South Vietnamese drive into Cambodian plantation amid clash with Viet Cong
In Cambodia's eastern province the Chup plantation near Kompong Cham became the target of a two pronged advance by about 10,000 South Vietnamese troops with hundreds of tanks and armored units. The objective was to destroy a Viet Cong regiment and link with local irregulars while widening Route 7 east of Kompong Cham. U.S. advisers reportedly pulled back before crossing Nixon's penetration limit. American losses included three helicopters and 190 soldiers killed with 731 wounded in the broader Cambodian and South Vietnamese actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Chup
Cambodia
Highway 15
Kompong Cham
Kompong Charm
Phnom
Penh
U.S
Man to Return $11 000 Tax Sale Home in Florida
Melbourne AP reports Cecil Platt bought Vincent Cattee’s bedridden home at a tax sale for 15 dollars plus court costs and plans to return the property after county officials and an attorney advised it would be kept by Cattee. Cattee’s wife and local officials described the hardship as Cattee, now ill with cancer, has lived in bed for seven years since brain tumor operations.
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Melbourne
Fla
Vincent Cattee
Richard Muldrew
Muldrew
Cecil Platt
Cattee
Fats
Mrs. Cattee
Platt
Pledge Ends Resistance To Removal of Evidence
About 100 Jackson State students eased their passive stand outside the wart torn dormitory after the funeral of James Green 17 as a federal investigation into the shooting continued. A court order allowed state officers to take materials as evidence but they would be turned over to the FBI for safekeeping. The funeral drew thousands including a delegation of lawmakers and a message from President Nixon.
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Jackson
Miss
Jackson (State College
FBI
Alcigi
James Green
Warner Buxton
Jerris Leonard
Justice Department
FHS
Green
Buxton
Phillip Gibbs
Hughes
U. S
Drona
Nixon
Muskie
Maine
Washington
Search for Boy Feared Drowned Near Old Steel Bridge
Scuba divers from Cedar Rapids joined the morning search for 15 year old Dennis Kinzenbaw of rural Marengo who disappeared while swimming with four friends in the Iowa River near Old Steel bridge. The youths say Kinzenbaw was swept away by a strong current after getting into trouble in two to three meters of water and has not resurfaced despite efforts to reach shore.
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Marengo
Cedar Rapids
Iowa River
Old Steel Bridge
Dennis Kinzendaw
Dean Kinzenbaw
Young Kinzenbaw
Blizzard Sweeps Montenegrin Yugoslavia Zone
Belgrade AP reports blizzards swept the Zabjak region in Montenegro with about two inches of snow. Snow also covered parts of central Yugoslavia and Bosnia Herzegovina, piling up in mountain areas and affecting travel.
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Belgrade
Zabjak
Yugoslavia
MountInaug
Bosnia-lercegovina
Raa Golf Embraces Wider Player Base Beyond Wealth
A shift in golf culture demystifies the sport as many new players from varied backgrounds join courses. The trend highlights growing accessibility and rising participation from diverse communities, reshaping perceptions of golf’s social reach.
Soldier says My Lai orders came from Captain Medina
ATLANTA AP A young soldier testifying at a news conference Friday claimed his unit carried out the My Lai massacre under orders from commanding officer Captain Ernest Medina. Sp 4 Robert T Souvas age 29 said he was 19 during the event and that the company was directed to kill everyone and destroy houses in the village, a claimed order he attributed to Medina.
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My Lai
Atlanta
Robert T’souvas
Tsouvas
Tme
North Vietnam
Ernest Medina
T'Souvas
Medina
Kin Alive When Heart Removed In Transplant Suit
Richmond AP report says Bruce Tucker was pronounced dead prematurely to harvest his heart for Joseph Klett in a May 26 1968 operation at the Medical College of Virginia. Bruce admitted two days before head injury. he died a week later. Five such transplants had occurred at the college in two years. Defendants include transplant team members and hospital staff.
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Richmond
William Tucker
Bruce Tucker
Joseph Klett
Medical College of Virginia, i
Joseph Kiet
Tucker
Wiett
Ames Mayor Denies Local Involvement in Bombing
Ames Mayor Stuart Smith condemned the Friday city hall bombing as unnecessary and futile. He said outsiders likely planted six to ten pounds of dynamite, with no evidence linking Ames residents or groups to the act. Three hospitalized, seven released. Des Moines police compare blast to prior city bombing. damages extensive across city hall and nearby property.
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Ames
Stuart Smith
Ames City Hall
Smith
Asst
Thomas Lyttle
Des Moines Police-Ment
Des Moines
City Hall
Shakeup for Team Behind Panther Raid
CINCAGO RP A major shakeup in the team of special prosecutors led by Gov. Robert D. Ray followed a raid on Black Panther leaders. Richard Jalovec will be demoted. nine officers move from the special prosecutions unit and back to Chicago police. two assistants reassigned.
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Cincago
Robert D. Ray
Smith
Black Panther
Des’ Moines
Edward Hanrahan
Forney
Ray
Federal Grand Jury
Stoten
Pxt
Ramon Wicks
McGovern
Wood- 5
Ames
Coretta Scott
King
Iowa Highway
Richard Hatcher
Charles Elliott
Dee.d
Gary
Ind
Georgia
Julian Bond
David Delto
Peace Movement
Esther Scholl
David Villiard
Black Maid
Fair Conch- Panther Party
Leroiton.Jones
Richard Jalovec
Special Prosecutions
Chicago Police Department
Poller
End March Of Protest At Atlanta
A band of white and Negro marchers including some who walked 120 miles from Perry, Georgia protested repression and war. About 2,000 gathered at Ebenezer Baptist Church and marched toward Morehouse College for a rally. The group passed the state capitol. officials planned no entrance and warned of possible confrontation. Led by Rev Ralph Abernathy, the procession included four children of Martin Luther King Jr and carried a black draped coffin symbolizing campus killings.
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Atlanta
Perry
Gai
Martin Luther King, Jr
Tomb of Ebenezer Baptist Church
King
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Morehouse College
State Capitol
SCLC
Georgia
Capitol
T. ¥. Rogers
Youth group challenges GM leadership in 1960s meeting
Detroit news reports the Campaign GM Committee, a group of young newcomers, failing to force changes at General Motors as stockholders approved 97 percent on two key measures. Leonard Woodcock surprised by attending, first UAW president at an annual GM meeting. Proposals for corporate responsibility and expanded board with a woman and a Black member were defeated. Roche’s pay noted despite management’s salaries cap defeat. The event drew 2,911 stockholders, the largest since 1963.
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Detroit
General Motors
GM Committee
Leonard Woodcock
United Auto Workers Union
UAW
Academic World
Ina
Betty Furness
Johnson
Channing Philips
D. C. Housing
Roche
Negro to Head National YMCA in Historic Vote
Don ald Payne of Newark was elected Friday as the first Negro President in the 125-year history of the national YMCA. He ran unopposed. Payne, 35, has held several YMCA posts, most in Newark and was named man of the year by the Newark Chamber of Commerce in 1968.
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South Viet
UPI
Mekong
Tonle Bet
South Vietnam
Leonard Assurance
Aross
Boy
Charles Evers
Fayette, Miss
Jackson State College
John McKinney
McKinney
Tay
Mfe
Hanrahan
Hanrahana
Howard Baugh
Atlanta Police Department
We Cauren
University of Georgia
Griffin
San. Massell
Sen. McGovern
National Ymca
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