Sharon Tate
Nixon
Charles Mansonigay
Paul Fitzgerald
Patricia Krenwinkel
Atty
Aaron
Dhe
Manson
Clares
Irving Kanarek
Stovitz
Ation
Older
Dave Shirnn
Shinn
Conter
Rural Greeley Man Killed in Accident
Ronald Naber a 19 year old resident of rural Greeley died in a one car crash on highway 3% north of Greeley. The car driven by 18 year old David Mullis of Earlville overturned skidded about 500 feet. Mullis was hospitalized in Iowa City with chest injuries. Naber recently completed Army Reserve duty and worked as a brick layer in Strawberry Point. He is survived by two sisters and grandparents. Services set for 10 30 a m Saturday at St Josephs church Greeley. Burial in the church cemetery Kramer s Dyersville
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Greeley
Ronald Naber
Delaware County
Highway Patrol
Naber
David Mullis
Earlville
Mullis
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Army
Strawberry Point
St. Joseph's Church
Kramer's
Dyersville
Brainwashing Charge Against Cereal Acts
Washington AP A Cornell nutrition professor accused the cereal industry of brainwashing Americans with a communist like propaganda campaign aimed at children. He testified before the Senate subcommittee examining the nutritional value of dry breakfast cereals. The industry countered that Choate’s findings were flawed and argued cereals should be eaten with milk juice and toast to balance nutrients.
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Washington
Michael Latham
Cornell University
Latham
Senate Consumer Subcommittee
Choate
Eleven Die As Fire Rips Downtown Minneapolis Building
A three story building in downtown Minneapolis burned early Wednesday, killing eleven men most elderly and injuring four. One man escaped by climbing down a rope from a top floor window. the blaze started in a wooden back stairway. The interior of the second and third floors was destroyed while the first floor suffered less damage. Preliminary losses were estimated at 150000 dollars. Larry Langsdorf, a third floor resident, described waking to smoke and using a rope to escape after breaking a window. The building housed three businesses on the first floor and 33 rooms or units upstairs. Police and fire officials coordinated rescue efforts as investigators began work on the cause.
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Minneapolis
Lee Schoephoerster
Fire Department
Larry Langsdorf
Wiliam McFee
Governor Ray Hospitalized for Possible Gall Bladder Surgery
Gov. Robert D. Ray was hospitalized Wednesday morning with severe abdominal pain and prepared for exploratory surgery to see if gall bladder removal is needed. Officials expect a 4 p.m. recovery, with Ray unable to attend next week's National Governors Conference.
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Des Moines
Robert D. Ray
William Thompson
Iowa Methodist Hospital
Thompson
Ray
Billie
Lake of the Ozarks
Missouri
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