Foe Repulsed in Attack on Troops in Cambodia
North Viet Namese and Viet Cong attacked a South Vietnamese infantry unit six miles southwest of Mimot in Cambodia before dawn and were repulsed. Officials said 74 enemy soldiers were killed, the highest in Cambodia in months, with artillery and fighter-bombers causing most losses. Seven US troops killed elsewhere and a US navy bomber crash were reported. The United States plans to transfer river and canal operations to the South Vietnamese navy and will hand over 125 small combat vessels. Anti American student demonstrations in Saigon damaged bases near a housing complex, with no injuries.
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Saigon
Cambodia
U Minh Forest
South Vietnam
Mekong
U.S
Binh Tuy
101St Airborne Division
Hue
Laos
U.S. Navy
Cholon
Qui Nhon
Klein Defends Nixon on Use of News Conference
Herbert Klein, Nixon's communications director, defends the presidents use of news conferences in the New York Times. He says the conferences convey information not a debate and notes plans to improve follow up questions while praising government openness.
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Klein
Nixon
New York
Herbert Klein
New York Times
Prison Escapee Hollis Leigh Surrenders at Columbus Prison
Hollis Leigh a 54 year old inmate serving life for first degree murder turned himself in at the Ohio Penitentiary. He said he reached St Louis before deciding to return and apologized to those who trusted him. Leigh described himself as an honorable inmate who chose to come back.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
Hollis Leigh
St. Louis
Leigh
Columbus
Policeman Shot Dead Outside Argentine President’s Home
In Buenos Aires a police guard posted outside President Robert Levingston’s residence was killed by a gunman disguised as a coffee vendor. The president was in the government house when the attack occurred.
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Buenos Aires
Robert Levingston
Levingston
Government House
Eritreans urge emergency U.N. session over Ethiopian crackdown
The Eritrean Liberation Front calls on Libya Syria and Iraq to convene an urgent U.N. Security Council meeting to halt mass killings and arrests. It cites more than 1,000 killed and 37,000 refugees fleeing to Sudan since Eritrea’s Dec 16 state of emergency, and asks for international aid and medical supplies.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Eritrean Liberation Front
Libya
Syria
Iraq
U.N. Security Council
Haile Selassie
Eritrea
Dunkalia
Keren
Osman Mohammed Sabi
Sudan
Ethiopia
Red Sea
Story Hour at Downtown Public Library Wednesday
Preschool story hour set for 10 30 Wednesday in the downtown public library auditorium. City briefs cover hospital status office space for rent and several local ads including theft and missing money reports.
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Public Library
Rivers Like Course Vowed By House Panel Successor
Rep. F Edward Hebert vows to keep the armed services committee on the pro military path set by the late L Mendel Rivers Hebert would extend the draft but says Nixon war plan to Vietnam is the only path to victory Hebert pushes a $4 5 to $5 billion navy modernization and Safeguard missile expansion while urging reassessment of commitments abroad.
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Washington
U.S
Vietnam
F. Edward Hebert
House Armed Services Committee
L. Mendel Rivers
Louisiana Democrat
Rivers
Nixon
South Vietnam
Hebert
North Vietnam
Haiphong Harbor
House
Youth Assaulted at Laundromat, Swope Suffers Serious Injuries
Carl Swope, 17, of 2505 Edgewood Road SW, is listed in fair condition at St Luke's Hospital after being attacked Monday night at a laundromat at 529 Fifth Avenue SE. He says two youths assaulted him from behind and front, around 8:45 p.m., with possible fractured jaw ribs and internal injuries.
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Carl Swope
Edgewood Road
St. Luke’s Hospital
Swope
Fifth Avenue SE
Classified Ad Teaser Urges Readers to Check Want Columns
A brief newspaper notice invites readers to place and view want ad listings in regular columns. It emphasizes frequent readership and public visibility for classified notices.
Smoke Damage at Eagle Food Store From Trash Compactor Fire
Fire in a trash compactor at Eagle Food, 2821 First Avenue SE, caused extensive interior smoke damage. Reported at 2:08 a.m. on Tuesday, the blaze was confined to a large bin of compacted cardboard and fire crews stayed over six hours, extinguishing embers.
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Eagie Food Store
First Avenue SE
Muskie to Visit West Germany Israel and Egypt
Senator Edmund Muskie of Maine plans a Sunday departure for visits to West Germany Israel and Egypt. The Democrat presidential hopeful says he will meet government leaders and citizens to broaden his knowledge of the three nations and their ties to the United States. He will be accompanied by his wife.
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Washington
Edmund Muskie
Maine
West Germany
Israel
Egypt
U.S
Italy Supreme Court strikes down inheritance cap for illegitimate child
Rome AP reports Italy’s Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional a law capping how much an illegitimate child may inherit. The decision underscores equal rights in succession and affects heirs in blended families across the country.
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Rome
Italy
Supreme Court
Boy Returns 6-Foot Boa From Christmas Gift
In Frankfort Kentucky ten year old Ben Ueltschi must give back his Christmas present a six foot long boa constrictor at his mother’s request after yarn shop customers urged the return. Ben hopes to trade the snake for a puppy as a natu ralist aspirant.
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Frankfort
Ben Ueltschi
House Entered At Center Point
A breakin at the Oval Beck residence in Center Point was reported to the Linn County sheriff. Stolen items include old coins valued at $150 a watch and eight packages of cigars, taken sometime between 3 PM and midnight.
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Oval Beck
Center Point
Linn County
Sheriff’s Office
Native Son programdraws 160 plus Cedar Rapids students
More than 160 college students attended the morning session of the fifth annual Native Son program at the Town House in Cedar Rapids. Employers from 16 local firms offered displays and job opportunities to graduating seniors as afternoon sessions were anticipated. Luncheon speaker was Chad Wymer, director of the Iowa Development Commission.
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Operation Native Son
Cedar Rapids
Chad Wymer
Iowa Development Commission
Massachusetts Declares January 8 as New Orleans Day
Gov Francis Sargent proclaims January 8 as New Orleans Day in Massachusetts to honor the 1815 Battle of New Orleans. The observance reflects regional respect for the historic U S victory and commemorates national heritage.
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Boston
New Orleans
Massachusetts
Francis Sargent
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